Cap. 537 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 291.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "conviction" also includes the voluntary payment of a penalty without proceedings as provided under this Act or under the

Commissioners for Justice Act; "Cannabinoid" means one of a group of compounds found only in any plant of the genus Cannabis; "drug laws" means the Medical and Kindred Professions

Ordinance and the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance. "Good Manufacturing Practice" means the part of quality assurance which ensures that products are consistently produced and controlled in accordance with the quality standards appropriate to their intended use and in line with the current detailed good manufacturing practice guidelines published by the European Union Commission; "Minister" means the Minister responsible for Justice; unless otherwise specified. "prohibited drug" means any drug which may form the object of criminal proceedings under article 120A of the Medical and Kindred Professions Ordinance or under article 22 of the

Dangerous Drugs Ordinance. "synthetic Cannabinoids" means substances with structural features which allow binding to one of the known cannabinoid receptors, i.e. CB1 or CB2, present in human cells and compounds with similar chemical structures.