Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 16A > Article 15 - Miscellaneous Provisions

• Academic clinical research center: means  . See West Virginia Code 16A-14-1
• Act: means the West Virginia Medical Cannabis Act and the provisions contained in §. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Bureau: means the Bureau for Public Health within the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
• Caregiver: means the individual designated by a patient or, if the patient is under 18 years of age, an individual authorized under §. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
• Clinical registrant: means an entity that:

  (A)  . See West Virginia Code 16A-14-1

• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Dispensary: means a person, including a natural person, corporation, partnership, association, trust, or other entity, or any combination thereof, which holds a permit issued by the bureau to dispense medical cannabis. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
• Financial backer: means an investor, mortgagee, bondholder, note holder, or other source of equity, capital, or other assets, other than a financial institution. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
• Judgment: includes decrees and orders for the payment of money, or the conveyance or delivery of land or personal property, or some interest therein, or any undertaking, bond or recognizance which has the legal effect of a judgment. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Medical cannabis: means cannabis for certified medical use as set forth in this act. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
• Medical cannabis organization: means a dispensary, grower, or processor. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
• Patient: means an individual who:

  (A) Has a serious medical condition. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1

• practitioner: means a doctor of allopathic or osteopathic medicine who is fully licensed pursuant to the provisions of either §. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
• Principal: means an officer, director, or person who directly owns a beneficial interest in or ownership of the securities of an applicant or permittee, a person who has a controlling interest in an applicant or permittee, or who has the ability to elect the majority of the board of directors of an applicant or permittee, or otherwise control an applicant or permittee, other than a financial institution. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
• State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10