Cannabis Act (S.C. 2018, c. 16)

Marginal note:Prohibited packaging and labelling — cannabis

26 Unless authorized under this Act, it is prohibited for a person that is authorized to sell cannabis to sell it in a package or with a label

• (a) if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the package or label could be appealing to young persons;

• (b) that sets out a testimonial or endorsement, however displayed or communicated;

• (c) that sets out a depiction of a person, character or animal, whether real or fictional;

• (d) that associates the cannabis or one of its brand elements with, or evokes a positive or negative emotion about or image of, a way of life such as one that includes glamour, recreation, excitement, vitality, risk or daring; or

• (e) that contains any information that is false, misleading or deceptive or that is likely to create an erroneous impression about the characteristics, value, quantity, composition, strength, concentration, potency, purity, quality, merit, safety, health effects or health risks of the cannabis.