Narcotic Control Regulations

53 (1) No practitioner shall administer a narcotic to a person or animal, or prescribe, sell or provide a narcotic for a person or animal, except as authorized under this section or the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations.

(2) Subject to subsection 53(4), a practitioner may administer a narcotic — other than fresh or dried marihuana or cannabis oil received from a licensed producer — to a person or animal, or prescribe, sell or provide it for a person or animal, if

• (a) the person or animal is a patient under their professional treatment; and

• (b) the narcotic is required for the condition for which the person or animal is receiving treatment.

(3) [Repealed, SOR/2018-37, s. 6]

(4) A practitioner of dentistry or veterinary medicine shall not administer diacetylmorphine (heroin) to an animal or to a person who is not an in-patient or out-patient of a hospital providing care or treatment to persons, and shall not prescribe, sell or provide diacetylmorphine (heroin) for an animal or such a person.

(5) A health care practitioner may administer fresh or dried marihuana or cannabis oil received from a licensed producer to a person or prescribe or transfer it for a person if

• (a) the person is a patient under their professional treatment; and

• (b) the substance is required for the condition for which the person is receiving treatment.