Oregon Prepared To Vote On Legalization

[+washtenaut]

liking the trend here....

 

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/elections/2014/07/22/marijuana-legalization-initiative-qualifies-oregon-ballot/13003337/

 

 

[t-pain]

all that whining about oregons' previous initiative being 'poorly written' is crap. the one in 2012 was great.

allowed possession of pounds and 24? plants?

it was based in reality, based on not prosecuting or arresting people for a making whoopee plant.

it was done by THCF and focused on hemp as well for food, fiber and energy oil production.

 

 yeah it failed, by like 5%. this new approach ballot ? here it is

 

 

This is the html version of the file http://media.oregonlive.com/mapes/other/SP-2014-051.pdf.
Google automatically generates html versions of documents as we crawl the web.Page 1

An Act
Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
This Act shall be known as:
Control, Regulation, and Taxation of Marijuana and Industrial Hemp Act
SECTION 1. (1) The People of the State of Oregon declare that the purposes of this Act are:
(a) To eliminate the problems caused by the prohibition and uncontrolled manufacture,
delivery, and possession of marijuana within this state;
(b) To protect the safety, welfare, health, and peace of the people of this state by prioritizing the
state’s limited law enforcement resources in the most effective, consistent, and rational way;
© To permit persons licensed, controlled, regulated, and taxed by this state to legally
manufacture and sell marijuana to persons 21 years of age and older, subject to the provisions of
this Act;
(d) To ensure that the State Department of Agriculture issues industrial hemp licenses and
agricultural hemp seed production permits in accordance with existing state law; and
(e) To establish a comprehensive regulatory framework concerning marijuana under existing
state law.
(2) The People of the State of Oregon intend that the provisions of this Act, together with the
other provisions of existing state law, will:
(a) Prevent the distribution of marijuana to persons under 21 years of age;
(b) Prevent revenue from the sale of marijuana from going to criminal enterprises, gangs, and
cartels;
© Prevent the diversion of marijuana from this state to other states;
(d) Prevent marijuana activity that is legal under state law from being used as a cover or pretext
for the trafficking of other illegal drugs or other illegal activity;
(e) Prevent violence and the use of firearms in the cultivation and distribution of marijuana;
(f) Prevent drugged driving and the exacerbation of other adverse public health consequences
associated with the use of marijuana;
(g) Prevent the growing of marijuana on public lands and the attendant public safety and
environmental dangers posed by marijuana production on public lands; and
(h) Prevent the possession and use of marijuana on federal property. Page 2

SECTION 2. (1) Sections 3 to 70 of this Act are added to and made a part of the Oregon Revised
Statutes.
(2) Section 71 is added to and made a part of ORS chapter 317.
(3) Section 72 is added to and made a part of ORS chapter 475.
(4) Section 73 is added to and made a part of ORS chapter 811.
(General)
SECTION 3. Short title. Sections 3 to 70 of this Act shall be known and may be cited as the Control,
Regulation, and Taxation of Marijuana and Industrial Hemp Act.
SECTION 4. Limitations. Sections 3 to 70 of this Act may not be construed:
(1) To amend or affect in any way any state or federal law pertaining to employment matters;
(2) To amend or affect in any way any state or federal law pertaining to landlord-tenant
matters;
(3) To prohibit a recipient of a federal grant or an applicant for a federal grant from
prohibiting the manufacture, delivery, possession, or use of marijuana to the extent necessary to
satisfy federal requirements for the grant;
(4) To prohibit a party to a federal contract or a person applying to be a party to a federal
contract from prohibiting the manufacture, delivery, possession, or use of marijuana to the extent
necessary to comply with the terms and conditions of the contract or to satisfy federal requirements
for the contract;
(5) To require a person to violate a federal law;
(6) To exempt a person from a federal law or obstruct the enforcement of a federal law; or
(7) To amend or affect in any way the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act.
SECTION 5. Definitions. As used in sections 3 to 70 of this Act:
(1) “Authority” means the Oregon Health Authority.
(2) “Commission” means the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
(3) “Consumer” means a person who purchases, acquires, owns, holds, or uses marijuana items
other than for the purpose of resale. Page 3

(4) “Department” means the State Department of Agriculture.
(5)(a) “Financial consideration,” except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, means
value that is given or received directly or indirectly through sales, barter, trade, fees, charges, dues,
contributions or donations.
(b) “Financial consideration” does not mean any of the following:
(A) Homegrown marijuana made by another person.
(B) Homemade marijuana products made by another person.
(6) “Homegrown” or “homemade” means grown or made by a person 21 years of age or older
for noncommercial purposes.
(7) “Household” means a housing unit, and includes any place in or around the housing unit at
which the occupants of the housing unit are producing, processing, keeping, or storing homegrown
marijuana or homemade marijuana products.
(8) “Housing unit” means a house, an apartment, a mobile home, a group of rooms, or a single
room that is occupied as separate living quarters, in which the occupants live and eat separately
from any other persons in the building and which have direct access from the outside of the
building or through a common hall.
(9) “Immature marijuana plant” means a marijuana plant with no observable flowers or buds.
(10) “Licensee” means any person holding a license issued under this Act, or any person holding
a license or permit issued under any regulation promulgated under paragraph (e) of subsection (2)
of section 7 of this Act.
(11) “Licensee representative” means an owner, director, officer, manager, employee, agent, or
other representative of a licensee, to the extent such person acts in such representative capacity.
(12) “Marijuana” means all parts of the plant Cannabis family Moraceae, whether growing or
not, other than marijuana extracts.
(13) “Marijuana extract” means a product obtained by separating resins from marijuana by
solvent extraction, using solvents other than vegetable glycerin, such as butane, hexane, isopropyl
alcohol, ethanol, and carbon dioxide.
(14)(a) “Marijuana flowers” means the flowers of the plant Cannabis family Moraceae.
(b) “Marijuana flowers” does not include any part of the plant other than the flowers.
(15) “Marijuana items” means marijuana, marijuana products, and marijuana extracts.
(16)(a) “Marijuana leaves” means the leaves of the plant Cannabis family Moraceae.
(b) “Marijuana leaves” does not include any part of the plant other than the leaves. Page 4

(17) “Marijuana processor” means a person who processes marijuana items in this state.
(18) “Marijuana producer” means a person who produces marijuana in this state.
(19)(a) “Marijuana products” means products that contain marijuana or marijuana extracts
and are intended for human consumption.
(b) “Marijuana products” does not mean:
(A) Marijuana, by itself; or
(B) A marijuana extract, by itself.
(20) “Marijuana retailer” means a person who sells marijuana items to a consumer in this state.
(21) “Marijuana wholesaler” means a person who purchases marijuana items in this state for
resale to a person other than a consumer in this state.
(22) “Mature marijuana plant” means any marijuana plant that is not an immature marijuana
plant.
(23) “Noncommercial” means not dependent or conditioned upon the provision or receipt of
financial consideration.
(24) “Person” means any natural person, corporation, professional corporation, nonprofit
corporation, cooperative corporation, profit or nonprofit unincorporated association, business
trust, limited liability company, general or limited partnership, joint venture, or any other legal
entity.
(25) “Premises” or “licensed premises” means a location licensed under sections 3 to 70 of this
Act and includes:
(a) All enclosed areas at the location that are used in the business operated at the location,
including offices, kitchens, rest rooms and storerooms, including all public and private areas;
(b) All areas outside of a building that the Oregon Liquor Control Commission has specifically
licensed for the production, processing, wholesale sale, or retail sale of marijuana items; and
© For a location that the commission has specifically licensed for the production of marijuana
outside of a building, the entire lot or parcel, as defined in ORS 92.010, that the licensee owns,
leases, or has a right to occupy.
(26)(a) “Processes” means:
(A) The processing, compounding, or conversion of marijuana into marijuana products or
marijuana extracts;
(B) The processing, compounding, or conversion of marijuana, either directly or indirectly by
extraction from substances of natural origin, or independently by means of chemical synthesis, or Page 5

by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis;
© The packaging or repackaging of marijuana items; or
(D) The labeling or relabeling of any package or container of marijuana items.
(b) “Processes” does not include:
(A) The drying of marijuana by a marijuana producer, if the marijuana producer is not
otherwise processing marijuana; or
(B) The packaging and labeling of marijuana by a marijuana producer in preparation for
delivery to a marijuana processor.
(27)(a) “Produces” means the manufacture, planting, cultivation, growing, or harvesting of
marijuana.
(b) “Produces” does not include:
(A) The drying of marijuana by a marijuana processor, if the marijuana processor is not
otherwise producing marijuana; or
(B) The cultivation and growing of an immature marijuana plant by a marijuana processor,
marijuana wholesaler, or marijuana retailer if the marijuana processor, marijuana wholesaler, or
marijuana retailer purchased or otherwise received the plant from a licensed marijuana producer.
(28) “Public place” means a place to which the general public has access and includes, but is not
limited to, hallways, lobbies and other parts of apartment houses and hotels not constituting rooms
or apartments designed for actual residence, and highways, streets, schools, places of amusement,
parks, playgrounds and premises used in connection with public passenger transportation.
(29) “Usable marijuana” means dried marijuana flowers and dried marijuana leaves, and any
mixture or preparation thereof.
SECTION 6. Exemptions. (1) Sections 7 to 44 and 60 to 62 of this Act do not apply:
(a) To the production, processing, keeping, or storage of homegrown marijuana at a household
by one or more persons 21 years of age and older if the total of homegrown marijuana at the
household does not exceed four marijuana plants and eight ounces of usable marijuana at a given
time.
(b) To the making, processing, keeping, or storage of homemade marijuana products at a
household by one or more persons 21 years of age and older if the total of homemade marijuana
products at the household does not exceed sixteen ounces in solid form at a given time.
© To the making, processing, keeping, or storage of homemade marijuana products at a
household by one or more persons 21 years of age and older if the total of homemade marijuana
products at the household does not exceed seventy-two ounces in liquid form at a given time. Page 6

