19.120.020 Definitions.
(A) In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
Employee: A person who performs any service on the premises of a medical marijuana-related facility on a full-time, part-time, volunteer, or contract basis, whether or not the person is denominated as an employee, independent contractor, agent, or otherwise and whether or not said person is paid a salary, wage, or other compensation by the operator of said business. “Employee” does not include a person exclusively on the premises for repair or maintenance of the premises or equipment on the premises, or for the delivery of non-medical marijuana-related goods to the premises.
Licensee: A person in whose name a license to operate a medical marijuana-related facility has been issued, as well as the individual listed as an applicant on the application for a license; and, in the case of an employee, a person in whose name a license has been issued authorizing employment in a medical marijuana-related facility.
Medical marijuana: Any or all parts of the genus Cannabis whether growing or not, and the seed of such plants that may be administered to treat or alleviate a qualifying patient’s debilitating medical condition or symptoms associated with the patient’s debilitating medical condition.
Medical marijuana cultivation: The process by which a person grows a marijuana plant. A medical marijuana cultivation facility shall mean a building, structure, or premises used for the cultivation or storage of medical marijuana that is physically separate and off site from a medical marijuana dispensary or a medical marijuana manufacturing facility.
Medical marijuana dispensary: A nonprofit entity as defined in A.R.S. that sells, distributes, transmits, gives, dispenses, or otherwise provides medical marijuana to qualifying patients. A dispensary may cultivate its own marijuana either on or off site.
Medical marijuana facility: Any building, structure, or premises used for the cultivation, storage, or dispersal of medical marijuana. A medical marijuana facility shall include a medical marijuana cultivation facility, a medical marijuana dispensary, and a medical marijuana manufacturing facility.
Medical marijuana manufacturing facility: A facility that produces medical marijuana (cannabis) by the means of cooking, blending, or incorporation into consumable goods.
Medical marijuana qualifying patient: A person who has been diagnosed by a qualifying medical practitioner as having a debilitating medical condition as defined in A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 28.1.
Person: An individual, proprietorship, corporation, association, or other legal entity.
Specified criminal activity: Any of the offenses listed in A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 28.1 as an “excluded felony offense.”
Transfer of ownership or control of a medical marijuana-related facility: Any of the following:
(a) The sale, lease, or sublease of the business;
(b) The transfer of securities which constitute a controlling interest in the business, whether by sale, exchange, or similar means; or
(c) The establishment of a trust, gift, or other similar legal device which transfers ownership or control of the business, except for transfer by bequest or other operation of law upon the death of the person possessing the ownership or control.
(B) Definitions Included. All definitions listed in this title and Arizona Revised Statutes relating to medical marijuana-related facilities are applicable to this chapter. (Ord. No. 2011-02, §§ 1, 2, 1-18-11. 1976 Code § 15-1-67(B))