Definitions.
CRAFT MARIJUANA COOPERATIVE
A marijuana cultivator comprised of residents of the commonwealth
organized as a limited-liability company or limited-liability partnership
under the laws of the commonwealth, or an appropriate business structure
as determined by the CCC, and that is licensed to cultivate, obtain,
manufacture, process, package and brand marijuana and marijuana products
to deliver marijuana to MEs but not to consumers.
INDEPENDENT TESTING LABORATORY
A laboratory that is licensed by the CCC and is:
(1)
Accredited to the most current International Organization for
Standardization 17025 by a third-party accrediting body that is a
signatory to the International Laboratory Accreditation Accrediting
Cooperation mutual recognition arrangement or that is otherwise approved
by the Commission;
(2)
Independent financially from any medical marijuana treatment
center or any licensee or ME for which it conducts a test; and
(3)
Qualified to test marijuana in compliance with 935 CMR 500.160
and MGL c. 94C, § 34.
LICENSE
The certificate issued by the CCC that confirms that an ME
has met all applicable requirements of state law and this chapter.
An ME may be eligible for a provisional or final license.
MARIJUANA CULTIVATOR
An entity licensed to cultivate, process, and package marijuana;
to deliver marijuana to MEs; and to transfer marijuana to other MEs
but not consumers.
MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT (ME)
A marijuana cultivator, craft marijuana cooperative, marijuana
product manufacturer, marijuana retailer, independent testing laboratory,
marijuana research facility, marijuana transporter, or any other type
of licensed marijuana-related business, except a medical marijuana
treatment center.
MARIJUANA PRODUCT MANUFACTURER
An entity licensed to obtain, manufacture, process, and package
marijuana and marijuana products; to deliver marijuana and marijuana
products to other MEs, and to transfer marijuana and marijuana products
to other MEs but not consumers.
MARIJUANA PRODUCTS
Products that have been manufactured and contain marijuana
or an extract from marijuana, including concentrated forms of marijuana
and products composed of marijuana and other ingredients that are
intended for use or consumption, including edible products, beverages,
topical products, ointments, oils and tinctures.
MARIJUANA RETAILER
An entity licensed to purchase and deliver marijuana and
marijuana products from MEs and to deliver, sell, or otherwise transfer
marijuana and marijuana products to other MEs and to consumers.
MARIJUANA TRANSPORTER
An entity, not otherwise licensed by the CCC, that is licensed
to purchase, obtain, and possess cannabis or marijuana product solely
for the purpose of transporting, temporary storage, sale and distribution
to MEs, but not to consumers.
MICROBUSINESS
A co-located ME that can be either a Tier 1 marijuana cultivator
or product manufacturer or both, in compliance with the operating
procedures for each license. A microbusiness that is a marijuana product
manufacturer may purchase no more than 2,000 pounds of marijuana per
year from other MEs.