(d) To the delivery of not more than one ounce of homegrown marijuana at a given time by a
person 21 years of age or older to another person 21 years of age or older for noncommercial
purposes.
(e) To the delivery of not more than sixteen ounces of homemade marijuana products in solid
form at a given time by a person 21 years of age or older to another person 21 years of age or older
for noncommercial purposes.
(f) To the delivery of not more than seventy-two ounces of homemade marijuana products in
liquid form at a given time by a person 21 years of age or older to another person 21 years of age or
older for noncommercial purposes.
(2) Sections 7 to 70 of this Act:
(a) Do not apply to the extent a person acts within the scope of and in compliance with the
Oregon Medical Marijuana Act; or
(b) Do not amend or affect in any way the function, duties, and powers of the Oregon Health
Authority under the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act.
SECTION 7. Powers and duties of Oregon Liquor Control Commission. (1) The Oregon Liquor
Control Commission has the powers and duties specified in sections 3 to 70 of this Act, and also the
powers necessary or proper to enable it to carry out fully and effectually all the purposes of sections
3 to 70 of this Act. The jurisdiction, supervision, powers and duties of the commission extend to any
person who buys, sells, produces, processes, transports, or delivers any marijuana items within this
state. The commission may sue and be sued.
(2) The function, duties, and powers of the commission in sections 3 to 70 of this Act include the
following:
(a) To regulate the purchase, sale, production, processing, transportation, and delivery of
marijuana items in accordance with the provisions of sections 3 to 70 of this Act.
(b) To grant, refuse, suspend or cancel licenses for the sale, processing, or production of
marijuana items, or other licenses in regard to marijuana items, and to permit, in its discretion, the
transfer of a license of any person.
© To collect the taxes and duties imposed by sections 3 to 70 of this Act, and to issue, and
provide for cancellation, stamps and other devices as evidence of payment of such taxes or duties.
(d) To investigate and aid in the prosecution of every violation of Oregon statutes relating to
marijuana items, and cooperate in the prosecution of offenders before any state court of competent
jurisdiction.
(e) To adopt such regulations as are necessary and feasible for carrying out the intent and
provisions of sections 3 to 70 of this Act and to amend or repeal such regulations. When such
regulations are adopted they shall have the full force and effect of law.
(f) To exercise all powers incidental, convenient or necessary to enable it to administer or carry Page 7

out any of the provisions of sections 3 to 70 of this Act.
(g) To regulate and prohibit any advertising by manufacturers, processors, wholesalers or
retailers of marijuana items by the medium of newspapers, letters, billboards, radio or otherwise.
(h) To regulate the use of marijuana items for scientific, pharmaceutical, manufacturing,
mechanical, industrial and other purposes.
(3) On or before January 1, 2016, the commission, after consultation with the State Department
of Agriculture and the Oregon Health Authority, shall prescribe forms and adopt such rules and
regulations as the commission deems necessary for the implementation and administration of
sections 3 to 70 of this Act.
(4) On or before January 1, 2017, the commission shall:
(a) Examine available research, and may conduct or commission new research, to investigate
the influence of marijuana on the ability of a person to drive a vehicle and on the concentration of
delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol in a person's blood, in each case taking into account all relevant
factors; and
(b) Present the results of the research to the Legislative Assembly and make recommendations
to the Legislative Assembly regarding whether any amendments to the Oregon Vehicle Code are
appropriate.
(5) The commission has no power to purchase, own, sell, or possess any marijuana items.
SECTION 8. Powers and duties of State Department of Agriculture. The State Department of
Agriculture shall assist and cooperate with the Oregon Liquor Control Commission and the Oregon
Health Authority to the extent necessary for the commission and the authority to carry out the
duties of the commission and the authority under sections 3 to 70 of this Act.
SECTION 9. Powers and duties of Oregon Health Authority. The Oregon Health Authority shall
assist and cooperate with the Oregon Liquor Control Commission and the State Department of
Agriculture to the extent necessary for the commission and the department to carry out the duties
of the commission and the department under sections 3 to 70 of this Act.
SECTION 10. No liability for official acts. No member of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission,
the State Department of Agriculture, or the Oregon Health Authority may be sued for doing or
omitting to do any act in the performance of duties as prescribed in sections 3 to 70 of this Act.
SECTION 11. Powers; licenses; federal law. (1) Neither the Oregon Liquor Control Commission,
the State Department of Agriculture, nor the Oregon Health Authority may refuse to perform any
duty under sections 3 to 70 of this Act on the basis that manufacturing, distributing, dispensing,
possessing, or using marijuana is prohibited by federal law.
(2) The commission may not revoke or refuse to issue or renew a license under sections 3 to 70
of this Act on the basis that manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, possessing, or using marijuana Page 8

is prohibited by federal law.
SECTION 12. Contracts. No contract shall be unenforceable on the basis that manufacturing,
distributing, dispensing, possessing, or using marijuana is prohibited by federal law.
SECTION 13. Licensees and licensee representatives. Licensees and licensee representatives may
produce, deliver, and possess marijuana items subject to the provisions of sections 3 to 70 of this
Act. The production, delivery, and possession of marijuana items by a licensee or a licensee
representative in compliance with sections 3 to 70 of this Act shall not constitute a criminal or civil
offense under Oregon law.
(Purchaser’s Qualifications and Identification)
SECTION 14. Purchaser’s qualifications. No licensee or licensee representative may sell or deliver
any marijuana items to any person under 21 years of age.
SECTION 15. Limitations on purchasing may be imposed. The Oregon Liquor Control
Commission may limit the quantity of marijuana items purchased at any one time by a consumer so
as effectually to prevent the resale of marijuana items.
SECTION 16. Requiring identification from certain purchasers. All licensees and licensee
representatives, before selling or serving marijuana items to any person about whom there is any
reasonable doubt of the person’s having reached 21 years of age, shall require such person to
produce one of the following pieces of identification:
(1) The person’s passport.
(2) The person’s motor vehicle operator’s license, whether issued in this state or by any other
state, so long as the license has a picture of the person.
(3) An identification card issued under ORS 807.400.
(4) A United States military identification card.
(5) Any other identification card issued by a state 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.
SECTION 17. False statement of age; statement of age as defense. (1) No person shall produce any
piece of identification that would falsely indicate the person’s age.
(2) If a piece of identification is offered as evidence in any administrative or criminal
prosecution of a licensee or licensee representative for sale or service of marijuana items to a person
not having reached 21 years of age, the licensee or licensee representative shall be found to have
committed no crime or other wrong unless it is demonstrated that a reasonable person would have Page 9

determined that the identification exhibited was altered or did not accurately describe the person to
whom the marijuana items were sold or served.
(Marijuana Licenses)
SECTION 18. Oregon Liquor Control Commission’s licensing duties. (1) On or before January 4,
2016, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission shall begin receiving applications for the licensing of
persons to produce, process, and sell marijuana within the state. Upon receipt of a license
application, the commission shall not unreasonably delay the processing, approval, or rejection of
the application or, if the application is approved, the issuance of the license.
(2) The licenses described in sections 3 to 70 of this Act shall be issued by the commission,
subject to its regulations and restrictions and the provisions of sections 3 to 70 of this Act.
(3) The commission may not license a premises that does not have defined boundaries. A
licensed premises need not be enclosed by a wall, fence or other structure, but the commission may
require that any licensed premises be enclosed as a condition of issuing or renewing a license. The
commission may not license premises that are mobile.
SECTION 19. Production license. (1) The production of marijuana is subject to regulation by the
Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
(2) A marijuana producer must have a production license issued by the commission for the
premises at which the marijuana is produced.
SECTION 20. Processor license. (1) The processing of marijuana items is subject to regulation by
the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
(2) A marijuana processor must have a processor license issued by the commission for the
premises at which marijuana items are processed.
SECTION 21. Wholesale license. (1) The wholesale sale of marijuana items is subject to regulation
by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
(2) A marijuana wholesaler must have a wholesale license issued by the commission for the
premises at which marijuana items are received, kept, stored, or delivered.
SECTION 22. Retail license. (1) The retail sale of marijuana items is subject to regulation by the
Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
(2) A marijuana retailer must have a retail license issued by the commission for the premises at
which marijuana items are sold. Page 10

SECTION 23. Examination of books and premises of licensees. (1) The Oregon Liquor Control
Commission has the right after 72 hours’ notice to the owner or the agent of the owner to make an
examination of the books and may at any time make an examination of the premises of any person
licensed under sections 3 to 70 of this Act, for the purpose of determining compliance with sections
3 to 70 of this Act and the rules of the commission.
(2) The commission shall not require the books of any licensee to be maintained on the premises
of the licensee.
SECTION 24. No “tied house” prohibitions. The same person may hold one or more production
licenses, one or more processor licenses, one or more wholesale licenses, and one or more retail
licenses.
(Licensing Procedures)
SECTION 25. Characteristics of license. (1) A license granted under sections 3 to 70 of this Act
shall:
(a) Be a purely personal privilege.
(b) Be valid for the period stated in the license.
© Be renewable in the manner provided in section 28 of this Act, except for a cause which
would be grounds for refusal to issue such license under section 29 of this Act.
(d) Be revocable or suspendible as provided in section 30 of this Act.
(e) Be transferable from the premises for which the license was originally issued to another
premises subject to the provisions of this Act, any rules of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission
and any municipal ordinance or local regulation.
(f) Cease upon the death of the licensee, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section.
(g) Not constitute property.
(h) Not be alienable.
(i) Not be subject to attachment or execution.
(j) Not descend by the laws of testate or intestate devolution.
(2) The commission may, by order, provide for the manner and conditions under which:
(a) Marijuana items left by any deceased, insolvent or bankrupt person or licensee, or subject to
a security interest, may be foreclosed, sold under execution or otherwise disposed of.
(b) The business of any deceased, insolvent or bankrupt licensee may be operated for a Page 11

