Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 16A > Article 11 - Medical Cannabis Advisory Board

• Act: means the West Virginia Medical Cannabis Act and the provisions contained in §. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
• Advisory board: means the advisory board established under §. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
• Bureau: means the Bureau for Public Health within the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
• Commissioner: means the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
• Family or household member: means the same as defined in §. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
• Form of medical cannabis: means the characteristics of the medical cannabis recommended or limited for a particular patient, including the method of consumption and any particular dosage, strain, variety and quantity, or percentage of medical cannabis or particular active ingredient. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
• Medical cannabis: means cannabis for certified medical use as set forth in this act. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
• Patient: means an individual who:

  (A) Has a serious medical condition. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1

• Permit: means an authorization issued by the bureau to a medical cannabis organization to conduct activities under this act. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
• practitioner: means a doctor of allopathic or osteopathic medicine who is fully licensed pursuant to the provisions of either §. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10