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Table 1 Timeline of regulations and legal sources of cannabis

From: Reasonable access: important characteristics and perceived quality of legal and illegal sources of cannabis for medical purposes in Canada

Regulations

Years

Legal sources of cannabis

MMAR

2001–2016

â–ª Personal production with license

â–ª Designated producer

â–ª Health Canada supplier (starting 2003)

MMPR

2014–2016

â–ª Licensed producers

ACMPR

2016–2018

â–ª Personal production with license

â–ª Designated producer

â–ª Licensed producers

Cannabis Act

2018 to present

â–ª Personal production with license (medical)

â–ª Designated producer (medical)

â–ª Licensed producers (medical)

â–ª Online and storefront retailers (non-medical)

â–ª Personal cultivation (non-medical)