5/6/2026Amended by Chapter 362, 2026 General Session2026Definitions.As used in this part:"Active tetrahydrocannabinol" means THC, any THC analog, and tetrahydrocannabinolic acid."Administration of criminal justice" means the performance of detection, apprehension, detention, pretrial release, post-trial release, prosecution, and adjudication."Advertise" means information provided by a person in any medium:to the public; andthat is not age restricted to an individual who is at least 21 years old."Advisory board" means the Medical Cannabis Policy Advisory Board created in Section 4-41a-111."Cannabis" means marijuana."Cannabis cultivation facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 4-41a-102."Cannabis processing facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 4-41a-102."Cannabis product" means a product that:is intended for human use; andcontains cannabis or any tetrahydrocannabinol or THC analog in a total concentration of 0.3% or greater on a dry weight basis."Cannabis production establishment" means the same as that term is defined in Section 4-41a-102."Cannabis production establishment agent" means the same as that term is defined in Section 4-41a-102."Cannabis production establishment agent registration card" means the same as that term is defined in Section 4-41a-102."Conditional medical cannabis card" means an electronic medical cannabis card that the department issues in accordance with Subsection 26B-4-213(1)(b) to allow an applicant for a medical cannabis card to access medical cannabis during the department's review of the application."Controlled substance database" means the controlled substance database created in Section 58-37f-201."Delivery address" means the same as that term is defined in Section 4-41a-102."Department" means the Department of Agriculture and Food."Designated caregiver" means:an individual:whom an individual with a medical cannabis patient card or a medical cannabis guardian card designates as the patient's caregiver; andwho registers with the department under Section 26B-4-214; ora facility that an individual designates as a designated caregiver in accordance with Subsection 26B-4-214(1)(b); oran assigned employee of the facility described in Subsection 26B-4-214(1)(b)(ii)."Directions of use" means recommended routes of administration for a medical cannabis treatment and suggested usage guidelines."Dosing guidelines" means a quantity range and frequency of administration for a recommended treatment of medical cannabis."Government issued photo identification" means any of the following forms of identification:a valid state-issued driver license or identification card;a valid United States federal-issued photo identification, including:a United States passport;a United States passport card;a United States military identification card; ora permanent resident card or alien registration receipt card; a foreign passport; ora tribal government-issued photo identification."Home delivery medical cannabis pharmacy" means a medical cannabis pharmacy that the department authorizes, as part of the pharmacy's license, to deliver medical cannabis shipments to a delivery address to fulfill electronic orders."Incapacitated" means the same as that term is defined in Section 75-1-201."Inventory control system" means the system described in Section 4-41a-103."Legal dosage limit" means an amount that:is sufficient to provide 30 days of treatment based on the dosing guidelines that the relevant recommending medical provider or pharmacy medical provider, in accordance with Subsection 26B-4-231(5), recommends; andmay not exceed:for unprocessed cannabis in a medicinal dosage form, 113 grams by weight; andfor a cannabis product in a medicinal dosage form, a quantity that contains, in total, greater than 20 grams of active tetrahydrocannabinol."Legal use termination date" means a date on the label of a container of unprocessed cannabis flower:that is 60 days after the date of purchase of the cannabis; andafter which, the cannabis is no longer in a medicinal dosage form outside of the primary residence of the relevant medical cannabis patient cardholder."Licensing board" means the same as that term is defined in Section 4-41a-102."Low THC product" means a product that:is intended for human use;contains cannabis or any tetrahydrocannabinol or THC analog in a total concentration of less than 0.3% on a dry weight basis; andis processed by a cannabis processing facility."Low THC product" does not include a product registered under Chapter 41, Hemp and Cannabinoid Act."Marijuana" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-37-101."Medical cannabis" or "medical cannabis product" means:cannabis in a medicinal dosage form; a cannabis product in a medicinal dosage form; ora low THC product in a medicinal dosage form."Medical cannabis card" means a medical cannabis patient card, a medical cannabis guardian card, a medical cannabis caregiver card, or a conditional medical cannabis card."Medical cannabis cardholder" means:a holder of a medical cannabis card; ora facility or assigned employee, described in Subsection (16)(b), only:within the scope of the facility's or assigned employee's performance of the role of a medical cannabis patient cardholder's caregiver designation under Subsection 26B-4-214(1)(b); andwhile in possession of documentation that establishes:a caregiver designation described in Subsection 26B-4-214(1)(b);the identity of the individual presenting the documentation; andthe relation of the individual presenting the documentation to the caregiver designation."Medical cannabis caregiver card" means an electronic document that a cardholder may print or store on an electronic device or a physical card or document that:the department issues to an individual whom a medical cannabis patient cardholder or a medical cannabis guardian cardholder designates as a designated caregiver; andis connected to the electronic verification system."Medical cannabis courier" means the same as that term is defined in Section 4-41a-102."Medical cannabis device" means a device that an individual uses to ingest or inhale medical cannabis."Medical cannabis device" does not include a device that:facilitates cannabis combustion; oran individual uses to ingest substances other than cannabis."Medical cannabis guardian card" means an electronic document that a cardholder may print or store on an electronic device or a physical card or document that:the department issues to the parent or legal guardian of a minor or legal guardian of an incapacitated adult; andis connected to the electronic verification system."Medical cannabis patient card" means an electronic document that a cardholder may print or store on an electronic device or a physical card or document that:the department issues to an individual with a qualifying condition; andis connected to the electronic verification system."Medical cannabis pharmacy" means a person that:acquires or intends