Cannabis Regulations

Marginal note:Destruction of cannabis

• 229 (1) A holder of a licence other than a cannabis drug licence, if they destroy cannabis or cause it to be destroyed, must retain a document that contains the following information:

  • (a) a description of the cannabis, including,

    • (i) in the case of a drug containing cannabis, other than a prescription drug, the proper name or common name of the drug,

    • (ii) in the case of a prescription drug, the brand name of the drug and its drug identification number,

    • (iii) in any other case, the brand name of the cannabis, if applicable;

  • (b) the date on which the cannabis is destroyed and

    • (i) if whole cannabis plants are destroyed, the number of plants destroyed on that date, or

    • (ii) in any other case, the pre-destruction net weight or volume of the cannabis on that date; and

  • (c) the name of the employee referred to in paragraph 43(1)(b) who witnesses the destruction.

  • (d) [Repealed, SOR/2025-43, s. 63]

  • (e) [Repealed, SOR/2025-43, s. 63]

• Marginal note:Attestation by witness

  (2) The holder must obtain, for each instance in which cannabis is destroyed, an attestation signed and dated by the employee referred to in paragraph 43(1)(b) stating that they witnessed the destruction and that the cannabis was destroyed in accordance with a method referred to in paragraph 43(1)(a).

• Marginal note:Retention period

  (3) The document referred to in subsection (1) and the attestation referred to in subsection (2) must be retained for at least two years after the day on which the cannabis is destroyed, except if they relate to cannabis destroyed under section 28.5, in which case they must be retained for at least two years after the day on which the non-therapeutic research on cannabis ends.

• Marginal note:Exception

  (4) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply in cases where a holder of a licence destroys cultivation waste.