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Canada
Cannabis Act
Interpretation
s 2
(1)
sec_2__subsec_1__def_government
(d)

Cannabis Act

In forceThis text since 17 Oct 2018law://ca/sc/2018/16/sec_2__subsec_1__def_government__para_d@2026-11-10

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Contents

(1) The following definitions apply in this Act.
(2) Dried cannabis
(3) Deeming — cannabis accessory
(4) Equivalency

Contents

(1) The following definitions apply in this Act.
(2) Dried cannabis
(3) Deeming — cannabis accessory
(4) Equivalency

(d)an aboriginal government as defined in subsection 13(3) of the Access to Information Act;

Federal laws of Canada reproduced under the Reproduction of Federal Law Order (SI/97-5); not the official version. Source: Justice Laws Website.

Key facts

Type: Act · S.C. 2018, c. 16
Enacted: 21 Jun 2018
Last amended: 26 Mar 2026
Text current to: 1 Apr 2026
Official: Justice Laws Website

History · 1 version

17 Oct 2018Reading

Connections

Implemented by 11: Cannabis for Medical Purposes Remission Order; Order Designating the Minister of Health as the Minister for the purpose of that Act; Cannabis Tracking System Order; Order Designating the Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction, a member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada, as the Minister for the purposes of the Cannabis Act; Cannabis Fees Order; Cannabis Tracking System Order; Order Designating the Minister of Health, as the Minister for the purposes of the Act; Industrial Hemp Regulations; Qualifications for Designation as Analyst Regulations (Cannabis); Cannabis Act (Police Enforcement) Regulations; Cannabis Regulations
Cited by 4: Controlled Substances Regulations17 provisions; Canadian Industrial Hemp Promotion-Research Agency Proclamation2 provisions; Supplementary Rules Respecting Nicotine Replacement Therapies Order; Cannabis for Medical Purposes Remission Order5 provisions
Cites 1: Access to Information Act

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ca/sc/2018/16