Sec. 2-165. Definitions

Area Median Income means the median household income for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area as estimated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, adjusted by household size based on the occupancy standard for the unit.

Board means the Cannabis Reinvestment and Restoration Board.

Community-Based Organization means a public or private company, corporation, limited liability company, neighborhood group, organization, or partnership that provides education, vocational education or rehabilitation, job training, health, social services, or economic uplift to individuals in the County.

Demonstrated Knowledge means an individual who has displayed competency in a subject, as demonstrated by:

Disproportionately Impacted Area means a geographic area identified by the Office of Social Equity that has had above 150% of the State's 10-year average for cannabis possession charges.

Fund means the Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund pursuant to section 1-322 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article of the Maryland Code.

Heavily Impacted by the Criminal Justice System means those who have been incarcerated or detained in a prison, immigration detention center, local jail, juvenile detention center, or any other carceral setting, those who have been convicted of a felony but not incarcerated, and those who have been charged but not convicted of a felony.

Low-Income Community means a community where the average household income is less than eighty percent (80%) of the Area Median Income.

White Supremacy means the belief, theory, or doctrine that white people are superior to those of other races and thus should dominate them.