Virginia Administrative Code › Title 3 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE AND CANNABIS CONTROL › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA CANNABIS CONTROL AUTHORITY › Chapter 30 - APPLICATIONS, LICENSES, PERMITS, AND REGISTRATIONS › Section 3VAC10-30-10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
In addition to words and terms defined in §
									4.1-600 of the Code of Virginia,
				  the following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the
				  following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"90-day supply" means the amount of cannabis products
				  reasonably necessary to ensure an uninterrupted availability of supply for a
				  90-day period for patients with a valid, unexpired written certification issued
				  by a practitioner for the use of cannabis products.
"Board" means the Board of Directors of the Cannabis Control
				  Authority.
"Cannabis cultivation facility" means a location at which the
				  board has authorized a pharmaceutical processor to cultivate cannabis plants
				  pursuant to §
									4.1-1602 of the Code of Virginia
				  and the requirements of
				  3VAC10-30-160.
"Certification" means a written statement, consistent with
				  requirements of §
									4.1-1601 of the Code of Virginia,
				  issued by a practitioner for the use of cannabis products for treatment of or
				  to alleviate the symptoms of any diagnosed condition or disease determined by
				  the practitioner to benefit from such use.
"Electronic tracking system" means an electronic
				  radio-frequency identification (RFID) seed-to-sale tracking system that tracks
				  the cannabis from either the seed or immature plant stage until the cannabis
				  product is sold to a patient, parent, legal guardian, or registered agent or
				  until the cannabis, including the seeds, parts of plants, and extracts, are
				  destroyed. The electronic tracking system shall include, at a minimum, a
				  central inventory management system and standard and ad hoc reporting functions
				  as required by the board and shall be capable of otherwise satisfying required
				  recordkeeping.
"Medical cannabis facility" means a pharmaceutical processor,
				  cannabis dispensing facility, or cannabis cultivation facility.
"On duty" means that a pharmacist, the responsible party, or
				  a person who is qualified to provide supervision in accordance with
				  3VAC10-30-90 is on the premises at
				  the address of the permitted pharmaceutical processor and is available as
				  needed.
"PIC" means the pharmacist-in-charge whose name is on the
				  pharmaceutical processor or cannabis dispensing facility application for a
				  permit that has been issued and who shall have oversight of the processor's
				  dispensing area or cannabis dispensing facility.
"Production" or "produce" means the manufacture, planting,
				  preparation, cultivation, growing, harvesting, propagation, conversion, or
				  processing of marijuana for the creation of usable cannabis, botanical
				  cannabis, or a cannabis product derived thereof, (i) directly or indirectly by
				  extraction from substances of natural origin, (ii) independently by means of
				  chemical synthesis, or (iii) by a combination of extraction and chemical
				  synthesis. "Production" or "produce" includes any packaging or repackaging of
				  the substance or labeling or relabeling of its container.
"Qualifying patient" means a Virginia resident who has
				  received from a practitioner, as defined in §
									4.1-1600 of the Code of Virginia,
				  a written certification for the use of cannabis products for treatment of or to
				  alleviate the symptoms of any diagnosed condition or disease.
"Registration" means an identification card or other document
				  issued by the board that identifies a person as a qualifying patient, parent,
				  legal guardian, or registered agent that has voluntarily registered with the
				  board.
"Resident" means a person whose principal place of residence
				  is within the Commonwealth as evidenced by a federal or state income tax return
				  or a current Virginia driver's license. If a person is a minor, residency may
				  be established by evidence of Virginia residency by a parent or legal
				  guardian.
"Responsible party" means the person designated on the
				  pharmaceutical processor application who shall have oversight of the
				  cultivation and production areas of the pharmaceutical processor.
"Temporary residency" means a person does not maintain a
				  principal place of residence within Virginia but resides in Virginia on a
				  temporary basis as evidenced by documentation substantiating such temporary
				  residence.
Statutory Authority: §§
											4.1-601,
					 4.1-604, and
					 4.1-606 of the Code of
					 Virginia.