North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2017 Version 2.0

213 - Cannabis products

This group comprises cannabis viable seeds and vegetative plants; fresh and dried cannabis (buds and leaves); cannabis oil; other cannabis extracts and concentrates; cannabis-infused edible products; and other cannabis products n.e.c., for non-medical (recreational, wellness, lifestyle, spiritual, etc.) and medical uses. A plant of the genus Cannabis refers generally to three varieties which are cannabis Sativa, cannabis Indica and cannabis Ruderalis. Sativas and Indicas are the most commonly used cannabis strains for cultivation and propagation. The genetics of the different cannabis strains are widely mixed or cloned to create cannabis hybrids. Cannabis contains a number of active elements, including cannabinoids such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or dronabinol, cannabidiol (CBD) and terpenes (aromatic compounds or chemical markers). Cannabis plants containing 0.3% w/w (weight for weight) of THC or less in the flowering tops and leaves - industrial hemp - and their derivatives with the THC concentration of 10 µg/g or less, as well as prescription drugs or pharmaceuticals containing cannabis, are excluded from this group.

• Exclusion(s)

  • medicinal chemicals and pharmaceutical preparations containing THC and/or CBD as ingredients (See 273 Pharmaceutical and medicinal products)
  • true hemp seeds and vegetable materials not aimed at producing intoxicating and hallucinogenic cannabis (0.3% w/w or less of THC) (See 115 Other crop products)

21311 - Cannabis seeds and vegetative plants

This class comprises cannabis viable seeds and cannabis vegetative plants mainly used for planting or sowing, cultivation and propagation of cannabis bred to contain cannabinoids, in particular THC (more than 0.3% w/w) and CBD, for non-medical (recreational, wellness, lifestyle, spiritual, etc.) and medical uses. Cannabis seeds and vegetative plants are commonly from three varieties which are cannabis Sativa, cannabis Indica and cannabis Ruderalis. Sativas and Indicas are the most commonly used cannabis strains for cultivation and propagation. The genetics of the different cannabis strains are widely mixed or cloned to create cannabis hybrids.

21312 - Fresh and dried cannabis flowering tops (including leaves)

This class comprises freshly harvested and dried cannabis flowering tops, including leaves, for non-medical and medical uses. They contain cannabinoids, in particular THC (more than 0.3% w/w) and CBD. Fresh cannabis refers to fresh or water-rich flowering tops (buds) and leaves, of female plants, that have not been subjected to any drying process. Dried cannabis (also called marijuana, pot or weed) refers to harvested cannabis fresh flowering tops and leaves that have been subjected to drying and irradiation processes, but not further processed.

21313 - Cannabis products (except seeds, plants, and plant parts)

This class comprises cannabis oil and other solid and non-solid cannabis extracts and concentrates; cannabis-infused edibles; and other cannabis products n.e.c., made of cannabis bred to contain cannabinoids, in particular THC (more than 0.3% w/w) and cannabidiol (CBD), for non-medical (recreational, wellness, lifestyle, spiritual, etc.) and medical uses.