Health Canada is seeking public feedback regarding potential amendments to cannabis legislation in the country until May 24 this year.
The government department announced its request on March 25 and says feedback obtained will be used to help mitigate public health and safety risks associated with the plant.
Specific areas of concern for the potential new amendments include licensing requirements, book keeping and reporting requisites for Canadian cannabis license holders, security requirements for those license holders, packaging and labelling rules for cannabis goods and production regulations.
Potential questions that could be addressed by the feedback include the following:
- Are there any activities with cannabis that are not currently authorized under existing licences that could be authorized?
- What specific activities, for which classes of cannabis and for what classes and subclasses of licences?
- How would such changes streamline the regulations or lead to greater efficiencies?
- Are there any activities with cannabis that organizations should be able to carry out without the need for a licence or permit?
- What specific activities and for what classes of cannabis?
- What measures, including regulatory requirements, should apply to mitigate public health and public safety risks?
Those looking to provide their feedback can do so by following the instructions on the Union of BC Municipalities website.
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— CannDelta – Cannabis Regulatory & Licensing (@CannDelta) March 28, 2023
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This proposal is not related to the Government of Canada’s legislative review of the Cannabis Act. The legislative review aims to assess the administration and operation of the act, focusing on areas such as young persons, Indigenous persons and communities, personal cultivation and access to cannabis for medical purposes.
The review of the act, which originally came into force in October 2018, is mandatory after three years and is being led by an independent Expert Panel. The act requires the minister of health to table a report of the review in both Houses of Parliament no later than 18 months after the review has commenced.
In its initial phase, the Expert Panel will assess the impact of the Cannabis Act through issue identification, evidence gathering and analysis — as well as engage with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples to determine key areas of focus for the review and seek input from stakeholders and the public.
In the second phase, the Panel will advise the government on priority areas for improvement or reform in the legislative framework or its implementation, leading to the preparation of a report to Parliament.
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