As used in this chapter, the following definitions from MCA § 16-12-102 apply:
ADULT USE DISPENSARY. A licensed premises from which a person licensed by the department may:
(1) Obtain marijuana or marijuana products from a licensed cultivator, manufacturer, dispensary, or other licensee approved under this chapter; and
(2) Sell marijuana or marijuana products to registered cardholders, adults that are 21 years of age or older, or both.
CULTIVATOR. A person licensed by the department to:
(1) Plant, cultivate, grow, harvest, and dry marijuana; and
(2) Package and relabel marijuana produced at the location in a natural or naturally dried form that has not been converted, concentrated, or compounded for sale through a licensed dispensary.
INDOOR CULTIVATION FACILITY. An enclosed area used to grow live plants that is within a permanent structure using artificial light exclusively or to supplement natural sunlight.
(1) The term may include:
(a) A greenhouse;
(b) A hoop house; or
(c) A similar structure that protects the plants from variable temperature, precipitation, and wind.
MANUFACTURER. A person licensed by the department to convert or compound marijuana into marijuana products, marijuana concentrates, or marijuana extracts and package, repackage, label, or relabel marijuana products as allowed under this chapter.
MARIJUANA BUSINESS. A cultivator, manufacturer, adult-use dispensary, medical marijuana dispensary, combined-use marijuana licensee, testing laboratory, marijuana transporter, or any other business or function that is licensed by the department under this chapter.
MARIJUANA TRANSPORTER. A person that is licensed to transport marijuana and marijuana products from one marijuana business to another marijuana business, or to and from a testing laboratory, and to temporarily store the transported retail marijuana and retail marijuana products at its licensed premises but is not authorized to sell marijuana or marijuana products to consumers under any circumstances.
TESTING LABORATORY. A qualified person, licensed under this chapter that:
(1) Provides testing of representative samples of marijuana and marijuana products; and
(2) Provides information regarding the chemical composition and potency of a sample, as well as the presence of molds, pesticides, or other contaminants in a sample.
(Ord. 489, passed 12-6-2021; amd. 6-6-2022; Ord. 493, passed 1-16-2023)