15.03.040 Definitions

(a) The following are definitions of terms and words used in this chapter.

(1) "Tribal Territory" or "Territory" means all lands within the 1796 Treaty with the Seven Nations of Canada (97 Stat. 55) and includes any other lands over which the Tribe exercises jurisdiction.

(2) "Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe" or "Tribe" means the federally recognized Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe with government offices in Akwesasne, New York.

(3) "Tribal Council", for purposes of this chapter, means the three duly elected Chiefs of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe.

(4) "Tribal Member" or "Member" means a person who is enrolled under the Tribe's Membership Code or a person who is eligible to be enrolled regardless of where they reside. "Membership Code" means the 1986 Membership Code of the Tribe, as amended.

(5) "Tribal Election and Referendum Ordinance" means the Tribal Election and Referendum Ordinance, as amended.

(6) "Medical Marijuana" means all parts of the plant of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin, intended for a certified medical use. Any form of medical marijuana not approved by the Authority pursuant to this chapter is expressly prohibited. It does not include the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable of germination.

(7) "Practitioner" means (a) a licensed physician' (b) a licensed nurse practitioner that is supervised by a licensed physician; (c) or a licensed physician assistant that is supervised by a licensed physician.

(8) "Registered entity" means a means a for-profit business or not-for-profit business that is majority owned by a member of the Tribe. "Majority owned" means ownership of over 50% shares or interest in a business.

(9) "Approved medical marijuana product" means the final manufactured product delivered to the patient that represents a specific brand with a defined cannabinoid content and active and inactive ingredients, prepared in a specific dosage and form, to be administered as recommended by the registered practitioner.

(10) "Good moral character" refers to a personal history of honesty, fairness, and respect for the rights of others.

(11) "Tribal Procedures Act" refers to the Tribal Procedures Act of 2013, as amended.