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Medical Marijuana Rules and Statutes




Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR)


There are no temporary rules in place at this time.


Oregon Revised Statutes

Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) for cannabis were updated in January 2022 to 475C from 475B.

    • The Oregon Medical Marijuana Act begins at 475C.770
    • Debilitating Medical Conditions, see ORS 475C.777
    • Database and Confidentiality of Information, see ORS 475C.856 - 475C.865
    • Protections from Civil and Criminal Liability, see ORS 475C.883 - 475C.886

Rulemaking

Closed Rulemaking
Division 7 - Cannabis Testing

Oregon Legislation Related to Medical Marijuana

House Bill 4010, effective June 6, 2024
Changes the term "physician assistant" to "physician associate". The remainder of the bill has no impact on OMMP.

House Bill 2931
2023 session, effective September 24, 2023
Directs Oregon Department of Agriculture, in consultation with Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, to establish cannabis reference laboratory to support enforcement of cannabis regulation.

No bills that affect the OMMP were passed in 2022.

House Bill 2111
2021 session, effective August 2, 2021
Changes the name of Oregon Liquor Control Commission to Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission.

House Bill 3000
2021 session, effective January 1, 2022
This bill makes many changes related to regulating artificially and naturally derived cannabinoids.  Changes include setting parameters for potency testing for marijuana items from THC to adult use cannabinoid. “Adult use cannabinoid" – includes THC, THCa that are artificially or naturally derived, D8-THC, D9-THC, and any artificially derived intoxicating cannabinoid determined. The bill also creates a Governor appointed Task Force on cannabis-derived intoxicates. Allows OHA to disclose location of specified registered entities to person designated by State Department of Agriculture.

House Bill 3369
2021 session, effective January 1, 2022
Amends the definition of "Attending physician" to "Attending provider". Expands who may recommend medical marijuana to patients to include a physician licensed under ORS chapter 677, a physician assistant licensed under ORS 677.505 to 677.525, a nurse practitioner licensed under ORS 678.375 to 678.390, a clinical nurse specialist licensed under ORS 678.370 and 678.372, a certified registered nurse anesthetist as defined in ORS 678.245, or a naturopathic physician licensed under ORS chapter 685.

Senate Bill 96
2021 session, effective January 1, 2022
Expands OHA's authority over testing to include establishing testing standards for industrial hemp-derived vapor items. 

Senate Bill 307
2021 session, effective January 1, 2022
Waives the issuance or renewal fee for a patient if they submit proof of having a US Dept of Veterans Affairs total disability rating of at least 50% and who received a discharge or release under other than dishonorable conditions.  

Senate Bill 408
2021 session, effective January 1, 2022
Moves authority to set concentration limits from OHA to OLCC

No bills that affect the OMMP were passed in 2020. 

House Bill 3200
2019 session, effective September 29, 2019, operative January 1, 2020
Requires any new or renewal application submitted to the OMMP on and after January 1, 2020 that is designating a grower and grow site will need to provide signed informed consent from the owner of the property where the grow site will be located if the patient or designated grower is not the owner of the property.

Senate Bill 1012
2019 session, effective June 4, 2019
Clarifies that a registered grower applying for an OLCC producer license is not required to submit a land use compatibility statement if the applicant was registered with OMMP before January 1, 2015 and is registered with OMMP on the date on which the applicant submitted the application to OLCC. Continuous registration with OMMP is not required.

Senate Bill 29
2019 session, effective June 20, 2019
Removes outdated language that contradicted other sections of the statute. Language removed stated any person that processes marijuana into medical cannabinoid concentrates and cannabinoid products for the purposes of transferring to a medical marijuana dispensary is subject to tracking. Per statute, only a medical processor may process marijuana into cannabinoid concentrates or products and transfer them to medical dispensaries.

Senate Bill 1544
2018 session, effective April 10, 2018
Makes several changes to the laws governing medical marijuana such as changes to plant limits and clarifications on who is required to use the Cannabis Tracking System for registered medical grow sites.

Senate Bill 1057
2017 session, effective May 30, 2017
Makes several changes to the laws governing medical marijuana including requiring the use of the Cannabis Tracking System for certain medical registrants.

Senate Bill 56
2017 session, effective June 23, 2017
Requires OMMP to maintain a telephone hotline to verify addresses of grow sites, processing sites, and dispensaries for persons designated by a city or county, Water Resources Department, or by a watermaster of any water district.

House Bill 2198
2017 Session, effective August 2, 2017
Makes several changes to the laws governing medical marijuana including establishing a Oregon Cannabis Commission within OHA and changes to plant limits.

Senate Bill 1511
2016 session, effective March 29, 2016
Makes several changes to the laws governing medical marijuana.

House Bill 4014
2016 session, effective March 3, 2016
Makes several changes to the laws governing medical marijuana.

Senate Bill 1598
2016 session, effective March 3, 2016
Makes several changes to the laws governing medical marijuana.

Senate Bill 844
2015 session, effective August 12, 2015
Establishes task force on researching the medical and public health properties of cannabis.

Senate Bill 460
2015 session, effective July 27, 2015
Allows medical marijuana dispensaries, beginning October 1, 2015, to sell limited marijuana retail product to adults 21 and older in accordance with certain conditions.

House Bill 3400
2015 session, effective June 30, 2015
Makes several changes to the laws governing medical marijuana.

Senate Bill 1531
2014 session, effective March 19, 2014
Specifies that governing bodies of a city or county may adopt ordinances that impose reasonable regulations on operation of medical marijuana facilities.

House Bill 3460
2013 session, effective August 14, 2013
Directs OHA to establish a registration system for medical marijuana facilities.


Federal Legal Information

The guidance from the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) does not make the use of medical marijuana legal under federal law, and does not create a defense to a federal prosecution for a drug related offense.

On August 29, 2013, the USDOJ announced an update to its federal marijuana enforcement policy in light of recent state ballot initiatives that legalize, under state law, the possession of small amounts of marijuana and provide for the regulation of marijuana production, processing and sale.

The guidance makes clear that marijuana remains an illegal drug under the Controlled Substances Act and that federal prosecutors will continue to aggressively enforce this statute. To this end, the Department identifies eight enforcement areas that federal prosecutors should prioritize.


Housing and Labor Concerns

Visit the Fair Housing Council of Oregon website to find housing and labor information relating to the use of medical marijuana.