Physical security measures for cannabis licences: Cannabis drug licence

Physical security requirements for cannabis drug licences.

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• Determine your physical security requirements
• Requirements under paragraph 62(1)(d)
• Requirements under paragraph 76(1)(b)
• Requirements under paragraph 76(1)(a)

Determine your physical security requirements

Your physical security requirements will be different depending on the activities you are conducting at your site. You may also be exempt from these requirements if you store cannabis at your site in accordance with the Directive on Physical Security Requirements for Controlled Substances and Drugs Containing Cannabis.

If you already have a cannabis licence at your site, such as a standard cultivation, processing or sale for medical purposes with possession of cannabis licence, you may already have certain physical security measures in place.

Requirements under paragraph 62(1)(d)

These are the requirements you must follow if you intend to sell or distribute more than 600 kg of dried cannabis or equivalent per calendar year. These are the same requirements as a standard cultivation, standard processing and sale for medical purposes with possession of cannabis licence, per paragraph 62(1)(d) of the Regulations.

You may be exempt from these requirements if you store cannabis at your site in accordance with the Directive on Physical Security Requirements for Controlled Substances and Drugs Containing Cannabis.

Physical security requirements

• Site
  • Designed to prevent unauthorized access
• Site perimeter
  • Visual monitoring
• Storage and operations areas
  • Surrounded by a physical barrier
  • Access restricted to those who are required to be present
  • Visual monitoring
  • Intrusion detection

Requirements under paragraph 76(1)(b)

These are the requirements you must follow if both these situations apply:

• you intend to sell or distribute less than 600 kg of dried cannabis or equivalent per calendar year
• you're conducting activities other than analytical testing

These are the same requirements as micro-cultivation, nursery and micro-processing licences paragraph 76(1)(b) of the Regulations.

Physical security requirements

• Site
  • Designed to prevent unauthorized access
  • Surrounded by a physical barrier
• Storage areas
  • Surrounded by a physical barrier
  • Access restricted to those who are required to be present

Requirements under paragraph 76(1)(a)

These are the requirements you must follow if both these situations apply:

• you intend to sell or distribute less than 600 kg of dried cannabis or equivalent per calendar year
• you're only conducting analytical testing

These are the same requirements as an analytical testing licence per paragraph 76(1)(a) of the Regulations.

Physical security requirements

• Storage areas
  • Surrounded by a physical barrier
  • Access restricted to those who are required to be present