Cannabis plants are seen at a facility on February 20, 2019 in Sainte-Eustache, Que. Cannabis producer Agrima Botanicals Corp. has had its licences revoked by Health Canada, months after the company disclosed the regulator's finding that"unauthorized activities" with pot took place at the firm.Cannabis producer Agrima Botanicals Corp. has had its licences revoked by Health Canada, marking the first time that the regulator has stripped away these authorizations.
Agrima’s producer and dealer’s licences were revoked on July 12 as the company was not able to demonstrate its earlier suspensions were unfounded or that identified failures had been rectified, Health Canada said.“This is the first time that Health Canada has revoked a licence since it first issued licences to companies to produce cannabis for medical purposes in 2013,” said Health Canada spokeswoman Anna Maddison in an emailed statement.
Agrima’s parent company, Ascent Industries Corp., said in November that the regulator had asserted that “unauthorized activities” involving cannabis occurred at the company during a period of time when it was privately held, but it was appealing its suspension. “These findings of non-compliance were based on evidence obtained during inspections by Health Canada that indicated that the company was conducting unauthorized activities with cannabis both before and after the company was issued licences under the ACMPR and ,” Maddison said Monday.