Everything You Should Know to get Your Cultivation License
If you want to cultivate cannabis, you’ll need to obtain a cultivation license. In this guide, we’ll provide insider tips on what you need to
Those looking to conduct finished product packaging of dried flower or manufacture and package cannabis-based products (e.g. edibles, extracts, topicals) are required to hold a Processing license. Currently under the Cannabis Regulations, there are two variations of the Processing licence; Standard Processing and Micro-Processing.
Generally reserved for smaller manufacturers, as it only permits up to 600 kg of dried flower (or the equivalent) to be handled each year. This option is ideal for businesses that do not intend on expanding their market reach in the near future. Keep in mind, micro-processors who also have a micro-cultivation licence are permitted to process more than the 600 kg cap, given that they are processing the cannabis cultivated from their own site
Functions much like the Micro-Processing Licence, but there is no limit on the amount of cannabis product your business can handle each year. You can manufacture, sell, and distribute an unlimited amount of cannabis with this license. Both Standard and Micro Processing licenses allow for the sale and distribution of cannabis products to other license holders or to provincial and territorial retailers
Regardless of which licence you choose, Standard or Micro-Processing, a prerequisite to being licensed is that a production-ready facility must be built prior to submitting a licence application to Health Canada. This requirement was announced in May 2019 and replaced the former two-step review process, which included an extensive assessment of a paper application with feedback from Health Canada, followed by submission of a site evidence package for review. The site evidence package used to be one of the final steps in proving a facility was operationally ready – but now, it is one of the first.
Both Standard and Micro-Processing Licenses permit the holder to produce, retain, sell and distribute cannabis – but only within the guidelines that the license’s terms provide for (described above).
If you want to cultivate cannabis, you’ll need to obtain a cultivation license. In this guide, we’ll provide insider tips on what you need to
Farmgate cannabis retail in Ontario is the new hot topic as of recently. Ontario is currently the first province to allow farmgate cannabis sales this
If you’re thinking of starting a cannabis cultivation business, there are several things you should consider before getting started. In this article, we’ve put together
The first thing to note is that a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) cannabis license is separate from regular Health Canada cannabis licensing that is required
A cannabis processing license is similar to a micro-processing license except there is no limit on the amount of cannabis you can handle year to year. The standard processing license allows you to manufacture, distribute and sell unlimited amounts of cannabis. With this license, you can sell cannabis products to other license holders or to provincial/territorial retailers.
Micro-processing includes all of the same activities as standard processing, except on a smaller scale. Processing activities included finished product packaging of dried flower, as well as manufacturing and packaging other cannabis products such as edibles, extracts and topicals. Micro-processing allows for processing of up to 600 kg of dried flower (or the equivalent) annually.
A cannabis micro-processing license is typically used by smaller manufacturers because it only permits up to 600kg of dried cannabis (or the equivalent) to be handled each year. This license is very useful for businesses that aren’t looking to extend their market reach and are okay with those limitations. If you are a micro-cultivator that also has a micro-processing license, you are also permitted to process more than the 600 kg maximum because you are processing the cannabis from your own site.
In Canada, CBD products can only be sold to adults over the age of 19 through authorized retail stores or a federally-licensed seller of cannabis for medical purposes. You are required to have a processing license to manufacture any products containing CBD for sale according to Health Canada.
A cannabis production facility is any land or building that is used for processing, testing, packaging, producing, storing, or shipping cannabis.
No, the ACMPR license is for personal use only. This license only allows you to cultivate a limited amount of cannabis at home to treat your medical needs. Cannabis cannot be sold to other individuals once produced.
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