Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94D, § 1: Definitions

Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings:—

''Commissioner,'' the commissioner of public health.

''Department,'' the department of public health in the Executive Office of Health and Human Services.

''Marijuana,'' the plant Cannabis sativa L., tetrahydrocannabinol, or a chemical derivative or synthesis of tetrahydrocannabinol.

''Physician,'' a person licensed in accordance with the provisions of section two of chapter one hundred and twelve.