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ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.165. Authority to require general liability insurance. As is necessary to protect the public health and safety, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may require a licensee to maintain general liability insurance in an amount that the commission determines is reasonably affordable and available for the purpose of protecting the licensee against damages resulting from a cause of action related to activities undertaken pursuant to the license held by the licensee. [Formerly 475B.163]
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.169. Duty to develop procedures to transfer from registration to license; rules. (1) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission shall adopt by rule procedures by which: (a) A person responsible for a marijuana grow site registered under ORS 475C.792, or, if multiple persons responsible for a marijuana grow site registered under ORS 475C.792 are located at the same address, each person responsible for a marijuana grow site located at the address, may apply for a license under ORS
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.173. Authority to establish merit-based criteria for licensure or renewal of licensure. In adopting rules related to industry best practices under ORS 475C.065,
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.177. Duty to develop and maintain system for tracking transfer of marijuana items. (1) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission shall develop and maintain a system for tracking the transfer of marijuana items between premises for which licenses have been issued under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 or 475C.548. (2) The purposes of the system developed and maintained under this section include, but are not limited to: (a) Preventing the diversion of marijuana items to criminal enterprises, gangs, cartels and other states; (b) Preventing persons from substituting or tampering with marijuana items; (c) Ensuring an accurate accounting of the production, processing and sale of marijuana items; (d) Ensuring that laboratory testing results are accurately reported; and (e) Ensuring compliance with ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 and 475C.540 to 475C.586, rules adopted under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 and 475C.540 to 475C.586 and any other law of this state that charges the commission with a duty, function or power related to marijuana. (3) The system developed and maintained under this section must be capable of tracking, at a minimum: (a) The propagation of immature marijuana plants and the production of marijuana by a marijuana producer; (b) The processing of marijuana by a marijuana processor; (c) The receiving, storing and delivering of marijuana items by a marijuana wholesaler; (d) The sale of marijuana items by a marijuana retailer to a consumer; (e) The sale and purchase of marijuana items between licensees, as permitted by ORS
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.181. Authority to prevent diversion of marijuana. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission has any power, and may perform any function, necessary for the commission to prevent the diversion of marijuana from licensees to a source that is not operating legally under the laws of this state. [Formerly 475B.182]
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.185. Authority to discipline for unregulated commerce; licensing requirements. (1) The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that the unregulated commerce of marijuana items constitutes a serious danger to public health and safety. (2)(a) A person may not produce, process, transport, deliver or sell a marijuana item unless the person holds a valid license issued under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 or a registration issued under ORS 475C.770 to 475C.919 or is exempted under ORS 475C.305. (b) A licensee is engaged in the unregulated commerce of marijuana items if the licensee allows a person who does not hold a license issued under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 or 475C.548 to engage in an activity that requires a license issued under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 or 475C.548. (3) In addition to any other disciplinary action available to the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 or 475C.540 to 475C.586, the commission may immediately: (a) Restrict, suspend or refuse to renew a license issued under ORS 475C.005 to
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.189. Authority to require financial disclosure from licensee. (1) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may require a licensee or applicant for a license under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 to submit, in a form and manner prescribed by the commission, to the commission a sworn statement showing: (a) The name and address of each person that has a financial interest in the business operating or to be operated under the license; and (b) The nature and extent of the financial interest of each person that has a financial interest in the business operating or to be operated under the license. (2) The commission may refuse to issue, or may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew, a license issued under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 if the commission determines that a person that has a financial interest in the business operating or to be operated under the license committed or failed to commit an act that would constitute grounds for the commission to refuse to issue, or to suspend, revoke or refuse to renew, the license if the person were the licensee or applicant for the license. [Formerly 475B.191]
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.193. Authority to investigate, discipline licensees. (1) Notwithstanding the lapse, suspension or revocation of a license issued under ORS 475C.005 to
