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ARTICLE · 16 JANUARY 2020

Global Cannabis Trade: A Primer On Canadian Import/Export Requirements For Cannabis

With the continued trend of liberalization of cannabis laws around the world, global cannabis business opportunities and barriers are changing at a rapid pace.

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With the continued trend of liberalization of cannabis laws around the world, global cannabis business opportunities and barriers are changing at a rapid pace. One of the next major steps in the globalization of the cannabis industry is international trade, which will allow cannabis companies to harness the competitive advantage of differing markets around the world. Since legalization, cannabis imports and exports in and out of Canada have been very small, but are increasing rapidly. This Insight provides an overview of international and domestic trade regulation of cannabis in Canada.

International trade regulation of cannabis

International trade in cannabis is governed by three core UN drug control treaties, and more generally by international trade and investment law. The core UN drug control treaties are the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, as amended by the 1972 Protocol (1961 Convention),1 the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances (1971

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