Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 16A > Article 12 - Offenses Related to Medical Cannabis

• 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
• 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

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• 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
• Identification card: means a document issued under §. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
• 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

• Permit: means an authorization issued by the bureau to a medical cannabis organization to conduct activities under this act. 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
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• 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