§ 17-2. Definitions.

Act means Initiated Law of 2008, MCL 333.26421, et seq., and Michigan Administrative Rules, R 333.101, et seq.

Department means the State of Michigan Department of Community Health or a successor agency.

Distribution means the physical transfer of any amount of medical marijuana in any form by one person to any other person or persons, whether or not any consideration is paid or received.

Distributor means any person, including but not limited to a caregiver, patient or any other person who engages in any one or more acts of distribution.

Facility or premises means one commercial business premises having a separate or independent postal address, one private office premises having a separate or independent postal address, one single family residence having a separate or independent postal address, one apartment unit having a separate or independent postal address, one condominium unit having a separate or independent postal address, or one free-standing industrial building having a separate or independent postal address.

Marijuana means that term as defined in section 7106 of the Public Health Code, 1976 PA 368, MCL 333.7106.

Primary caregiver or caregiver means a person who is at least 21 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 and who has been issued and possesses a registry identification card under the act.

Principal residence means the place where a person resides more than half of the calendar year.

Qualifying patient or patient means a person who has been diagnosed by a physician as having a debilitating medical condition.

Registry identification card means the document issued by the Michigan Department of Community Health or a successor agency that identifies a person as a registered qualifying patient or registered primary caregiver.

(Ord. No. 527, § 1, 5-19-2011)