OAR 845-025-2500: Registration to Produce Usable Marijuana for Patients

(1) Eligibility. A licensed producer may produce a medically designated mature canopy in an amount equal to 10 percent of their production tier licensed under ORS 475C.077, as long as the producer provides at least seventy five percent of the annual yield of usable marijuana from their medically designated mature canopy to patients or a patient’s designated primary caregivers for no consideration. (2) In order to produce a medically designated mature grow canopy, a licensed producer must: (a) Register in a form and manner specified by the Commission; (b) Submit a control plan in a form prescribed by the Commission describing how the producer will: (A) Identify the medically designated mature canopy and separate the medically designated mature canopy from the recreational canopy; and (B) Segregate usable marijuana harvested from the medically designated mature canopy from the usable marijuana harvested from other plants. (3) Land-use Compatibility Statement. (a) Licensed producers who have previously submitted a land use compatibility statement are not required to submit an additional land use compatibility statement when registering to produce usable marijuana for patients. (b) Licensed producers who were exempt from submitting a land use compatibility statement under these rules at the time of licensure must submit a land use compatibility statement when registering to produce marijuana for patients if the producer’s total canopy of mature medical and recreational plants exceeds 5,000 square feet for outdoor producers and 1,250 square feet for indoor producers. (4) A producer registered under this section may transfer or deliver in accordance with OAR 845-025-2550: (a) Usable marijuana to a registry identification cardholder or designated primary caregiver at the licensed premises of the producer or to a location in Oregon that is the residence of a registry identification cardholder or designated primary caregiver; (b) Immature marijuana plants to a registry identification cardholder or designated primary caregiver at the licensed premises of the producer or to a location in Oregon that is the residence of a registry identification cardholder or designated primary caregiver; or (c) Immature marijuana plants to a PRMG at the PRMG’s grow site. (5) Prior to the transfer of marijuana items under this rule, a producer must obtain and retain, if not already on file, a copy of: (a) The registry identification card if transferring to a registry identification cardholder; (b) The OMMP identification card if transferring to designated primary caregiver; or (c) The marijuana grow site registration card if transferring to a PRMG. (6) A producer may not sell, deliver, or transfer any marijuana item under this rule to an individual who does not possess a valid card identified in section (5) of this rule. (7) A producer may maintain the records required under section (5) of this rule in electronic or physical form. (a) For records maintained electronically, a producer shall maintain a backup system or sufficient data storage so that records are retained for no less than two years after the transfer of marijuana for which the records were last obtained or used. (b) For physical records, a producer must ensure the records: (A) Are legible and complete; (B) Kept in a safe and secure location; and (C) Are retained for no less than two years after the transfer of marijuana for which the records were last obtained or used. (8) Denial. A registration request will be denied if the producer has not complied with this rule or if any information submitted by the producer is false or misleading. A notice of denial must be issued in accordance with ORS chapter 183. (9) The Commission may revoke a registration under this section for any of the reasons that it may deny a registration under this section. (10) Violations. (a) A transfer of marijuana to a registry identification cardholder, primary caregiver, or PRMG that fails to meet the requirements in sections (5) or (7) of this rule is a Category III violation. (b) A violation of section (6) of this rule is a Category II violation. (c) All other violations of this rule are Category III violations.