Cannabis Regulations

Marginal note:Possession — Person

• 159 (1) 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 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) an individual who possesses a quantity of the drug that exceeds the applicable limit under the Act and who

    • (i) has obtained the drug, for their own use or for an animal for which the individual is responsible, from a practitioner or in accordance with a prescription that was not issued or obtained in contravention of these Regulations, or

    • (ii) has imported the drug in accordance with section 195.4;

  • (d) 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 (c) if the possession is for the purpose of its return or destruction;

  • (e) a licensed dealer, other than a licensed dealer specialized in destruction, if the possession is for the purpose of selling or distributing it to a licensed dealer specialized in destruction;

  • (f) a licensed dealer specialized in destruction, 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.

• Marginal note:Possession — prescription drug

  (2) The following persons, if they have obtained a prescription drug 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, if they require the drug for their business or profession; or

  • (b) a hospital employee or a practitioner in a hospital.