What Canada Cannabis Act 2018 requires
The Cannabis Act (S.C. 2018, c. 16), in force 17 October 2018, establishes the federal framework for the legal production, distribution, sale, and possession of cannabis in Canada, requiring Health Canada licences for cultivation, processing, analytical testing, and sales activities under Section 8 and the Cannabis Regulations (SOR/2018-144), prohibiting the sale of cannabis products to persons under 18 years of age under Section 8(1)(b), requiring plain packaging with a standardized cannabis symbol and the THC and CBD content per serving under Section 26, limiting public possession of cannabis by individuals to 30 grams of dried cannabis or equivalent, restricting all advertising directed at youth or promoting cannabis in a way that could reasonably be seen as appealing to youth under Sections 17 to 23, and imposing penalties of up to 14 years imprisonment for production or distribution outside the licensing framework under Section 9(1).
Pillar: Operations & CX · Authority: Parliament of Canada · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-24.5/
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- {"title":"Cannabis Regulations (SOR/2018-144)","url":"https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2018-144/","section":"Parts 1-12 (licence classes and eligibility, security clearances, physical security requirements, Cannabis Tracking System, packaging and labelling, good production practices, import and export)","relevance":"Subsidiary regulations under the Cannabis Act establishing the nine licence classes, physical security standards, CTS reporting obligations, packaging requirements for each product class, and good production practice (GPP) standards for cannabis processing"}
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