reasonable period following the death, insolvency or bankruptcy.
© A business licensed pursuant to sections 3 to 70 of this Act subject to a security interest may
be continued in business by a secured party as defined in ORS 79.0102 for a reasonable period after
default on the indebtedness by the debtor.
SECTION 26. License terms; licenses issued for less than year; determination of fees. (1) Except as
otherwise provided in this section, all licenses under sections 3 to 70 of this Act and renewals
thereof shall be issued for a period of one year which shall expire at 12 midnight on March 31, June
30, September 30 or December 31 of each year.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a license issued for the first time to an
applicant may be issued for less than a year. The fee for a license issued for less than a year under
this subsection is the annual license fee prescribed by section 28 of this Act.
SECTION 27. Delivery of marijuana. A marijuana producer, marijuana processor, or marijuana
wholesaler shall deliver marijuana items only to or on a licensed premises. The sale of marijuana
items under any license issued by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission for retail sales by a
licensee shall be restricted to the premises described in the license, but deliveries may be made by
the marijuana retailer to consumers pursuant to bona fide orders received on the licensed premises
prior to delivery.
SECTION 28. Application for license; rules; fees. (1) Any person desiring a license or renewal of a
license under sections 3 to 70 of this Act shall make application to the Oregon Liquor Control
Commission upon forms to be furnished by the commission showing the name and address of the
applicant, location of the place of business that is to be operated under the license, and such other
pertinent information as the commission may require. No license shall be granted or renewed until
the applicant has complied with the provisions of sections 3 to 70 of this Act and the rules of the
commission.
(2) The commission may reject any application that is not submitted in the form required by
rule. The commission shall give applicants an opportunity to be heard if an application is rejected.
A hearing under this subsection is not subject to the requirements for contested case proceedings
under ORS chapter 183.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a revocation of, or a refusal to issue or
renew, a license under sections 3 to 70 of this Act is subject to the requirements for contested case
proceedings under ORS chapter 183.
(4) The commission shall assess a nonrefundable fee for processing a new or renewal application
for any license authorized by sections 3 to 70 of this Act. The application processing fee shall be
$250.
(5) The annual license fee for any license granted under sections 3 to 70 of this Act shall be
$1,000. The license fee is nonrefundable and shall be paid by each applicant upon the granting or
committing of a license. Page 12

SECTION 29. Grounds for refusing to issue license. (1) The Oregon Liquor Control Commission
may not license any applicant under the provisions of sections 3 to 70 of this Act if the applicant is
under 21 years of age.
(2) The Oregon Liquor Control Commission may refuse to license any applicant under the
provisions of sections 3 to 70 of this Act if the commission has reasonable ground to believe any of
the following to be true:
(a) That there are sufficient licensed premises in the locality set out in the application, or that
the granting of a license in the locality set out in the application is not demanded by public interest
or convenience. In determining whether there are sufficient licensed premises in the locality, the
commission shall consider seasonal fluctuations in the population of the locality and shall ensure
that there are adequate licensed premises to serve the needs of the locality during the peak seasons.
(b) That the applicant:
(A) Is in the habit of using alcoholic beverages, habit-forming drugs, marijuana, or controlled
substances to excess.
(B) Has made false statements to the commission.
© Is incompetent or physically unable to carry on the management of the establishment
proposed to be licensed.
(D) Has been convicted of violating a general or local law of this state or another state, or of
violating a federal law, if the conviction is substantially related to the fitness and ability of the
applicant to lawfully carry out activities under the license.
(E) Has maintained an insanitary establishment.
(F) Is not of good repute and moral character.
(G) Did not have a good record of compliance with sections 3 to 70 of this Act or any rule of the
commission adopted pursuant thereto.
(H) Is not the legitimate owner of the business proposed to be licensed, or other persons have
ownership interests in the business which have not been disclosed.
(I) Is not possessed of or has not demonstrated financial responsibility sufficient to adequately
meet the requirements of the business proposed to be licensed.
(J) Is unable to understand the laws of Oregon relating to marijuana or the rules of the
commission.
(3) Notwithstanding subparagraph (D) of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of this section, in
determining whether the commission may refuse to license an applicant, the commission may not
consider the prior conviction of the applicant or any owner, director, officer, manager, employee,
agent, or other representative of the applicant for: Page 13

(a) The manufacture of marijuana, if:
(A) The date of the conviction is more than five years before the date of the application; and
(B) The person has not been convicted more than once for the manufacture or delivery of
marijuana;
(b) The delivery of marijuana to a person 21 years of age or older, if:
(A) The date of the conviction is more than five years before the date of the application; and
(B) The person has not been convicted more than once for the manufacture or delivery of
marijuana; or
© The possession of marijuana.
SECTION 30. Grounds for cancellation or suspension of license. (1) The Oregon Liquor Control
Commission may cancel or suspend any license issued under sections 3 to 70 of this Act, if the
commission finds or has reasonable ground to believe any of the following to be true:
(a) That the licensee:
(A) Has violated any provision of sections 3 to 70 of this Act or any rule of the commission
adopted pursuant thereto.
(B) Has made any false representation or statement to the commission in order to induce or
prevent action by the commission.
© Has maintained an insanitary establishment.
(D) Is insolvent or incompetent or physically unable to carry on the management of the
establishment of the licensee.
(E) Is in the habit of using alcoholic liquor, habit-forming drugs, marijuana, or controlled
substances to excess.
(F) Has misrepresented to a customer or the public any marijuana items sold by the licensee.
(G) Since the granting of the license, has been convicted of a felony, of violating any of the
marijuana laws of this state, general or local, or of any misdemeanor or violation of any municipal
ordinance committed on the licensed premises.
(b) That there is any other reason that, in the opinion of the commission, based on public
convenience or necessity, warrants canceling or suspending such license.
(2) Civil penalties under this section shall be imposed as provided in ORS 183.745.
(Marijuana Tax) Page 14

SECTION 31. Administration by Oregon Liquor Control Commission. The Oregon Liquor Control
Commission shall administer sections 31 to 44 of this Act, and shall prescribe forms and make such
rules and regulations as it deems necessary to enforce sections 31 to 44 of this Act.
SECTION 32. Definition of “sale”. (1) As used in sections 31 to 44 of this Act, “sale” or “sold”
means any transfer, exchange or barter, in any manner or by any means, for a consideration, and
includes and means all sales made by any person. It includes a gift by a person engaged in the
business of selling marijuana, for advertising, as a means of evading sections 31 to 44 of this Act, or
for any other purpose.
(2) If a marijuana producer also holds one or more processor licenses, one or more wholesale
licenses, or one or more retail licenses, a sale of marijuana flowers, marijuana leaves, or immature
marijuana plants will be deemed to occur if and when the marijuana producer processes or takes
any other action with respect to such marijuana flowers, marijuana leaves, or immature marijuana
plants for which a processor license, wholesale license, or retail license is required, regardless of
whether the marijuana producer continues to own or possess the marijuana flowers, marijuana
leaves, or immature marijuana plants.
SECTION 33. Tax on marijuana. (1) A tax is imposed upon the privilege of engaging in business as
a marijuana producer at the rate of:
(a) $35 per ounce on all marijuana flowers;
(b) $10 per ounce on all marijuana leaves; and
© $5 per immature marijuana plant.
(2) The rates of tax imposed by this section upon marijuana flowers and marijuana leaves apply
proportionately to quantities of less than one ounce.
(3) The tax imposed by this section shall be measured by the quantities of marijuana flowers,
marijuana leaves, and immature marijuana plants produced and sold by any marijuana producer.
The taxes specified in this section shall be levied and assessed to the marijuana producer at the time
of the first sale of the marijuana flowers, marijuana leaves, and immature marijuana plants by the
marijuana producer.
(4) For reporting periods beginning on or after July 1, 2017, the rates of tax under subsection
(1) of this section shall be adjusted for each biennium according to the cost-of-living adjustment for
the calendar year. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission shall recompute the rates for each
biennium by adding to each rate in subsection (1) of this section the product obtained by
multiplying the rate by a factor that is equal to 0.25 multiplied by the percentage (if any) by which
the monthly averaged U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index for the 12 consecutive months
ending August 31 of the prior calendar year exceeds the monthly averaged U.S. City Average
Consumer Price Index for the 12 consecutive months ending August 31, 2015.
(5) The commission shall regularly review the rates of tax under subsection (1) of this section
and make recommendations to the Legislative Assembly regarding appropriate adjustments to the Page 15

