A consultation is under way by Health Canada called: Towards a pathway for health products containing cannabidiol. The goal of this public consultation is to consider permitting cannabidiol (CBD) as a medicinal ingredient in natural health products. This would require amendments to Schedule 2 of the NHPR and the PDL.

“If these amendments are made, Health Canada would have the ability to regulate NHPCCs under the NHPR [natural health products containing cannabidiol]. Provided that a product licence application for an NHPCC meets the licensing requirements in the regulations, such products could then receive a natural product number (NPN). This number indicates that Health Canada has reviewed and authorized a product.”

In the consultation document, Health Canada states, “There has been continued interest from stakeholders to include CBD in health products available without a prescription and consumers who want to access them. As a result, Health Canada committed to looking at a potential regulatory pathway for NHPCCs that may be accessed without a prescription.”

The consultation began in March and the deadline for submission of feedback is June 5, 2025.

For more information on this consultation including how to participate visit:
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/programs/consultation-towards-pathway-products-containing-cannabidiol/natural-health-products.html

For an in-depth analysis of this consultation visit Stratcann:
https://stratcann.com/news/health-canada-seeks-more-feedback-on-cbd-as-a-natural-health-product-and-cbd-for-pets/