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.197. Authority to investigate, discipline permit holder. (1) Notwithstanding the lapse, suspension or revocation of a permit issued under ORS 475C.273, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may: (a) Proceed with any investigation of, or any action or disciplinary proceeding against, the person who held the permit; or (b) Revise or render void an order suspending or revoking the permit. (2) In cases involving the proposed denial of a permit issued under ORS 475C.273, the applicant for the permit may not withdraw the applicants application. [Formerly 475B.199]
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.201. Authority to delegate certain duties, functions and powers. Except for the power to adopt rules, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may delegate to the administrator appointed under ORS 471.720 any of the commissions functions, duties and powers as prescribed by ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525,
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.203. License assignment program; rules. (1) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may adopt rules to establish a program to assign expired, relinquished or otherwise suspended licenses issued under ORS 475C.005 to
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.205. Restrictions on delivery or receipt; waiver by commission. (1) Except as provided in ORS 475C.137 and 475C.850 and rules adopted pursuant to ORS
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.209. Transport of marijuana item by licensee. (1) In order to transport marijuana items, a licensee must create a manifest that contains the following information: (a) The name of the driver of the transport vehicle; (b) Identifying information for the drivers permit issued under ORS 475C.273; (c) The license plate number, make and model of the transport vehicle; (d) The name of the licensee from which the marijuana or marijuana items are being transported; (e) A detailed inventory of the marijuana and marijuana items being transported; (f) The location of any overnight stop during transportation, and the estimated time of the overnight stop; and (g) The destination of the marijuana and marijuana items being transported. (2) Except as provided in subsection (1)(f) of this section, a manifest created under this section is not required to include transport route information. (3) The transport driver shall carry in the transport vehicle a copy of the manifest.
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.213. Prohibition against selling or delivering marijuana items to persons under 21 years of age; exception. Except for a marijuana retailer registered under ORS
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.217. Identification requirement; rules. (1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, a licensee or licensee representative, before selling or providing a marijuana item to another person, must require the person to produce one of the following pieces of identification: (a) The persons passport, issued by the United States or a foreign government. (b) The persons driver license, issued by the State of Oregon or another state of the United States. (c) An identification card issued under ORS 807.400. (d) A United States military identification card. (e) An identification card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe. (f) Any other identification card issued by a state or territory of the United States that bears a picture of the person, the name of the person, the persons date of birth and a physical description of the person. (g) The persons proof of participation in the United States Customs and Border Protection Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection program or NEXUS program, or successor programs. (2) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may adopt rules exempting a licensee or licensee representative from this section. [Formerly 475B.216]
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.221. Identification for purchasing; restrictions on use of information. (1) As used in this section, information that may be used to identify a consumer means information that may be acquired through the production of a piece of identification as described in ORS 475C.217, whether the information is contained in a piece of identification described in ORS 475C.217 or in a different document or record. (2) A consumer may not be required to procure for the purpose of acquiring or purchasing a marijuana item a piece of identification other than: (a) A piece of identification described in ORS 475C.217; and (b) If the consumer is a registry identification cardholder, as defined in ORS
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.225. Prohibition against employing persons under 21 years of age. (1) A licensee may not employ a person under 21 years of age at a premises for which a license has been issued under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 or 475C.548. (2) During an inspection of a premises for which a license has been issued under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 or 475C.548, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may require proof that a person performing work at the premises is 21 years of age or older. If the person does not provide the commission with acceptable proof of age upon request, the commission may require the person to immediately cease any activity and leave the premises until the commission receives acceptable proof of age. This subsection does not apply to a person temporarily at the premises to make a service, maintenance or repair call or for other purposes independent of the premises operations. (3) If a person performing work has not provided proof of age requested by the commission under subsection (2) of this section, the commission may request that the licensee provide proof that the person is 21 years of age or older. Failure of the licensee to respond to a request made under this subsection by providing acceptable proof of age for a person is prima facie evidence that the licensee has allowed the person to perform work at the premises for which a license has been issued under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 or 475C.548 in violation of the minimum age requirement.
