District of Columbia Code Division V. Local Business Affairs § 32-951.01. Definitions.

(1) “Cannabis” means marijuana.

(2) “District government” means the government of the District of Columbia, including:

(3) “Employee” means any individual employed by or seeking employment from an employer and includes unpaid interns.

(4) “Employer” means any person who, for compensation, employs an individual, except for the employer's parent, spouse, or child engaged in work in and about the employer's household, and any person acting in the interest of such employer, directly or indirectly. The term includes public employers, including the District government. The term does not include the District of Columbia court system and the federal government.

(5) “Marijuana” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 48-901.02(3)(A).

(6) “Medical cannabis program” means the District's medical marijuana program established pursuant to § 7-1671.05.

(7) “Medical cannabis program patient” means an individual who is actively registered in the District's medical cannabis program or in the medical marijuana program or medical cannabis program of the employee's jurisdiction of residence.

(8) “Safety sensitive” means an employment position, as designated by the employer, in which it is reasonably foreseeable that if the employee performs the position's routine duties or tasks while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, the person would likely cause actual, immediate, and serious bodily injury or loss of life to self or others, which may include positions that require or involve:

(9) “Use of cannabis” means an individual's legal consumption of marijuana under § 48-904.01(a) or Chapter 16B of Title 7.