1. (1) "Cannabis waste" means cannabis product that is damaged, deteriorated, mislabeled, expired, returned, subject to a recall, or enclosed within a container or package that has been opened or breached.
2. (2) "Card" means any type of medical cannabis card or registration card, whichever applies, authorized under Title 26B, Chapter 4, Part 2 Cannabinoid Research and Medical Cannabis.
3. (3) "Cardholder area" means the area of a medical cannabis pharmacy where a product is purchased that is restricted to a medical cannabis cardholder, a medical cannabis pharmacy employee, or another individual authorized by the medical cannabis pharmacy to enter the cardholder area.
4. (4) "DHHS" means The Utah Department of Health and Human Services.

5. (5) "Limited access area" means an area of a medical cannabis pharmacy where medical cannabis and medical cannabis devices shall be stored that is:

   1. (a) a lockable cabinet in a medical cannabis pharmacy facility to which only a pharmacy agent or PMP has access; or
   2. (b) an indoor area or room of a medical cannabis pharmacy facility that is separated from the cardholder and the public areas of the medical cannabis pharmacy by a physical barrier with suitable locks and an electronic barrier to detect entry doors.
6. (6) "PIC" means a pharmacist-in-charge who oversees the operation and generally supervises a medical cannabis pharmacy.
7. (7) "PMP" means a medical cannabis pharmacy medical provider that meets the criteria defined in Subsection 4-41a-1101(12).
8. (8) "Public waiting area" means an area of the medical cannabis pharmacy where the public waits for cardholders and cardholders wait for authorization to enter the cardholder area.

9. (9) "Recreational disposition" means:

   1. (a) slang words or phrasing associated with the recreational use of cannabis;
   2. (b) an image of a celebrity or other person whose target audience is children or minors;
   3. (c) content that encourages, promotes, or otherwise creates an impression that the recreational use of cannabis is legal or acceptable, or that the recreational use of cannabis has potential health or therapeutic benefits;
   4. (d) content that promotes excessive consumption;
   5. (e) content that is obscene or indecent; and
   6. (f) content that a reasonable person knows or should know appeals to children.

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Date of Last Change: January 7, 2026

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 4-41a-1101(12), 4-41a-1104(4), 4-2-103(1)(i)