Health Canada says it is looking into whether two cannabis companies' sponsorship of a children's charity event last October is in violation of promotion restrictions in the Cannabis Act. A Health Canada spokesman says the Cannabis Act does not prohibit the sponsorship of a person, entity, activity or facility but sponsorship cannot be used to promote cannabis. Displaying, referring to or otherwise using a brand element of cannabis in sponsorships is prohibited. Health Canada says it is gathering information about the situation to determine whether there has been non-compliance with the act, which came into effect on Oct. 17, 2018. Halo Labs and Canopy Growth did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Source: CBC News March 05, 2019 23:28 UTC