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Cannabis Retail Regulations

made under

Section 14 of the

Cannabis Control Act

S.N.S. 2018, c. 3

O.I.C. 2025-100 (effective April 3, 2025), N.S. Reg. 72/2025

Table of Contents

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Citation

Definitions

Authorized cannabis sellers under these regulations

Authorized cannabis seller agreement

Authorization certificate

Termination of authorized cannabis seller agreement and cancellation of certificate

Sale of cannabis by certified cannabis seller

Selling flavoured cannabis extract prohibited

Young persons and premises

Books, records and reporting

Inspections of premises by Corporation

Employees of certified cannabis seller

Disposing of cannabis

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the Cannabis Retail Regulations .

Definitions

2 In these regulations,

“authorization certificate” means a certificate issued by the Corporation under

Section 5;

“band” means a band within the meaning of the Indian Act (Canada);

“band-owned corporation” means a corporation all of the shares of which are

owned by a band;

“cannabis extract” means cannabis extract as defined in the Cannabis Regulations

made under the Cannabis Act (Canada), the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act

(Canada) and the Food and Drugs Act (Canada);

“certified cannabis seller” means an authorized cannabis seller, other than the

Corporation, who has been issued an authorization certificate;

“person” includes a band and a band-owned corporation;

“premises” means a retail premises contained in a non-movable building that is

permanently affixed to the ground and located on a reserve;

“reserve” means a reserve within the meaning of the Indian Act (Canada).

Authorized cannabis sellers under these regulations

3 For the purposes of subclause (ii) of the definition of “authorized cannabis seller” in the

Act, a person that is a band or a band-owned corporation may be authorized under these

regulations to sell cannabis by entering into an authorized cannabis seller agreement.

Authorized cannabis seller agreement

(1) The Corporation may enter into an authorized cannabis seller agreement with a

person described in

Section 3 for the wholesale sale of cannabis by the Corporation

to the person, and the retail sale of cannabis by the person.

(2) An authorized cannabis seller agreement must provide for all of the following:

(

a) the address of the premises where the person is authorized to sell cannabis;

(

b) the requirements that the person must comply with in order to sell cannabis,

in addition to the requirements of these regulations;

(

c) the date that the person’s status as an authorized cannabis seller takes effect;

Corporation.

(3) An authorized cannabis seller agreement ceases to have effect when it is

terminated by either party or the term of the agreement expires.

Authorization certificate

(1) The Corporation must issue a certificate to a person with whom they have entered

into an authorized cannabis seller agreement that shows that the person is an

authorized cannabis seller under the Act and a certified cannabis seller under these

regulations.

(2) The effective date of the authorization certificate is the date identified in the

authorized cannabis seller agreement.

(3) A certified cannabis seller must prominently display their authorization certificate

at the premises identified on the authorization certificate.

Termination of authorized cannabis seller agreement and cancellation of certificate

(1) All of the following occur when an authorized cannabis seller agreement ceases to

have effect:

(

a) the person ceases to be an authorized cannabis seller;

(

b) the person ceases to be a certified cannabis seller, except for the purposes of

Section 10 and

Section 11 of these regulations;

(

c) the person’s authorization certificate is cancelled and must not be publicly

displayed.

(2) When an authorized cannabis seller agreement ceases to have effect, the person

must

(

a) return their cancelled authorization certificate to the Corporation upon

request by the Corporation or an employee of the Corporation; and

(

b) return all cannabis to the Corporation upon request by the Corporation and

in accordance with the authorized cannabis seller agreement.

Sale of cannabis by certified cannabis seller

(1) A certified cannabis seller may only sell cannabis that meets all of the following

requirements:

(

a) it is in its original package;

(

b) the amount sold in a transaction does not exceed 30 g of dried cannabis or

the equivalent amount of another class of cannabis, as determined in

accordance with

Schedule 3 of the federal Act.

(2) A certified cannabis seller may sell cannabis only

(

a) at the premises identified on their authorization certificate; and

(

b) when the purchaser is present at the premises.

