Three more Canadian medical cannabis producers have been issued production licenses for cannabis oils. Quebec’s Hydropothecary, BC’s Tilray and Saskatchewan’s Prairie Plant Systems (CanniMed) were all added to Health Canada’s production list recently, after initially licensing BC’s Whistler Medical and Ontario’s Peace Naturals late last week.

While none of these producers are yet allowed to sell any oils, extracts or derivatives, most expect to be able to sell in the coming weeks and months. Several companies are already in production.

Health Canada is moving fast to hand out licenses after a Supreme Court ruling in June supported Canadians’ right to access and consume cannabis in all its forms. Prior to that, Health Canada had only allowed producers to sell and patients to possess ‘dried marijuana’ under a Section 56 exemption under the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR). This change adds “fresh marijuana” and cannabis oil to that list of exemptions. Most licensed producers (LP’s) do not currently seem...