Article by Health Canada
Location
- Indoor
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- Cultivation Licences (Standard, Micro, Nursery, Hemp)
- Processing Licences (Standard, Micro)
- Federal Sale Licences -Medical and Non-medical (cannabis on-site, no cannabis on-site)
- Outdoor
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- Cultivation Licences (Standard, Micro, Nursery, Hemp)
Physical Security
- Perimeter of the Site
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- Physical barriers (for example, walls or fences with secured entry points) to prevent unauthorized access
- Cultivation Licences (Standard, Micro, Nursery)
- Processing Licences (Standard, Micro)
- Federal Sale Licences -Medical and Non-medical (Cannabis on-site)
- Visual monitoring, keep recording for 1 year
- Cultivation Licences (Standard)
- Processing Licences (Standard)
- Federal Sale Licences -Medical and Non-medical (Cannabis on-site)
- Alarm or other intrusion detection system
- Cultivation Licences (Standard)
- Processing Licences (Standard)
- Federal Sale Licences -Medical and Non-medical (Cannabis on-site)
- Physical barriers (for example, walls or fences with secured entry points) to prevent unauthorized access
- Indoor areas on-site where cannabis is present, excluding growing areas
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- Physical barriers to prevent unauthorized access
- Cultivation Licences (Standard, Micro, Nursery)
- Processing Licences (Standard, Micro)
- Federal Sale Licences -Medical and Non-medical (Cannabis on-site)
- Visual monitoring, keep recording for 1 year
- Cultivation Licences (Standard)
- Processing Licences (Standard)
- Federal Sale Licences -Medical and Non-medical (Cannabis on-site)
- Alarm or other intrusion detection system
- Cultivation Licences (Standard)
- Processing Licences (Standard)
- Federal Sale Licences – Medical and Non-medical (Cannabis on-site)
- Access restricted to employees to perform job duties (e.g., key card, key)
- Cultivation Licences (Standard, Micro, Nursery)
- Processing Licences (Standard)
- Federal Sale Licences -Medical and Non-medical (Cannabis on-site)
- Physical barriers to prevent unauthorized access
- Additional requirements for areas where cannabis is stored
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- Identity recorded of every person entering or exiting the area
- Standard Cultivation Licences
- Standard Processing Licences
- Federal Sale Licences -Medical and Non-medical (Cannabis on-site)
- Identity recorded of every person entering or exiting the area
Personnel Security Clearance
- Specified employees must hold a valid security clearance
- Cultivation Licences (Standard, Micro, Nursery)
- Processing Licences (Standard, Micro)
- Federal Sale Licences -Medical and Non-medical (cannabis on-site, no cannabis on-site)
Good Production Practices
- Clean equipment
- Cultivation Licences (Standard, Micro, Nursery, Hemp)
- Processing Licences (Standard, Micro)
- Sanitation of indoor areas
- Cultivation Licences (Standard, Micro, Nursery)
- Processing Licences (Standard, Micro)
- Analytical Testing (microbial, contamination, heavy metals, pesticides, THC, CBD) (limited requirements for hemp)
- All cannabis will be tested prior to processing, packaging, and sale
- Processing Licences (Standard, Micro)
- Quality Assurance Person
- Processing Licences (Standard, Micro)
Reporting and Record Keeping
- Maintain records and report information that, for example, demonstrates compliance with good production practices and describes product recall activities and adverse effects.
- Cultivation Licences (Standard, Micro, Nursery, Hemp)
- Processing Licences (Standard, Micro)
- Federal Sale Licences -Medical and Non-medical (cannabis on-site, no cannabis on-site)
Cannabis Tracking System
- Report information with respect to production levels, inventory amounts, and sales volume
- Cultivation Licences (Standard, Micro, Nursery, Hemp)
- Processing Licences (Standard, Micro)
- Federal Sale Licences -Medical and Non-medical (cannabis on-site, no cannabis on-site)
Infographic: Supply chain for the commercial production and sale of cannabis
Proposed 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 LicenceLarge-scale growers of cannabis
- Cultivate any variety of cannabis
- Produce cannabis seeds, cannabis plants, fresh and dried cannabis
- Micro-Cultivation LicenceSmall-scale growers of cannabis
- Same activities as standard cultivation licence holders but on a smaller scale
- Nursery LicenceGrowers 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 whole plant
- Standard Cultivation LicenceLarge-scale growers of cannabis
- Processing – Sell to: Other licensed cultivators or processors; Federal sale license holders; 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 holder, but on a smaller scale
- Standard Processing Licence
- Sale to the Public
- Authorized Provincial and Territorial (P/T) 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 to registered clients by phone, or online with secure home delivery
- Federal Sale Licence (Non-Medical)–Sell to adults
- Sell tested, labelled and packaged cannabis products by phone, or online with secure home delivery in P/Ts without authorized sale system
- Authorized Provincial and Territorial (P/T) Sale–Sell to adults
Other federal authorizations
- Analytical Testing Licence
- Research Authorization
- Import and Export Permit
Additional Notes:
- All federal licence holders can conduct related activities such as: possession, transportation, storage, destruction, and intra-industry sales.
- 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)