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medical marijuana states | Oregon
[size=12]SUMMARY: Fifty-five percent of voters approved Measure 67 on November 3, 1998. The law took effect on December 3, 1998. It removes state-level criminal penalties on the use, possession and cultivation of marijuana by patients who possess a signed recommendation from their physician stating that marijuana "may mitigate" his or her debilitating symptoms. Patients diagnosed with the following illnesses are afforded legal protection under this act: cachexia; cancer; chronic pain; epilepsy and other disorders characterized by seizures; glaucoma; HIV or AIDS; multiple sclerosis and other disorders characterized by muscle spasticity; and nausea. Other conditions are subject to approval by the Health Division of the Oregon Department of Human Resources. Patients (or their primary caregivers) may legally possess no more than three ounces of usable marijuana, and may cultivate no more than seven marijuana plants, of which no more than three may be mature. The law establishes a confidential state-run patient registry that issues identification cards to qualifying patients. Patients who do not join the registry or possess greater amounts of marijuana than allowed by law may argue the "affirmative defense of medical necessity" if they are arrested on marijuana charges. To date, approximately 10,500 cards have been issued to registered patients.
Also, Senate Bill 1085, which takes effect on January 1, 2006, raises the quantity of cannabis that authorized patients may possess from seven plants (with no more than three mature) and three ounces of cannabis to six mature cannabis plants, 18 immature seedlings, and 24 ounces of usable cannabis. However, those state-qualified patients who possess cannabis in amounts exceeding the new state guidelines will no longer retain the ability to argue an "affirmative defense" of medical necessity at trial. Patients who fail to register with the state, but who possess medical cannabis in amounts compliant with state law, still retain the ability to raise an "affirmative defense" at trial.
(3) ORS 475.300 to 475.346 are intended to allow Oregonians with debilitating medical conditions who may benefit from the medical use of marijuana to be able to discuss freely with their doctors the possible risks and benefits of medical marijuana use and to have the benefit of their doctorâ€™s professional advice; and
(4) ORS 475.300 to 475.346 are intended to make only those changes to existing Oregon laws that are necessary to protect patients and their doctors from criminal and civil penalties, and are not intended to change current civil and criminal laws governing the use of marijuana for nonmedical purposes. [1999 c.4 Â§2]
(1) â€œAttending physicianâ€ means a physician licensed under ORS chapter 677 who has primary responsibility for the care and treatment of a person diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition.
(2) â€œDebilitating medical conditionâ€ means:
(3) â€œDeliveryâ€ has the meaning given that term in ORS 475.005. â€œDeliveryâ€ does not include transfer of marijuana by a registry identification cardholder to another registry identification cardholder if no consideration is paid for the transfer.
(4) â€œDepartmentâ€ means the Department of Human Services.
(5) â€œDesignated primary caregiverâ€ means an individual 18 years of age or older who has significant responsibility for managing the well-being of a person who has been diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition and who is designated as such on that personâ€™s application for a registry identification card or in other written notification to the department. â€œDesignated primary caregiverâ€ does not include the personâ€™s attending physician.
(6) â€œMarijuanaâ€ has the meaning given that term in ORS 475.005.
(7) â€œMarijuana grow siteâ€ means a location where marijuana is produced for use by a registry identification cardholder and that is registered under the provisions of ORS 475.304.
(8) â€œMedical use of marijuanaâ€ means the production, possession, delivery, or administration of marijuana, or paraphernalia used to administer marijuana, as necessary for the exclusive benefit of a person to mitigate the symptoms or effects of the personâ€™s debilitating medical condition.
(9) â€œProductionâ€ has the meaning given that term in ORS 475.005.
(10) â€œRegistry identification cardâ€ means a document issued by the department that identifies a person authorized to engage in the medical use of marijuana and the personâ€™s designated primary caregiver, if any.
(11) â€œUsable marijuanaâ€ means the dried leaves and flowers of the plant Cannabis family Moraceae, and any mixture or preparation thereof, that are appropriate for medical use as allowed in ORS 475.300 to 475.346. â€œUsable marijuanaâ€ does not include the seeds, stalks and roots of the plant.
