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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 475C.137 - Production for medical purposes; rules.

(1) To produce marijuana for medical purposes, a marijuana producer that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.065 must register with the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission under this section.
(2) The commission shall register a marijuana producer for the purpose of producing marijuana for medical purposes if the marijuana producer:
(a) Holds a license issued under ORS 475C.065;
(b) Meets any qualifications adopted by the commission by rule;
(c) Applies to the commission in a form and manner prescribed by the commission; and
(d) Pays any fee adopted by the commission by rule.
(3) Subject to subsection (4) of this section, a marijuana producer registered under this section may produce marijuana plants on a medically designated grow canopy in addition to producing marijuana plants on the grow canopy allowed under rules adopted under ORS 475C.077. The commission shall specify the size of medically designated grow canopies by rule, provided that the size of any medically designated grow canopy does not exceed 10 percent of the total size of both the medically designated grow canopy and the grow canopy allowed under rules adopted under ORS 475C.077 at the time that the marijuana producer applies for registration under this section.
(4) A marijuana producer registered under this section must provide, for no consideration, at least 75 percent of the annual yield of usable marijuana harvested from the marijuana producer’s medically designated grow canopy to registry identification cardholders and designated primary caregivers.
(5) A marijuana producer registered under this section may not, during a single transaction, provide a registry identification cardholder or the designated primary caregiver of a registry identification cardholder an amount of usable marijuana that exceeds the amount of usable marijuana that a registry identification cardholder and a designated primary caregiver may jointly possess under ORS 475C.809.
(6) A marijuana producer registered under this section may provide immature marijuana plants to a person responsible for a marijuana grow site registered under ORS 475C.792, a registry identification cardholder or a designated primary caregiver of a registry identification cardholder.
(7)(a) The commission shall adopt rules necessary to administer this section.
(b) The rules must establish sanctions for failure to meet the requirements of this section or a rule adopted under this section, including revocation of permission for the marijuana producer’s medically designated grow canopy.
(c) The rules must provide that any fee adopted by the commission under subsection (2)(d) of this section be in an amount reasonably calculated to not exceed, together with other fees collected under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525, the cost of administering ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525. [Formerly 475B.136]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 475C.141 - Processing for medical purposes; rules.

(1) To process marijuana for medical purposes, a marijuana processor that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.085 must register with the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission under this section.
(2) The commission shall register a marijuana processor for the purpose of processing marijuana for medical purposes if the marijuana processor:
(a) Holds a license issued under ORS 475C.085;
(b) Meets any qualifications adopted by the commission by rule;
(c) Applies to the commission in a form and manner prescribed by the commission; and
(d) Pays any fee adopted by the commission by rule.
(3) A marijuana processor registered under this section may:
(a) Process marijuana and usable marijuana into medical grade cannabinoid products, cannabinoid concentrates and cannabinoid extracts; and
(b) Notwithstanding ORS 475C.205, receive marijuana and usable marijuana from, and for a fee process that marijuana and usable marijuana into cannabinoid products, cannabinoid concentrates and cannabinoid extracts for, a registry identification cardholder or the designated primary caregiver of a registry identification cardholder, provided that the cannabinoid products, cannabinoid concentrates and cannabinoid extracts meet the requirements of ORS 475C.540 to 475C.586 and the concentration standards adopted under ORS 475C.620.
(4)(a) The commission shall adopt rules necessary to administer this section.
(b) The rules must provide that any fee adopted by the commission under subsection (2)(d) of this section be in an amount reasonably calculated to not exceed, together with other fees collected under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525, the cost of administering ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525. [Formerly 475B.139]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 475C.145 - Wholesale selling for medical purposes; rules.

(1) To sell marijuana items at wholesale for medical purposes, a marijuana wholesaler that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.093 must register with the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission under this section.
(2) The commission shall register a marijuana wholesaler for the purpose of selling marijuana items at wholesale for medical purposes if the marijuana wholesaler:
(a) Holds a license under ORS 475C.093;
(b) Meets any qualifications adopted by the commission by rule;
(c) Applies to the commission in a form and manner prescribed by the commission; and
(d) Pays any fee adopted by the commission by rule.
(3) A marijuana wholesaler registered under this section may sell medical grade cannabinoid products, cannabinoid concentrates and cannabinoid extracts at wholesale.
(4) The commission shall adopt rules necessary to administer this section. The rules must provide that any fee adopted by the commission under subsection (2)(d) of this section be in an amount reasonably calculated to not exceed, together with other fees collected under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525, the cost of administering ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525. [Formerly 475B.144]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 475C.149 - Retail selling for medical purposes; rules.

