Physical security measures for cannabis licences: Introduction
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Who this is for
Anyone who wants to do activities with cannabis needs to meet certain physical security requirements at their site. These pages can help applicants and licence holders understand the physical security requirements for their site, and how to comply.
Use the content of these pages for the following licences:
- micro-cultivation, nursery and standard cultivation
- micro-processing and standard processing
- sale for medical purposes
- analytical testing
- research
- cannabis drug licence
Important: There are no physical security requirements for a licence for sale for medical purposes without possession of cannabis.
These pages don't include instructions on what you need to submit to show compliance with these regulations. For information on what you need to submit to Health Canada, refer to the following:
- for cultivation, processing and sale for medical purposes licences
- for analytical testing licences
- Application requirements for cannabis analytical testing
- Making changes to your site: email sp-licensing-cannabis-licences-sp@hc-sc.gc.ca
- for research licences
- Application requirements for cannabis research licences
- Making changes to your site: email sp-licensing-cannabis-licences-sp@hc-sc.gc.ca
- for cannabis drug licences
- Application requirements for cannabis drug licences
- Making changes to your site: email sp-licensing-cannabis-licences-sp@hc-sc.gc.ca
These pages also don't include how to ensure security for personal production of cannabis for medical purposes.
Disclaimer
You need to read these pages along with the Cannabis Act (the Act) and the Cannabis Regulations (the Regulations). If there are differences between these pages and the legislation, the legislation is correct.
Contact us
For questions about a specific licence or licence application, email licensing-cannabis-licences@hc-sc.gc.ca. Use the subject line "Questions about APP # or LIC#". Include your licence application (APP) ID or your licence (LIC) number found in the Cannabis Tracking and Licensing system (CTLS).
For all other questions, refer to the Cannabis and industrial hemp contact information for licence holders, applicants and industry to find the appropriate email address.