Cannabis Control Regulations
made under Section 33 of the
Cannabis Control Act
S.N.S. 2018, c. 3
O.I.C. 2026-213 (effective June 25, 2026), N.S. Reg. 157/2026
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Citation
Definitions for Act and regulations
Tax penalties
Advertising and promotions that contravene the Act
Citation
1 These regulations may be cited as the Cannabis Control Regulations.
Definitions for Act and regulations
2 (1) In these regulations,
“Act” means the Cannabis Control Act;
“class of cannabis” means the classes referred to in Column 1 of Schedule 3 of the
Cannabis Act (Canada);
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for Part II of the Act.
(2) In the Act and these regulations,
“advertisement or promotion” means a representation about a thing or service by
any means, whether directly or indirectly, that is intended to influence and shape
attitudes, beliefs or behaviours about the thing or service, and includes any of the
following:
(i) a sign, placard, boarding, billboard or any other form or device
whatsoever of public notice or announcement, whether erected,
pasted, painted or exposed,
(ii) a sign, placard, boarding or billboard or other device or medium
intended or suitable or adapted as a form or means of public notice or
announcement whether or not the same is at the time actually used
for such purpose.
Tax penalties
3 (1) The prescribed quantity of cannabis that results in an additional fine under
subsection 32(11) of the Act is the total amount of all classes of cannabis seized
that is equivalent to 1000 g of dried cannabis, as determined in accordance with the
table of equivalency in Schedule 3 to the Cannabis Act (Canada).
(2) In subsection 32(11) of the Act, the “tax collectable, remittable or payable” is the
taxes and duties collectable, remittable or payable under any of the following:
(a) the Excise Act, 2001 (Canada);
(b) the Excise Tax Act (Canada);
(c) the Cannabis Tax Act;
(d) an agreement made under an enactment listed in clauses (a) to (c).
Advertising and promotions that contravene the Act
5[4] (1) A police officer or other enforcement officer who removes, or requires the removal
of, any advertisement or promotion under clause 24(1)(dd) of the Act may do so
with or without notice to any person with an interest in the advertisement or
promotion and in doing so the officer has the power and authority to enter onto any
land with or without the consent of any person with an interest in the land.
(2) An advertisement or promotion removed in accordance with subsection (1) may be
disposed of in any manner that the Minister, or a person designated by the
Minister, considers expedient.
(3) The Minister may recover any expenses incurred in removing and disposing of an
advertisement or promotion under this Section in a court of competent jurisdiction
in any action for debt on behalf of the Crown against any person who erected,
maintained, pasted, painted or exposed the advertisement or promotion or the
owner or occupier of land upon which the advertisement or promotion was located,
and such persons are jointly and severally liable.
(4) Other than the Minister under subsection (3), a person is not entitled to
compensation as a direct or indirect result of anything done under subsections (1)
or (2).
The following regulations are not
yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation: