Cannabis Regulations (SOR/2018-144). Country/Territory Canada Document type Regulation Date 2018 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Prohibited crops Planting material/seeds Research Registration Authorization/permit Data collection/reporting Access-to-information Internal trade Plant production Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Entry into force notes These Regulations come into force on the day on which subsection 204(1) of the Cannabis Act comes into force, but if they are registered after that day, they come into force on the day on which they are registered. Abstract Fresh cannabis means freshly harvested cannabis buds and leaves, but does not include plant material that can be used to propagate cannabis. (cannabis frais). Grow area means, in respect of a site set out in a licence, an area of the site where cannabis plants are cultivated, harvested or propagated. (zone de culture). These Regulations do not apply to a holder of a licence that is subject to the Industrial Hemp Regulations, or to an applicant for such a licence. Individuals who are involved in the testing of cannabis as a requirement of their duties at a laboratory that is operated by the Government of Canada or the government of a province are authorized to conduct the following activities to the extent necessary to conduct the testing: (a) to possess cannabis; (b) to obtain cannabis by altering its chemical or physical properties by any means; (c) in the case of seed viability testing, to obtain cannabis by cultivating it; and (d) to distribute cannabis to another laboratory that is operated by the Government of Canada or the government of a province. The following, among others, are established as classes of licences that authorize activities in relation to cannabis: (a) a licence for cultivation; and (b) licence for research. A holder of a licence for cultivation is authorized to possess cannabis plants and cannabis plant seeds that were not obtained in accordance with subsection (1) if the holder had submitted to the Minister, with the licence application, a declaration, signed and dated by the individual who signed and dated the application, indicating the quantity of such cannabis plants and cannabis plant seeds that they will have in their possession on the effective date of the licence. Subject to the other provisions of these Regulations, a holder of a licence for micro-cultivation or standard cultivation is authorized to conduct those of the following activities that are authorized by the licence: (a) to possess cannabis; (b) to obtain dried cannabis, fresh cannabis, cannabis plants or cannabis plant seeds by cultivating, propagating and harvesting cannabis; (c) for the purpose of testing, to obtain cannabis by altering its chemical or physical properties by any means; and (d) to sell cannabis. A holder of a licence for micro-cultivation or standard cultivation that is authorized to conduct the activity referred to in paragraph (1) (b) is also authorized to offer to conduct that activity. A holder of a licence for micro-cultivation or standard cultivation must retain the services of one individual as a master grower. The master grower is responsible for the cultivation, propagation and harvesting of cannabis and must have sufficient knowledge of the provisions of the Act and these Regulations in relation to those activities. A holder of a licence for micro-cultivation (a) must clearly delineate a surface area that does not exceed 200 m2 in which all the cannabis plants, including all the parts of the plants, must be contained; and (b) must cultivate, propagate or harvest cannabis plants only from that surface area. Full text English Website laws.justice.gc.ca References - Legislation Implements Seeds Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. S-8). Legislation | Canada | 1985 (2015) Keyword: Plant protection, Planting material/seeds, International trade, Inspection, Basic legislation, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX