Constable Joel Arsenault

Drug Recognition Expert

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

A police officer who investigates and evaluates suspected drug-impaired drivers and provides testimony in court.

Dr. Oyedeji Ayonrinde

Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry

Queen's University

A medical expert who specializes in cannabis education.

Dr. Elaine Hyshka

Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management

School of Public Health, University of Alberta

A health services expert who focuses on advancing Canada's public health approach to substance use.

Dr. Didier Jutras-Aswad

Psychiatrist and Researcher

Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal

A medical expert who specializes in addiction, mental health and neuroscience

Dr. Amy Porath

Director, Research and Policy

Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction

A scientific expert who specializes on the health effects of cannabis use, specifically in the field of addiction.

Corporal Mark Skinner

Drug Recognition Expert

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

A police officer who investigates and evaluates suspected drug-impaired drivers and provides testimony in court.

Dr. Maude St-Onge

Medical Director and Critical Care Doctor

Quebec Poison Control Centre and CHU de Québec

A medical expert who specializes in clinical pharmacology and toxicology.

Dr. Phil Tibbo

Professor, Department of Psychiatry

Dalhousie University

A medical expert who specializes in mental health and addiction.

Dr. Mark Ware

Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Anesthesia

McGill University

A medical expert who specializes in the health effects of cannabis.

Mr. James Wigmore

Forensic Toxicologist and Author

A legal expert who has testified in over 700 criminal trials.