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The Cannabis Act currently authorizes the legal sale of
dried cannabis, cannabis oil, fresh cannabis, cannabis plants and
cannabis plant seeds. In furtherance of its public policy
objectives respecting cannabis legalization, the federal government
has announced proposed legislative changes to allow for the sale of
three additional classes of cannabis. Cannabis oil will
technically be removed as an authorized class of cannabis
under the Cannabis Act, however, the legal sale of
cannabis oils will continue under the new authorized classes.
The proposed Cannabis Act amendments would authorize
the sale of:
Edible cannabis:
products containing cannabis that are intended to be consumed in
the same manner as food or drink,
Cannabis extracts:
products produced using extraction processing methods or by
synthesizing phytocannabinoids, and
Cannabis topicals:
products containing cannabis as an ingredient that are intended to
be used on external body surfaces, including skin, hair, and
nails.
Proposed amendments to the Cannabis Regulations would
establish new regulatory controls to address the public health and
safety risks associated with these new classes of cannabis. Some of
the new regulatory requirements are drawn from the Safe Food
for Canadians Regulations, including various production,
recall, and preventive control requirements. The new changes also
propose various concentration limits depending on the class of
cannabis product and, in the case of edibles, a cannabis-specific
nutrition facts table. Minor changes will be made respecting drugs
containing cannabis, including the removal of the requirement that
a person have a drug establishment licence before they can obtain a
cannabis drug licence.
As for a timeline, the federal government has been clear: these
three new classes of legal cannabis are to be implemented no later
than October 17, 2019.
Our team will continue to monitor developments as they become
available and encourage interested parties seeking more specific
information to contact us to discuss how this may impact them.
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guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought
about your specific circumstances.
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