Cannabis Act (S.C. 2018, c. 16)

Marginal note:Publication, etc. of prohibited promotions

• 23 (1) It is prohibited to publish, broadcast or otherwise disseminate, on behalf of another person, with or without consideration, any promotion that is prohibited by any of sections 17 to 22.

• Marginal note:Exception

  (2) Subsection (1) does not apply

  • (a) in respect of the distribution for sale of an imported publication;

  • (b) in respect of broadcasting, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Broadcasting Act, by

    • (i) a distribution undertaking, as defined in that subsection 2(1), that is lawful under that Act, other than the broadcasting of a promotion that is inserted by the undertaking, or

    • (ii) an online undertaking, as defined in that subsection 2(1), that is lawful under that Act, in respect of the retransmission of programs over the Internet, other than the broadcasting of a promotion that is inserted by the undertaking; and

  • (c) in respect of a person that disseminates a promotion if they did not know, at the time of the dissemination, that it includes a promotion that is prohibited under any of sections 17 to 22.