ORS 475.757: Syringe service program as affirmative defense to unlawful possession of controlled substance.

(1) As used in this section, “syringe service program” means a program that provides services including free sterile needles and syringes and safe disposal for needles and syringes. (2) It is an affirmative defense to unlawful possession of a controlled substance under ORS 475.752 to 475.980 that the person was acting in the capacity of an employee or volunteer of a syringe service program. (3) Sterile needles and syringes and other items provided by a syringe service program may not be considered “drug paraphernalia,” as that term is defined in ORS 475.525. [2019 c.583 §13]