Reminder — New Inducements Standards Take Effect June 30th, 2022 in the Registrar's Standards for Cannabis Retail Stores

6.4 (Amended)

Standard 6.4 - Licensees may not accept or request material inducements from licensed producers, their representatives, or suppliers of cannabis accessories.
  

Guidance: inducements are items, benefits, payments, or services that are offered or given with the purpose to promote or increase the sale of a particular brand or product by the licensee or their employees.

6.5 (New)

Standard 6.5 - Licensees and their representatives may not, either directly or indirectly, accept or enter into any agreements for any item, benefit or service with a licensed producer or their representatives. The following exemptions apply:  

1. a licensee and its representatives may accept items of nominal value,   
2. a licensee and its representatives may accept items, benefits or services exclusively for the provision of training or education related to cannabis, 
3. a licensee may enter into an agreement to sell its data for business intelligence purposes,
4. where a licensed producer has an ownership interest in the licensee, the licensee may enter into financing and lease agreements, 
5. a licensee may enter into a franchise agreement with a licensed producer or its affiliate,
6. a licensee may enter into an agreement for a store brand cannabis product. 

6.6 (New)

Standard 6.6 - Licensees and their representatives may not enter into any agreement pursuant to Standard 6.5 that:

1. Defines the amount of product from the licensed producer or its affiliates that must be offered for sale at the retail store;
2. Requires a defined amount of display space in the retail store to be dedicated to product from the licensed producer or its affiliates;
3. Provides merchandising, marketing or promotional activities to the licensed producer or its affiliates;
4. Restricts the ability of the licensed producer or its affiliates to sell its product at other retail stores, or the ability of the licensee to sell products from other licensed producers or their affiliates.

8.1.10 (New)

Standard 8.1.10 - When entering into any agreement or accepting any item, benefit or service pursuant to Standard 6.5, a licensee shall maintain the following records: 

1. Copy of the complete agreement 
2. Description of the item, benefit or service 
3. Date of receipt of item, benefit or service 
4. Name of licensed producer and representative and 
5. Fair market value of the item, benefit or service