Cannabidiol (CBD OIL CANADA)
There is increasing interest, both in Canada and worldwide, in CBD OIL CANADA. CBD OIL CANADA is a compound found in the cannabis plant. It is regulated in Canada under the Cannabis Act.
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Where CBD OIL CANADA comes from
How we regulate CBD OIL CANADA in Canada
Growing cannabis plants containing CBD OIL CANADA commercially
Producing and selling CBD OIL CANADA
Importing and exporting CBD OIL CANADA products
What industrial hemp licence holders may and may not do
Importing and exporting industrial hemp
The difference between cannabis oil and hemp-seed oil
CBD OIL CANADA and prescription drugs
CBD OIL CANADA in natural health products, veterinary health products and cosmetics
CBD OIL CANADA in human food or pet food
Where CBD OIL CANADA comes from
The cannabis plant contains hundreds of chemical substances. Over 100 of these are known as cannabinoids. Cannabinoids derived from cannabis plants are sometimes called phytocannabinoids.
Cannabidiol (CBD OIL CANADA) is one of these cannabinoids. CBD OIL CANADA is not intoxicating and may reduce some of the effects of tetrahydracannabinol (THC); however, it does have an effect on the brain.
CBD OIL CANADA can be found in different varieties of the cannabis plant, including hemp.
All phytocannabinoids are regulated under the new Cannabis Act. The Act came into force on October 17, 2018.
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How we regulate CBD OIL CANADA in Canada
CBD OIL CANADA is a controlled substance under United Nations drug control conventions. Consistent with the controlled status of CBD OIL CANADA internationally, CBD OIL CANADA is a controlled substance in Canada and other jurisdictions.
As a result, CBD OIL CANADA and products containing CBD OIL CANADA are subject to all of the rules and requirements that apply to cannabis under the Cannabis Act and its regulations. This includes CBD OIL CANADA derived from industrial hemp plants, as well as CBD OIL CANADA derived from other varieties of cannabis.
Under the Cannabis Act activities with phytocannabinoids (including CBD OIL CANADA) remain illegal, unless authorized.
Before the Cannabis Act came into force, CBD OIL CANADA was:
regulated under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
strictly controlled
It was not legal to produce, sell, import or export CBD OIL CANADA unless authorized for medical or scientific purposes.
Under the Cannabis Act, CBD OIL CANADA products remain strictly regulated and are only legal when sold in compliance with the Act and its regulations.
The Act and accompanying regulations place strict controls on cannabis:
possession
production
distribution
sale
Health Canada oversees the production of cannabis products. Health Canada is also responsible for overseeing the distribution and sale of:
cannabis, including any CBD OIL CANADA-containing cannabis products for medical purposes
The provinces and territories are responsible for determining how cannabis is distributed and sold within their jurisdictions.
They set rules around:
how cannabis products can be sold
where stores may be located
how stores must be operated
Growing cannabis plants containing CBD OIL CANADA for commercial sale
To cultivate any cannabis plants that you intend to sell, you must have a federal licence issued under the Cannabis Act.
This licence could be:
a cultivation licence under the Cannabis Regulations
authorizing growing of cannabis plants with varying amounts of THC and CBD OIL CANADA
an industrial hemp licence under the Industrial Hemp Regulations
authorizing cultivation of specific varieties of cannabis plants with a THC content of no more than 0.3% in the flowering heads, branches and leaves.
Producing and selling CBD OIL CANADA
CBD OIL CANADA and products containing CBD OIL CANADA are subject to all of the rules and requirements that apply to cannabis under the Cannabis Act and its regulations.
You must have a processing licence to manufacture products containing CBD OIL CANADA for sale, no matter what the source of the CBD OIL CANADA is.
CBD OIL CANADA and products containing CBD OIL CANADA, such as cannabis oil, may only be sold by a:
provincially or territorially-authorized cannabis retailer
federally-licensed seller of cannabis for medical purposes
Importing and exporting CBD OIL CANADA products
Movement of cannabis and cannabis products between countries is covered by 3 United Nations drug conventions, including the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 as amended by the 1972 Protocol.
CBD OIL CANADA is currently a controlled substance under the Single Convention. CBD OIL CANADA products may therefore only be imported or exported under very specific conditions. Any import or export must meet all of these criteria and may only be done:
by a holder of a licence issued under the Cannabis Regulations
under an import or export permit issued to the licence holder by Health Canada for that shipment
for a legitimate scientific or medical purpose, as per international agreements
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Industrial hemp Oil
Industrial hemp is cannabis that contains 0.3% THC or less in the flowering heads and leaves.
