I was expecting something more restrictive from the committee, so I'm pleasantly surprised that they delivered a more moderate set of recommendations. For example, I'm glad that they didn't follow the CMA's recommendation to set the minimum age at 25, which would've forced all young adults outside the legal market. However, the plain packaging requirement is unwise, and works against their goal to allow "craft" products, as plain packaging makes it difficult for new products to gain market share by outlawing branding and advertising.

And as always, the door has been left open for provinces to muck this up, and there's always the possibility the government could ignore the committee's report and implement something dumber.