Finance committee  It is not a problem for me. We're not opposed in any way to taxation of recreational cannabis. We think it's completely appropriate that there be some taxation for recreational—

Finance committee  Although you may not think so, they are going to have to pay the tax. With the way the act is written, they are going to pay all the same taxes paid by those who use cannabis recreationally.

Finance committee  They will be paying it, because all cannabis-based medications in Canada are taxed in the same way as recreational cannabis. Please forgive me if we have not been clear on that. Under the new Cannabis Act, the taxation for recreational cannabis and medical cannabis is identical.

Finance committee  The problem is that getting a DIN for those products will take four or five years. As we speak, 300,000 Canadians use medical cannabis and they are going to be paying the same taxes as those using it recreationally on the weekends. That is what is unfair.

Finance committee  Are you asking me why they do not talk to their doctors to—

Finance committee  I'm going to answer the question in English. I can answer it in French as well. Patients, we hope, will continue to have that relationship with their physicians. We're concerned that this relationship will break down if they're having to pay additional taxes, and if there's no d

Finance committee  Thank you. I'm currently a researcher at Tilray. I'm VP of global patient research and access at Tilray. I'm also a graduate researcher with the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research. The focus of my research is the impact of cannabis on the use of prescription and other