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To undertake any activities with medicinal cannabis, you must hold a medicinal cannabis licence issued by the Medicinal Cannabis Agency.

The licence will authorise the licence holder and the people working under their authority to carry out one or more of the following activities: 

  1. Cultivation
  2. Seed supply
  3. Research
  4. Possession for manufacture
  5. Supply

The activities must be undertaken in accordance with the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Regulations 2019.

The specified activities are discussed in the pages below.

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  • Cultivation of medicinal cannabis

    A cultivation activity is required to: cultivate cannabis for use in a medicinal cannabis product, cultivate and supply seeds, plants or plant material to another cultivator or appropriate medicinal cannabis licence holder

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  • Medicinal cannabis and seed supply

    If you hold a medicinal cannabis licence with a seed supply activity you may import or purchase cannabis seeds and supply them to a person authorised to receive it by any enactment or a medicinal cannabis licence holder with the cultivation activity specified.

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  • Medicinal cannabis and research activity

    You must hold a licence with a research activity if you intend to supply or administer a medicinal cannabis product that is not a CBD product to a person who is a research subject in a clinical trial or study.

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  • Possession for manufacture of medicinal cannabis

    You will need a possession for manufacture activity specified on your licence if you intend to process dried cannabis, extract a cannabis-based ingredient, manufacture a medicinal cannabis product, develop manufacturing or test methods, perform laboratory testing or engage in product development of medicinal cannabis products.

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  • Medicinal cannabis and supply activity

    You will need a supply activity specified on your licence if you intend to supply or export starting material, cannabis-based ingredients, or medicinal cannabis products (except for the purposes of testing, analysis, or research).

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