Cannabis Regulations

Marginal note:Sale of cannabis containing ethyl alcohol

• 5.2 (1) For the purposes of subsection 34(1) of the Act,

  • (a) a holder of a licence for processing that authorizes the sale of cannabis may, in accordance with the licence, sell a cannabis extract that is not a cannabis product and that contains ethyl alcohol; and

  • (b) the following persons may, in accordance with their licence or the provincial authorization, as the case may be, sell a cannabis extract that is a cannabis product and that contains ethyl alcohol if the cannabis extract is intended to be ingested and the net weight of the cannabis extract in each immediate container of the cannabis product does not exceed 7.5 g:

    • (i) a holder of a licence for processing that authorizes the sale of cannabis,

    • (ii) a holder of a licence for sale that authorizes the sale of cannabis products, and

    • (iii) a person that is authorized under a provincial Act referred to in subsection 69(1) of the Act to sell cannabis.

• Marginal note:Edible cannabis

  (2) For the purposes of subsection 34(1) of the Act,

  • (a) a holder of a licence for processing that authorizes the sale of cannabis may, in accordance with the licence, sell edible cannabis that is not a cannabis product and that contains ethyl alcohol; and

  • (b) the following persons may, in accordance with their licence or the provincial authorization, as the case may be, sell edible cannabis that is a cannabis product and that contains ethyl alcohol if the concentration of ethyl alcohol does not exceed 0.5% w/w of the edible cannabis:

    • (i) a holder of a licence for processing that authorizes the sale of cannabis,

    • (ii) a holder of a licence for sale that authorizes the sale of cannabis products, and

    • (iii) a person that is authorized under a provincial Act referred to in subsection 69(1) of the Act to sell cannabis.

• Marginal note:Reference standard

  (3) For the purposes of subsection 34(1) of the Act, the following persons are authorized to sell a reference standard that contains any substance that is referred to in column 1 of Schedule 5 to the Act:

  • (a) a holder of a licence for processing that authorizes the sale of cannabis;

  • (b) a holder of a licence for analytical testing that authorizes the sale of cannabis; or

  • (c) the individuals referred to in section 4.