Cannabis Licence Act, 2018. Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Ontario Document type Legislation Date 2018 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant variety Prohibited crops Registration Authorization/permit Internal trade Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Act does not apply with respect to the Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation. In this Act, “cannabis” means cannabis with respect to which the Cannabis Control Act, 2017 applies; “cannabis retail store” means a store operated under the authority of a retail store authorization; (“magasin de vente au détail de cannabis”). Subject to the regulations, a person may apply to the Registrar for a retail operator licence. In order to apply under subsection (1), an individual must be at least 19 years of age or, in the case of an applicant that is a corporation, every director, officer and shareholder of the corporation must be at least 19 years of age. The Registrar shall consider every application for a retail operator licence, and shall, (a) issue the retail operator licence, if the applicant has met the application requirements, is not ineligible to be issued a retail operator licence and has paid the required fee; or (b) issue a proposal to refuse the application. In issuing a retail operator licence, the Registrar may specify any conditions consented to by the applicant that are to be attached to the licence. Subject to the regulations, the following persons may apply to the Registrar for a retail store authorization to operate a specified proposed cannabis retail store: 1. A holder of a retail operator licence, subject to any conditions attached to the licence. 2. An applicant for a retail operator licence. A person who is authorized by a licence issued under the Cannabis Act (Canada) to produce cannabis for commercial purposes is subject to the following restrictions in respect of an application that may be made by the person under subsection (1): 1. The proposed cannabis retail store must be located on or within the site set out in the licence. 2. The person and its affiliates, as defined by the regulations, may not between them hold more than one retail store authorization. 3. Any other restriction that may be prescribed. A separate application is required in respect of each proposed cannabis retail store, and a retail store authorization that is issued only authorizes the operation of the store specified in the application for the authorization. The Registrar shall consider every application for a retail store authorization, and shall, (a) subject to subsection (12), issue the retail store authorization, if the applicant has met the application requirements, is not ineligible to be issued a retail store authorization and has paid the required fee; or (b) refuse the application. The holder of a retail store authorization may only purchase cannabis for sale in the cannabis retail store from the Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation. Full text English Website www.ontario.ca