Cannabis Regulations (SOR/2018-144)

Marginal note:Control measures for dispensing cannabis extract

• 122.5 (1) The immediate container of a cannabis extract that is a cannabis product and that is not in discrete units must

  • (a) not permit the extract to be easily poured or drunk directly from the container; and

  • (b) contain an integrated dispensing mechanism that dispenses no more than 10 mg of THC per activation, taking into account the potential to convert THCA into THC, if the cannabis extract

    • (i) is in liquid form at a temperature of 22 ± 2°C,

    • (ii) is not intended to be consumed only by means of inhalation, and

    • (iii) contains at least 10 mg of THC, taking into account the potential to convert THCA into THC.

• Marginal note:Non-application — integrated dispensing mechanism

  (2) Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to an immediate container in which a cannabis accessory referred to in paragraph 103.2(a) is packaged.

Labelling — Cannabis Products

Marginal note:Information

• 123 (1) The following information must be included on the label that is applied to any container in which a cannabis product is packaged:

  • (a) the name, telephone number and email address of the following:

    • (i) in the case of a cannabis plant or cannabis plant seeds, the holder of a licence for cultivation that cultivated the cannabis plant or cannabis plant seeds, or

    • (ii) in the case of any other cannabis product, the holder of a licence for processing that manufactured the product;

  • (b) the class of cannabis set out in Schedule 4 to the Act to which the cannabis that is in the immediate container belongs;

  • (c) in respect of the product

    • (i) the brand name,

    • (ii) the lot number, preceded by one of the following designations:

      • (A) “Lot number”,

      • (B) “Lot no.”,

      • (C) “Lot”, or

      • (D) “(L)”,

    • (iii) the recommended storage conditions, and

    • (iv) the packaging date;

    • (v) [Repealed, SOR/2025-43, s. 35]

  • (d) the warning “KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN / TENIR HORS DE LA PORTÉE DES ENFANTS”;

  • (e) one of the health warning messages set out in the document entitled Cannabis Health Warning Messages, as amended from time to time and published by the Government of Canada on its website, that applies to the cannabis product; and

  • (f) in the case of a cannabis product that contains THC in a concentration greater than 10 μg/g, taking into account the potential to convert THCA into THC, the standardized cannabis symbol that must be obtained from the Minister in the form of an electronic file.

  • (g) [Repealed, SOR/2025-43, s. 35]

• Marginal note:Exception — packaging date

  (2) Despite subparagraph (1)(c)(iv), the packaging date that is included on the label that is applied to the container may differ from the date on which the cannabis product is packaged if the product is packaged no more than seven days before or after the packaging date that is included on the label.

• (2.1) [Repealed, SOR/2025-43, s. 35]

• Marginal note:Exemption — multiple immediate containers

  (3) In the case of an outermost container that contains multiple immediate containers in accordance with subsection 122.4(2), the outermost container is exempt from the requirement of subparagraph (1)(c)(iv).

• Marginal note:Rotation

  (4) The health warning messages referred to in paragraph (1)(e) must be displayed in rotation on each type of container of each brand name of the cannabis product that is packaged in a year, so that each health warning message is displayed, to the extent possible, on equal numbers of containers of that product.

• Marginal note:Non-application — sections 26 and 27 of Act

  (5) Sections 26 and 27 of the Act do not apply with respect to the name and email address that are included on the label in accordance with paragraph (1)(a).

Marginal note:Amended health warning message

• 123.01 (1) Despite paragraph 123(1)(e), a health warning message that applies to a cannabis product, as set out in the document entitled Cannabis Health Warning Messages as it read immediately before the day on which the amended version of the document is published by the Government of Canada, may be used on the label that is applied to any container in which a cannabis product is packaged for a period of 12 months following the day on which the amended version of the document is published.

• Marginal note:Rotation

  (2) The health warning messages referred to in subsection (1) must be displayed in rotation on each type of container of each brand name of the cannabis product that is packaged during the 12-month period referred to in subsection (1), so that each health warning message is displayed, to the extent possible, on equal numbers of containers of that product.

• Marginal note:Exemption — holder of a licence

  (3) A holder of a licence that is authorized to sell or distribute cannabis is, in respect of the sale or distribution of cannabis products, exempt from the application of subsection 106(1) of these Regulations and from section 25 of the Act if the cannabis products are packaged and labelled in accordance with subsections (1) and (2) and the other applicable provisions of these Regulations.

• Marginal note:Exemption — other person

  (4) A person, other than a holder of a licence, that is authorized to sell cannabis is, in respect of the sale of cannabis products, exempt from the application of section 25 of the Act if those products are packaged and labelled in accordance with subsections (1) and (2) and the other applicable provisions of these Regulations.

Marginal note:Expiry date

• 123.02 (1) The label of a container in which cannabis other than edible cannabis is packaged must not include an expiry date unless the holder of the licence for processing that manufactured the cannabis product has data that establishes the stability period during which, after the cannabis is packaged in accordance with these Regulations and stored under its recommended storage conditions,

  • (a) in the case of dried cannabis or fresh cannabis,

    • (i) it maintains not less than 80% and not more than 120% of its THC content and CBD content, and

    • (ii) the microbial and chemical contaminants it contains or has on it remain within the limits referred to subsection 93(3); and

  • (b) in the case of a cannabis extract or a cannabis topical,

    • (i) it maintains its THC content and CBD content within the variability limits referred to in subsection 97(1), and

    • (ii) the microbial and chemical contaminants it contains or has on it remain within the limits referred to in section 101.1.

• Marginal note:No expiry date — edible cannabis

  (2) The label of a container in which edible cannabis is packaged must not include an expiry date.

