Oregon has taken the first approach to actual recreational public legal cannabis.
Possession:
Public Use
1 oz or less
- No penalty, completely legal
More than 1 – 2 oz
- Violation
- $650 fine
More than 2 – 4 oz or more
- Misdemeanor
- 6 Months – 1-year Incarceration
- $2,500 – $6,250 fine
Home Use
8 oz or less homegrown
- No Penalty, completely legal
More than 1 – 2 lbs or more
- Misdemeanor
- 6 Months – 1-Year Incarceration
- $2,500 – $6,250 fine
Distribution/Delivery:
1 oz or less homegrown without compensation
- No penalty, completely legal
More than 1 oz – 16 oz without compensation
- Violation
- $2,000 fine
16 oz or more with compensation
- Misdemeanor
- 1-Year Incarceration
- $6,250 fine
To a minor
- Felony
- 5 years Incarceration
- $125,000 fine
Within 1000 feet of school grounds
- Felony
- 20 Years Incarceration
- $375,000 fine
Growing/Cultivation:
16 oz or less solid infused at home
72 oz or less liquid infused at home
1 oz or less extract at home
- All three above are legal
0.25 oz or less not purchased from retailer
- Misdemeanor
- 6 Months Incarceration
- $2,5000 fine
More than 0.25 oz
- Felony
- 5 years Incarceration
- $125,000 fine
Medical Marijuana:
Qualifying Conditions
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Cachexia
- Cancer
- Chronic pain
- Glaucoma
- HIV or AIDS
- Nausea
- Persistent muscle spasms
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seizures
- Other conditions are subject to approval
Patient Limits
Twenty-four ounces of usable cannabis
Currently Pending:
Oregon passed a series of laws concerning medical cannabis, industrial hemp, and adult pot use. Now that the Joint Committee has dissolved, you can expect to see fewer bills on cannabis going forward: most of the work to shape legislation and public policy is done in committee.
