Cannabis Regulations

Marginal note:Licences — former Narcotic Control Regulations

• 355 (1) A licence issued under the former Narcotic Control Regulations as they read immediately before the day on which these Regulations come into force, as set out in column 1 of the table to this section, is deemed to be a licence of the class set out in column 2 and, if applicable, one of the licences of the subclass set out in column 3 if the holder of the licence meets the requirements in that column and, despite subsections 159(1) and (4) of the Act, continues in force until December 31, 2019, unless it is revoked before that date.

• Marginal note:Licences not set out in table

  (2) A licence issued under section 9.2 of the former Narcotic Control Regulations, as they read immediately before the day on which these Regulations come into force, that is not set out in column 1 of the table to this section is deemed to be a licence for processing.

• Marginal note:Sale

  (3) The holder of a licence referred to in subsection (2) is not authorized to sell cannabis to any person unless they are authorized to do so as a condition of their licence.

  	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
  Item	Licence issued under the former Narcotic Control Regulations as they read immediately before the day on which these Regulations come into force	Class of licence	Subclass of licence and requirements
  1	Licence issued under section 9.2 authorizing the cultivation of marihuana for scientific purposes	Licence for research
  2	Licence issued under section 9.2 authorizing the obtaining of extracts from samples of cannabis for the analysis of cannabinoids	Licence for analytical testing
  3	Licence issued under section 9.2 authorizing the production, making or assembly of a test kit containing cannabis	Licence for processing	Licence for standard processing if the requirements in Division 1 of Part 4 are met
  			Licence for micro-processing if the requirements in sections 21 and 74 are met
  4	Licence issued under section 9.2 authorizing the production of cannabis for the purpose of conducting testing to determine its chemical characterization	Licence for processing	Licence for standard processing if the requirements in Division 1 of Part 4 are met
  			Licence for micro-processing if the requirements in sections 21 and 74 are met
  5	Licence issued under section 9.2 authorizing the possession, sale or distribution of a drug containing cannabis	Cannabis drug licence
  6	Licence issued under section 67 authorizing the cultivation, gathering or production of cannabis for scientific purposes	Licence for research