(1) To sell marijuana items at retail for medical purposes, a marijuana retailer that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.097 must register with the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission under this section.
(2) The commission shall register a marijuana retailer for the purpose of selling marijuana items at retail for medical purposes if the marijuana retailer:
(a) Holds a license issued under ORS 475C.097;
(b) Meets any qualifications adopted by the commission by rule;
(c) Applies to the commission in a form and manner prescribed by the commission; and
(d) Pays any fee adopted by the commission by rule.
(3) A marijuana retailer registered under this section:
(a) May sell medical grade cannabinoid products, cannabinoid concentrates and cannabinoid extracts to registry identification cardholders and designated primary caregivers;
(b) May not sell medical grade cannabinoid products, cannabinoid concentrates and cannabinoid extracts to individuals other than registry identification cardholders and designated primary caregivers;
(c) May sell usable marijuana and medical grade cannabinoid products, cannabinoid concentrates and cannabinoid extracts to registry identification cardholders and designated primary caregivers at a discounted price; and
(d) May provide, for no consideration, usable marijuana and medical grade cannabinoid products, cannabinoid concentrates and cannabinoid extracts to a registry identification cardholder and the designated primary caregiver of the registry identification cardholder.
(4)(a) The commission shall adopt rules necessary to administer this section.
(b) The rules must provide that any fee adopted by the commission under subsection (2)(d) of this section be in an amount reasonably calculated to not exceed, together with other fees collected under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525, the cost of administering ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525. [Formerly 475B.146]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 475C.153 - Oregon Health Authority rule requirement.

Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 475C.770 to 475C.919, rules adopted by the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 475C.770 to 475C.919 must allow for the provision, transfer and sale of usable marijuana as described in ORS 475C.137. [Formerly 475B.149]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 475C.157 - Authority to inspect books and premises; notice.

(1) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may, after 72 hours’ notice, make an examination of the books of a licensee for the purpose of determining compliance with ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 and 475C.540 to 475C.586 and rules adopted under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 and 475C.540 to 475C.586.
(2) The commission may at any time make an examination of a premises for which a license has been issued under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 or 475C.548 for the purpose of determining compliance with ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 and 475C.540 to 475C.586 and rules adopted under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 and 475C.540 to 475C.586.
(3) The commission may not require the books of a licensee to be maintained on a premises of the licensee.
(4) This section does not authorize the commission to make an examination of a premises of a person registered under ORS 475C.770 to 475C.919. [Formerly 475B.154; 2023 c.519 §12]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 475C.161 - Authority to require segregation of premises.

As is necessary to protect the public health and safety, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may require a premises licensed under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 to be segregated into separate areas:
(1) For conducting the activities permitted under each license, if the licensee holds more than one license issued under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 for the same premises;
(2) For conducting activities related to processing marijuana into different types of cannabinoid products, cannabinoid concentrates or cannabinoid extracts, if the licensee is a marijuana processor that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.085 and that processes marijuana into any combination of different types of products, concentrates and extracts; or
(3) For producing marijuana and processing marijuana as described in ORS 475C.089 if the licensee is a marijuana producer that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.065 and that processes marijuana as described in ORS 475C.089. [Formerly 475B.158]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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 475C.065 to transition from being registered by the Oregon Health Authority to being licensed by the commission;
(b) A marijuana processing site registered under ORS 475C.815 may apply for a license under ORS 475C.085 to transition from being registered by the authority to being licensed by the commission; and
(c) A medical marijuana dispensary registered under ORS 475C.833 may apply for a license under ORS 475C.097 to transition from being registered by the authority to being licensed by the commission.
(2)(a) In adopting rules under this section, the commission shall adopt, at a minimum, procedures by which the inventory possessed by a person responsible for a marijuana grow site, a marijuana processing site or a medical marijuana dispensary on the date on which the person responsible for a marijuana grow site, the marijuana processing site or the medical marijuana dispensary is first subject to tracking by the commission under ORS 475C.177:
(A) May be delivered to a premises for which a license has been issued under ORS 475C.085, 475C.093 or 475C.097; or
(B) May be sold to consumers by marijuana retailers that hold a license under ORS 475C.097.
(b) Procedures adopted under this subsection must require 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, to return to an individual to whom a registry identification card has been issued under ORS 475C.783, and for whom the person or persons are producing marijuana, all the marijuana and usable marijuana owned by the individual, except as otherwise allowed under a personal agreement entered into under ORS 475C.798, at the time that the person or the persons receive a license under ORS 475C.065. [Formerly 475B.167]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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, 475C.085, 475C.093 and 475C.097, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may establish merit-based criteria for licensure or renewal of licensure, including, but not limited to, possession of a developed business plan, access to sufficient capital, offering living wages and benefits to employees, provision of training and apprenticeship, provision of community benefits, implementation of best environmental practices and implementation of consumer safety practices. [Formerly 475B.173]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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 475C.005 to 475C.525;
(f) The transfer of marijuana items between premises for which licenses have been issued under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 or 475C.548; and
(g) Any other information that the commission determines is reasonably necessary to accomplish the duties, functions and powers of the commission under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 and 475C.540 to 475C.586. [Formerly 475B.177; 2023 c.519 §13]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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 475C.525 or 475C.548 if circumstances create probable cause for the commission to conclude that a licensee has:
(A) Purchased or received a marijuana item from an unlicensed source; or
(B) Sold, stored or transferred a marijuana item in a manner that is not permitted by the licensee’s license;
(b) Restrict, suspend or refuse to renew a license issued under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 or 475C.548 if circumstances create probable cause for the commission to believe that a person who does not hold a license issued under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 or 475C.548 for the licensed premises engaged, or is engaging, in an activity that requires a license under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 or 475C.548; or
(c) Seize marijuana items from a licensee if circumstances create probable cause for the commission to conclude that the licensee has:
(A) Engaged, or is engaging, in the unlawful diversion of marijuana items; or
(B) Allowed, or is allowing, 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 at the premises for which a license is issued. [Formerly 475B.186]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 475C.193 - Authority to investigate, discipline licensees.

