Excise Duties on Cannabis Regulations

Marginal note:Cannabis product — exclusions

2 For the purposes of the definition cannabis product in section 2 of the Act, the following substances, materials or things are not included:

• (a) a test kit, as defined in subsection 1(2) of the Cannabis Regulations, for which a registration number has been issued, but not cancelled, under those Regulations; and

• (b) a reference standard, being a highly purified and standardized form of a given substance used as a measurement base to confirm the identity, strength, quality or purity of a substance,

  • (i) that contains a known quantity or concentration of a chemical component of cannabis, such as cannabidiol, cannabidiolic acid, THCA or THC,

  • (ii) that is designed to be used during the course of a chemical or analytical procedure for a medical, laboratory, industrial, educational, law administration or enforcement, or research purpose, and

  • (iii) that is not intended to be consumed or administered.