Basic Facts

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• The Oregon Medical Marijuana Act protects medical marijuana users who comply with its requirements from state criminal prosecution for production, possession or delivery of a controlled substance.
  
  
• "The (state) Act neither protects marijuana plants from seizure nor individuals from prosecution if the federal government chooses to take action against patients or caregivers under the federal Controlled Substances Act."
  
  
• You must be an Oregon resident to be a registered patient in the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP).
  
  
• You must have a qualifying debilitating medical condition as listed on the Attending Physician's Statement.
  
  
• Your physician must be a Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) licensed to practice medicine in Oregon. You must have an established patient/physician relationship with your "attending physician." Naturopaths, chiropractors, and nurse practitioners cannot sign the documentation.
  
  
• The OMMP cannot refer you to a physician. The OMMP does not have a physician referral list.
  
  
• The application fee cannot be waived. Partial payments cannot be accepted. Credit card payments are not accepted.
  
  
• You must list a grow site address on your application. You, or your designated primary caregiver, may grow your medication. There is no place in the State of Oregon to legally purchase medical marijuana.
  
  
• The OMMP cannot find a designated primary caregiver for you. The OMMP does not keep a referral list of persons who want to be caregivers for patients. (You are not required to list a caregiver unless you are less than 18 years old.) Your caregiver cannot be your physician.
  
  
• If you decide to change your caregiver, it is your responsibility to notify him or her that he or she is no longer protected under the law. The OMMP does not communicate directly with caregivers.
  
  
• The OMMP will only speak directly with the patient. All written requests to release information must be signed and dated by the patient. The OMMP will not accept written or verbal requests for information from your caregiver or any other person without your permission.
  
  
• The OMMP cannot supply you with seeds or starter plants, or give you advice on how to grow medical marijuana.