Legally Grow Cannabis Seeds In Canada
The cannabis laws are changing in Canada, allowing many of it’s residents to begin legally growing cannabis once again. Prior to the introduction of the Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) in 2013, which replaced the previous government’s Medical Marijuana Access Regulations, which granted the right for many patients to grow cannabis in their home.
After a lengthy legal battle, February 2016 saw the release of the Allard Decision, the ruling in the federal court declared the government’s ban on patients growing their own cannabis and marijuana was unconstitutional, and declared the government had six months to redraft these regulations and allow patients to legally grow cannabis in their own home.
Beginning on the 24th August 2016, the new laws came into effect, referred to as the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR). A fusion of the old MMPR and MMAR laws, a patient is required to get a prescription from a health care practitioner, as was the practise in the past.
The first thing you need to do is talk to your family doctor about a cannabis prescription for one of the many listed ailments and conditions. If your doctor is unwilling to prescribe medical cannabis, ask them for a referral to a cannabis specialist, the cost of which is usually included in your provincial health care. Without a referral it may cost upwards of $250 to become registered.
Once your doctor has issued a medical cannabis prescription you are free to decide which licensed producer you wish to legally buy cannabis from. Often this is just a case of picking one and joining their registration program. You could also take your prescription to the local cannabis dispensary, but obtaining your cannabis here is illegal, and you risk having your cannabis confiscated by the police if caught.
Growing Cannabis In Canada
Growing cannabis seeds in Cannabis requires further checks and applications. Firstly you are required to complete a simple, straight-forward form, the Production of Cannabis for Medical Purposes, and together with the landowners signed consent, your prescription and a police background check, send it to Health Canada. You must still register with a licensed producer as well.
The licensed producer who you have registered with will be able to legally supply you with your cannabis needs while your application is being reviewed. Once your growing certificate has been issued, they will also be able to supply you with the cannabis seeds and clones you will require.
There are a number of reasons for a cannabis growing license to be refused, the most common are due to location, such as your residence is too close to a school. You have registered cannabis related offences against you, or links to organised crime, or if your proposed site isn’t clean and sanitary. Gaining a cannabis growing licence isn’t that difficult if you don’t have a criminal record and live away from a school. Obviously owning your own home is a major advantage, as you will not require the landlords permission.
There are limitations on the amount of cannabis seeds you can legally grow, which can be calculated using a basic formula. Using the number of grams of cannabis you have been prescribed for daily use and you can legally grow five indoor cannabis plants, or three outdoor varieties for each gram prescribed. Further restrictions are enforced if you mix indoor and outdoor grown plants.
These few basic steps are all that is stopping you legally growing cannabis seeds in Canada. Once you have been approved it’s unlikely you will be questioned about where you purchased your seeds, and obtaining high quality cannabis seeds on the internet is quick and easy.
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