Article by Health Canada

Location

Indoor

• 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

• Cultivation Licences (Standard, Micro, Nursery, Hemp)

Physical Security

Perimeter of the Site

• 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)

Indoor areas on-site where cannabis is present, excluding growing areas

• 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)

Additional requirements for areas where cannabis is stored

• 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)

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)

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Infographic: Supply chain for the commercial production and sale of cannabis

Proposed Federal Licences

What licences do I need?

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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

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)

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