In the summer of 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled 7-0 that Health Canada had no right to restrict patients to only dried medical marijuana that can be smoked to treat various conditions. The Court’s decision allows “individuals authorized to possess marijuana under the MMPR and those falling under the terms of a court injunction (for example, Allard injunction) may now possess marijuana derivatives for their own use.” Source: http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=997359&tp=980 Under Canada’s medical marijuana program, licensed producers can make and sell cannabis-based extracts, and in December of 2015, the very first license was issued to commercial producer Peace Naturals Project Inc., a Stayner, Ontario-based operation. Source
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Caregivers can also register with Health Canada to grow a restricted amount of cannabis for a patient whose health is compromised and is unable to grow the plant themselves. In order for an individual to grow cannabis, he or she must provide an original medical document from the health-care practitioner must be provided and the application must include information such as the location of where cannabis will be produced and stored.” Source https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/drugs-health-products/understanding-new-access-to-cannabis-for-medical-purposes-regulations.html#a3 The new ruling removed the ban on home cultivation of cannabis that was implemented in 2013 by Canada’s conservative govermenent. Judge Michael Phelan, who struck down the 2013 law justified his action stating that the law in violation of a patient’s liberties under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms because it “limited a patient to a single government-approved contractor and eliminated the ability to grow one’s own marijuana or choose one’s own supplier.” Source http://time.com/4236753/canada-ends-pot-growing-ban/ The changes to Canada’s Medical Marijuana Program (MMP) has opened the door for CBD and CBD oil to garner …show more content…
Is this the best course of action? No. Classified as Scheduled II Drug, Canada acknowledges the medicinal value of cannabidiol (CBD) whether its source is hemp or cannabis; however, regulation and sale of CBD products is controlled. According to Philippe Lucas, Vice President, Patient Research and Services at Tilray, a federally authorized medical cannabis production, research and distribution company based in Nanaimo, BC, there's an equivalency of the number of gel caps or the amount of oil you're allowed to order based on your daily and monthly limits. Source http://news.nationalpost.com/health/producers-of-dried-medical-pot-awaiting-approval-to-sell-now-legal-cannabis-oils?__lsa=75b6-3348 The new laws have permitted medical marijuana producers in Canada to become vendors of cannabis-based oils, providing medical marijuana products to patients with a valid prescription. Peace Naturals Project Inc., a Stayner, Ontario and Mettrum, a Toronto-based licensed producer are two of the first operators to acquire a license to sell marijuana extracts. Mettrum for example, has three different blends of marijuana that features three different balances of THC and CBD categorized by color, which the company calls “Mettrum Spectrum.” Source https://www.mettrum.com/mettrum-spectrum/ However, it should be noted that CBD has existed in Canada’s “grey” market
Caregivers can also register with Health Canada to grow a restricted amount of cannabis for a patient whose health is compromised and is unable to grow the plant themselves. In order for an individual to grow cannabis, he or she must provide an original medical document from the health-care practitioner must be provided and the application must include information such as the location of where cannabis will be produced and stored.” Source https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/drugs-health-products/understanding-new-access-to-cannabis-for-medical-purposes-regulations.html#a3 The new ruling removed the ban on home cultivation of cannabis that was implemented in 2013 by Canada’s conservative govermenent. Judge Michael Phelan, who struck down the 2013 law justified his action stating that the law in violation of a patient’s liberties under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms because it “limited a patient to a single government-approved contractor and eliminated the ability to grow one’s own marijuana or choose one’s own supplier.” Source http://time.com/4236753/canada-ends-pot-growing-ban/ The changes to Canada’s Medical Marijuana Program (MMP) has opened the door for CBD and CBD oil to garner …show more content…
Is this the best course of action? No. Classified as Scheduled II Drug, Canada acknowledges the medicinal value of cannabidiol (CBD) whether its source is hemp or cannabis; however, regulation and sale of CBD products is controlled. According to Philippe Lucas, Vice President, Patient Research and Services at Tilray, a federally authorized medical cannabis production, research and distribution company based in Nanaimo, BC, there's an equivalency of the number of gel caps or the amount of oil you're allowed to order based on your daily and monthly limits. Source http://news.nationalpost.com/health/producers-of-dried-medical-pot-awaiting-approval-to-sell-now-legal-cannabis-oils?__lsa=75b6-3348 The new laws have permitted medical marijuana producers in Canada to become vendors of cannabis-based oils, providing medical marijuana products to patients with a valid prescription. Peace Naturals Project Inc., a Stayner, Ontario and Mettrum, a Toronto-based licensed producer are two of the first operators to acquire a license to sell marijuana extracts. Mettrum for example, has three different blends of marijuana that features three different balances of THC and CBD categorized by color, which the company calls “Mettrum Spectrum.” Source https://www.mettrum.com/mettrum-spectrum/ However, it should be noted that CBD has existed in Canada’s “grey” market