By: Whitney Abrams
CANNABIS GENETICS IN THE LEGAL MARKET: HOW THE REGULATIONS WILL LEAD TO MORE STRAIN VARIETY
On June 27, 2018, Health Canada announced its regulations to support the coming into force of the Cannabis Act. The regulations follow the Act received Royal Assent on June 21, 2018. The regulations will be published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, on July 11, 2018 and the pre-published version was made available by Health Canada upon request.
The regulations are the culmination of almost a year long process. First, in November, 2017, Health Canada released its consultation paper, the “Proposed Approach to the Regulation of Cannabis”.
From November to January, Health Canada heard from many key stakeholders as well as the general public. In mid-March, Health Canada released a Summary document of comments it received
during the public consultation.
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