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(III) ANY OTHER MEDICAL CONDITION OR ITS TREATMENT
APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF PHYSICIAN QUALITY ASSURANCE UNDER ITS
AUTHORITY TO ADOPT REGULATIONS FOR CONSIDERING REQUESTS SUBMITTED BY
PHYSICIANS OR PATIENTS TO ADD DEBILITATING MEDICAL CONDITIONS TO THOSE
INCLUDED UNDER ITEMS (I) AND (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH.

(4) "MARIJUANA" INCLUDES MARIJUANA CONCENTRATE.

(5) "MEDICAL MARIJUANA RESEARCH PROGRAM" MEANS A PROGRAM
ADMINISTERED BY THE BOARD OF PHYSICIAN QUALITY ASSURANCE TO GATHER
INFORMATION ON THE BASIC SAFETY, EFFICACY, FREQUENCY, AND NATURE OF THE
MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA BY PARTICIPATING PATIENTS.

(6) "PARTICIPATING PATIENT" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS
ENROLLED IN THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA RESEARCH PROGRAM.

(7) "PATIENT" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH
A MEDICAL CONDITION BY A PHYSICIAN AND FOR WHOM THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS
OF THE MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA TO TREAT THE MEDICAL CONDITION WOULD
LIKELY OUTWEIGH THE HEALTH RISKS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL.

(8) "PATIENT EVALUATION FORM" MEANS A STANDARDIZED FORM
PROVIDED BY THE BOARD OF PHYSICIAN QUALITY ASSURANCE UPON WHICH A
PARTICIPATING PATIENT AND HIS OR HER PHYSICIAN DOCUMENT THE
PARTICIPATING PATIENT'S MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA.

(9) "PHYSICIAN" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS A LICENSE TO
PRACTICE MEDICINE AND IS LICENSED TO PRESCRIBE DRUGS UNDER TITLE 14 OF
THE HEALTH OCCUPATIONS ARTICLE.

(10) "PRIMARY CAREGIVER" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL, OTHER THAN THE
PARTICIPATING PATIENT AND THE PARTICIPATING PATIENT'S PHYSICIAN, WHO IS AT
LEAST 18 YEARS OLD AND HAS AGREED TO UNDERTAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
MANAGING THE WELL BEING OF A PATIENT WITH RESPECT TO THE MEDICAL USE OF
MARIJUANA.

(11) "PROGRAM PARTICIPATION CARD" MEANS A DOCUMENT ISSUED BY
THE BOARD OF PHYSICIAN QUALITY ASSURANCE THAT IDENTIFIES AN INDIVIDUAL
AS A PARTICIPATING PATIENT OR PRIMARY CAREGIVER IN THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA
RESEARCH PROGRAM.

(12) (I) "USABLE MARIJUANA" MEANS THE DRIED LEAVES AND
FLOWERS OF A MARIJUANA PLANT, AND ANY MIXTURE OR PREPARATION OF THE
DRIED LEAVES AND FLOWERS, THAT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THE MEDICAL USE OF
MARIJUANA.

(II) "USABLE MARIJUANA" DOES NOT INCLUDE THE SEEDS, STALKS,
AND ROOTS OF A MARIJUANA PLANT.

(13) "WRITTEN CERTIFICATION" MEANS A PATIENT'S MEDICAL RECORDS
OR A STATEMENT SIGNED BY A PATIENT'S PHYSICIAN STATING THAT, IN THE
PHYSICIAN'S PROFESSIONAL OPINION, AFTER HAVING COMPLETED A FULL

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