rates that will further the purposes of:
(a) Maximizing net revenue;
(b) Minimizing the illegal marijuana industry under Oregon law; and
© Discouraging the use of marijuana by minors under 21 years of age.
SECTION 34. Payment of taxes; refunds; interest or penalty; appeal. (1) The privilege tax imposed
by section 33 of this Act shall be paid to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. The taxes
covering the periods for which statements are required to be rendered by section 35 of this Act shall
be paid before the time for filing such statements expires. If not so paid, a penalty of 10 percent and
interest at the rate of one percent a month or fraction of a month shall be added and collected. The
commission may refund any tax payment imposed upon or paid in error by any licensee.
(2) The commission may waive any interest or penalty assessed to a marijuana producer subject
to the tax imposed under section 33 of this Act if the commission, in its discretion, determines that
the marijuana producer has made a good faith attempt to comply with the requirements of sections
31 to 44 of this Act.
(3) Except in the case of fraud, the commission may not assess any interest or penalty on any tax
due under section 33 of this Act following the expiration of 36 months from the date on which was
filed the statement required under section 35 of this Act reporting the quantities of marijuana
flowers, marijuana leaves, and immature marijuana plants upon which the tax is due.
(4) A marijuana producer may appeal a tax imposed under section 33 of this Act in the manner
of a contested case under ORS chapter 183.
SECTION 35. Statements by marijuana producers as to quantities sold. On or before the 20th day
of each month, every marijuana producer shall file with the Oregon Liquor Control Commission a
statement of the quantities of marijuana flowers, marijuana leaves, and immature marijuana plants
sold by the marijuana producer during the preceding calendar month.
SECTION 36. Estimate by Oregon Liquor Control Commission when statement not filed or false
statement filed. If any marijuana producer fails, neglects or refuses to file a statement required by
section 35 of this Act or files a false statement, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission shall
estimate the quantities of marijuana flowers, marijuana leaves, and immature marijuana plants
sold by the marijuana producer and assess the privilege taxes thereon. The marijuana producer
shall be estopped from complaining of the quantities so estimated.
SECTION 37. Lien created by the tax. The privilege tax required to be paid by section 33 of this
Act constitutes a lien upon, and has the effect of an execution duly levied against, any and all
property of the marijuana producer, attaching at the time the marijuana flowers, marijuana leaves,
and immature marijuana plants subject to the tax were sold, and remaining until the tax is paid.
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SECTION 38. Records to be kept by marijuana producers. Every marijuana producer shall keep a
complete and accurate record of all sales of marijuana flowers, marijuana leaves, and immature
marijuana plants, and a complete and accurate record of the number of ounces of marijuana
flowers produced, the number of ounces of marijuana leaves produced, the number of immature
marijuana plants produced, and the dates of production. The records shall be in such form and
contain such other information as the Oregon Liquor Control Commission may prescribe.
SECTION 39. Inspection of marijuana producer’s records; records to be kept for prescribed
period. (1) The Oregon Liquor Control Commission may, at any time, examine the books and
records of any marijuana producer, and may appoint auditors, investigators and other employees
that the commission considers necessary to enforce its powers and perform its duties under sections
31 to 44 of this Act.
(2) Every marijuana producer shall maintain and keep for two years all records, books and
accounts required by sections 31 to 44 of this Act and shall provide copies of those records, books
and accounts to the commission when requested by the commission.
SECTION 40. Failure to pay tax or maintain records. (1) No marijuana producer shall:
(a) Fail to pay the privilege tax prescribed in section 33 of this Act when it is due; or
(b) Falsify the statement required by section 35 of this Act.
(2) No person shall:
(a) Refuse to permit the Oregon Liquor Control Commission or any of its representatives to
make an inspection of the books and records authorized by sections 38 and 39 of this Act;
(b) Fail to keep books of account prescribed by the commission or required by sections 31 to 44
of this Act;
© Fail to preserve the books for two years for inspection of the commission; or
(d) Alter, cancel or obliterate entries in the books of account for the purpose of falsifying any
record required by sections 31 to 44 of this Act to be made, maintained or preserved.
SECTION 41. Applicability to interstate and foreign commerce. Sections 31 to 44 of this Act do not
apply to commerce with foreign nations or commerce with the several states, except in so far as the
same may be permitted under the Constitution and laws of the United States.
SECTION 42. State has exclusive right to tax marijuana. No county or city of this state shall impose
any fee or tax, including occupation taxes, privilege taxes and inspection fees, in connection with the
purchase, sale, production, processing, transportation, and delivery of marijuana items.
(Distribution of Moneys) Page 17

SECTION 43. Disposition of moneys; revolving fund. (1) All money collected by the Oregon Liquor
Control Commission under sections 3 to 70 of this Act shall be remitted to the State Treasurer who
shall credit it to a suspense account of the commission. Whenever the commission determines that
moneys have been received by it in excess of the amount legally due and payable to the commission
or that it has received money to which it has no legal interest, or that any license fee or deposit is
properly refundable, the commission is authorized and directed to refund such money by check
drawn upon the State Treasurer and charged to the suspense account of the commission. After
withholding refundable license fees and such sum, not to exceed $250,000, as it considers necessary
as a revolving fund for a working cash balance for the purpose of paying travel expenses, advances,
other miscellaneous bills and extraordinary items which are payable in cash immediately upon
presentation, the commission shall direct the State Treasurer to transfer the money remaining in
the suspense account to the Oregon Marijuana Account established under section 44 of this Act.
Moneys in the Oregon Marijuana Account are continuously appropriated to the commission to be
distributed and used as required or allowed by Oregon law.
(2) All necessary expenditures of the commission incurred in carrying out sections 3 to 70 of this
Act, including such sums necessary to reimburse the $250,000 revolving fund, shall be paid from
the Oregon Marijuana Account.
SECTION 44. Distribution of available moneys in Oregon Marijuana Account. (1) There is
established the Oregon Marijuana Account, separate and distinct from the General Fund.
(2) At the end of each month, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission shall certify the amount
of moneys available for distribution in the Oregon Marijuana Account and, after withholding such
moneys as it may deem necessary to carry out its obligations under sections 3 to 70 of this Act, shall
within 35 days of the month for which a distribution is made distribute the moneys as follows:
(a) Forty percent shall be transferred to the Common School Fund;
(b) Twenty percent shall be transferred to the Mental Health Alcoholism and Drug Services
Account established under ORS 430.380;
© Fifteen percent shall be transferred to the State Police Account established under ORS
181.175;
(d) To assist local law enforcement in performing its duties under this Act, ten percent shall be
transferred to the cities of the state in the following shares:
(A) For all distributions made from the Oregon Marijuana Account before July 1, 2017, in such
shares as the population of each city bears to the population of the cities of the state, as determined
by the State Board of Higher Education last preceding such apportionment, under ORS 190.510 to
190.610; and
(B) For all distributions made from the Oregon Marijuana Account on or after July 1, 2017:
(i) Fifty percent of such ten percent shall be transferred in such shares as the number of licenses
issued by the commission under sections 19 to 21 of this Act during the calendar year preceding the
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by the commission during such calendar year for all premises in the state; and
(ii) Fifty percent of such ten percent shall be transferred in such shares as the number of
licenses issued by the commission under section 22 of this Act during the calendar year preceding
the date of the distribution for premises located in each city bears to the number of such licenses
issued by the commission during such calendar year for all premises in the state;
(e) To assist local law enforcement in performing its duties under this Act, ten percent shall be
transferred to counties in the following shares:
(A) For all distributions made from the Oregon Marijuana Account before July 1, 2017, in such
shares as their respective populations bear to the total population of the state, as estimated from
time to time by the State Board of Higher Education; and
(B) For all distributions made from the Oregon Marijuana Account on or after July 1, 2017:
(i) Fifty percent of such ten percent shall be transferred in such shares as the number of licenses
issued by the commission under sections 19 to 21 of this Act during the calendar year preceding the
date of the distribution for premises located in each county bears to the number of such licenses
issued by the commission during such calendar year for all premises in the state; and
(ii) Fifty percent of such ten percent shall be transferred in such shares as the number of
licenses issued by the commission under section 22 of this Act during the calendar year preceding
the date of the distribution for premises located in each county bears to the number of such licenses
issued by the commission during such calendar year for all premises in the state; and
(f) Five percent shall be transferred to the Oregon Health Authority to be used for the
establishment, operation, and maintenance of alcohol and drug abuse prevention, early
intervention and treatment services.
(3) It is the intent of this section that the moneys distributed from the Oregon Marijuana
Account to the distributees in subsection (2) of this section are in addition to any other available
moneys to such distributees and do not supplant moneys available from any other source.
(Prohibitions Relating to Marijuana)
SECTION 45. Importing and exporting marijuana prohibited. (1) Marijuana items may not be
imported into this state or exported from this state by any licensee or licensee representative.
(2) A violation of subsection (1) of this section is a:
(a) Class C felony, if the importation or exportation is for consideration; or
(b) Class A misdemeanor, if the importation or exportation is not for consideration.
SECTION 46. Marijuana may not be given as prize. Marijuana items may not be given as a prize,
premium or consideration for a lottery, contest, game of chance or skill, or competition of any kind. Page 19

