Cannabis Regulations

Marginal note:Disclosure to licensing authority

343 The Minister must disclose, in writing, factual information about a pharmacist — in relation to cannabis — that has been obtained under the Act or the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to

• (a) the provincial professional regulatory authority for a province in which the pharmacist is, or was, entitled to practise if

  • (i) the licensing authority submits to the Minister a written request that sets out the pharmacist’s name and address, a description of the information being requested and a statement that the information is required for the purpose of assisting an investigation by the authority,

  • (ii) the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that the pharmacist has contravened, in relation to cannabis, a rule of conduct established by the licensing authority,

  • (iii) the Minister becomes aware that the pharmacist has been convicted of

    • (A) a designated offence,

    • (B) a controlled substance offence in relation to cannabis,

    • (C) a contravention of the former Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations, or

    • (D) a contravention of the former Narcotic Control Regulations in relation to cannabis, or

  • (iv) the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that the pharmacist has contravened these Regulations, the former Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations or — in relation to cannabis — the former Narcotic Control Regulations; and

• (b) the provincial professional regulatory authority for a province in which the pharmacist is not entitled to practise if the licensing authority submits to the Minister

  • (i) a written request that sets out the pharmacist’s name and address and a description of the information being requested, and

  • (ii) a document that shows that

    • (A) the pharmacist has applied to the licensing authority to practise in that province, or

    • (B) the licensing authority has reasonable grounds to believe that the pharmacist is practising in that province without being authorized to do so.