Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (SOR/2013-119)
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Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations
SOR/2013-119
CONTROLLED DRUGS AND SUBSTANCES ACT
Registration 2013-06-07
Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations
P.C. 2013-645 2013-06-06
Whereas a provision of the annexed Regulations provides for the communication of information obtained under the Regulations to certain classes of persons referred to in paragraph 55(1)(s) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances ActFootnote a and, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, it is necessary to communicate that information to those classes of persons for the proper administration or enforcement of the Act and the Regulations;
Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Health, pursuant to subsection 55(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances ActFootnote a, makes the annexed Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations.
Return to footnote aS.C. 1996, c. 19
Interpretation
Marginal note:Definitions
1 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations.
Act
Loi
Act means the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. (Loi)
adult
adulte
adult means a person who is 18 years of age or older. (adulte)
advertisement
annonce
advertisement has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Narcotic Control Regulations. (annonce)
brand name
marque nominative
brand name means, with reference to cannabis, the name, in English or French,
cannabis
chanvre indien
cannabis means the substance set out in item 1 of Schedule II to the Act. (chanvre indien)
client
client
client means a person who is registered as a client with a licensed producer under section 111. (client)
competent authority
autorité compétente
competent authority has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Narcotic Control Regulations. (autorité compétente)
delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
delta-9-tétrahydrocannabinol
delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol means Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol ((6aR, 10aR)-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydro-6,6,9-trimethyl-3-pentyl-6H-dibenzo [b,d] pyran-1-ol). (delta-9-tétrahydrocannabinol)
dried marihuana
marihuana séchée
dried marihuana means harvested marihuana that has been subjected to any drying process. (marihuana séchée)
former Regulations
ancien règlement
former Regulations means the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations made by Order in Council P.C. 2001-1146 of June 14, 2001 and registered as SOR/2001-227. (ancien règlement)
health care practitioner
praticien de la santé
health care practitioner means, except in sections 102 and 102.1, a medical practitioner or a nurse practitioner. (praticien de la santé)
hospital
hôpital
hospital has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Narcotic Control Regulations. (hôpital)
immediate container
contenant immédiat
immediate container means the container referred to in paragraph 64(a). (contenant immédiat)
international obligation
obligation internationale
international obligation means an obligation in respect of cannabis set out in a convention, treaty or other multilateral or bilateral instrument that Canada has ratified or to which Canada adheres. (obligation internationale)
licensed dealer
distributeur autorisé
licensed dealer has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Narcotic Control Regulations. (distributeur autorisé)
licensed producer
producteur autorisé
licensed producer means the holder of a licence issued under section 25. (producteur autorisé)
local government
administration locale
local government includes the government of
(a) an incorporated or unincorporated city, metropolitan area, town, village or municipality;
(b) a band, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Indian Act; and
(c) a band that is a party to a comprehensive self-government agreement given effect by an Act of Parliament. (administration locale)
marihuana
marihuana
marihuana means the substance referred to as “Cannabis (marihuana)” in subitem 1(2) of Schedule II to the Act. (marihuana)
medical document
document médical
medical document means a medical document referred to in section 129. (document médical)
medical practitioner
médecin
medical practitioner means a person who
(a) is registered and entitled under the laws of a province to practise medicine in that province; and
(b) is not named in a notice issued under section 59 of the Narcotic Control Regulations that has not been retracted under section 60 of those Regulations. (médecin)
nurse practitioner
infirmier praticien
nurse practitioner means a nurse practitioner within the meaning of section 1 of the New Classes of Practitioners Regulations who
(a) is permitted to prescribe dried marihuana in the province in which they practise; and
(b) is not named in a notice issued under section 59 of the Narcotic Control Regulations that has not been retracted under section 60 of those Regulations. (infirmier praticien)
pest control product
produit antiparasitaire
pest control product has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Pest Control Products Act. (produit antiparasitaire)
pharmacist
pharmacien
pharmacist means a pharmacist within the meaning of section 2 of the Narcotic Control Regulations who is not named in a notice issued under section 48 of those Regulations that has not been retracted under section 49 of those Regulations. (pharmacien)
responsible person in charge
personne responsable
responsible person in charge means, for the purpose of Part 1, the person designated under paragraph 22(1)(b). (personne responsable)
security clearance
habilitation de sécurité
security clearance means a security clearance granted by the Minister under section 92. (habilitation de sécurité)
Security Directive
Directive en matière de sécurité
Security Directive means the Directive on Physical Security Requirements for Controlled Substances (Security Requirements for Licensed Dealers for the Storage of Controlled Substances) published by the Department of Health, as amended from time to time. (Directive en matière de sécurité)
senior person in charge
responsable principal
senior person in charge means the person designated under paragraph 22(1)(a). (responsable principal)
site
installation
site means
transfer
transférer
transfer means, except in sections 118, 122 and 132, to transfer, whether directly or indirectly, without consideration. (transférer)
Marginal note:Miscellaneous rules
(2) The rules set out in subsections (3) to (6) apply in these Regulations.
Marginal note:Producer’s site
(3) A reference to the site of a licensed producer is a reference to the site specified in the producer’s licence.
Marginal note:Destruction
(4) Cannabis is destroyed when it is altered or denatured to such an extent that its consumption is rendered impossible or improbable.
Marginal note:Drying
(5) The production of marihuana includes subjecting it to a drying process.
Marginal note:Transfer
(6) For greater certainty, a reference to “provide” includes “transfer”.
- SOR/2014-51, s. 5;
- SOR/2015-132, s. 4.
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