SECTION 47. Providing marijuana to intoxicated person; allowing consumption by minor on
property. (1) A person may not sell, give or otherwise make available any marijuana items to any
person who is visibly intoxicated.
(2)(a) A person who exercises control over private real property may not knowingly allow any
other person under the age of 21 years to consume marijuana items on the property, or allow any
other person under the age of 21 years to remain on the property if the person under the age of 21
years consumes marijuana items on the property.
(b) This subsection:
(A) Applies only to a person who is present and in control of the location at the time the
consumption occurs; and
(B) Does not apply to the owner of rental property, or the agent of an owner of rental property,
unless the consumption occurs in the individual unit in which the owner or agent resides.
SECTION 48. Misrepresentation by licensee and others; maintenance of disorderly establishment.
(1) No person shall make false representations or statements to the Oregon Liquor Control
Commission in order to induce or prevent action by the commission.
(2) No licensee of the commission shall maintain a noisy, lewd, disorderly or insanitary
establishment or supply impure or otherwise deleterious marijuana items.
(3) No licensee of the commission shall misrepresent to a customer or to the public any
marijuana items.
SECTION 49. Attempted purchase of marijuana by person under 21; entry of licensed premises by
person under 21. (1) A person under 21 years of age may not attempt to purchase marijuana items.
(2) Except as authorized by rule or as necessitated in an emergency, a person under 21 years of
age may not enter or attempt to enter any portion of a licensed premises that is posted or otherwise
identified as being prohibited to the use of minors.
(3) A person who violates subsection (1) or (2) of this section commits a Class B violation.
(4) In addition to and not in lieu of any other penalty established by law, a person under 21
years of age who violates subsection (1) of this section through misrepresentation of age may be
required to perform community service and the court shall order that the person’s driving
privileges and right to apply for driving privileges be suspended for a period not to exceed one year.
If a court has issued an order suspending driving privileges under this section, the court, upon
petition of the person, may withdraw the order at any time the court deems appropriate. The court
notification to the Department of Transportation under this subsection may include a
recommendation that the person be granted a hardship permit under ORS 807.240 if the person is
otherwise eligible for the permit.
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the time the person is found in default under ORS 153.102 or 419C.472 for failure to appear, in
addition to and not in lieu of any other penalty, the court shall issue notice under ORS 809.220 to
the department for the department to suspend the person’s driving privileges under ORS 809.280
(4).
(6) The prohibitions of this section do not apply to a person under 21 years of age who is acting
under the direction of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission or under the direction of state or
local law enforcement agencies for the purpose of investigating possible violations of laws
prohibiting sales of marijuana items to persons who are under 21 years of age.
SECTION 50. Compliance with standards. (1) No marijuana items shall be sold or offered for sale
within this state unless such marijuana items comply with the minimum standards fixed pursuant
to law.
(2) The Oregon Liquor Control Commission may require a marijuana producer, marijuana
processor, or marijuana wholesaler to provide a laboratory analysis demonstrating to the
satisfaction of the commission that particular marijuana items comply with the minimum
standards in this state.
(3) No marijuana items offered for sale within this state may be altered or tampered with in any
way by any person not licensed to do so by the commission.
(4) The commission may prohibit the sale of any marijuana items for a reasonable period of
time while it is determining whether the marijuana items comply with minimum standards in this
state.
SECTION 51. Use of misleading mark or label on container; injurious or adulterated ingredients.
(1) No licensee shall use or allow the use of any mark or label on the container of any marijuana
items which are kept for sale, if the container does not precisely and clearly indicate the nature of
its contents or in any way might deceive any customer as to the nature, composition, quantity, age
or quality of such marijuana items.
(2) The Oregon Liquor Control Commission may prohibit any licensee from selling any brand
of marijuana items which in its judgment is deceptively labeled or branded as to content, or
contains injurious or adulterated ingredients.
SECTION 52. Minimum age requirement. (1) A licensee may not employ any person under 21
years of age in any part of any licensed premises.
(2) During any inspection of a licensed premises, the Oregon Liquor Control 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.
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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 licensed premises in violation of the
minimum age requirement.
SECTION 53. Mature marijuana plants. (1) Except for licensed marijuana producers and their
licensee representatives, no licensee may possess a mature marijuana plant.
(2) No licensee may sell a mature marijuana plant.
SECTION 54. Use of marijuana in public place prohibited. (1) It is unlawful for any person to
engage in the use of marijuana items in a public place.
(2) A violation of subsection (1) of this section is a Class B violation.
SECTION 55. Possession of marijuana in correctional facility prohibited. (1) It is unlawful for any
person to possess or engage in the use of marijuana items in a correctional facility as defined in
ORS 162.135 or in a youth correction facility as defined in ORS 162.135.
(2) A violation of subsection (1) of this section is a Class B violation.
SECTION 56. Homegrown marijuana in public view prohibited. (1) No person may produce,
process, keep, or store homegrown marijuana or homemade marijuana products if the homegrown
marijuana or homemade marijuana products can be readily seen by normal unaided vision from a
public place.
(2) A violation of subsection (1) of this section is a Class B violation.
SECTION 57. Homemade marijuana extracts prohibited. No person may produce, process, keep,
or store homemade marijuana extracts.
(Cities and Counties; Local Option)
SECTION 58. Marijuana laws supersede and repeal inconsistent charters and ordinances. Sections
3 to 70 of this Act, designed to operate uniformly throughout the state, shall be paramount and
superior to and shall fully replace and supersede any and all municipal charter enactments or local
ordinances inconsistent with it. Such charters and ordinances hereby are repealed.
SECTION 59. Authority of cities and counties over establishments that serve marijuana. (1) Cities
and counties may adopt reasonable time, place and manner regulations of the nuisance aspects of
establishments that sell marijuana to consumers if the city or county makes specific findings that
the establishment would cause adverse effects to occur. Page 22

(2) The authority granted to cities and counties by this section is in addition to, and not in lieu
of, the authority granted to a city or county under its charter and the statutes and Constitution of
this state.
SECTION 60. Petition and election for local option. (1) The governing body of a city or a county,
when a petition is filed as provided in this section, shall order an election on the question whether
the operation of licensed premises shall be prohibited in the city or county.
(2) Except as provided in subsections (3), (4) and (5) of this section, the requirements for
preparing, circulating and filing a petition under this section:
(a) In the case of a city, shall be as provided for an initiative petition under ORS 250.265 to
250.346.
(b) In the case of a county, shall be as provided for an initiative petition under ORS 250.165 to
250.235.
(3) A petition under subsection (2) of this section:
(a) Must be filed not less than 60 days before the day of the election; and
(b) Must be signed by not less than 10 percent of the electors registered in the city or county.
(4) If ORS 250.155 makes ORS 250.165 to 250.235 inapplicable to a county or if ORS 250.255
makes ORS 250.265 to 250.346 inapplicable to a city, the requirements for preparing, circulating
and filing a petition under this section shall be as provided for an initiative petition under the
county or city charter or an ordinance adopted under the county or city charter.
(5) No signature is valid unless signed within 180 days before the petition is filed.
(6) An election under this section shall be held at the time of the next statewide general election.
(7) An election under this section shall be conducted under ORS chapters 246 to 260.
SECTION 61. Sales not affected by local option laws. Section 60 of this Act shall not prevent any
person residing in the county or city from having, for personal use, marijuana items purchased
from marijuana retailers duly licensed under this Act.
SECTION 62. Effective date of local option. In each county or city that returns a majority vote for
or against prohibition, the law shall take effect on January 1 following the day of election.
(Enforcement of Marijuana Laws)
SECTION 63. Duty of officers to enforce and to inform district attorney. The state police, sheriffs,
constables and all police officers within the State of Oregon shall enforce sections 3 to 30 of this Act
and sections 45 to 70 of this Act and assist the Oregon Liquor Control Commission in detecting Page 23

violations of sections 3 to 30 of this Act and sections 45 to 70 of this Act and apprehending
offenders. Each such enforcing officer having notice, knowledge or reasonable ground of suspicion
of any violation of sections 3 to 30 of this Act or sections 45 to 70 of this Act shall immediately notify
the district attorney, and furnish the district attorney with names and addresses of any witnesses,
or other information within the officer’s knowledge, of such violation.
SECTION 64. Confiscation of marijuana and property. (1) Whenever any officer arrests any
person for violation of sections 3 to 30 of this Act or sections 45 to 70 of this Act, the officer may
take into possession all marijuana items, and other property which the person so arrested has in
possession, or on the premises, which is apparently being used in violation of sections 3 to 30 of this
Act or sections 45 to 70 of this Act.
(2) If the person so arrested is convicted, and it is found that the marijuana items, and other
property has been used in violation of Oregon law:
(a) The marijuana items shall be forfeited to an appropriate state or local law enforcement
agency, and shall be delivered by the court or officer to the law enforcement agency; and
(b) Subject to other applicable law, the other property shall be forfeited to the Oregon Liquor
Control Commission, and shall be delivered by the court or officer to the commission.
(3) The commission is authorized to destroy or make such other disposition of any property it
receives under paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of this section as it considers to be in the public
interest. In any such case, all such property, including lockers, chairs, tables, cash registers, music
devices, gambling devices, furniture, furnishings, equipment and facilities for the storing, serving or
using of marijuana items shall be confiscated and forfeited to the state, and the clear proceeds shall
be deposited with the State Treasury in the Common School Fund in the manner provided in this
section.
SECTION 65. Duty to notify Oregon Liquor Control Commission of conviction of licensee. The
county courts, district attorneys and municipal authorities, immediately upon the conviction of any
licensee of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission of a violation of any provision of sections 3 to 30
of this Act or sections 45 to 70 of this Act or the violation of any other law of this state or ordinance
of any municipality therein, in which violation marijuana had any part, shall notify the commission
thereof. Such officials shall notify the commission of any acts, practices or other conduct of any
such licensee which may be subversive of the general welfare or contrary to the spirit of this Act
and shall recommend such action on the part of the commission as will remove the evil.
SECTION 66. Property and places as common nuisances. Any room, house, building, boat,
structure or place of any kind where marijuana items are sold, manufactured, bartered or given
away in violation of Oregon law, or where persons are permitted to resort for the purpose of using
marijuana items in violation of Oregon law, or any place where marijuana items are kept for sale,
barter or gift in violation of Oregon law, and all marijuana items or property subject to
confiscation under section 64 of this Act kept and used in such place is a common nuisance. Any
person who maintains or assists in maintaining such common nuisance or knowingly suffers or
permits such nuisance to exist in any place of which the person is the owner, manager or lessor,
shall be guilty of a violation of sections 3 to 30 of this Act and sections 45 to 70 of this Act. Page 24

