Cannabis Regulations

Marginal note:Sale

• 143 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a holder of a cannabis drug licence that authorizes the sale of a drug containing cannabis may sell or distribute the drug only to

  • (a) another holder of a cannabis drug licence;

  • (b) an individual referred to in section 4.

  • (c) a holder of a research licence;

  • (d) a holder of an analytical testing licence;

  • (e) the holder of a licence from which the holder of the cannabis drug licence received the drug, if the drug is sold or distributed for the purpose of its return;

  • (f) a holder of a licence or a licensed dealer specialized in destruction, if the drug is sold or distributed for the purpose of its destruction;

  • (g) a pharmacist, if the drug is a prescription drug;

  • (h) a practitioner;

  • (i) a hospital employee, if the drug is a prescription drug;

  • (j) a person to which an exemption in relation to the drug has been granted under section 140 of the Act; or

  • (k) the Minister.

• Marginal note:Written order

  (2) A holder of a cannabis drug licence that authorizes the sale of a drug containing cannabis may only sell the drug if

  • (a) they receive a written order that specifies

    • (i) the proper name or common name of the drug or, in the case of a prescription drug, the brand name of the drug and its drug identification number, and

    • (ii) the quantity of the drug to be supplied;

  • (b) the order is signed and dated

    • (i) in the case of a prescription drug to be provided to a hospital employee or a practitioner in a hospital, by a pharmacist or practitioner authorized by the individual in charge of the hospital to sign the order, and

    • (ii) in any other case, by the person to which the drug is to be sold; and

  • (c) the holder verifies the signature, if it is unknown to them.

• Marginal note:Exception — pharmacist and practitioner

  (3) It is prohibited for a holder of a cannabis drug licence to sell or distribute

  • (a) a prescription drug to a pharmacist who is named in a notice issued under subsection 181(2) or (4); or

  • (b) a drug containing cannabis to a practitioner who is named in a notice issued under subsection 189(2) or (4).

• Marginal note:Non-application

  (4) Subsection (3) does not apply to a holder of a cannabis drug licence to which the Minister has issued a notice of retraction issued under

  • (a) subsection 182(1) in respect of the pharmacist referred to in paragraph (3)(a); or

  • (b) subsection 190(1) in respect of a practitioner referred to in paragraph (3)(b).