(1) Notwithstanding the lapse, suspension or revocation of a license issued under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525, 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 license; or
(b) Revise or render void an order suspending or revoking the license.
(2) In cases involving the proposed denial of a license issued under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525, the applicant for licensure may not withdraw the applicant’s application. [Formerly 475B.194]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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 applicant’s application. [Formerly 475B.199]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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 commission’s functions, duties and powers as prescribed by ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525, 475C.540 to 475C.586, 475C.600 to 475C.648, 475C.770 to 475C.919 and 475C.950 or any other law of the state related to the regulation of marijuana items. [Formerly 475B.201]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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 475C.525 to qualified applicants.
(2) In establishing and operating the program described in subsection (1) of this section, the commission may consult with other state agencies, including the Governor’s office, as the commission determines is necessary.
(3) The commission may adopt other rules as necessary to carry out this section. [2022 c.108 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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 475C.065, a marijuana producer that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.065, marijuana processor that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.085 or marijuana wholesaler that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.093 may deliver marijuana items only to or on a premises for which a license has been issued under ORS 475C.065, 475C.085, 475C.093 or 475C.097, or to a registry identification cardholder or designated primary caregiver as allowed under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525.
(2) A licensee to which marijuana items may be delivered under subsection (1) of this section may receive marijuana items only from:
(a) A marijuana producer that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.065, marijuana processor that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.085, marijuana wholesaler that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.093, marijuana retailer that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.097 or a laboratory licensed under ORS 475C.548;
(b) A researcher of cannabis that holds a certificate issued under ORS 475C.289 and that transfers limited amounts of marijuana, usable marijuana, cannabinoid products, cannabinoid concentrates and cannabinoid extracts in accordance with procedures adopted under ORS 475C.289 (3)(d) and (e);
(c) A marijuana grow site registered under ORS 475C.792, marijuana processing site registered under ORS 475C.815, or a medical marijuana dispensary registered under ORS 475C.833, acting in accordance with procedures adopted by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission under ORS 475C.169; or
(d) A marijuana grow site registered under ORS 475C.792, acting in accordance with ORS 475C.800 and any procedures adopted by rule by the commission.
(3) Except as provided in ORS 475C.117, the sale of marijuana items by a marijuana retailer that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.097 must be restricted to the premises for which the license has been issued.
(4) The commission may by order waive the requirements of subsections (1) and (2) of this section to ensure compliance with ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 or a rule adopted under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525. An order issued under this subsection does not constitute a waiver of any other requirement of ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 or any other rule adopted under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525. [Formerly 475B.206]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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 driver’s 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. [2021 c.397 §10]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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 475C.149 to sell or deliver marijuana items to a registry identification cardholder who is 18 years of age or older or as allowed pursuant to ORS 475C.770 to 475C.919, a person may not sell or deliver an adult use cannabis item to a person under 21 years of age. [Formerly 475B.211]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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 person’s passport, issued by the United States or a foreign government.
(b) The person’s 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 person’s date of birth and a physical description of the person.
(g) The person’s 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]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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 475C.777, a registry identification card, as defined in ORS 475C.777.
(3) A marijuana retailer may not record and retain any information that may be used to identify a consumer, except as necessary to make deliveries to consumers pursuant to ORS 475C.117, as required by any rules adopted under ORS 475C.117.
(4) A marijuana retailer may not transfer any information that may be used to identify a consumer to any other person.
(5)(a) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, a marijuana retailer may record and retain the name and contact information of a consumer for the purpose of notifying the consumer of services that the marijuana retailer provides or of discounts, coupons and other marketing information if:
(A) The marijuana retailer asks the consumer whether the marijuana retailer may record and retain the information; and
(B) The consumer consents to the recording and retention of the information.