SECTION 67. Lien on place used to unlawfully handle marijuana. If it is proved that the owner of
any building or premises knowingly has suffered the same to be used or occupied for the
manufacture, sale or possession of marijuana items, contrary to the provisions of sections 3 to 30 of
this Act or sections 45 to 70 of this Act, such building or premises are subject to a lien for, and may
be sold to pay all fines and costs assessed against their occupants for any violation of sections 3 to 30
of this Act or sections 45 to 70 of this Act. The lien shall be enforced immediately by civil action in
any court having jurisdiction, by the district attorney of the county wherein the building or
premises are located.
SECTION 68. Governor authorized to suspend license. In case of invasion, disaster, insurrection,
riot, or imminent danger thereof, the Governor may, for the duration of such invasion, disaster,
insurrection, riot, or imminent danger thereof, immediately suspend without notice any license in
the area involved granted under sections 3 to 30 of this Act or sections 45 to 70 of this Act.
(Penalties)
SECTION 69. Penalties. (1) Except where other punishment is specifically provided for in sections
3 to 70 of this Act, violation of any provision of sections 3 to 70 of this Act is a Class A
misdemeanor.
(2) A violation of subsection (1) of section 40 of this Act is a Class B misdemeanor.
(3) Subject to ORS 153.022, violation of any regulation promulgated under paragraph (e) of
subsection (2) of section 7 of this Act is a Class C violation.
SECTION 70. Severability. If any sections, subsections, paragraphs, phrases, or words of sections 3
to 70 of this Act shall be held unconstitutional, void, or illegal, either on their face or as applied, this
shall not affect the applicability, constitutionality, or legality of any other sections, subsections,
paragraphs, phrases, and words of sections 3 to 70 of this Act. To that end, the sections, subsections,
paragraphs, phrases, and words of sections 3 to 70 of this Act are intended to be severable. It is
hereby declared to be the intent of sections 3 to 70 of this Act that sections 3 to 70 of this Act would
have been adopted had such unconstitutional, void, or illegal sections, subsections, paragraphs,
phrases, or words, if any, not been included in sections 3 to 70 of this Act.
SECTION 71. Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code. Section 280E of the Internal Revenue
Code does not apply for purposes of determining taxable income or loss under this chapter.
SECTION 72. Definition of controlled substance. As used in the following statutes and any rule
adopted thereunder, the term “controlled substance” shall not include marijuana:
(1) ORS 475.125 to ORS 475.165 (registration with the State Board of Pharmacy).
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SECTION 73. Use of marijuana while driving; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of use of
marijuana while driving if the person uses any marijuana while driving a motor vehicle upon a
highway.
(2) The offense described in this section, use of marijuana while driving, is a Class B traffic
violation.
SECTION 74. ORS 316.680, as amended by section 3, chapter 194, Oregon Laws 2013, is amended to
read:
316.680 Modification of taxable income. (1) There shall be subtracted from federal taxable income:
(a) The interest or dividends on obligations of the United States and its territories and possessions or
of any authority, commission or instrumentality of the United States to the extent includable in gross
income for federal income tax purposes but exempt from state income taxes under the laws of the United
States. However, the amount subtracted under this paragraph shall be reduced by any interest on
indebtedness incurred to carry the obligations or securities described in this paragraph, and by any
expenses incurred in the production of interest or dividend income described in this paragraph to the
extent that such expenses, including amortizable bond premiums, are deductible in determining federal
taxable income.
(b) The amount of any federal income taxes accrued by the taxpayer during the taxable year as
described in ORS 316.685, less the amount of any refunds of federal taxes previously accrued for which a
tax benefit was received.
© Amounts allowable under sections 2621(a)(2) and 2622(b) of the Internal Revenue Code to the
extent that the taxpayer does not elect under section 642(g) of the Internal Revenue Code to reduce
federal taxable income by those amounts.
(d) Any supplemental payments made to JOBS Plus Program participants under ORS 411.892.
(e)(A) Federal pension income that is attributable to federal employment occurring before October 1,
1991. Federal pension income that is attributable to federal employment occurring before October 1,
1991, shall be determined by multiplying the total amount of federal pension income for the tax year by
the ratio of the number of months of federal creditable service occurring before October 1, 1991, over the
total number of months of federal creditable service.
(B) The subtraction allowed under this paragraph applies only to federal pension income received at a
time when:
(i) Benefit increases provided under chapter 569, Oregon Laws 1995, are in effect; or
(ii) Public Employees Retirement System benefits received for service prior to October 1, 1991, are
exempt from state income tax.
© As used in this paragraph:
(i) “Federal creditable service” means those periods of time for which a federal employee earned a
federal pension. Page 26

(ii) “Federal pension” means any form of retirement allowance provided by the federal government,
its agencies or its instrumentalities to retirees of the federal government or their beneficiaries.
(f) Any amount included in federal taxable income for the tax year that is attributable to the
conversion of a regular individual retirement account into a Roth individual retirement account described
in section 408A of the Internal Revenue Code, to the extent that:
(A) The amount was subject to the income tax of another state or the District of Columbia in a prior
tax year; and
(B) The taxpayer was a resident of the other state or the District of Columbia for that prior tax year.
(g) Any amounts awarded to the taxpayer by the Public Safety Memorial Fund Board under ORS
243.954 to 243.974 to the extent that the taxpayer has not taken the amount as a deduction in determining
the taxpayer’s federal taxable income for the tax year.
(h) If included in taxable income for federal tax purposes, the amount withdrawn during the tax year
in qualified withdrawals from a college savings network account established under ORS 348.841 to
348.873.
(i) For income tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2015, the amount of any deductions
or credits that the taxpayer would have been allowed but for the provisions of section 280E of the
Internal Revenue Code.
(2) There shall be added to federal taxable income:
(a) Interest or dividends, exempt from federal income tax, on obligations or securities of any foreign
state or of a political subdivision or authority of any foreign state. However, the amount added under this
paragraph shall be reduced by any interest on indebtedness incurred to carry the obligations or securities
described in this paragraph and by any expenses incurred in the production of interest or dividend income
described in this paragraph.
(b) Interest or dividends on obligations of any authority, commission, instrumentality and territorial
possession of the United States that by the laws of the United States are exempt from federal income tax
but not from state income taxes. However, the amount added under this paragraph shall be reduced by any
interest on indebtedness incurred to carry the obligations or securities described in this paragraph and by
any expenses incurred in the production of interest or dividend income described in this paragraph.
© The amount of any federal estate taxes allocable to income in respect of a decedent not taxable by
Oregon.
(d) The amount of any allowance for depletion in excess of the taxpayer’s adjusted basis in the
property depleted, deducted on the taxpayer’s federal income tax return for the taxable year, pursuant to
sections 613, 613A, 614, 616 and 617 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(e) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1985, the dollar amount deducted under section
151 of the Internal Revenue Code for personal exemptions for the taxable year.
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credits under section 196 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(g) The amount of any increased benefits paid to a taxpayer under chapter 569, Oregon Laws 1995,
under the provisions of chapter 796, Oregon Laws 1991, and under section 26, chapter 815, Oregon Laws
1991, that is not includable in the taxpayer’s federal taxable income under the Internal Revenue Code.
(h) The amount of any long term care insurance premiums paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the
tax year if:
(A) The amount is taken into account as a deduction on the taxpayer’s federal return for the tax year;
and
(B) The taxpayer claims the credit allowed under ORS 315.610 for the tax year.
(i) Any amount taken as a deduction under section 1341 of the Internal Revenue Code in computing
federal taxable income for the tax year, if the taxpayer has claimed a credit for claim of right income
repayment adjustment under ORS 315.068.
(j) If the taxpayer makes a nonqualified withdrawal, as defined in ORS 348.841, from a college
savings network account established under ORS 348.841 to 348.873, the amount of the withdrawal that is
attributable to contributions that were subtracted from federal taxable income under ORS 316.699.
(3) Discount and gain or loss on retirement or disposition of obligations described under subsection
(2)(a) of this section issued on or after January 1, 1985, shall be treated for purposes of this chapter in the
same manner as under sections 1271 to 1283 and other pertinent sections of the Internal Revenue Code as
if the obligations, although issued by a foreign state or a political subdivision of a foreign state, were not
tax exempt under the Internal Revenue Code.
SECTION 75. ORS 475.525 is amended to read:
475.525 Sale of drug paraphernalia prohibited; definition of drug paraphernalia; exceptions.
(1) It is unlawful for any person to sell or deliver, possess with intent to sell or deliver or manufacture
with intent to sell or deliver drug paraphernalia, knowing that it will be used to unlawfully plant,
propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test,
analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce into the human
body a controlled substance as defined by ORS 475.005.
(2) For the purposes of this section, “drug paraphernalia” means all equipment, products and materials
of any kind which are marketed for use or designed for use in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing,
harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing, preparing, testing,
analyzing, packaging, repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, injecting, ingesting, inhaling or
otherwise introducing into the human body a controlled substance in violation of ORS 475.840 to
475.980. Drug paraphernalia includes, but is not limited to:
(a) Kits marketed for use or designed for use in unlawfully planting, propagating, cultivating, growing
or harvesting of any species of plant which is a controlled substance or from which a controlled substance
can be derived;
(b) Kits marketed for use or designed for use in manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, Page 28

processing or preparing controlled substances;
© Isomerization devices marketed for use or designed for use in increasing the potency of any
species of plant which is a controlled substance;
(d) Testing equipment marketed for use or designed for use in identifying or in analyzing the strength,
effectiveness or purity of controlled substances;
(e) Scales and balances marketed for use or designed for use in weighing or measuring controlled
substances;
(f) Diluents and adulterants, such as quinine hydrochloride, mannitol, mannite, dextrose and lactose,
marketed for use or designed for use in cutting controlled substances;
(g) Separation gins and sifters marketed for use or designed for use in removing twigs and seeds from,
or in otherwise cleaning or refining marijuana;
(h) Containers and other objects marketed for use or designed for use in storing or concealing
controlled substances; and
(i) Objects marketed for use or designed specifically for use in ingesting, inhaling or otherwise
introducing marijuana, cocaine, hashish or hashish oil into the human body, such as:
(A) Metal, wooden, acrylic, glass, stone, plastic or ceramic pipes with or without screens, permanent
screens or hashish heads;
(B) Water pipes;
© Carburetion tubes and devices;
(D) Smoking and carburetion masks;
(E) Roach clips, meaning objects used to hold burning material that has become too small or too short
to be held in the hand, such as a marijuana cigarette;
(F) Miniature cocaine spoons and cocaine vials;
(G) Chamber pipes;
(H) Carburetor pipes;
(I) Electric pipes;
(J) Air-driven pipes;
(K) Chillums;
(L) Bongs; Page 29