(12) â€œWritten documentationâ€ means a statement signed by the attending physician of a person diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition or copies of the personâ€™s relevant medical records. [1999 c.4 Â§3; 2001 c.900 Â§205; 2003 c.14 Â§305; 2005 c.22 Â§346; 2005 c.822 Â§1]
(6) All agencies of state government, as defined in ORS 174.111, are directed to assist the committee in the performance of its duties and, to the extent permitted by laws relating to confidentiality, to furnish information and advice that the members of the committee consider necessary to perform their duties. [2005 c.822 Â§7]
(6)(a) The department shall restrict a marijuana grow site registration card issued to a registry identification cardholder who has been convicted of violating ORS 475.840 (1)(a) or (b) to prohibit for a period of five years from the date of conviction the production of marijuana otherwise authorized by this section at a location where the registry identification cardholder is present.
(b) A registry identification cardholder who has been convicted of violating ORS 475.840 (1)(a) or (b) may not be issued a marijuana grow site registration card within five years of the date of the conviction for violating ORS 475.840 (1)(a) or (b) if the conviction was for a first offense to prohibit for a period of five years from the date of conviction the production of marijuana otherwise authorized by this section at a location where the registry identification cardholder is present.
(c) A person other than a registry identification cardholder who has been convicted of violating ORS 475.840 (1)(a) or (b) may not produce marijuana for a registry identification cardholder within five years of the date of the conviction for violating ORS 475.840 (1)(a) or (b) if the conviction was for a first offense.
(d) A person convicted more than once of violating ORS 475.840 (1)(a) or (b) may not be issued a marijuana grow site registration card or produce marijuana for a registry identification cardholder.
(7) A registry identification cardholder or the designated primary caregiver of the cardholder may reimburse the person responsible for a marijuana grow site for the costs of supplies and utilities associated with the production of marijuana for the registry identification cardholder. No other costs associated with the production of marijuana for the registry identification cardholder, including the cost of labor, may be reimbursed. [2005 c.822 Â§8]
475.305 [1977 c.636 Â§1; 1979 c.674 Â§1; repealed by 1993 c.571 Â§30]
475.306 Medical use of marijuana; rules. (1) A person who possesses a registry identification card issued pursuant to ORS 475.309 may engage in, and a designated primary caregiver of such a person may assist in, the medical use of marijuana only as justified to mitigate the symptoms or effects of the personâ€™s debilitating medical condition.
(3) The Department of Human Services shall define by rule when a marijuana plant is mature and when it is immature. The rule shall provide that a plant that has no flowers and that is less than 12 inches in height and less than 12 inches in diameter is a seedling or a start and is not a mature plant. [1999 c.4 Â§7; 2005 c.822 Â§2]
475.309 Registry identification card; issuance; eligibility; duties of cardholder. (1) Except as provided in ORS 475.316, 475.320 and 475.342, a person engaged in or assisting in the medical use of marijuana is excepted from the criminal laws of the state for possession, delivery or production of marijuana, aiding and abetting another in the possession, delivery or production of marijuana or any other criminal offense in which possession, delivery or production of marijuana is an element if the following conditions have been satisfied:
(b) The person who has a debilitating medical condition, the personâ€™s primary caregiver and the person responsible for a marijuana grow site that is producing marijuana for the cardholder and is registered under ORS 475.304 are collectively in possession of, delivering or producing marijuana for medical use in amounts allowed under ORS 475.320.
(a) Valid, written documentation from the personâ€™s attending physician stating that the person has been diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition and that the medical use of marijuana may mitigate the symptoms or effects of the personâ€™s debilitating medical condition;
(c) The name, address and telephone number of the personâ€™s attending physician;
(d) The name and address of the personâ€™s designated primary caregiver, if the person has designated a primary caregiver at the time of application; and
(A) The applicant did not provide the information required pursuant to this section to establish the applicantâ€™s debilitating medical condition and to document the applicantâ€™s consultation with an attending physician regarding the medical use of marijuana in connection with such condition, as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section; or
(b) Denial of a registry identification card shall be considered a final department action, subject to judicial review. Only the person whose application has been denied, or, in the case of a person under the age of 18 years of age whose application has been denied, the personâ€™s parent or legal guardian, shall have standing to contest the departmentâ€™s action.
(A) The cardholderâ€™s name, address and date of birth;
(C) The name and address of the personâ€™s designated primary caregiver, if any;
(b) When the person to whom the department has issued a registry identification card pursuant to this section has specified a designated primary caregiver, the department shall issue an identification card to the designated primary caregiver. The primary caregiverâ€™s registry identification card shall contain the information provided in paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(A) Notify the department of any change in the personâ€™s name, address, attending physician or designated primary caregiver; and
(i) Updated written documentation of the personâ€™s debilitating medical condition; and
(ii) The name of the personâ€™s designated primary caregiver if a primary caregiver has been designated for the upcoming year.
