Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations

Marginal note:Shipping

• 93 (1) A licensed producer who ships fresh or dried marihuana or cannabis oil to a person referred to in subsection 22(2) or (4), or who ships a substance referred to in paragraph 22(3)(b) to a person referred to in subsection 22(2), must

  • (a) ship the substance in only one shipment per order;

  • (b) prepare the package in a manner that ensures the security of its contents, such that

    • (i) it will not open or permit the escape of its contents during handling and transportation,

    • (ii) it is sealed so that it cannot be opened without the seal being broken,

    • (iii) it prevents the escape of cannabis odour, and

    • (iv) it prevents its contents from being identified without it being opened;

  • (c) use a shipping method that ensures the tracking and safekeeping of the package during transportation; and

  • (d) ship it only to the following address:

    • (i) in the case of a client or an individual who is responsible for that client, the shipping address specified in the client’s registration document referred to in paragraph 133(2)(a), and

    • (ii) in the case of any other person referred to in subsection 22(2) or (4), the shipping address indicated in the order referred to in section 149; and

  • (e) in the case of a client or an individual who is responsible for that client, ship the substance in a quantity that does not exceed the equivalent of 150 g of dried marihuana.

• Marginal note:Marihuana seeds

  (2) A licensed producer who ships marihuana seeds to a person referred to in subsection 22(2) or (5) must

  • (a) comply with the requirements of paragraphs (1)(a) to (c); and

  • (b) ship the package only to the following address:

    • (i) in the case of a person referred to in subsection 22(2), the shipping address indicated in the order referred to in section 149; and

    • (ii) in the case of a person referred to in subsection 22(5), the address of the site for the production of marihuana plants or the site for the storage of cannabis that is specified in the person’s registration with the Minister made under Part 2.

• Marginal note:Marihuana plants

  (3) A licensed producer who ships marihuana plants to a person referred to in subsection 22(2) or (5) must

  • (a) prepare the package in a manner that ensures the security of its contents, such that

    • (i) it will not open or permit the escape of its contents during handling and transportation,

    • (ii) it is sealed so that it cannot be opened without the seal being broken, and

    • (iii) it prevents its contents from being identified without it being opened;

  • (b) use a shipping method referred to in paragraph (1)(c); and

  • (c) ship it to the address referred to in paragraph (2)(b).

• Marginal note:Cannabis for in vitro testing

  (4) A licensed producer who ships a substance that is referred to in paragraph 22(3)(c) to a person referred to in subsection 22(2) must

  • (a) use a shipping method referred to in paragraph (1)(c); and

  • (b) ship it only to the shipping address indicated in the order referred to in section 149.