(M) Ice pipes or chillers; and
(N) Lighting equipment specifically designed for the growing of controlled substances.
(3) Drug paraphernalia does not include hypodermic syringes or needles.
(4) For the purposes of this section, “marijuana paraphernalia” means all equipment, products
and materials of any kind which are marketed for use or designed for use in planting, propagating,
cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing,
preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, injecting,
ingesting, inhaling or otherwise introducing into the human body marijuana in violation of ORS
475.840 to 475.980.
[(4)] (5) In determining whether an object is drug paraphernalia or marijuana paraphernalia, a trier
of fact should consider, in addition to all other relevant factors, the following:
(a) Instructions, oral or written, provided with the object concerning its use;
(b) Descriptive materials accompanying the object which explain or depict its use;
© National and local advertising concerning its use;
(d) The manner in which the object is displayed for sale;
(e) The existence and scope of legitimate uses for the object in the community; and
(f) Any expert testimony which may be introduced concerning its use.
[(5)] (6) The provisions of ORS 475.525 to 475.565 do not apply to persons registered under the
provisions of ORS 475.125 or to persons specified as exempt from registration under the provisions of
that statute.
(7) The provisions of ORS 475.525 to 475.565 do not apply to a person who sells or delivers
marijuana paraphernalia to a person 21 years of age or older.
SECTION 76. ORS 475.752, as amended by section 3, chapter 591, Oregon Laws 2013, is amended to
read:
475.752 Prohibited acts generally; penalties; affirmative defense for certain peyote uses;
causing death by Schedule IV substance. (1) Except for licensees and licensee representatives as
defined in subsections (10) and (11) of section 5 of this Act, and except for a person acting within
the scope of and in compliance with subsection (1) of section 6 of this Act, and except as authorized
by ORS 475.005 to 475.285 and 475.752 to 475.980, it is unlawful for any person to manufacture or
deliver a controlled substance. Any person who violates this subsection with respect to:
(a) A controlled substance in Schedule I, is guilty of a Class A felony, except as otherwise provided in
ORS 475.886 and 475.890. Page 30

(b) A controlled substance in Schedule II, is guilty of a Class B felony, except as otherwise provided
in ORS 475.858, 475.860, 475.862, 475.878, 475.880, 475.882, 475.904 and 475.906.
© A controlled substance in Schedule III, is guilty of a Class C felony, except as otherwise provided
in ORS 475.904 and 475.906.
(d) A controlled substance in Schedule IV, is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
(e) A controlled substance in Schedule V, is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
(2) Except as authorized in ORS 475.005 to 475.285 and 475.752 to 475.980, it is unlawful for any
person to create or deliver a counterfeit substance. Any person who violates this subsection with respect
to:
(a) A counterfeit substance in Schedule I, is guilty of a Class A felony.
(b) A counterfeit substance in Schedule II, is guilty of a Class B felony.
© A counterfeit substance in Schedule III, is guilty of a Class C felony.
(d) A counterfeit substance in Schedule IV, is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
(e) A counterfeit substance in Schedule V, is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
(3) It is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to possess a controlled substance, other
than marijuana, unless the substance was obtained directly from, or pursuant to a valid prescription or
order of, a practitioner while acting in the course of professional practice, or except as otherwise
authorized by ORS 475.005 to 475.285 and 475.752 to 475.980. Any person who violates this subsection
with respect to:
(a) A controlled substance in Schedule I, is guilty of a Class B felony, except as otherwise provided in
ORS 475.894.
(b) A controlled substance in Schedule II, is guilty of a Class C felony, except as otherwise provided
in ORS 475.864.
© A controlled substance in Schedule III, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(d) A controlled substance in Schedule IV, is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
(e) A controlled substance in Schedule V, is guilty of a violation.
(4) In any prosecution under this section for manufacture, possession or delivery of that plant of the
genus Lophophora commonly known as peyote, it is an affirmative defense that the peyote is being used
or is intended for use:
(a) In connection with the good faith practice of a religious belief;
(b) As directly associated with a religious practice; andPage 31

© In a manner that is not dangerous to the health of the user or others who are in the proximity of the
user.
(5) The affirmative defense created in subsection (4) of this section is not available to any person who
has possessed or delivered the peyote while incarcerated in a correctional facility in this state.
(6)(a) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a person who unlawfully manufactures or
delivers a controlled substance in Schedule IV and who thereby causes death to another person is guilty of
a Class C felony.
(b) For purposes of this subsection, causation is established when the controlled substance plays a
substantial role in the death of the other person.
SECTION 77. ORS 475.856, as amended by section 1, chapter 591, Oregon Laws 2013, is amended to
read:
475.856 Unlawful manufacture of marijuana. (1) [it] Except for licensees and licensee
representatives as defined in subsections (10) and (11) of section 5 of this Act, and except for a
person acting within the scope of and in compliance with subsection (1) of section 6 of this Act, it is
unlawful for any person to manufacture marijuana.
(2) Unlawful manufacture of marijuana is a Class B felony.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, unlawful manufacture of marijuana is a Class
B misdemeanor, if a person 21 years of age or older manufactures homegrown marijuana at a
household and the total number of homegrown marijuana plants at the household exceeds four
marijuana plants but does not exceed eight marijuana plants.
(4) As used in subsection (3) of this section, the terms “homegrown” and “household” have the
meanings given to them in section 5 of this Act.
SECTION 78. ORS 475.860 is amended to read:
475.860 Unlawful delivery of marijuana. (1) [it] Except for licensees and licensee
representatives as defined in subsections (10) and (11) of section 5 of this Act, and except for a
person acting within the scope of and in compliance with subsection (1) of section 6 of this Act, it is
unlawful for any person to deliver marijuana.
(2) Unlawful delivery of marijuana is a:
(a) Class B felony if the delivery is for consideration.
(b) Class C felony if the delivery is for no consideration.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, unlawful delivery of marijuana is a:
(a) Class A misdemeanor, if the delivery is for no consideration and consists of less than one
avoirdupois ounce of the dried leaves, stems and flowers of the plant Cannabis family Moraceae; or Page 32

(b) Violation, if the delivery is for no consideration and consists of less than five grams of the dried
leaves, stems and flowers of the plant Cannabis family Moraceae. A violation under this paragraph is a
specific fine violation. The presumptive fine for a violation under this paragraph is $650.
(4) Notwithstanding subsections (2) and (3) of this section, unlawful delivery of marijuana is a:
(a) Class A felony, if the delivery is to a person under 18 years of age and the defendant is at least 18
years of age and is at least three years older than the person to whom the marijuana is delivered; or
(b) Class C misdemeanor, if the delivery:
(A) Is for no consideration;
(B) Consists of less than five grams of the dried leaves, stems and flowers of the plant Cannabis
family Moraceae;
© Takes place in a public place, as defined in ORS 161.015, that is within 1,000 feet of the real
property comprising a public or private elementary, secondary or career school attended primarily by
minors; and
(D) Is to a person who is 18 years of age or older.
SECTION 79. ORS 475.864, as amended by section 2, chapter 591, Oregon Laws 2013, is amended to
read:
475.864 Unlawful possession of marijuana. (1) As used in subsections (2) to (4) of this section:
(a) “Marijuana” means the leaves, stems, and flowers of the plant Cannabis family Moraceae.
(b) “Marijuana product” has the meaning given the term “marijuana” in ORS 475.005 (16), but does
not include the leaves, stems and flowers of the plant Cannabis family Moraceae.
(2) It is unlawful for any person under 21 years of age knowingly or intentionally to possess
marijuana or marijuana product.
(3)(a) Unlawful possession of four avoirdupois ounces or more of marijuana by a person under 21
years of age is a Class C felony.
(b) Unlawful possession of one avoirdupois ounce of marijuana or more, but less than four
avoirdupois ounces, by a person under 21 years of age is a Class B misdemeanor.
© Unlawful possession of less than one avoirdupois ounce of marijuana by a person under 21 years
of age is a specific fine violation. The presumptive fine for a violation under this paragraph is $650.
(4)(a) Unlawful possession of one-quarter avoirdupois ounce or more of marijuana product by a
person under 21 years of age is a Class C felony.
(b) Unlawful possession of less than one-quarter avoirdupois ounce of marijuana product by a person Page 33

under 21 years of age is a Class B misdemeanor.
(5) As used in subsections (6) to (8) of this section, the terms “licensee,” “licensee
representative,” “marijuana,” “marijuana extracts,” “marijuana products,” “marijuana retailer,”
“public place,” and “usable marijuana” have the meanings given to them in section 5 of this Act.
(6) Except for licensees and licensee representatives, it is unlawful for any person 21 years of age
or older knowingly or intentionally to possess:
(a) More than one ounce of usable marijuana in a public place.
(b) More than eight ounces of usable marijuana.
© More than sixteen ounces of marijuana products in solid form.
(d) More than seventy-two ounces of marijuana products in liquid form.
(e) More than one ounce of marijuana extracts.
(f) Any marijuana extracts that were not purchased from a licensed marijuana retailer.
(7) A violation of paragraphs (a) to (e) of subsection (6) of this section is a:
(a) Class C felony, if the amount possessed is more than four times the applicable maximum
amount specified in subsection (6) of this section;
(b) Class B misdemeanor, if the amount possessed is more than two times, but not more than
four times, the applicable maximum amount specified in subsection (6) of this section; or
© Class B violation, if the amount possessed is not more than two times the applicable
maximum amount specified in subsection (6) of this section.
(8) A violation of paragraph (f) of subsection (6) of this section is a:
(a) Class C felony, if the amount possessed is more than one-quarter ounce of such marijuana
extracts; or
(b) Class B misdemeanor, if the amount possessed is not more than one-quarter ounce of such
marijuana extracts.
SECTION 80. ORS 571.315 is amended to read:
571.315 Revocation or refusal of license or permit; civil penalty. (1) In addition to any other
liability or penalty provided by Oregon law, the State Department of Agriculture may revoke or refuse to
issue or renew an industrial hemp license or an agricultural hemp seed production permit and may impose
a civil penalty for violation of:
(a) A license or permit requirement; Page 34

