Finance committee Currently, we offer medicinal cannabis to Canadians online. So we already have a system in place to offer that service to clients who have health issues. Now we have to create a system for the excise tax on the recreational products.
May 9th, 2018Committee meeting
Pierre Killeen
Finance committee As my colleague Mr. Rewak said, it is going to be more costly for us, but we are aware of the obligation we have to Canadians who consume cannabis for therapeutic purposes. Without them, we would not be here today.
May 9th, 2018Committee meeting
Pierre Killeen
Finance committee Yes, they apply and they will apply to sales of cannabis for therapeutic and non-therapeutic uses once the law is adopted.
May 9th, 2018Committee meeting
Pierre Killeen
Finance committee It would take a long time.
May 9th, 2018Committee meeting
Pierre Killeen
Finance committee It's costly and it will take time. At this time, Canadians are asking for access to cannabis for therapeutic purposes.
May 9th, 2018Committee meeting
Pierre Killeen
Finance committee The industry is heading in that direction, but it's going to take time for us to get organized and do the studies, so that we have what it takes to submit an application to Health Canada for a DIN.
May 9th, 2018Committee meeting
Pierre Killeen
Finance committee The important thing, Mr. Dusseault, is to know that this industry is really just starting out. Our knowledge regarding cannabis is going to grow quickly, but we need time to get ready to ask for the authorization to offer cannabis as a medication.
May 9th, 2018Committee meeting
Pierre Killeen
Finance committee We already have products that contain less than 0.3% THC. We could offer that type of product to Canadians, but the intensity of pain and suffering varies greatly, and a product containing less than 0.3% THC would not be enough to provide relief to some patients. So the reach of
May 9th, 2018Committee meeting
Pierre Killeen
Finance committee For some people, providing products with less than 0.3% THC would be realistic, but not for everyone.
May 9th, 2018Committee meeting
Pierre Killeen
Finance committee As you probably know, our industry is highly regulated. We are getting ready to obtain a licence in connection with taxes and excise taxes. We are quite willing and ready to meet the legal obligations that are incumbent upon us as a business, and as taxpayers.
May 9th, 2018Committee meeting
Pierre Killeen
Finance committee Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is Pierre Killeen. I am Vice-President of Government Relations with Hydropothecary, an authorized medical use cannabis producer located in Gatineau, Quebec. We were the first authorized producer in Quebec and we are now the only authorized producer
May 9th, 2018Committee meeting
Pierre Killeen