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Health committee I can't speak too intelligently about that industry, but I do know that in the act there are allowances for promotion, specifically in shops that would be off limits to minors by law. There could be information and promotions at the point of sale for adult consumers about the pro
September 14th, 2017Committee meeting
Pippa Beck
Health committee Yes, definitely.
September 14th, 2017Committee meeting
Pippa Beck
Health committee It is my understanding that in schedule 4, I think there are four or five items that will become immediately legal, including oil which can be vaped. But you're right, the edibles will come later. There are relative risks, as Dr. Hammond mentioned, in terms of how things are take
September 14th, 2017Committee meeting
Pippa Beck
Health committee Also, pardon me. One other point is the co-use between tobacco and cannabis. What are the statistics here? It's one-third of cannabis users in Ontario actually mix tobacco with their cannabis, but they don't identify themselves as smokers. As you rightfully pointed out, nicotine
September 14th, 2017Committee meeting
Pippa Beck
Health committee As we've said, packaging for cannabis, as we're advocating for tobacco, will be in plain and standardized packaging, but we're not saying it's going to be in a baggie like you find on the illegal market. It would have the features that we've talked about. It is also important tha
September 14th, 2017Committee meeting
Pippa Beck
Health committee No, these are images we pulled off the Internet. These are products that are available in the United States in jurisdictions where they don't have strict packaging and labelling requirements.
September 14th, 2017Committee meeting
Pippa Beck
Health committee Yes.
September 14th, 2017Committee meeting
Pippa Beck