Cannabis Regulations — 309
Eligibility – registered person 309 (1) An individual is eligible to be a registered person only if they ordinarily reside in Canada. Eligibility – production for own medical purposes (2) An individual is eligible to produce cannabis for their own medical purposes as a registered person only if they are an adult. Prior offences (3) An individual is not eligible to produce cannabis for their own medical purposes as a registered person if, within the preceding 10 years, they have been convicted, as an adult, of (a) a sale, distribution or export offence that was committed while they were authorized to produce cannabis under this Division; (b) a designated cannabis offence that was committed while they were authorized under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act — other than under the former Marihuana Medical Access Regulations — to produce a substance that was referred to in item 1 of Schedule II to that Act, as that item read immediately before the coming into force of subsection 204(1) of the Act; (c) a designated marihuana offence that was committed while they were authorized to produce marihuana (i) under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act , other than under the former Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations , or (ii) by virtue of an injunction order issued by a court; or (d) an offence committed outside Canada that, if committed in Canada, would have constituted an offence referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (c). Definitions (4) The following definitions apply in this section. designated cannabis offence means (a) an offence — in relation to a substance that was referred to in item 1 of Schedule II to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act , as that item read immediately before the coming into force of subsection 204(1) of the Act — under section 5 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act , or under section 6 of that Act except with respect to importation; or (b) a conspiracy or an attempt to commit, being an accessory after the fact in relation to, or any counselling in relation to, an offence referred to in paragraph (a). ( infraction désignée relativement au chanvre indien ) designated marihuana offence means (a) an offence, in relation to marihuana, under section 5 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act , or under section 6 of that Act except with respect to importation; or (b) a conspiracy or an attempt to commit, being an accessory after the fact in relation to, or any counselling in relation to, an offence referred to in paragraph (a). ( infraction désignée relativement à la marihuana ) former Marihuana Medical Access Regulations means the regulations made by Order in Council P.C. 2001-1146 of June 14, 2001 and registered as SOR/2001-227. ( ancien Règlement sur l’accès à la marihuana à des fins médicales ) marihuana means the substance referred to as “Cannabis (marihuana)” in subitem 1(2) of Schedule II to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act , as that subitem read immediately before the coming into force of subsection 204(1) of the Act. ( marihuana ) sale, distribution or export offence means (a) an offence under subsection 9(1) or (2), 10(1) or (2) or 11(1) or (2) of the Act, with the exception of an offence under subsection 11(1) with respect to importation; (b) an offence under subsection 14(1) of the Act in respect of the commission of an offence referred to in paragraph (a); or (c) a conspiracy or an attempt to commit, being an accessory after the fact in relation to, or any counselling in relation to, an offence referred to in paragraph (a) or (b). ( infraction relative à la vente, à la distribution ou à l’exportation )