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e-2201 (Cannabis)
- Keywords
- Cannabis
- Cannabis Act
- Certified seeds
E-petition
Initiated by Jaime Thibeau from Collingwood, Ontario
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons
Whereas:
- In 2018, the Federal Cannabis Act was created, classifying Cannabis Seeds as Schedule 1 substances under this Act;
- The current Cannabis Act allows for the personal production of up to four cannabis plants from "licensed seed or seedlings," with the exception of Quebec and Manitoba;
- Licensed Cannabis seeds have been available in exceptionally short supply, creating substantial access issues for Canadians nationwide;
- Under the Cannabis Act, each individual Cannabis seed is equivalent to 1 gram of dried Cannabis, licensed Cannabis seeds, when available, are in four-packs, allowing Canadians to purchase up to 28 seeds at one time despite the four plant production limitation; and
- Currently, there is a highly restrictive amount of chemovars (strains) of licensed Cannabis seeds available, chemovars determine which physiological effects plants will trigger. This deprives Canadians of access to preferred or beneficial strains in both a recreational and medical approach.
We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to (a) reclassify viable Cannabis seeds within the Federal Cannabis Act (S.C. 2018, c. 16) from Schedule I; (b) remove restrictions towards the sales of unlicensed viable Cannabis seeds; (c) reduce the burden on the criminal justice system in relation to Cannabis by focusing on eliminating illicit activities that directly affect public health and safety such as the sale of illegally produced consumable cannabis products, and not viable Cannabis seeds; and (d) allow all Canadians equal access to viable Cannabis seeds to produce their own Cannabis.
- Open for signature
- May 22, 2019, at 4:57 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- July 21, 2019, at 4:57 p.m. (EDT)
