Purpose
The purpose of 935 CMR 500.000 is to implement St. 2017, c. 55, An Act to Ensure Safe
Access to Marijuana, and M.G.L. c. 94G.
Definitions
For the purposes of 935 CMR 500.000, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Administrative Hold means a hold requiring temporary isolation of Marijuana or Marijuana
Products by a Licensee or Registrant pending further investigation.
Adult-use Cannabis or Marijuana means Marijuana that is cultivated, Processed, Transferred,
tested or sold to adults 21 years of age or older pursuant to M.G.L. c. 94G.
Adult-use Cannabis or Marijuana Products means Marijuana Products that are Processed,
Manufactured, Transferred, tested or sold to adults 21 years of age or older pursuant to
M.G.L. c. 94G.
Advanced Core Curriculum means the advanced training curriculum taught by a Responsible
Vendor Trainer that may be taken by Marijuana Establishment Agents after completing the Basic
Core Curriculum under 935 CMR 500.105(2)(b).
Advertising means a form of marketing communication that employs a sponsored, non-personal
message to sell or promote a Marijuana Establishment’s Brand Name, Marijuana Establishment
Branded Good, service, product or idea.
Affixed means the attachment of a label or other packaging material so that it is not easily
removed or lost.
Agent Registration Card means an identification card currently and validly issued by the
Commission to a Marijuana Establishment, MTC or Laboratory Agent. The Agent Registration
Card allows access into Commission supported databases. The card facilitates verification of
an individual Registrant’s status including, but not limited to, identification by the Commission
and Law Enforcement Authorities of those individuals exempt from Massachusetts criminal and
civil penalties under M.G.L. c. 94G and 94I, and 935 CMR 500.000 and 501.000.
Area of Disproportionate Impact means a geographic area identified by the Commission for the
purposes identified in M.G.L. c. 94G, § 4(a½)(iv), and which has had historically high rates of
arrest, conviction, and incarceration related to Marijuana crimes.
Arming Station means a device that allows control of a security alarm system.
Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors means a contractual agreement with a third-party by
which the Licensee assigns all of its assets and liabilities to such third-party in order to satisfy
the Licensee’s obligations to its creditors by liquidating the assets.
Basic Core Curriculum means the foundational training curriculum required of all Marijuana
Establishment Agents taught by a Responsible Vendor Trainer under 935 CMR 500.105(2)(b).
Beverage means a liquid intended for drinking.
