Facility tour guidance highlights access and promotion restrictions
Health Canada outlines federal requirements to consider when designing cannabis production facility tours.
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The guidance, announced in the March 17, 2026 industry update, says tours at standard facilities must exclude operations and storage areas; micro facilities must exclude storage areas. Other licence classes have their own restrictions.
Tours where cannabis may be visible must be restricted to adults, and promotion must comply with federal limits. The guidance also explains that authorized retailers cannot provide free consumer samples and that on-site consumption is governed by provincial, territorial and municipal rules.
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