§ 1318.02 Definitions.

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Title 21 CFR: Food and Drugs › Chapter II: DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE › Part 1318: CONTROLS TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT APPLICABLE TO THE MANUFACTURING OF MARIHUANA › § 1318.02: § 1318.02 Definitions.

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(a) Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this section, the term

cannabis

means any plant of the genus Cannabis.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this section, the term

medicinal cannabis

means a drug product made from the cannabis plant, or derivatives thereof, that can be legally marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

cannabis preparation

means cannabis that was delivered to the Administration and subsequently converted by a registered manufacturer into a mixture (solid or liquid) containing cannabis, cannabis resin, or extracts of cannabis.

(d) Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this section, the term

cannabis resin

means the separated resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from the cannabis plant.

(e) As used in this part, the terms

cannabis, medicinal cannabis,

and

cannabis preparation

do not include any material, compound, mixture, or preparation that falls outside the definition of marihuana in section 102(16) of the Controlled Substances Act (the Act) (21 U.S.C. 802(16)).

(f) The term

Single Convention

means the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 (18 U.S.T. 1407).

(g) The term

bona fide supply agreement

means a letter of intent, purchase order or contract between an applicant and a researcher or manufacturer registered under the Act.

(h) The term

registered researcher or manufacturer

means a person registered under the Act to perform research or manufacture of marihuana in Schedule I.

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