Defined Organism Substance - Semen Cannabis

NHPID name:
Semen Cannabis

Reference:
CHIN_MED

Proper name(s):
Cannabis sativa

Common name(s):

Category:
Approved Herbal Substance Name
Monograph(s):
Traditional Chinese Medicine Ingredients

Schedule 1:
Plant and plant material

Source material(s):
Cannabis sativa ( Parts: Seed )

Preparations:
Decoction , Decoction concentrate , Dry , Extract dry , Powdered


Roles

Medicinal

Rationale:

Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1 of the Natural Health Products Regulations. The ingredient is non-viable seed of the cannabis plant, not meeting the definition of cannabis in the Cannabis Act; or, is a hemp derivative exempt from the Cannabis Act through the Industrial Hemp Regulations (IHR).

Reference:  NNHPD
Restrictions:

General

Upper limit:
10.0

Units:
Parts per million

Detail:
The ingredient must not contain more than 10 parts per million delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), or phytocannabinoids that have been isolated or concentrated; and, in accordance with its use as Traditional Chinese Medicine, seeds must be crushed and stir-fried. The determination of the THC concentration must take into account the potential to convert delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) to THC. Hemp derivatives must also be compliant with the IHR. All sources of hemp falling under the IHR are expected to be of an approved cultivar, defined in the IHR as any variety of industrial hemp set out in the List of Approved Cultivars, published by the Government of Canada on its website, as amended from time to time.

Reference:
CANNABIS2018