Health Canada is considering relaxing regulations in the production, sale, and trade of cannabis, saying that licence holders are arguing that licencing requirements “may not be necessary or could be streamlined.”
In a Notice of Intent published in the Canada Gazette—the official newspaper of the Government of Canada—Health Canada said it is seeking feedback from cannabis licence holders and other stakeholders on potential amendments to the Cannabis Regulations (CR) aimed at reducing regulatory burden.
The proposal came less than five years after cannabis was first legalized in Canada. Health Canada said the industry has “matured” and that it “recognizes there may be regulatory measures that could be made more efficient and streamlined without compromising the public health and public safety objectives.”…