CAQ105 - Cannabis Facilities, Operations, Security and Inventory Control

Subject Title
Cannabis Facilities, Operations, Security and Inventory Control

Subject Description
The course will focus on the layout and operations of a licensed facility. This course expands on the simple growth cycle of cannabis into the industrialization of cultivation and processing. Students will learn about security infrastructure, policies, and procedures that all cannabis facilities must abide by. Students will also learn about cannabis inventory control including product release, storage, fulfillment and transportation.

Credit Status
One credit toward the Cannabis Regulation & Quality Assurance program.

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the key operational facility regulations and guidelines pertinent to cannabis Licence Holders/Licensed Producers and 3^rd party organizations, e.g., laboratories, as they specifically relate to Security and Inventory Control as outlined by Health Canada
2. Understand the evolution of security and licensing requirements for the cannabis industry
3. Display the ability to effectively create true to life cannabis industry business decisions related to: 

1. security/required key personnel security clearances per each cannabis licence type
2. preparation for security specific audits, and
3. 3^rd party audit strategies, e.g., for laboratories/research/irradiation/sterilization facilities
4. E-Systems for inventory control; QMS – Quality Management Systems/LIMS – Laboratory Information Management Systems vs. traditional paper-based methods/document retention
5. data integrity requirements for E-Systems vs. hybrid paper-based systems
6. disaster recovery and business continuity planning
7. investigation and root cause analysis in relation to facilities' security and data integrity challenges
8. maintaining the licence and correspondence to Health Canada and CRA – Canadian Revenue Agency for inventory purposes via CTLS – Cannabis Tracking Licensing System

4. Assess scenarios relevant to the evolution of the industry, determine where the industry is headed and how the above mentioned items may shift as a result

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