Proposed requirements for cultivation, processing, and federal sale licences

Location

Indoor

• Cultivation Licences (Standard, Micro, Nursery, Hemp)
• Processing Licences (Standard, Micro)
• Federal Sale Licences -Medical and Non-medical (cannabis on-site, no cannabis on-site)

Outdoor

• Cultivation Licences (Standard, Micro, Nursery, Hemp)

Physical Security

Perimeter of the Site

• Physical barriers (for example, walls or fences with secured entry points) to prevent unauthorized access
  • Cultivation Licences (Standard, Micro, Nursery)
  • Processing Licences (Standard, Micro)
  • Federal Sale Licences -Medical and Non-medical (Cannabis on-site)
• Visual monitoring, keep recording for 1 year
  • Cultivation Licences (Standard)
  • Processing Licences (Standard)
  • Federal Sale Licences -Medical and Non-medical (Cannabis on-site)
• Alarm or other intrusion detection system
  • Cultivation Licences (Standard)
  • Processing Licences (Standard)
  • Federal Sale Licences -Medical and Non-medical (Cannabis on-site)

Indoor areas on-site where cannabis is present, excluding growing areas

• Physical barriers to prevent unauthorized access
  • Cultivation Licences (Standard, Micro, Nursery)
  • Processing Licences (Standard, Micro)
  • Federal Sale Licences -Medical and Non-medical (Cannabis on-site)
• Visual monitoring, keep recording for 1 year
  • Cultivation Licences (Standard)
  • Processing Licences (Standard)
  • Federal Sale Licences -Medical and Non-medical (Cannabis on-site)
• Alarm or other intrusion detection system
  • Cultivation Licences (Standard)
  • Processing Licences (Standard)
  • Federal Sale Licences - Medical and Non-medical (Cannabis on-site)
• Access restricted to employees to perform job duties (e.g., key card, key)
  • Cultivation Licences (Standard, Micro, Nursery)
  • Processing Licences (Standard)
  • Federal Sale Licences -Medical and Non-medical (Cannabis on-site)

Additional requirements for areas where cannabis is stored

• Identity recorded of every person entering or exiting the area
  • Standard Cultivation Licences
  • Standard Processing Licences
  • Federal Sale Licences -Medical and Non-medical (Cannabis on-site)

Personnel Security Clearance

• Specified employees must hold a valid security clearance
  • Cultivation Licences (Standard, Micro, Nursery)
  • Processing Licences (Standard, Micro)
  • Federal Sale Licences -Medical and Non-medical (cannabis on-site, no cannabis on-site)

Good Production Practices

• Clean equipment
  • Cultivation Licences (Standard, Micro, Nursery, Hemp)
  • Processing Licences (Standard, Micro)
• Sanitation of indoor areas
  • Cultivation Licences (Standard, Micro, Nursery)
  • Processing Licences (Standard, Micro)
• Analytical Testing (microbial, contamination, heavy metals, pesticides, THC, CBD) (limited requirements for hemp)
  • All cannabis will be tested prior to processing, packaging, and sale
  • Processing Licences (Standard, Micro)
• Quality Assurance Person
  • Processing Licences (Standard, Micro)

Reporting and Record Keeping

• Maintain records and report information that, for example, demonstrates compliance with good production practices and describes product recall activities and adverse effects.
  • Cultivation Licences (Standard, Micro, Nursery, Hemp)
  • Processing Licences (Standard, Micro)
  • Federal Sale Licences -Medical and Non-medical (cannabis on-site, no cannabis on-site)

Cannabis Tracking System

• Report information with respect to production levels, inventory amounts, and sales volume
  • Cultivation Licences (Standard, Micro, Nursery, Hemp)
  • Processing Licences (Standard, Micro)
  • Federal Sale Licences -Medical and Non-medical (cannabis on-site, no cannabis on-site)