Cannabis Regulations (SOR/2018-144)

Marginal note:Obtaining cannabis plant seeds

• 16 (1) A holder of a licence for a nursery that cultivates cannabis for the purpose of obtaining cannabis plant seeds must

  • (a) clearly delineate a total surface area that does not exceed 200 m² in which all the budding or flowering cannabis plants, including all the parts of those plants, must be contained;

  • (b) not possess more than 20 kg of flowering heads harvested from the plants referred to in paragraph (a), with the exception of the cannabis plant seeds; and

  • (c) destroy the flowering heads — with the exception of the cannabis plant seeds — leaves and branches of the plants referred to in paragraph (a) within 30 days of harvesting them.

• Marginal note:Surface area — calculation

  (2) If the surface area referred to in paragraph (1)(a) consists of multiple surfaces, such as surfaces arranged above one another, the area of each surface must be included in the calculation of the total surface area.