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.229. Prohibition against importing or exporting marijuana items. (1) For purposes of this section: (a) Export includes placing a marijuana item in any mode of transportation for hire, such as luggage, mail or parcel delivery, even if the transportation of the marijuana item is intercepted prior to the marijuana item leaving this state. (b) Marijuana item includes an industrial hemp commodity or product that exceeds the greater of: (A) A concentration of 0.3 percent total delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol; or (B) The concentration of total delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol allowed under federal law. (2) A person may not import marijuana items into this state or export marijuana items from this state. (3) A violation of this section is a Class B violation, except: (a) As provided in subsection (4) of this section; or (b) If the item is industrial hemp and does not exceed a total delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of one percent. (4) A violation of this section is a: (a) Class A misdemeanor, if the importation or exportation: (A) Is not for consideration and the person holds a license issued under ORS
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.233. Prohibition against obfuscating mark or label or using mark or label to deceive. (1) A licensee may not use or allow the use of a mark or label on the container of a marijuana item that is kept for sale if the mark or label does not precisely and clearly indicate the nature of the containers contents or if the mark or label in any way might deceive a customer about the nature, composition, quantity, age or quality of the containers contents. (2) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may prohibit a licensee from selling any brand of marijuana item that in the commissions judgment is deceptively branded or labeled or contains injurious or adulterated ingredients. [Formerly 475B.232]
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.237. Requirement that marijuana items comply with minimum standards. (1) A marijuana item may not be sold or offered for sale within this state unless the marijuana item complies with the minimum standards prescribed by the statutory laws of this state. (2) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may prohibit the sale of a marijuana item by a marijuana retailer for a reasonable period of time for the purpose of determining whether the marijuana item complies with the minimum standards prescribed by the statutory laws of this state. [Formerly 475B.236]
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.241. Prohibition against certain licensees possessing mature marijuana plants. (1) Except for a marijuana producer that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.065 or licensee representative of a marijuana producer that holds a license issued under ORS
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.245. Other prohibitions. (1) A person may not make false representations or statements to the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission in order to induce or prevent action by the commission. (2) A licensee may not maintain a noisy, lewd, disorderly or insanitary establishment or supply impure or otherwise deleterious marijuana items. (3) A licensee may not misrepresent to a customer or to the public any marijuana items. [Formerly 475B.246]
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.249. Purpose of license issued under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 or 475C.548. A license issued under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 or 457C.548: (1) Is issued for both adult use purposes and medical use purposes; and (2) Serves the purpose of exempting the person that holds the license from the criminal laws of this state for possession, delivery or manufacture of marijuana items, provided that the person complies with all state laws and rules applicable to licensees.
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.253. Labeling of industrial hemp commodity or product. (1) An industrial hemp product or commodity offered for sale by a marijuana retailer that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.097 must carry a label that clearly identifies whether the product or commodity is derived from hemp or marijuana. (2) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may inspect the premises of a marijuana retailer that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.097 to ensure compliance with this section. [Formerly 475B.253]
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.257. Prohibition against sale of certain marijuana items; rules. (1) As used in this section: (a) Consumer means a person who purchases, acquires, owns, holds or uses marijuana items other than for the purpose of resale. (b) Marijuana item includes an industrial hemp commodity or product that exceeds: (A) The concentration of adult use cannabinoids established by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, in consultation with the Oregon Health Authority and the State Department of Agriculture, by rule; or (B) The greater of: (i) A concentration of 0.3 percent total delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol; or (ii) The concentration of total delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol allowed under federal law. (2) A person other than a marijuana retailer that holds a license issued under ORS
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.261. Schedule of violations; rules. The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission shall establish by rule a schedule outlining the numbers and types of violations described in ORS 475C.265 that, if committed within a two-year period by an applicant for a license issued under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 or
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.265. Grounds for revocation, suspension or restriction of license or permit. (1) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may revoke, suspend or restrict a license issued under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 or
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.269. Permit required to perform work for or on behalf of marijuana retailer or laboratory. (1) An individual who performs work for or on behalf of a licensee or a laboratory licensed under ORS 475C.548 must have a valid permit issued by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission under ORS 475C.273 if the individual participates in: (a) The delivery, possession, production, propagation, processing, sampling, securing, selling or testing of marijuana items at the premises or laboratory for which the license has been issued; (b) The recording of the delivery, possession, production, propagation, processing, sampling, securing, selling or testing of marijuana items at the premises or laboratory for which the license has been issued; or (c) The verification of any document described in ORS 475C.217. (2) A licensee or a laboratory licensed under ORS 475C.548 must verify that an individual has a valid permit issued under ORS 475C.273 before allowing the individual to perform, or continue to perform, any work described in subsection (1) of this section at the premises or laboratory for which the license has been issued.