(b) License or permit terms or conditions;
© Department rules relating to growing or handling industrial hemp; or
(d) A final order of the department that is specifically directed to the grower’s or handler’s industrial
hemp operations or activities.
(2) The department may not impose a civil penalty under this section that exceeds $2,500. The
department shall impose civil penalties under this section in the manner provided by ORS 183.745.
(3) The department may revoke or refuse to issue or renew an industrial hemp license or an
agricultural hemp seed production permit for violation of any rule of the department that pertains to
agricultural operations or activities other than industrial hemp growing or handling.
(4) A revocation of, or a refusal to issue or renew, an industrial hemp license or an agricultural hemp
seed production permit is subject to ORS chapter 183.
(5) The department may not revoke or refuse to issue or renew an industrial hemp license or an
agricultural hemp seed production permit on the basis that industrial hemp production or
possession, or commerce in industrial hemp commodities or products, is prohibited by federal law.
SECTION 81. Sections 71 to 73 of this Act and the amendments to ORS 316.680, 475.525, 475.752,
475.856, 475.860, 475.864, and 571.315 by sections 74 to 80 of this Act apply to conduct occurring
on and after the operative date specified in subsection (1) of section 82 of this Act.
SECTION 82. (1) Sections 3 to 73 of this Act and the amendments to ORS 316.680, 475.525,
475.752, 475.856, 475.860, 475.864, and 571.315 by sections 74 to 80 of this Act become operative on
July 1, 2015.
(2) The Oregon Liquor Control Commission may take any action before the operative date
specified in subsection (1) of this section that is necessary to enable the commission to exercise, on
and after the operative date specified in subsection (1) of this section, all the duties, functions and
powers conferred on the commission by sections 3 to 73 of this Act and the amendments to ORS
316.680, 475.525, 475.752, 475.856, 475.860, 475.864, and 571.315 by sections 74 to 80 of this Act.
SECTION 83. The section captions used in this Act are provided only for the convenience of the
reader and do not become part of the statutory law of this state or express any legislative intent in
the enactment of this Act.
SECTION 84. This Act becomes effective 30 days after the day on which it is approved by a
majority of the votes cast on it.
SECTION 85. If an initiative petition that conflicts with this Act is placed on the ballot at the next
regular general election held throughout this state on November 4, 2014, and if both this Act and
the conflicting initiative petition are approved by a majority of the votes cast thereon, the Page 35

conflicting initiative petition is repealed in its entirety if this Act receives a number of affirmative
votes greater than the number of affirmative votes received by the conflicting initiative petition.
SECTION 86. If any sections, subsections, paragraphs, phrases, or words of this Act (including but
not limited to the entirety of sections 7 to 70 of this Act) shall be held unconstitutional, void, or
illegal, either on their face or as applied, this shall not affect the applicability, constitutionality, or
legality of any other sections, subsections, paragraphs, phrases, and words of this Act. To that end,
the sections, subsections, paragraphs, phrases, and words of this Act are intended to be severable. It
is hereby declared to be the intent of this Act that this Act would have been adopted had such
unconstitutional, void, or illegal sections, subsections, paragraphs, phrases, or words, if any, not
been included in this Act.

Edited July 23, 2014 by t-pain

[t-pain]

i hope it works out, but i still dont consider "8 ounces of beer is ok but 17 ounces of beer is a misdemeanor and 33 ounces of beer is a felony" or ".25 oz of homemade moonshine is a felony' equal to the word "legalization".

can you name any other product or substance that has a similar limit?

all i can think of is prescription medication limits. which are illegal to possess without a prescription anyway.

 

 

(a) To the production, processing, keeping, or storage of homegrown marijuana at a household
by one or more persons 21 years of age and older if the total of homegrown marijuana at the
household does not exceed four marijuana plants and eight ounces of usable marijuana at a given
time.

 

sucks if you got roommates. 4 plants.

 

this act looks a hell of a lot like our michigan medical marijuana law.

right down to 'any mixture or preparation thereof' and 'usable marijuana means dried leaves and dried flowers'.

wheres the protection for non-usable marihuana ? there isnt one.

 

why does an act go out of its way to identify every tiny detail of crimes and limits and then completely ignore the cultivation, production, processing and other steps which are the basic foundations of the act itself?

 

its as if the act was written by someone who has never grown marijuana.

also hasnt studied marijuana law or case law much, especially not michigans.

 

 

i'm not trying to dissuade anyone from voting or supporting this measure. i support any step towards decrim/legalization.

i want people to understand the limits and where they fall into them.

I also want any new initiatives to take these problems with the laws into account and fix them! unfortunately it seems no one cares about descheduling marijuana from the state law.

Edited July 23, 2014 by t-pain

[t-pain]

 

(2) It is unlawful for any person under 21 years of age knowingly or intentionally to possess
marijuana or marijuana product.
(3)(a) Unlawful possession of four avoirdupois ounces or more of marijuana by a person under 21
years of age is a Class C felony.
(b) Unlawful possession of one avoirdupois ounce of marijuana or more, but less than four
avoirdupois ounces, by a person under 21 years of age is a Class B misdemeanor.
© Unlawful possession of less than one avoirdupois ounce of marijuana by a person under 21 years
of age is a specific fine violation. The presumptive fine for a violation under this paragraph is $650.
(4)(a) Unlawful possession of one-quarter avoirdupois ounce or more of marijuana product by a
person under 21 years of age is a Class C felony.
(b) Unlawful possession of less than one-quarter avoirdupois ounce of marijuana product by a person
under 21 years of age is a Class B misdemeanor.

 

 

if someone under21 visits your house and you have marijuana plants or products, does he possess them?

because mich supreme court says if hes in the same room and has "dominion and control", he possesses them.

 

its just something to think about. unintended consequences, stupid insane definitions of possession from crazy drug law case law over the years. not protecting the kids from completely insane drug laws, even though you 'legalized' marijuana.

 

i think in the 2012 initiative, possession for under21 was just fines. no jail/felony/misdeameanor crap.

[+Malamute]

I feel your pain.

[+Malamute]

Model language.

 

Written by people that never even smoked marijuana, let alone grew it.

 

Um yeap.

 

I thank em all day for getting laws passed in all these states and curse them all night for passing really horrible language.

 

They say it is the polls and doing wtvr it takes to get any law change.  Most of the time I disagree. 

 

 I mean, does ANYONE(besides bill schuette) believe that if the MMMAct had said 12 plants/12 clones/16 oz  that it would have received even 1% less vote because of it?

 

But hey,... we got something... but dagnabbit, it sure could have been better.

 

Think about the poor states with 1 oz limits. Ugh....

[+Malamute]

And why not just go with Troy Ounces?  I mean heck, ya get almost 3 extra grams!!!

 

;-)

 

 I hadn't read the language from Oregon yet,... thanks tpain.

[+Malamute]

I will say it is better than Washingtons,... better than Colorado on some things, yet worse on others.

 

Overall,... eh,... it will work I guess.

[t-pain]

sometimes its difficult to find the text of the initiatives or even the laws.

i'd still like to see the changes made to i502 and a64 after the legislature changed them.

all i can find are FAQ's or the original versions.

[outsideinthecold]

Got a son in Portland who does not consume cannabis. Visit him now and then. Decided to get an Oregon card rather than do without. Went to an OR dispensary. Garbage and expensive. Knocked on the door of an adjacent apartment that was the source of the familiar scent wafting through the hallway. Explained my situation to the young fellow who answered the door. He knew my son so having his seventy-year-old dad make a discreet inquiry was met with open arms. Turns out he was a mmj patient. His meds were half the cost of the dispensary and the quality was quite satisfactory.

 

Has legalization in Colorado killed the mmj market? Is legal mj cheaper (or better) than mmj?

 

While the MI law has its flaws, if one can count and be discreet and isn't hoping (unrealistically) to make a fortune from being a caregiver, these may well be the best of times for mmj patients in Michigan.

 

Legalization is one thing. Taxation is another.

 

One thing all governments love is tax revenue.

Edited July 23, 2014 by outsideinthecold

[GregS]

I'll lay odds that the electorate will steamroll this in.

[outsideinthecold]

I would think legalization will pass in both OR and AK.

 

In fact, I wonder if there is any state in the union that would vote against legalization.

 

Is there any polling data that shows which states are for legalization and those that are against?

 

I was surprised the US House of Representatives voted to endorse state mmj rights. Is there any action on this bill in the Senate?

 

I surmise the Republicans in the House supported mmj in part because they think it is preferable to legalization. As well as more to the liking of the arrest-and-punishment industry the Republicans tend to support.

 

I wonder if or what is keeping the Senate Democrats from bringing the House bill to the floor for a vote?

 

It wouldn't have anything to do with Michelle Leonhart and the DEA would it?

[zachw]

I would think legalization will pass in both OR and AK.

 

In fact, I wonder if there is any state in the union that would vote against legalization.

 

Is there any polling data that shows which states are for legalization and those that are against?

 

I was surprised the US House of Representatives voted to endorse state mmj rights. Is there any action on this bill in the Senate?

 

I surmise the Republicans in the House supported mmj in part because they think it is preferable to legalization. As well as more to the liking of the arrest-and-punishment industry the Republicans tend to support.

 

I wonder if or what is keeping the Senate Democrats from bringing the House bill to the floor for a vote?

 

It wouldn't have anything to do with Michelle Leonhart and the DEA would it?

 

Idaho. No medical cannabis, very aggressive about enforcing marijuana laws, widespread stopping of drivers with CO or WA license plates.

[+Malamute]

Arkansas has voted against medical twice. North Dakota has voted against medical marijuana at least twice.  I mean, Arizona passed medical by like 3 families and a horse.

 

Legalization would fail in many places. 

 

 But I have good hopes for both OR and AK.

[ozzrokk]

 I mean, Arizona passed medical by like 3 families and a horse.

 

 

That's gold right there................ Hahahahahaha...........