Appendix C: Cannabis Act

• Author: Brock Jones/Sarah Leece/Mary Birdsell/Emma Rhodes
• Pages: 487-494

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Cannabis Act

Cannabis Act

SC 2018, c 16

Assented to 2018-06-21

An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and

Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent

of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada,

enacts as follows:

SHORT TITLE

Short title

1 This Act may be cited as the Cannabis Act.

INTERPRETATION

Definitions

2 (1) The following definitions apply in this Act.

analyst means an individual who is designated as an

analyst under section 130. (analyste)

Attorney General means

(a) the Attorney General of Canada, and includes

his or her lawful deputy; or

(b) with respect to proceedings commenced at

the instance of the government of a province and

conducted by or on behalf of that government, the

Attorney General of that province, and includes his

or her lawful deputy. (procureur général)

brand element includes a brand name, trademark,

tradename, distinguishing guise, logo, graphic

arrangement, design or slogan that is reasonably

associated with, or that evokes,

(a) cannabis, a cannabis accessory or a service

related to cannabis; or

(b) a brand of any cannabis, cannabis accessory

or service related to cannabis. (élément de marque)

brand-preference promotion means promotion

of cannabis by means of its brand characteristics,

promotion of a cannabis accessory by means of

its brand characteristics or promotion of a service

related to cannabis by means of the brand charac-

teristics of the service. (promotion de marque)

cannabis means a cannabis plant and anything refe-

rred to in Schedule 1 but does not include anything

referred to in Schedule 2. (cannabis)

cannabis accessory means

(a) a thing, including rolling papers or wraps,

holders, pipes, water pipes, bongs and vaporizers,

that is represented to be used in the consumption

of cannabis; or

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