Health committee  It's a great question. Schizophrenia isn't my main area of expertise, but there are a number of studies. I'm happy to give you those references. They're referenced in the Canadian Paediatric Society's statement, indicating that it's not that the psychosis came first and then they

Health committee  My understanding is that in the current legislation we're talking about pot and growing of plants. Edibles are not mentioned.

Health committee  My concern is that we need to make sure that this issue around young children having accidental ingestions with edibles is up there, that people know about this risk so that it's not lost.

Health committee  For the first question, yes, we need it to be adequately funded, and I agree with your statement on that: messages need to come sooner. I don't agree with the ticketable offence under 18. That's going to penalize youth and is not helpful.

Health committee  The point I was trying to make was that we already know that Canada's youth are experimenting with cannabis at a rate of about 30%, depending on what age. By 15 years of age, 30% of Canadian youth will have already used or will have used cannabis in the last year. The reason the

Health committee  That's getting a little bit outside my area of expertise, to be honest, but I guess I have a couple of important points that I mentioned in my brief. We need to partner with youth leaders and public health agencies, and we need to have clear messages in preparation, and not just

Health committee  Dear members of the Standing Committee on Health, I'm an adolescent medicine specialist and associate professor of pediatrics at McMaster University. Thank you for the invitation to speak as a representative of the Canadian Paediatric Society on Bill C-45, specifically regarding