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Purpose of the current petition:

Request for a regulation (provincial or federal) to oversee the packaging of cannabis products in the Canadian provinces.

Reasons for this petition:

Most products sold legally in Canada are heavily over-packaged, mainly with regards to the excessive volume of containers.

There is frequently double-packaging (Ex: Plastic container then packed in a cardboard box).

The quantity of raw materials (cardboard, plastic, metal) used is excessive.

No regulation currently prevents over packaging.



Apart from the sale of cannabis in bulk (which is prohibited by Canadian law), the simplest and quickest solution to implement would be to make mandatory a type of standardized packaging that would use a minimum amount of raw materials.

For dried flower products (which are generally the most over packaged), plastic or metal pots should be prohibited.

Although Health Canada's requirements for cannabis packaging pose some challenges, there is still enough room to significantly reduce packaging.

We recommend that the only permitted containers for dried flowers would be in the form of sachets, in order to use a minimum amount of raw materials.

Some brands already use sachets, either for all or part of their products, such as "Good Supply", "48North", "Emerald Health Therapeutics", "Solei" and "RIFF" amongst others.

In order to avoid any exaggeration in the dimensions of the containers, the size of the sachets should also be limited and appropriate to the weight of their content (1gr, 3.5gr, 7gr, 15gr ...).

If possible, the sachets should be made from recycled material or be biodegradable. The establishment (in store) of a depot of used bags (for commercial recycling) should also be considered.

Producers, provincial governments and the Canadian government all have the power (and the responsibility) to make a difference immediately, and should not justify their inaction through Health Canada's requirements.

We are therefore asking producers, the provincial governments and the Government of Canada to act as soon as possible to drastically reduce over packaging practices for cannabis products.

We also commit ourselves as consumers to purchase of products that use minimal packaging and to avoid purchasing over packaged products whenever possible.

We are also committed to making our claims known to the Government of Canada, our provincial governments, and their Crown corporations and subsidiaries responsible for the management and sale of cannabis.

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Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada.

Alberta : Government of Alberta / Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) / Alberta Cannabis.

British Columbia (Colombie Britanique) : Government of British Columbia / BC Liquor Distribution Branch (BCLDB)/ BC Cannabis Stores.

Manitoba : Government of Manitoba / Liquor, Gaming, and Cannabis Authority of Manitoba (LGCA)

New Brunswick (Nouveau Brunswick) : Government of New Brunswick / Alcool NB Liquor (ANBL) / Cannabis N.B.

Newfoundl and Labrador (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador) : Government of Newfoundland and Labrador / Newfoundland Labrador Liquor Corporation (NLC) / Cannabis Corporation.

Northwest Territories (Territoires du Nord-Ouest) : Government of Northwest Territories / Northwest Territories Liquor and Cannabis Commission.

Nova Scotia (Nouvelle Écosse) : Nova Scotia Government / Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation.

Nunavut : Government of Nunavut / The Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Commission (NULC) / La Société des alcools et du cannabis du Nunavut.

Ontario : Government of Ontario / Ontario Cannabis Store.

Prince Edward Island (Ile du Prince Edward) : Government of Prince Edward Island / PEI Liquor Control Commission (PEILCC) / The Prince Edward Island Cannabis Management Corporation (PEICMC) / PEI Cannabis I.P.É.

Québec : Gouvernement du Québec / La Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) / La Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC).

Sakatchewan : Government of Sakatchewan / Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA).

Yukon : Government of Yukon / Yukon Liquor Corporation / Cannabis Yukon.