{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-94d-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94D, § 1","heading":"Definitions","body":"Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings:—\n''Commissioner,'' the commissioner of public health.\n''Department,'' the department of public health in the Executive Office of Health and Human Services.\n''Marijuana,'' the plant Cannabis sativa L., tetrahydrocannabinol, or a chemical derivative or synthesis of tetrahydrocannabinol.\n''Physician,'' a person licensed in accordance with the provisions of section two of chapter one hundred and twelve.","path":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 94D"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter94D/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:12Z","sha256":"1b28a5eee90ab82b7b53b5175545f319f0c4b1e05794c67154bea09fe48af458","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-94c-49","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-94d-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}