OREGON
ADULT USE + MEDICALSALES LIVESTATE REGULATORY PROFILE Β· MEDICAL EST. 1998 Β· ADULT USE EST. 2014
Legal Status
Current program type
ADULT USE + MEDICAL
MEDICAL SINCE 1998
ADULT USE SINCE 2014
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Regulatory Framework
Program details
RegulatorOLCC
Track & TraceMETRCOAR 845-025-7500 (Metrc CTS) β
Lab AccreditationISO 17025OAR 333-064-0100 (ISO/IEC 17025; ORELAP) β
License RenewalAnnualORS 475C.097 (annual) β
Application Fee$4,750
Retail CapNo capORS 475C.097 (no cap; application moratorium) β
Apps Currently OpenYes
Market TierSaturated
Program Features
Permitted activities
Adult-Use Deliveryβ YESOAR 845-025-2880 (Retailer delivery) β
Consumption Sitesβ NOORS 475C.377 (no consumption lounge license) β
Social Equity Programβ NOORS ch. 475C (no statutory equity program) β
ACTIVE LEGISLATION IN OREGON
Bill #TitleStatusLast Action
REGULATORY TIMELINE
LEGALIZATION
REFORM
ENFORCEMENT
PROCEDURAL
JAN 2016PROCEDURAL
OLCC begins licensing adult-use businesses
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission begins accepting recreational license applications; from January 2017 only OLCC-licensed businesses may sell to the adult-use market, ending the medical-dispensary bridge.
OCT 1, 2015LEGALIZATION
Early adult-use sales begin
Recreational sales start through existing medical dispensaries under emergency legislation, after Gov. Kate Brown signed a bill moving the launch date up a full year. Purchases were temporarily tax-free.
JUL 1, 2015LEGALIZATION
Possession and home grow legal
Measure 91 takes effect: adults 21+ may possess up to one ounce in public, keep up to eight ounces at home, and grow up to four plants per household.
NOV 4, 2014LEGALIZATION
Voters approve Measure 91
Oregon voters legalize adult-use cannabis about 56-44, becoming the third state (tied with Alaska) to do so, with the Oregon Liquor Control Commission tasked to regulate and tax it.
SOURCE β1998LEGALIZATION
Voters legalize medical cannabis (Measure 67)
The Oregon Medical Marijuana Act establishes one of the nationβs earliest medical programs, allowing qualifying patients to grow or designate a grower.
1973REFORM
First state to decriminalize cannabis
Oregon becomes the first U.S. state to decriminalize possession of small amounts, reducing it to a civil fine akin to a traffic ticket β a national first decades ahead of legalization.
Program data reviewed August 2026 and maintained by hand. For anything critical, verify with Oregon's official regulator β. Spot something off or missing for Oregon? Tell me and I'll fix it.
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