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The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this Article, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

Colorado Medical Marijuana Code means Section 12-43.3-101 et seq., C.R.S., as may be amended.

Colorado Medical Marijuana Program means that program defined by Section 25-1.5-106(2)(d), C.R.S., as may be amended.

Contiguous, in terms of determining the area devoted to the cultivating, producing, possessing or processing of medical marijuana and medical marijuana plants, means an uninterrupted expanse of space on the same floor or the level of the primary residence that can be measured by framing the area with four (4) or more continuous and connected straight lines. The space within a single room which is defined by permanent perimeter walls is contiguous; the space within adjoining rooms divided by a permanent wall or permanent structure but accessible via a common doorway or connected by a common hallway is contiguous; however, nonadjacent spaces separated by two (2) or more permanent walls or separated by floors or levels of the building are not contiguous.

Cultivation or cultivate means (1) all phases of growth of marijuana from seed to harvest; or (2) preparing, packaging or repackaging, labeling or relabeling of a usable form of marijuana.

Distribute or distribution means the actual, constructive or attempted transfer, delivery, sale or dispensing to another, with or without remuneration.

Lot means that real property around the primary residence and the buildings thereon that are commonly used for domestic and residential purposes.

Medical marijuana means any marijuana that is intended for medical use and is grown for a purpose authorized by Article XVIII, Section 14 of the Colorado Constitution.

Medical marijuana plant means marijuana plants, seedlings or any part thereof in a living condition that are lawfully cultivated, produced, possessed, or processed pursuant to the provisions of Article XVIII, Section 14 of the Colorado Constitution, the Colorado Medical Marijuana Code, the Colorado Medical Marijuana Program, and other applicable laws or regulations governing the cultivation, production, possession or processing of medical marijuana.

Medical use means that use described and defined in Article XVIII, Section 14 of the Colorado Constitution, the Colorado Medical Marijuana Code and the Colorado Medical Marijuana Program.

Patient means a person who meets the definition of patient under Article XVIII, Section 14(1)(d) of the Colorado Constitution and applicable law.

Physician means a doctor of medicine as defined in Article XVIII, Section 14(1)(e) of the Colorado Constitution and meeting all requirements of Section 25-1.5-106, C.R.S., as may be amended.

Primary caregiver means a person who meets the definition of primary caregiver under Article XVIII, Section 14(1)(f) of the Colorado Constitution and applicable law.

Primary residence means the place that a person, by custom and practice, makes his or her principal domicile and address and to which the person intends to return, following any temporary absence, such as vacation. Residence is evidenced by actual daily physical presence, use, and occupancy of the primary residence and the use of the residential address for domestic purposes, such as, but not limited to, slumber, preparation of and consumption of meals, regular mail delivery, vehicle and voter registration, or credit, water, and utility billing. A person shall have only one (1) primary residence. A primary residence shall not include accessory buildings. (Ord. 1202 §2, 2015)