§ 951. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Board” means the Cannabis Control Board.
(2) “Cannabis” has the same meaning as provided in section 831 of this title.
(3) “Cannabis product” has the same meaning as provided in section 831 of this title.
(4) “Dispensary” means a business organization licensed pursuant to chapter 37 of this title or 18 V.S.A. chapter 86.
(5)(A) “Health care professional” means an individual licensed to practice medicine under 26 V.S.A. chapter 23 or 33, an individual licensed as a naturopathic physician under 26 V.S.A. chapter 81, an individual certified as a physician assistant under 26 V.S.A. chapter 31, or an individual licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse under 26 V.S.A. chapter 28.
(B) This definition includes individuals who are professionally licensed under substantially equivalent provisions in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, or New York.
(6) “Immature cannabis plant” means a female cannabis plant that has not flowered and that does not have buds that may be observed by visual examination.
(7) “Mature cannabis plant” means a female cannabis plant that has flowered and that has buds that may be observed by visual examination.
(8) “Qualifying medical condition” means:
(A) cancer, multiple sclerosis, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, glaucoma, Crohn’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, or the treatment of these conditions, if the disease or the treatment results in severe, persistent, and intractable symptoms;
(B) post-traumatic stress disorder, provided the Department confirms the applicant is undergoing psychotherapy or counseling with a licensed mental health care provider; or
(C) a disease or medical condition or its treatment that is chronic, debilitating, and produces one or more of the following intractable symptoms: cachexia or wasting syndrome, chronic pain, severe nausea, or seizures.
(9) “Registry” means the Vermont Medical Cannabis Registry. (Added 2019, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. March 1, 2022.)