(8) A person who possesses a registry identification card pursuant to this section and who has been diagnosed by the personâ€™s attending physician as no longer having a debilitating medical condition shall return the registry identification card to the department within seven calendar days of notification of the diagnosis. Any designated primary caregiver shall return the caregiverâ€™s identification card within the same period of time.
(9) A person who has applied for a registry identification card pursuant to this section but whose application has not yet been approved or denied, and who is contacted by any law enforcement officer in connection with the personâ€™s administration, possession, delivery or production of marijuana for medical use may provide to the law enforcement officer a copy of the written documentation submitted to the department pursuant to subsections (2) or (3) of this section and proof of the date of mailing or other transmission of the documentation to the department. This documentation shall have the same legal effect as a registry identification card until such time as the person receives notification that the application has been approved or denied. [1999 c.4 Â§4; 1999 c.825 Â§2; 2003 c.14 Â§306; 2005 c.822 Â§3]
475.312 Designated primary caregiver. (1) If a person who possesses a registry identification card issued pursuant to ORS 475.309 chooses to have a designated primary caregiver, the person must designate the primary caregiver by including the primary caregiverâ€™s name and address:
(a) On the personâ€™s application for a registry identification card;
(2) A person described in this section may have only one designated primary caregiver at any given time. [1999 c.4 Â§13]
475.315 [1977 c.636 Â§2; 1979 c.674 Â§2; repealed by 1993 c.571 Â§30]
475.316 Limitations on cardholderâ€™s immunity from criminal laws involving marijuana. (1) No person authorized to possess, deliver or produce marijuana for medical use pursuant to ORS 475.300 to 475.346 shall be excepted from the criminal laws of this state or shall be deemed to have established an affirmative defense to criminal charges of which possession, delivery or production of marijuana is an element if the person, in connection with the facts giving rise to such charges:
(e) Manufactures or produces marijuana at a place other than:
(A)(i) One address for property under the control of the patient; and
(ii) One address for property under the control of the primary caregiver of the patient that have been provided to the Department of Human Services; or
(B) A marijuana grow site authorized under ORS 475.304; or
(2) In addition to any other penalty allowed by law, a person who the department finds has willfully violated the provisions of ORS 475.300 to 475.346, or rules adopted under ORS 475.300 to 475.346, may be precluded from obtaining or using a registry identification card for the medical use of marijuana for a period of up to six months, at the discretion of the department. [1999 c.4 Â§5; 1999 c.825 Â§3; 2005 c.822 Â§13]
(a) Has been diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition within 12 months prior to arrest and been advised by the personâ€™s attending physician that the medical use of marijuana may mitigate the symptoms or effects of that debilitating medical condition;
(4) Any defendant proposing to use the affirmative defense provided for by this section in a criminal action shall, not less than five days before the trial of the cause, file and serve upon the district attorney a written notice of the intention to offer such a defense that specifically states the reasons why the defendant is entitled to assert and the factual basis for such affirmative defense. If the defendant fails to file and serve such notice, the defendant is not permitted to assert the affirmative defense at the trial of the cause unless the court for good cause orders otherwise. [1999 c.4 Â§6; 1999 c.825 Â§4; 2005 c.22 Â§347; 2005 c.822 Â§12]
(a) May produce marijuana for and provide marijuana to a registry identification cardholder or that personâ€™s designated primary caregiver as authorized under this section.
