Marginal note:Authorized activities — federal or provincial laboratory
4 (1) 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:
(a) to the extent necessary to conduct the testing,
(i) to possess cannabis,
(ii) to obtain cannabis by altering its chemical or physical properties by any means,
(iii) in the case of seed viability testing, to obtain cannabis by cultivating it, and
(iv) to distribute cannabis to any of the following:
(A) a holder of a licence for analytical testing,
(B) an individual referred to in subsection (4), or
(C) other 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;
(b) for the purpose of producing reference standards or manufacturing or assembling test kits, to produce cannabis, other than obtain it by cultivating, propagating or harvesting it; and
(c) to sell or distribute reference standards to any of the following:
(i) a holder of a licence for cultivation,
(ii) a holder of a licence for processing,
(iii) a holder of a licence for research,
(iv) a holder of a licence for analytical testing,
(v) a holder of a cannabis drug licence,
(vi) an individual referred to in subsection (4),
(vii) the Minister,
(viii) a person to which an exemption has been granted under section 140 of the Act in relation to the cannabis or the class of cannabis that is distributed, or
(ix) other 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.
Marginal note:Offer
(2) An individual who conducts an activity referred to in subparagraph (1)(a)(ii) or (iii) or paragraph (1)(b) is also authorized to offer to conduct that activity.
Marginal note:Use of an organic solvent
(3) An individual who conducts an activity referred to in subparagraph (1)(a)(ii) or paragraph (1)(b) is also authorized to alter or offer to alter the chemical or physical properties of cannabis by the use of an organic solvent when conducting that activity.
Marginal note:Authorized activities — accredited laboratory
(4) An individual who is involved in the testing of cannabis as a requirement of their duties at a laboratory that is designated as an accredited laboratory under section 2.1 of the Seeds Act is authorized to conduct the activities referred to in subparagraphs (1)(a)(i), (iii) and (iv), and to offer to conduct the activity referred to in subparagraph (1)(a)(iii), to the extent necessary to conduct the testing.
- SOR/2018-144, s. 374
- SOR/2019-206, s. 2
- SOR/2022-251, s. 2
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