to acquire medical cannabis from a cannabis processing facility or another medical cannabis pharmacy or a medical cannabis device; orpossesses medical cannabis or a medical cannabis device; andsells or intends to sell medical cannabis or a medical cannabis device to a medical cannabis cardholder."Medical cannabis pharmacy agent" means an individual who holds a valid medical cannabis pharmacy agent registration card issued by the department."Medical cannabis pharmacy agent registration card" means a registration card issued by the department that authorizes an individual to act as a medical cannabis pharmacy agent."Medical cannabis shipment" means the same as that term is defined in Section 4-41a-102."Medical cannabis treatment" means medical cannabis or a medical cannabis device."Medicinal dosage form" means:for processed medical cannabis, the following with a specific and consistent cannabinoid content:a tablet;a capsule;a concentrated liquid or viscous oil;a liquid suspension that does not exceed 30 milliliters;a topical preparation;a transdermal preparation;a sublingual preparation;a gelatinous cube, gelatinous rectangular cuboid, or lozenge in a cube or rectangular cuboid shape;a resin or wax; an aerosol; a suppository preparation; ora soft or hard confection that is a uniform rectangular cuboid or uniform spherical shape, is homogeneous in color and texture, and each piece is a single serving; orfor unprocessed cannabis flower, a container described in Section 4-41a-602 that:contains cannabis flower in a quantity that varies by no more than 10% from the stated weight at the time of packaging;at any time the medical cannabis cardholder transports or possesses the container in public, is contained within an opaque bag or box; andis labeled with the container's content and weight, the date of purchase, the legal use termination date, and a barcode that provides information connected to an inventory control system."Medicinal dosage form" includes a portion of unprocessed cannabis flower that:the medical cannabis cardholder has recently removed from the container described in Subsection (41)(a)(ii) for use; anddoes not exceed the quantity described in Subsection (41)(a)(ii)."Medicinal dosage form" does not include:any unprocessed cannabis flower outside of the container described in Subsection (41)(a)(ii), except as provided in Subsection (41)(b);any unprocessed cannabis flower in a container described in Subsection (41)(a)(ii) after the legal use termination date;a process of vaporizing and inhaling concentrated cannabis by placing the cannabis on a nail or other metal object that is heated by a flame, including a blowtorch;a liquid suspension that is branded as a beverage;a substance described in Subsection (41)(a)(i) or (ii) if the substance is not measured in grams, milligrams, or milliliters; ora substance that contains or is covered to any degree with chocolate."Nonresident patient" means an individual who:is not a resident of Utah or has been a resident of Utah for less than 45 days;has a currently valid medical cannabis card or the equivalent of a medical cannabis card under the laws of another state, district, territory, commonwealth, or insular possession of the United States; andhas been diagnosed with a qualifying condition as described in Section 26B-4-203."Patient product information insert" means a single page document or webpage that contains information about a medical cannabis product regarding:how to use the product;common side effects;serious side effects;dosage;contraindications;safe storage;information on when a product should not be used; andother information the department deems appropriate in consultation with the cannabis processing facility that created the product."Pharmacy medical provider" means the medical provider required to be on site at a medical cannabis pharmacy under Section 26B-4-219."Provisional patient card" means a card that:the department issues to a minor or incapacitated adult for whom:a recommending medical provider has recommended a medical cannabis treatment; andthe department issues a medical cannabis guardian card to the minor's parent or legal guardian or the incapacitated adult's legal guardian; andis connected to the electronic verification system."Qualified Patient Enterprise Fund" means the enterprise fund created in Section 4-41a-104.1."Qualifying condition" means a condition described in Section 26B-4-203."Recommend" or "recommendation" means, for a recommending medical provider, the act of suggesting the use of medical cannabis treatment, which:certifies the patient's eligibility for a medical cannabis card; andmay include, at the recommending medical provider's discretion, directions of use, with or without dosing guidelines."Recommending medical provider" means an individual who:meets the recommending qualifications;completes four hours of continuing medical education specific to medical cannabis through formal or informal sources; andevery two years, provides an acknowledgment to the department that the individual completed four hours of continuing medical education."Recommending qualifications" means that an individual:has the authority to write a prescription;is licensed to prescribe a controlled substance under Title 58, Chapter 37, Controlled Substances; andpossesses the authority, in accordance with the individual's scope of practice, to prescribe a Schedule II controlled substance; andis licensed as:a podiatrist under Title 58, Chapter 5a, Podiatric Physician Licensing Act;an advanced practice registered nurse under Title 58, Chapter 31b, Nurse Practice Act;a physician under Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act, or Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act; ora physician assistant under Title 58, Chapter 70a, Utah Physician Assistant Act."State electronic verification system" means the system described in Section 26B-4-202."Targeted marketing" means the promotion by a recommending medical provider, medical clinic, or medical office that employs a recommending medical provider of a medical cannabis recommendation service using any of the following methods:electronic communication to an individual who is at least 21 years old and has requested to receive promotional information;an in-person marketing event that is held in an area where only an individual who is at least 21 years old may access the event;other marketing material that is physically or digitally displayed in the office of the medical clinic or office that employs a recommending medical provider; ora leaflet that a recommending medical provider, medical clinic, or medical office that employs a recommending medical provider shares with an individual who is at least 21 years old."Tetrahydrocannabinol" or "THC" means a substance derived from cannabis or a synthetic equivalent as described in Subsection 58-37-108(2)(a)(iii)(AA)."THC analog" means the same as that term is defined in Section 4-41-102.