Repeal of city, county ordinance that prohibits certain establishments.

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(a) Marijuana processing sites registered under ORS 475C.815;

(b) