Packaging
Under the regulatory proposals, cannabis packaging would need to be tamper-evident, child-resistant and must prevent contamination and keep cannabis dry. These requirements are in keeping with the current requirements under the medical cannabis legislation, the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (the “ACMPR”), and they also mirror the underlying objective of the legalization of recreational cannabis which includes preventing young persons from accessing cannabis, protecting public health and safety by establishing strict product safety and product quality requirements.
The packaging will be able to contain a maximum amount of 30 grams of dried cannabis, or the equivalent amount for other classes of cannabis. The maximum packaging amounts will be consistent with the maximum amounts of cannabis that an individual may legally possess in public under the Act.
Additional labeling requirements may be required by the Minister of Finance and any additional regulations associated with the taxation of recreational cannabis.
Labelling
Under the regulatory proposals, cannabis packaging would need to be tamper-evident, child-resistant and must prevent contamination and keep cannabis dry. These requirements are in keeping with the current requirements under the medical cannabis legislation, the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (the “ACMPR”), and they also mirror the underlying objective of the legalization of recreational cannabis which includes preventing young persons from accessing cannabis, protecting public health and safety by establishing strict product safety and product quality requirements. industry participants a bit more certainty as to what is to come, and allows those who wish to be proactive to begin taking steps towards ensuring that they will be compliant once the Act becomes law.
2 Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. 3 Mittal v The Queen, 2012 TCC 417.
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