Boonville Definitions ordinance (§ 14-115)

As used in this article, the following words shall have the meanings set forth below unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, or unless contradicted by a definition provide by state statute or article XIV of the Missouri Constitution:

Drug paraphernalia means all equipment, products and materials of any kind which are used, intended for use, or designed for use in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing into the human body a controlled substance, an illegal smoking product or an imitation controlled substance in violation of this article.

Marijuana or Marihuana means Cannabis indica, Cannabis sativa, and Cannabis ruderalis, hybrids of such species, and any other strains commonly understood within the scientific community to constitute marijuana, as well as resin extracted from the plant (e.g., hashish) and marijuana-infused products. "Marijuana" does not include industrial hemp containing a crop-wide average tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that does not exceed three-tenths of one percent on a dry weight basis, or commodities or products manufactured from industrial hemp.

Marijuana-infused products means products that are infused with marijuana or an extract thereof and are intended for use or consumption other than by smoking, including, but not limited to, edible products, ointments, tinctures and concentrates.

Medical use means the production, possession, delivery, distribution, transportation, or administration of marijuana or a marijuana-infused product, or drug paraphernalia used to administer marijuana or a marijuana-infused product, for the benefit of a qualifying patient to mitigate the symptoms or effects of the patient's qualifying medical condition.

Physician means an individual who is licensed and in good standing to practice medicine or osteopathy under Missouri law.

Physician certification means a document, whether handwritten, electronic or in another commonly used format, signed by a physician and stating that, in the physician's opinion, the patient suffers from a qualifying medical condition.

Primary caregiver means an individual 21 years of age or older who has significant responsibility for managing the well-being of a qualifying patient and who is designated as such on the primary caregiver's application for an identification card under this section or in other written notification to the department of health and senior services or its successor agency.

Qualifying medical condition means the condition of, symptoms related to, or side-effects from the treatment of:

(1) Cancer;

(2) Epilepsy;

(3) Glaucoma;

(4) Intractable migraines unresponsive to other treatment;

(5) A chronic medical condition that causes severe, persistent pain or persistent muscle spasms, including, but not limited to those associated with multiple sclerosis, seizures, Parkinson's disease, and Tourette's syndrome;

(6) Debilitating psychiatric disorders, including, but not limited to, posttraumatic stress disorder, if diagnosed by a state licensed psychiatrist;

(7) Human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome;

(8) A chronic medical condition that is normally treated with a prescription medication that could lead to physical or psychological dependence, when a physician determines that medical use of marijuana could be effective in treating that condition and would serve as a safer alternative to the prescription medication;

(9) Any terminal illness;

(10) In the professional judgment of a physician, any other chronic, debilitating or other medical condition, including, but not limited to, hepatitis C, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, Huntington's disease, autism, neuropathies, sickle cell anemia, agitation of Alzheimer's disease, cachexia, and wasting syndrome.

Qualifying patient means a Missouri resident diagnosed with at least one qualifying medical condition.

Secs. 14-116, 14-117. Reserved.