(b) This subsection does not authorize a marijuana retailer to transfer information that may be used to identify a consumer.
(6) This section does not apply to deidentified information the documentation and transfer of which is required by the Department of Revenue for purposes of ORS 475C.678. [Formerly 475B.220]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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. [Formerly 475B.224; 2023 c.519 §14]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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 475C.065, 475C.085, 475C.093 or 475C.097; or
(B) Concerns an amount of marijuana items that exceeds the applicable maximum amount specified in ORS 475C.337 (1)(a) to (f).
(b) Class C felony, if the importation or exportation:
(A) Is for consideration and the person holds a license issued under ORS 475C.065, 475C.085, 475C.093 or 475C.097;
(B) Concerns an amount of marijuana items that exceeds 16 times the applicable maximum amount specified in ORS 475C.337 (1)(a) to (f); or
(C) Concerns a cannabinoid extract that was not purchased from a marijuana retailer that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.097. [Formerly 475B.227]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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 container’s contents or if the mark or label in any way might deceive a customer about the nature, composition, quantity, age or quality of the container’s contents.
(2) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may prohibit a licensee from selling any brand of marijuana item that in the commission’s judgment is deceptively branded or labeled or contains injurious or adulterated ingredients. [Formerly 475B.232]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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 475C.065, a licensee or licensee representative may not possess a mature marijuana plant.
(2) A licensee or licensee representative may not sell a mature marijuana plant. [Formerly 475B.241]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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. [Formerly 475B.251; 2023 c.519 §15]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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 475C.097 may not sell marijuana items to a consumer. [Formerly 475B.254]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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 475C.548 or a licensee indicate a disregard for the law or a failure to control the premises for which a license has been issued under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 or 475C.548. The schedule adopted under this section must include a definition of the categories of violations, elements of the violations and a method by which to apply any aggravating or mitigating circumstances to the violations. [2021 c.397 §5; 2023 c.519 §16]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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. [Formerly 475B.261; 2022 c.117 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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 475C.525;
(G) If applicable, the content of ORS 475C.540 to 475C.586 and rules adopted under ORS 475C.540 to 475C.586; or
(H) Any matter deemed necessary by the commission to protect the public health and safety.
(b) The commission or other provider of a course may charge a reasonable fee for the course.
(c) The commission may not require an individual to successfully complete a course more than once, except that:
(A) As part of a final order suspending a permit issued under this section, the commission may require a permit holder to successfully complete the course as a condition of lifting the suspension; and
(B) As part of a final order revoking a permit issued under this section, the commission shall require an individual to successfully complete the course prior to applying for a new permit.
(3) The commission shall conduct a criminal records check under ORS 181A.195 on an individual applying for a permit under this section.
(4) Subject to the applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the commission may suspend, revoke or refuse to issue or renew a permit if the individual who is applying for or who holds the permit:
(a) Is convicted of a felony or is convicted of an offense under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525, except that the commission may not consider a conviction for an offense under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 if the date of the conviction is two or more years before the date of the application or renewal;
(b) Violates any provision of ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 or 475C.540 to 475C.586 or any rule adopted under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 or 475C.540 to 475C.586; or
(c) Makes a false statement to the commission.
(5) A permit issued under this section is a personal privilege and permits work described under ORS 475C.269 only for the individual who holds the permit. [Formerly 475B.266; 2023 c.519 §18]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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 employee’s 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]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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. [Formerly 475B.281; 2023 c.519 §19]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources › Chapter 475C - Cannabis Regulation › Section 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 475C.540 to 475C.586 shall:
(a) Report to a law enforcement agency and to the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission if the employee or worker has a reasonable belief that sex trafficking or other human trafficking is occurring at the licensed premises; and
(b) Report to the commission if the employee or worker has a reasonable belief that a minor is employed or contracted at the licensed premises in a manner that violates commission rules.
(3) An employee or worker making a report under this section in good faith is immune from any criminal or civil liability for making the report.
(4) The commission may adopt rules to carry out this section. [2022 c.117 §2]