(3) A certified cannabis seller must appoint a store manager in accordance with the

terms of their authorized cannabis seller agreement.

(4) A certified cannabis seller must comply with all requirements, terms and

conditions of their authorized cannabis seller agreement.

(5) A certified cannabis seller must not permit cannabis to be sampled on its premises.

Selling flavoured cannabis extract prohibited

8 An authorized cannabis seller must not sell cannabis extract intended to be consumed by

means of inhalation that meets any of the following criteria:

(

a) it has a characterizing scent or flavour, other than cannabis, that is

noticeable before or during use, or both;

(

b) it contains a synthetic flavouring agent;

(

c) it is represented by its packaging or labelling as having a flavour other than

cannabis.

Young persons and premises

(1) A certified cannabis seller who sells products other than cannabis at their premises

must design the premises so that young persons cannot see or gain access to the

areas where cannabis is displayed, sold or stored.

(2) A certified cannabis seller who does not sell products other than cannabis at their

premises must not allow young persons to enter the premises.

Books, records and reporting

(1) A certified cannabis seller must maintain adequate records of cannabis transactions

by doing all of the following:

(

a) maintaining books of account, records and documents related to cannabis

for recording all of the following:

(

i) purchase transactions,

(ii) sales transactions,

(iii) inventory,

(iv) information that is required to meet tracking obligations under the

federal Act, its regulations and its orders,

(

v) any additional information required by the Corporation;

(

b) maintaining a point-of-sale system at the premises that enables them to meet

the requirements of clause (

a) and subsection (2);

(

c) providing the Corporation with any records, documents or other information

the Corporation requires to satisfy the Corporation that the authorized

cannabis seller is complying with the Act, these regulations and the

authorized cannabis seller agreement;

(

d) permitting an employee of the Corporation, the Corporation’s appointee, or

an employee of the Corporation’s appointee to enter its premises in

accordance with

Section 11.

(2) Each month, a certified cannabis seller must submit to the Corporation, as the

public body referred to in subsection 5(2) of the Cannabis Tracking System Order

made under the federal Act, all of the information required to be submitted to a

public body in accordance with that order.

(3) A certified cannabis seller must maintain the books, records and documents

required by subsection (1) at their premises or at their head office for at least

7 years.

Inspections of premises by Corporation

(1) The Corporation may appoint an employee or other person to enter and inspect

certified cannabis sellers’ premises for the purposes of ensuring compliance with

the Act, these regulations and the authorized cannabis seller agreements.

(2) In carrying out an inspection of a certified cannabis seller’s premises, the

Corporation’s employee or appointee, or an employee of the Corporation’s

appointee, may do any of the following:

(

a) inspect, audit, examine and make copies of any books of account, records or

documents related to the purchase and sale of cannabis;

(

b) interview the store manager and any other employees of the seller.

Employees of certified cannabis seller

12 Any employee of a certified cannabis seller who handles or sells cannabis, or who could

view or be exposed to cannabis, must be 19 years old or older.

Disposing of cannabis

13 Without the prior written authorization of the Corporation, a certified cannabis seller

must not do any of the following:

(

a) destroy cannabis;

(

b) dispose of cannabis other than by a retail sales transaction that is in

compliance with the Act, the federal Act, these regulations and the

authorized cannabis seller agreement.

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Cannabis Retail Regulations

N.S. Reg.

72/2025

Cannabis Control Act

Note: The information

in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is compiled by the

Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Cannabis Retail Regulations made under the Cannabis Control Act includes all of the following

regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

72/2025

Apr 3, 2025

date specified

Apr 18, 2025

The following regulations are not

yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for

rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added

am. = amended

fc. = fee change

ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed

rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

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Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections

Note

Effective

date

Repealed and Superseded

N.S.

Regulation

Title

In force

date

Repealed

date

203/2019

Cannabis Retail Regulations

Dec 17, 2019

Apr 3, 2025

Note: Only

regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this

table. It may not reflect the entire

history of regulations on this subject matter.