WHEREAS Health Canada is issuing an increasing number of licenses under the Marihuana Medical Use Regulations to allow the cultivation and processing of marihuana for medical purposes; AND WHEREAS based on the experience of municipal fire departments, these legal medical grow operations are not complying with municipal bylaws or provincial electrical, fire, health, safety and building regulations; AND WHEREAS Health Canada does not have a process in place to notify municipalities when such licenses are issued for sites within their jurisdiction and, as such, municipalities are not aware of the locations of such operations and cannot ensure that they comply with provincial and local regulations that act to protect the safety of the public: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Health Canada be requested to take immediate action to modify its legislation and regulations to require that any applicant for license under the Marihuana Medical Use Regulations for the purpose of cultivation andor processing of marihuana for medical purposes be required to demonstrate compliance with all local bylaws and all electrical, fire, health, building and safety regulations prior to issuance of such a license; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Health Canada be requested to institute a process by which local governments are notified of licenses that are issued by Health Canada under the Marihuana Medical Use Regulations.
