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Health committee Mr. Chair, I'd be happy to do my best to answer the member's question. As officials, we have benefited greatly from conversations with our counterparts in other jurisdictions, not only in the U.S. states, but in the Uruguayan government. Having been in the role that I'm in for a
October 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Eric Costen
Health committee We've had discussions primarily with government representatives, but that would also include law enforcement.
October 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Eric Costen
Health committee Yes, and also members from the health care community in those jurisdictions.
October 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Eric Costen
Health committee Pardon me?
October 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Eric Costen
Health committee Have I reported...?
October 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Eric Costen
Health committee I can only speak to the meetings that I've been at and the presentations and discussions that I've heard and been a part of. Perhaps the task force in their report also reflected on this. I understand they also visited those jurisdictions and had conversations with a wide range o
October 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Eric Costen
Health committee The question of accessories is dealt with in the proposed legislation, and I think the easiest way to understand what's being proposed is to say that there is no proposal that the government would regulate the production or the manufacturing of those products through this act. Ho
September 11th, 2017Committee meeting
Eric Costen
Health committee I'll try to wrap this all up, but I'm not a lawyer. Recognizing that, on day one, consumers in Canada have a legal option to purchase cannabis, the policy design of the entire system suggests that the ultimate retail environment will be designed and implemented and overseen by pr
September 11th, 2017Committee meeting
Eric Costen
Health committee There are a bunch of different regulatory mechanisms by which we could grant it, but it would be a permission given to the company. That permission can be defined in a number of different ways. Does that help?
September 11th, 2017Committee meeting
Eric Costen
Health committee You're asking why that provision would—
September 11th, 2017Committee meeting
Eric Costen
Health committee —perhaps only exist as a transitional measure?
September 11th, 2017Committee meeting
Eric Costen
Health committee As the bill is designed, that possibility is allowable. My comments recognize the Ontario announcement. As a part of their announcement, they described wanting to enable an online sales platform much as you just described, pursuant to their legislation. The bigger policy design i
September 11th, 2017Committee meeting
Eric Costen
Health committee This is a continuation of the questions you were asking earlier about edibles and the range of products, which will—
September 11th, 2017Committee meeting
Eric Costen
Health committee —about vaping particularly, yes. The schedule to the act lists the types of cannabis that would be legal and itemizes them. The question of vaping, in particular, speaks to the qualities of what is being vaped and so, to the degree that there are chemicals used to create vaping
September 11th, 2017Committee meeting
Eric Costen
Health committee If I may, I may even go back to the price question briefly. The parliamentary budget officer, in the report that was published a number of months ago, included quite an elaborate commentary on price, including providing a mid-range average of the current illegal market price, whi
September 11th, 2017Committee meeting
Eric Costen