Federal Medical Sales (either with or without possession)

Things You Must Know About Medical Cannabis Sales

Federal Medical Sales License Overview

Who Is The Sale For Medical Purposes License For?

The Sale for Medical Purposes License is for anyone interested in selling medical cannabis products to medical patients. Such businesses could include treatment centers and clinics, licensed grow facilities, private practices, and patient cooperatives. This licence can be sought with possession of cannabis or without possession of cannabis.

What Can You Do With A Sale For Medical Purposes License?

What Isn't Covered Under The Sale For Medical Purposes License?

Sale for Medical Purposes license holders are not permitted to grow or produce cannabis, and are not authorized to supply the general public with any kind of access to the cannabis in their possession.

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The ACMPR license allows individuals to cultivate a small amount of cannabis at home in order to treat their medical needs.  Patients can apply for a personal production license through Health Canada for themselves or someone else under the ACMPR regulation. Cannabis cultivated under an ACMPR license is for personal use only and cannot be sold commercially.

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There is some evidence of potential therapeutic uses for cannabis or its component chemicals (cannabinoids). The flowers and leaves of the cannabis plant are used for their ability to cause effects on the mind, including feeling high (euphoria), a sense of well-being, relaxation, heightened sensory experiences such as sight, taste, smell, and sound. To learn more about cannabis for medical purposes, visit:

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/topics/cannabis-for-medical-purposes.html 

Health Canada oversees the commercial cannabis industry and the individuals who produce a limited amount of cannabis for medical purposes.

The Sale for Medical Purposes License is required to sell cannabis to medical patients in Canada.

The Sale for Medical Purposes License is for anyone interested in selling medical cannabis products to medical patients. Such businesses could include treatment centers and clinics, licensed grow facilities, private practices, and patient cooperatives. This license can be sought with possession of cannabis or without possession of cannabis (e.g. drop ship model of sales).

The Sale for Medical Purposes License permits the holder to possess cannabis products and sell or distribute them to medical patients (upon successful registration and proof of medical document) as well as other federal cannabis license holders.

 

Standard and Micro-Cultivation License holders can sell cannabis plants and cannabis seeds that are packaged and labeled for retail. Nursery License holders can also sell cannabis plants and cannabis seeds that are packaged and labeled for retail. Processing License holders can sell any classes of cannabis (dried, fresh, edibles, extracts, topicals) that are packaged and labeled for retail.

Sale for Medical Purposes license holders are not permitted to grow or produce cannabis and are not authorized to supply the general public with any kind of access to the cannabis in their possession. Fully packaged cannabis products can only be sold or distributed to registered medical patients.

Sale for Medical Purposes with Possession would mean that your business would store packaged cannabis products on site. You would need a dedicated storage area that meets physical security requirements as well as some other areas such as a shipping/receiving area, shipment packaging area, and office/record-keeping space. Sale for Medical Purposes without Possession would mean that your business would not have possession of any cannabis products. Instead, when a medical patient places an order, it would be drop-shipped from the licensed producer directly to the patient.