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.273. Issuing, renewing permits; fees; rules. (1) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission shall issue permits to qualified applicants to perform work described in ORS 475C.269. The commission shall adopt rules establishing: (a) The qualifications for performing work described in ORS 475C.269; (b) The term of a permit issued under this section; (c) Procedures for applying for and renewing a permit issued under this section; and (d) Reasonable application, issuance and renewal fees for a permit issued under this section. (2)(a) The commission may require an individual applying for a permit under this section to successfully complete a course, made available by or through the commission, through which the individual receives training on: (A) Checking identification; (B) Detecting intoxication; (C) Handling marijuana items; (D) If applicable, producing and propagating marijuana; (E) If applicable, processing marijuana; (F) The content of ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 and rules adopted under ORS 475C.005 to
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.277. Authority to require fingerprints of individuals listed on application. For the purpose of requesting a state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181A.195, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may require the fingerprints of any individual listed on an application submitted under ORS 475C.273. [Formerly 475B.271]
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.281. Right of employees to organize. (1) An employee of a licensee has the right to form, join and participate in the activities of a labor organization of the employees own choosing for the purpose of securing representation and collective bargaining for matters concerning employment relations with the licensee. (2) For purposes of this section, the provisions of ORS chapters 661 to 663 apply to relations between employees of licensees and employers that are licensees in the same manner that those provisions apply to other employment relations. [Formerly 475B.276]
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.285. Whistleblower protection for employees. (1) It is an unlawful employment practice for a licensee to discharge, demote, suspend or in any manner discriminate or retaliate against an employee of the licensee with regard to promotion, compensation or other terms, conditions or privileges of employment on the basis that the employee has in good faith reported information to the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission that the employee believes is evidence of a violation of ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 or 475C.540 to 475C.586 or a rule adopted under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 or 475C.540 to 475C.586. (2) This section is subject to enforcement under ORS chapter 659A.
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.287. Requirement to report sex trafficking or other human trafficking at licensed premises; immunity; rules. (1) As used in this section, law enforcement agency has the meaning given that term in ORS 471.271. (2) An employee or worker at a premises licensed under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 or
ORS Chapter 475c — Cannabis Regulation

ORS 475c.289. Certification of cannabis researchers; rules. (1) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, in consultation with the Oregon Health Authority and the State Department of Agriculture, shall establish a program for the purpose of identifying and certifying private and public researchers of cannabis. (2)(a) The authority shall assist the commission in identifying candidates for certification under this section with respect to potential medical research. (b) The department shall assist the commission in identifying candidates for certification under this section with respect to potential agricultural research. (3) Subject to subsection (4) of this section, the commission shall adopt by rule or order: (a) Qualifications for certification under this section; (b) The term of a certificate issued under this section; (c) Processes for applying for, receiving and renewing a certificate under this section; (d) Procedures for tracking marijuana, usable marijuana, cannabinoid products, cannabinoid concentrates and cannabinoid extracts received by and disposed or otherwise made use of by a person that holds a certificate issued under this section; and (e) Procedures for disposing or otherwise making use of marijuana, usable marijuana, cannabinoid products, cannabinoid concentrates and cannabinoid extracts. (4) In establishing qualifications under subsection (3) of this section, the commission shall consider the following: (a) A research applicants access to funding and the overall cost of the proposed research; (b) The overall benefit of an applicants proposed research to this states cannabis industry or to public health and safety; and (c) Legal barriers to conducting the proposed research or legal risks associated with conducting the proposed research. (5) In adopting procedures under subsection (3)(d) and (e) of this section with respect to making use of marijuana, usable marijuana, cannabinoid products, cannabinoid concentrates and cannabinoid extracts, the commission shall also adopt procedures by which a person that holds a certificate issued under this section may transfer limited amounts of marijuana, usable marijuana, cannabinoid products, cannabinoid concentrates and cannabinoid extracts to another person that holds a certificate issued under this section or to a premises for which a license has been issued under ORS 475C.065, 475C.085,