A.“Cannabis” or “marijuana” means all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa Linnaeus, Cannabis indica, or Cannabis ruderalis, or any other strain or varietal of the genus Cannabis that may exist or hereafter be discovered or developed that has psychoactive or medicinal properties, whether growing or not, including the seeds of such plants. “Cannabis” also means cannabis as defined by Business and Professions Code Section 26001(f), Health and Safety Code Section 11018, and by other State law.

B.“Cannabis accessory” is any device intended to aid in the use of cannabis or cannabis products which does not itself consist in all or part of cannabis or cannabis products and includes, without limitation, “cannabis accessories” as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 11018.2 and by other State law.

C.“Cannabis business” means the activity of any natural or legal person, business, or collective in the City relating to cannabis, including but not limited to transportation, distribution, manufacture, compounding, conversion, processing, preparation, testing, storage, packaging, delivery and sales (including both wholesale and retail sales) of cannabis, cannabis products, or cannabis accessories, whether or not carried on for gain or profit, whether for medical or adult use, and whether or not such business is licensed by the State. A cannabis business does not include any business the only relationship of which to cannabis or cannabis products is the production or sale of cannabis accessories. A cannabis business does not include commercial cannabis cultivation.

D.“Cannabis product” means any product containing cannabis or its derivatives, including, but not limited to, flowers, buds, oils, tinctures, concentrates, extractions, edibles, and products described in Section 11018.1 of the Health and Safety Code.

E.“Collector” means the City Manager or their designee charged to administer this Article.

F.“Commercial cannabis cultivation” means cultivation conducted by, for, or as part of a cannabis business. Commercial cannabis cultivation does not include personal medical cannabis cultivation, or cultivation for personal adult use as authorized by the MAUCRSA, including Health and Safety Code Section 11362.1 et seq., for which the cultivator receives no compensation whatsoever.

G.“Cultivation” means any activity involving the planting, growing, harvesting, drying, curing, grading, or trimming of cannabis.

H.“Delivery” means the transfer for any form of compensation of cannabis or cannabis products to a customer or caregiver at a location that is not a dispensary.

I.“Dispensary” means a fixed place at which cannabis, cannabis products, or accessories for the use of cannabis or cannabis products are offered, either individually or in any combination, for retail sale, including, without limitation, a dispensary that engages in delivery.

J.“Distributor’’ means a person engaged in procuring cannabis and/or cannabis products for sale to a dispensary, to a business engaged in delivery, or at another point of retail sale. “Distribution” means engaging in that conduct and a “distribution facility” is any real estate, whether or not improved, used in such conduct.

K.“Gross receipts,” except as otherwise specifically provided in this code or by regulation authorized by this code, has the meaning stated in Section 19-1.

L.“High potency” cannabis or cannabis product means cannabis flower containing more than 17% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), or a cannabis product containing more than 50% THC, excluding edibles containing 10 milligrams or less of THC per dose.

M.“Manufacturer” means a person who engages in the production, preparation, propagation, or compounding of cannabis or cannabis products either directly or indirectly or by extraction methods, or by means of chemical synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis.

N.“Sweetened cannabis beverage” is a liquid cannabis product containing natural or artificial sweeteners sold in units intended for consumption exceeding one fluid ounce. (Ord. 3657 § 1, 2022)