"Cannabis"means all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa Linnaeus, Cannabis indica, or Cannabis ruderalis, or any other strain or varietal of the genus Cannabis that may exist or be discovered, or developed, that has psychoactive or medical properties, whether growing or not, including, but not limited to, the seeds thereof; the resin, whether crude or purified, extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin. "Cannabis" also means the separated resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from cannabis. "Cannabis" also means marijuana as defined by California Health and Safety Code Section
11018 and Business and Professions Code Section
26001(f), as both may be amended. Any reference to cannabis or cannabis products shall include medical and nonmedical cannabis and medical and nonmedical cannabis products, unless otherwise specified. Cannabis or cannabis product does not mean industrial hemp as defined by Health and Safety Code Section
11018.5, or the weight of any other ingredient combined with cannabis to prepare topical or oral administrations, food, drink, or other product. Cannabis does not include the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable of germination.
means any activity involving the planting, growing, harvesting, drying, curing, grading, or trimming of cannabis, including nurseries.
"Mixed-light cannabis cultivation"means cultivation of cannabis using any combination of natural and supplemental artificial lighting. Greenhouses, hoop houses, hot houses and similar structures, or light deprivation systems are included in this category.
"Outdoor cannabis cultivation"means cultivation of cannabis using no artificial lighting conducted in the ground or in containers outdoors with no covering. Outdoor cultivation does not include greenhouses, hoop houses, hot houses or similar structures.
"Cannabis dispensary" or "dispensary"means any commercial cannabis facility, whether fixed or mobile, operated in accordance with State and local laws and regulations, where cannabis and/or cannabis products are offered for retail sale, including an establishment that delivers cannabis and/or cannabis, products as part of a retail sale, operated pursuant to a cannabis license Type 10, or a cannabis license type subsequently established.
"Cannabis distribution facility"means the location or a facility, whether fixed or mobile, where a person conducts the business of procuring, selling, and transporting cannabis, and the inspection, quality assurance, storage, labeling, packaging and other related processes. This facility requires a cannabis license Type 11, or a cannabis license type subsequently established.
"Cannabis license"means a State license issued pursuant to the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act ("MAUCRSA") or a subsequently applicable State law.
"Cannabis licensee"means a person issued a State license under MAUCRSA to engage in commercial cannabis uses or activity.
"Cannabis manufacturer"means a person that produces, prepares, propagates, or compounds manufactured cannabis or cannabis products, either directly or indirectly or by extraction methods, or independently by means of chemical synthesis or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis at a fixed location that packages or repackages medical cannabis or medical cannabis products or labels or re-labels its container, that holds a cannabis license Type 6 or 7, or a cannabis license type subsequently established.
"Cannabis nursery"means a cannabis licensee that produces only clones, immature plants, seeds, and other agricultural products used specifically for the planting, propagation, and cultivation of cannabis.
"Cannabis testing service" or "cannabis testing laboratory"means a laboratory, facility, or entity that offers or performs tests of cannabis or cannabis products, including the equipment provided by such laboratory, facility, or entity, that holds a cannabis license Type 8, or a cannabis license type subsequently established.
"Commercial cannabis use"means any commercial cannabis activity licensed pursuant to the MAUCRSA, including, but not limited to, cultivation, possession, distribution, laboratory testing, labeling, retail, delivery, sale or manufacturing of cannabis or cannabis products. "Commercial cannabis use" also means any cannabis activity licensed pursuant to additional State laws regulating such businesses. Commercial cannabis uses shall not include legal medical cannabis or cannabis activities carried out exclusively for one's personal use that do not involve commercial activity or sales.
"Microbusiness"means a commercial cannabis facility operating under a cannabis license Type 12, or a cannabis license type subsequently established, and meeting the definition of microbusiness pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section
26070(a)(3)(A), as may be amended, which cultivates less than 10,000 square feet of cannabis and acts as a licensed distributor, Level 1 manufacturer, and retailer.
(Ord. 847-17 § 4, 2017)