The following words and phrases shall have the following definitions when used in this section.
(a) Words and phrases contained in the Ohio Medical Marijuana Contral Program ("OMMCP"), HB523 and the Ohio Adult Use Cannabis Control Program ("OAUCCP"), R.C. Chapter 3780 as enacted by the People of the State of Ohio. This subsection contains some words and phrases that are defined in the OMMCP and the OAUCCP. As used in this section, they have the same meaning as provided in the OMMCP and the OAUCCP, except that if at any time the definition of a word or phrase set forth below conflicts with the definition in the OMMCP and the OAUCCP, then the definition in the OMMCP and the OAUCCP shall apply. These words and phrases are as follows:
(1) “Department” means the State Department of Commerce.
(2) “Marihuana” means that term as defined in Ohio R.C. Chapter 3719.
(3) “Medical marijuana” means that term as defined in Ohio R.C. 3796.01.
(4) “Primary caregiver” means a person who is at least twenty-one years old and who has agreed to assist with a patient's medical use of marijuana and who has never been convicted of a felony involving illegal drugs.
(5) “Qualifying patient” means a person who has been diagnosed by a physician as having a qualifying medical condition.
(b) Other words and phrases. The words and phrases in this subsection, as used in this section, shall have the following meanings:
(1) “Marijuana” means “marihuana” as used in the OMMCP.
(2) “Medical and/or adult use cannabis cultivation facility” means a building or part of a building where cannabis plants are being grown or processed in compliance with the OMMCP and the OAUCCP, other than a medical and/or adult use cannabis home occupation or a dwelling unit in which cannabis is being cultivated for an individual who resides in the dwelling unit as permitted under Section 790.05.
(3) “Medical and/or adult use cannabis dispensary” means a building or part of a building where employees operate with the intent to transfer cannabis between employees and qualifying patients under the OMMCP or eligible adult consumers under the OAUCCP.
(4) “Medical and/or adult use cannabis research and testing facility” means a building or part of a building where a qualified agency conducts research and testing as permitted by the OMMCP and/or the OAUCCP.
(5) “Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program and OMMCP” mean HB523 of the 131st Ohio General Assembly.
(6) “Adult use cannabis” or “cannabis” or “marijuana” means marihuana as defined in R.C. § 3719.01.
(7) “Ohio Adult Use Cannabis Control Program (OAUCCP)” means R.C. Chapter 3780 as created and approved by the People of the State of Ohio.
(8) For all other definitions of terms associated with the “Ohio Adult Use Cannabis Control Program”' or “OAUCCP”, reference R.C. § 3780.01 “'Definitions”.
(Ord. 04-17. Passed 5-22-17; Ord. 15-24. Passed 6-24-24.)