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.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94D, § 1