Infographic: Supply chain for the commercial production and sale of cannabis
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Organization: Health Canada
Date published: October 26, 2018
Federal Licences
What licences do I need?
- Cultivation - Sell to: other licenced cultivators or processors; Authorized researchers (NOTE: Certain plant parts such as non-viable seeds and fibre can be sold to anyone.)
- Standard Cultivation Licence
Large-scale growers of cannabis
- Cultivate any variety of cannabis
- Produce cannabis seeds, cannabis plants, fresh and dried cannabis
- Micro-Cultivation Licence
Small-scale growers of cannabis
- Same activities as standard cultivation licence but on a smaller scale
- Nursery Licence
Growers of starting materials
- Cultivate any variety of cannabis
- Produce seeds and seedlings (including clones)
- Industrial Hemp Licence
- Cultivate approved varieties of industrial hemp (containing 0.3% THC or less)
- Sell plants and plant parts
- Standard Cultivation Licence
- Processing - Sell to: Other licensed cultivators or processors; Federal sale (medical) license holders; provinces/territories (P/T) authorized sellers; Authorized researchers
- Standard Processing Licence
- Large scale production of cannabis products (e.g., cannabis oil)
- Packaging and labelling products for sale to the public
- Micro-processing Licence
- Same activities as a standard processing licence, but on a smaller scale
- Standard Processing Licence
- Sale to Public
- Authorized Provincial and Territorial Sale--Sell to adults
- Sell tested, labelled and packaged cannabis products
- Details to be set by individual P/Ts
- Federal Sale Licence (Medical)--Sell to registered persons
- Sell tested, labelled and packaged cannabis products by phone, or online with secure home delivery
- Authorized Provincial and Territorial Sale--Sell to adults
Other federal licences and permits
- Analytical Testing Licence
- Research Licence
- Cannabis Drug Licence
- Import and Export Permits
Additional Notes:
- All federal licence holders can conduct related activities such as: possession, transportation, storage, destruction, and research and development.
- Individuals or organizations may hold one or multiple classes of licences, with some exceptions:
- A federal licence is required to obtain an import/export permit (for scientific or medical purposes, or in respect of industrial hemp)
Publication Date: October 26, 2018
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