Marginal note:Possession — Person
159 The following persons, if they have obtained a drug containing cannabis either in accordance with these Regulations, or from a person that is exempt under section 140 of the Act from the application of subsections 9(1) and (2) and 10(1) and (2) of the Act with respect to that drug, are authorized to possess the drug:
(a) a pharmacist, a practitioner who is entitled to practise in the province in which they possess the drug or a holder of a cannabis drug licence, if they require the drug for their business or profession;
(b) a practitioner who is entitled to practise in a province other than the province in which they possess the drug and their possession is for emergency medical purposes only;
(c) a hospital employee or a practitioner in a hospital;
(d) an individual who possesses a quantity of the drug that exceeds the applicable limit under the Act and has obtained the drug for their own use or for their animal from a practitioner or in accordance with a prescription that was not issued or obtained in contravention of these Regulations;
(e) an individual who possesses a quantity of the drug that exceeds the applicable limit under the Act and has reasonable grounds to believe that the drug was obtained by another individual in accordance with paragraph (d) if the possession is for the purpose of its return or destruction;
(f) a licensed dealer, if the possession is for the purpose of its destruction;
(g) a person to which an exemption has been granted under section 140 of the Act with respect to the possession of that drug, if the possession is for a purpose set out in the exemption; or
(h) the Minister.
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