(b) A person responsible for a marijuana grow site may possess up to 18 marijuana seedlings or starts as defined by rule of the department for each registry identification cardholder for which the person responsible for the marijuana grow site is producing marijuana. [2005 c.822 Â§9]
(2) Any property interest possessed, owned or used in connection with the medical use of marijuana or acts incidental to the medical use of marijuana that has been seized by state or local law enforcement officers may not be harmed, neglected, injured or destroyed while in the possession of any law enforcement agency. A law enforcement agency has no responsibility to maintain live marijuana plants lawfully seized. No such property interest may be forfeited under any provision of law providing for the forfeiture of property other than as a sentence imposed after conviction of a criminal offense. Usable marijuana and paraphernalia used to administer marijuana that was seized by any law enforcement office shall be returned immediately upon a determination by the district attorney in whose county the property was seized, or the district attorneyâ€™s designee, that the person from whom the marijuana or paraphernalia used to administer marijuana was seized is entitled to the protections contained in ORS 475.300 to 475.346. The determination may be evidenced, for example, by a decision not to prosecute, the dismissal of charges or acquittal. [1999 c.4 Â§8; 1999 c.825 Â§5; 2005 c.22 Â§348]
475.324 Limits on confiscation of marijuana. A law enforcement officer who determines that a registry identification cardholder is in possession of amounts of usable marijuana or numbers of marijuana plants in excess of the amount or number authorized by ORS 475.320 may confiscate only any usable marijuana or plants that are in excess of the amount or number authorized. [2005 c.822 Â§10]
475.325 [1977 c.636 Â§3; 1979 c.674 Â§3; repealed by 1993 c.571 Â§30]
(1) Advising a person whom the attending physician has diagnosed as having a debilitating medical condition, or a person who the attending physician knows has been so diagnosed by another physician licensed under ORS chapter 677, about the risks and benefits of medical use of marijuana or that the medical use of marijuana may mitigate the symptoms or effects of the personâ€™s debilitating medical condition, provided the advice is based on the attending physicianâ€™s personal assessment of the personâ€™s medical history and current medical condition; or
(2) Providing the written documentation necessary for issuance of a registry identification card under ORS 475.309, if the documentation is based on the attending physicianâ€™s personal assessment of the applicantâ€™s medical history and current medical condition and the attending physician has discussed the potential medical risks and benefits of the medical use of marijuana with the applicant. [1999 c.4 Â§9; 2005 c.822 Â§11]
475.328 Limits on professional licensing boardâ€™s authority to sanction licensee for medical use of marijuana; authorizes licensed health care professional to administer medical marijuana. (1) No professional licensing board may impose a civil penalty or take other disciplinary action against a licensee based on the licenseeâ€™s medical use of marijuana in accordance with the provisions of ORS 475.300 to 475.346 or actions taken by the licensee that are necessary to carry out the licenseeâ€™s role as a designated primary caregiver to a person who possesses a lawful registry identification card.
(B) A licensed health care facility to make accommodations for the administration of medical marijuana. [1999 c.4 Â§10; 2005 c.822 Â§4]
(3) Authorized employees of state or local law enforcement agencies that obtain identifying information from the list as authorized under this section may not release or use the information for any purpose other than verification that a person is a lawful possessor of a registry identification card or the designated primary caregiver of a lawful possessor of a registry identification card or that a location is an authorized marijuana grow site. [1999 c.4 Â§12; 2005 c.822 Â§5]
475.334 Adding diseases or conditions that qualify as debilitating medical conditions; rules. Any person may submit a petition to the Department of Human Services requesting that a particular disease or condition be included among the diseases and conditions that qualify as debilitating medical conditions under ORS 475.302. The department shall adopt rules establishing the manner in which the department will evaluate petitions submitted under this section. Any rules adopted pursuant to this section shall require the department to approve or deny a petition within 180 days of receipt of the petition by the department. Denial of a petition shall be considered a final department action subject to judicial review. [1999 c.4 Â§14]
475.335 [1977 c.636 Â§4; 1979 c.674 Â§4; repealed by 1993 c.571 Â§30]
475.338 Rules. The Department of Human Services shall adopt all rules necessary for the implementation and administration of ORS 475.300 to 475.346. [1999 c.4 Â§15]
(2) An employer to accommodate the medical use of marijuana in any workplace. [1999 c.4 Â§16]
475.342 Limitations on protection from criminal liability. Nothing in ORS 475.300 to 475.346 shall protect a person from a criminal cause of action based on possession, production, or delivery of marijuana that is not authorized by ORS 475.300 to 475.346. [1999 c.4 Â§11]
475.345 [1977 c.636 Â§5; 1979 c.674 Â§5; repealed by 1993 c.571 Â§30]
475.346 Short title. ORS 475.300 to 475.346 shall be known as the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act. [1999 c.4 Â§1]
475.355 [1977 c.636 Â§6; 1979 c.674 Â§6; repealed by 1993 c.571 Â§30]
475.360 [1979 c.674 Â§10; repealed by 1993 c.571 Â§30]
475.365 [1977 c.636 Â§7; 1979 c.674 Â§7; repealed by 1993 c.571 Â§30]
475.375 [1977 c.636 Â§8; 1979 c.674 Â§8; repealed by 1993 c.571 Â§30]