Medical Cannabis Certification Program (MCCP)
In response to Health Canada’s preference for Option 3, as presented in MMAR, the Cannabis Trade Association created a new division called the Medical Cannabis Certification Program (MCCP) in September, 2009. The CTA was established as a non-profit in Duncan, B.C., in 2004. The CTA’s introduction of the Program comes with the support of numerous like minded organizations and individuals with 100’s of year’s collective experience from Medicine and Science to Law. All are united in the desire to promote a safe legally regulated Cannabis Industry.
The CTA will emphasize the MCCP’s vision statement - Safety through Standards and the mission statement which is to provide certification for medicinal cannabis cultivation centers and designated licensed producers – nationally. MCCP is an effective solution to address the invalidation of subsection 41(b) of MMAR.
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The CTA is committed to ensuring that medicinal users of cannabis have access to a clean, safe, and consistent supply of product. .MCCP will accomplish this objective by providing a three level certification program to address the safety, security and public health issues of concern to Health Canada by imposing standardization for Designated Person Production Licencees (DPPL) and their cultivations centers across Canada.
Medicinal users of cannabis or Patients that suffer from pain and cannot find a pharmaceutical remedy must seek the guidance and support of their Doctor or Medical Professional. Once done and in possession of a prescription Patients must acquire medication by participating in Health Canada’s Marihuana Access Program (MAP) which is governed by the Medical Marihuana Access Regulations (MMAR). Often a Patient may cultivate their own Medical Marihuana but more often they require assistance. Our services are meant to provide peace of mind to the patient and confidence to the Medical Professionals that the agreed course of action is safe.
This level of training will focus on the education and training of a patient’s designated person for Cultivation. This training cannot be under taking without application for a Designated Person Production Licence (DPPL). of the Marihuana leading to a three tier certification of advocates/designated growers licenced by Health Canada.
The certification starts by educating and training the Designated Producer in a variety of important areas including Legislation, Law Enforcement Issues, Safety of Infrastructure, Safety of Plant Growth and Quality Control and Assurance.
This level of training will focus on the is inspection of the Cultivation Centre or Facility.- Using the format and backbone of a Home Inspection which might be seen in a typical acquisition of property a competent Inspector will perform an audit of the Facility to include Safety Risks and Pest Controls. Information generally available at local Fire, Police, Safety & Security Agencies will be utilized to form the framework of this certification.
The third level of certification is laboratory testing of product - a local labratory has been approached to provide this level of certification.
Currently, there is no independent third party testing or quality control provider in the industry in Canada. At present, patients have had to blindly trust that their medical marihuana was grown without harsh chemical additives or processes; was free of molds and other dangerous drugs. In a number of circumstances, Patients have been left to their own devices to even find this plant remedy. This option and action is illegal without the Health Canada Personal Use Production Licence (PUPL). Our Certification Program was created to ensure that the Doctors and other Health Care providers have the confidence to prescribe medical marihuana to their Patients knowing that quality control and quality assurance measures have been implemented. This Certification will be conducted by a Laboratory with trained and competent staff to provide a test for safety, efficacy, and potency.