ADSORPTION

The adhesion (or sticking) of molecules of gas, liquid, or dissolved solids to a surface.

ADULT USE

Cannabis for sale to a consumer of legal age for personal consumption

ADULT USE SALES

Cannabis product sold to a consumer through a facility such as a storefront or retailer

ADVECTION

The horizontal transfer of heat or matter in the atmosphere.

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECT

Any effect resulting in a change in body function or cell structure that might lead to disease or health problems.

ADVERSE POSSESSION

A addition or subtraction to the sales price of a comparable property to account for an item or feature that the property has or doesn’t have in comparison to the subject property. Adjustments are used in appraisals and some BPOs to show how a similar property compares to the subject property monetarily.

ADVERSE USE

Establishing a water right by hostile means against all other water rights in a drainage basin. Not legal after 1939.

ADVERTISE

To provide notice, usually by publication of a legal notice in one of more newspapers, of a proposed appropriation of water, change of use of water, or an extension of time in which to submit proof of appropriation.

AERATE

To supply air to water, soil, or other media.