Item - 2019.MM12.32
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on November 26 and 27, 2019 without amendments.
MM12.32 - Request to Health Canada to Improve the Process for Issuing Personal Medical Cannabis Licences - by Councillor Michael Thompson, seconded by Councillor Michael Ford
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on November 26 and 27, 2019, adopted the following:
1. City Council request Health Canada to amend regulations under the Cannabis Act to:
a. ensure that all cannabis production facilities adhere to municipal zoning regulations prior to the issuance of a registration certificate;
b. ensure that personal medical cannabis production does not occur commercially, including considering setting limits on the maximum number of plants per premise for personal use medical cannabis production; and
c. ensure medical documents submitted to Health Canada for the purposes of growing medical cannabis are valid, including a mechanism to identify and validate documents that prescribe a particularly large amount of cannabis for medical purposes.
Background Information (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
That Councillor Michael Thompson be permitted to add to the agenda of today's meeting an urgent Motion without Notice concerning:
Request to Health Canada to Improve the Process for Issuing Personal Medical Cannabis Licences
Reason for Urgency:
This Motion is urgent by presenting the City's concerns to Health Canada now, the City can get ahead of this problem before it gets out of hand.
Vote (Adopt Item) Nov-27-2019 2:42 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - MM12.32 - Adopt the item |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 24 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Ana Bailão, Brad Bradford, Shelley Carroll, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Michael Ford, Mark Grimes, Stephen Holyday, Jim Karygiannis, Cynthia Lai, Mike Layton, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Michael Thompson, John Tory |
| Total members that voted No: 1 | Members that voted No are Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that were Absent: 1 | Members that were absent are Jaye Robinson |