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An oil, in liquid form at room temperature of 22 ± 2°C, that contains cannabis in its natural form.
A plant that belongs to the genus Cannabis.
Cannabis that is or was sold, produced or distributed by a person prohibited from doing so under this Act or any provincial Act or that was imported by a person prohibited from doing so under this Act.
(a) for the purposes of sections 8, 9 and 12, an individual who is 12 years of age or older by under 18 years of age; and
(b) for the purposes of any other provision of this act, an individual who is under 18 years of age.
References Cannabis Act, SC 2018, c 15, Schedule 1 Cannabis Act, SC 2018, c 15, s 2.
Source: Dalhoushie University and Nova Scotia Health Authority. (2020). Cannabis
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