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Licensed cultivators, processors and sellers of cannabis under the Cannabis Act in Quebec or Canada.

You must apply to obtain a cannabis license under the Excise Act, 2001 in the following situations:

• You grow it (you grow cannabis products)
• You make the production (you produce cannabis products)
• You make the packaging (you pack cannabis products)

You do not have to apply for a license if one of the following situations applies:

• You are an individual and produce cannabis products in Canada for your personal use in accordance with the Cannabis Act
• You are an individual and produce cannabis products in Canada under the Cannabis for Personal Medical Purposes Act
• You are an individual, you produce cannabis products in Canada and you are a designated person authorized to produce cannabis products in Canada for the medical purposes of another individual, in accordance with the Cannabis Act
• You are a producer of industrial hemp and produce by-products of industrial hemp

 

Please note that even if you have a license from Health Canada, you must apply for a cannabis license with the CRA for medical and non-medical (recreational) purposes.

If you pack cannabis products, you must also register for the cannabis product-stamping scheme before selling any packaged cannabis products.

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