My concern, as I said it when I was running for office, is that we have real educational problems and our children starting their day. These teachers tell me, eric, these kids are high all the time. Yeah. You know, If you start your day walking to school and you're smoking the joint, you're sitting inside the classroom, you smoking the joint during the period these children are not gonna be. It's particularly at a younger age when brains are real developing, there's some real science. So if adult wants to smoke, go do your thing. But we have to be real concerned about what's happening with our children in Canada. I feel like most people are supportive of that. (12:59–13:16)
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