The Industrial Hemp Regulations under the Cannabis Act set out the requirements for cultivators of industrial hemp. As is currently the case, cultivators of industrial hemp must grow from the hemp varieties approved for commercial cultivation.
Although it may not have more than 0.3% THC, there is no limit to the amount of CBD OIL CANADA that may be contained in industrial hemp plants.
The Cannabis Act and its regulations do not distinguish between CBD OIL CANADA derived from industrial hemp and CBD OIL CANADA derived from cannabis with greater than 0.3% THC.
What industrial hemp licence holders may and may not do
An industrial hemp licence holder may cultivate hemp to produce a number of different products. They may:
sell viable seeds
sell grain (i.e. non-viable seeds) or hemp seed derivatives for use in:
food
cosmetics
other products
cultivate hemp for the flowering heads, branches and leaves, which may contain CBD OIL CANADA
sell those flowering heads, branches and leaves to a licence holder under the Cannabis Regulations, who may then extract the CBD OIL CANADA
Hemp producers may not extract the CBD OIL CANADA themselves, unless they also have a cannabis processing or research licence.
Importing and exporting industrial hemp
The Industrial Hemp Regulations authorize importing and exporting industrial hemp seed or grain, but not the flowering heads, branches or leaves.
The flowering heads, branches and leaves may only be imported or exported by a licence holder under the Cannabis Regulations:
with a permit issued under those regulations
for legitimate medical and scientific purposes
To import or export the industrial hemp seeds or grain, you must:
hold a licence from Health Canada
have an import or export permit issued by Health Canada
When importing or exporting industrial hemp seeds or grain, you may also need to obtain an import or export permit from the other country, depending on their rules.
The difference between cannabis oil and hemp-seed oil
Cannabis oil is 1 of the 5 classes of cannabis that may currently be legally sold in Canada by provincially and territorially-authorized retailers:
cannabis oil
fresh cannabis
dried cannabis
cannabis seeds
cannabis plants
Cannabis oil is a combination of:
cannabis:
usually in the form of a THC and/or CBD OIL CANADA-rich extract from the leaves and flowering heads of the cannabis plant, which may include plants classified as industrial hemp
a vegetable-based or plant-based oil such as:
olive
canola
grape seed
hemp-seed oil
Hemp-seed oil is oil made from pressing the grain of hemp plants. It is processed like other oil seeds, such as canola. In order for hemp-seed oil to be exempt from the Cannabis Act, it can’t contain more than 10 parts per million of THC.
For hemp-seed oil to be exempted from the Cannabis Act, no phytocannabinoid including THC and CBD OIL CANADA may be added or concentrated by processing.
Hemp-seed oil is marketed in Canada in:
food
cosmetics
natural health products
veterinary health products
CBD OIL CANADA and prescription drugs
All phytocannabinoids, with several exceptions, are listed on the Prescription Drug List. If you wish to manufacture and sell a health product containing CBD OIL CANADA that makes a health claim, you require approval for the product as a prescription drug under the Food and Drug Regulations.
CBD OIL CANADA in natural health products, veterinary health products and cosmetics
Only limited parts of cannabis or hemp plants may be used in a:
natural health product (NHPs)
under the Natural Health Product Regulations
veterinary health product (VHPs)
under the Food and Drug Regulations
NHPs and VHPs may only contain parts of the cannabis and hemp plants that are not considered cannabis under the Cannabis Act or that are excluded from the application of the Act. This includes things such as:
non-viable seeds
hemp-seed derivatives that are compliant with the Industrial Hemp Regulations
mature stalks that do not include any leaves, flowers, seeds or branches and fibre from such stalks are also excluded from the Cannabis Act, but they may not be used in veterinary health products.
Deliberately adding phytocannabinoids to such products is not permitted.
These same restrictions also apply to cosmetics, which may only contain hemp derivatives.
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CBD OIL CANADA in human food or pet food
Edible cannabis will not be permitted for sale until the Regulations Amending the Cannabis Regulations (New Classes of Cannabis) come into force on October 17, 2019.
These regulations set out strict controls to reduce the:
appeal of such products to youth;
risk of accidental consumption, especially of edible cannabis, including by youth;
risk of overconsumption associated with edible cannabis because of the delay in experiencing the effects of cannabis when it is ingested rather than inhaled; and
risk of foodborne illness associated with the production and consumption of edible cannabis.
Edible cannabis will only be available for human consumption.