• Marginal note:Stability period — retention of document

  (3) The holder of the licence for processing that manufactured the cannabis product must, if they include an expiry date on the label of the container, retain a document that contains the data referred to in subsection (1) for at least two years after the day on which the last sale or distribution of any portion of the lot or batch of the cannabis product with that expiry date takes place, other than for destruction.

Marginal note:Wrapper

• 123.1 (1) The interior and exterior surface of a wrapper must

  • (a) not display any brand element;

  • (b) not display any image or information;

  • (c) be one uniform colour, which may be different for each surface;

  • (d) not be fluorescent, have fluorescent properties in the ink or have pigments that absorb ultraviolet energy and transmit it as a longer wavelength, such as the Pantone 800 series;

  • (e) have a smooth texture without any embossing or decorative ridges;

  • (f) not include any hidden feature that is designed to change the appearance of the wrapper, such as heat-activated ink or a feature that is visible only through technological means; and

  • (g) not be capable of emitting a scent or sound.

• Marginal note:Images or information

  (1.1) Despite paragraph (1)(b), images or information authorized under the Act, any other Act of Parliament, any provincial Act or their regulations may be displayed on the interior or exterior surface of the wrapper.

• Marginal note:Standardized cannabis symbol

  (2) Despite paragraph (1)(b), the standardized cannabis symbol that must be obtained from the Minister in the form of an electronic file must be clearly and prominently displayed on the exterior surface of any wrapper if the concentration of THC in the cannabis that is in direct contact with the wrapper or that is in the cannabis accessory that is in direct contact with the wrapper is greater than 10 μg/g, taking into account the potential to convert THCA into THC.

• Marginal note:Requirements

  (3) The standardized cannabis symbol must meet the following requirements:

  • (a) it must be at least 1.27 cm by 1.27 cm in size;

  • (b) it must be displayed with a white border of at least 2 points on all sides; and

  • (c) if a change is made to the size of the symbol, its dimensions must be proportional vertically and horizontally.

Marginal note:Dried cannabis or fresh cannabis — discrete units and not intended for inhalation

• 124 (1) In the case of dried cannabis or fresh cannabis — or a cannabis accessory that contains dried cannabis or fresh cannabis — that is in discrete units and is not intended to be consumed by means of inhalation, the label of any container in which the cannabis product is packaged must also include the following information:

  • (a) the net weight, in grams, of dried cannabis or fresh cannabis;

  • (b) the number of units;

  • (c) the net weight, in grams, of dried cannabis or fresh cannabis in each unit;

  • (d) [Repealed, SOR/2025-43, s. 38]

  • (e) the quantity of THC, in milligrams, that each unit could yield, taking into account the potential to convert THCA into THC, preceded by “Total THC per unit”;

  • (f) [Repealed, SOR/2025-43, s. 38]

  • (g) the quantity of CBD, in milligrams, that each discrete unit could yield, taking into account the potential to convert CBDA into CBD, preceded by “Total CBD per unit”; and

  • (h) the intended use of the cannabis product.

• Marginal note:Maximum quantity of THC on label

  (2) The quantity of THC that is included, in accordance with paragraph (1)(e), on the label of a container in which is packaged dried cannabis or fresh cannabis — or a cannabis accessory that contains dried cannabis or fresh cannabis — that is intended for ingestion or nasal, rectal or vaginal use must not exceed 10 mg.

Marginal note:Dried cannabis or fresh cannabis — discrete units and intended for inhalation

124.1 In the case of dried cannabis or fresh cannabis — or a cannabis accessory that contains dried cannabis or fresh cannabis — that is in discrete units and is intended to be consumed by means of inhalation, the label of any container in which the cannabis product is packaged must also include the following information:

• (a) the net weight, in grams, of dried cannabis or fresh cannabis;

• (b) the number of units;

• (c) the net weight, in grams, of dried cannabis or fresh cannabis in each unit;

• (d) [Repealed, SOR/2025-43, s. 39]

• (e) the concentration of THC, in milligrams per gram, that the dried cannabis or fresh cannabis could yield, taking into account the potential to convert THCA into THC, preceded by “Total THC”;

• (f) [Repealed, SOR/2025-43, s. 39]

• (g) the concentration of CBD, in milligrams per gram, that the dried cannabis or fresh cannabis could yield, taking into account the potential to convert CBDA into CBD, preceded by “Total CBD”; and

• (h) the intended use of the cannabis product.

Marginal note:Dried cannabis or fresh cannabis — not in discrete units

125 In the case of dried cannabis or fresh cannabis — or a cannabis accessory that contains dried cannabis or fresh cannabis — that is not in discrete units, the label of any container in which the cannabis product is packaged must also include the following information:

• (a) the net weight, in grams, of dried cannabis or fresh cannabis;

• (b) [Repealed, SOR/2025-43, s. 40]

• (c) the concentration of THC, in milligrams per gram, that the dried cannabis or fresh cannabis could yield, taking into account the potential to convert THCA into THC, preceded by “Total THC”; and

• (d) [Repealed, SOR/2025-43, s. 40]

• (e) the concentration of CBD, in milligrams per gram, that the dried cannabis or fresh cannabis could yield, taking into account the potential to convert CBDA into CBD, preceded by “Total CBD”.

126 [Repealed, SOR/2019-206, s. 43]

127 [Repealed, SOR/2019-206, s. 43]

Marginal note:Cannabis plants

128 In the case of a cannabis plant, the number of plants in the container must be included on the label that is applied to any container in which a cannabis product is packaged.

Marginal note:Cannabis plant seeds

129 In the case of cannabis plant seeds, the number of seeds in the container must be included on the label that is applied to any container in which a cannabis product is packaged.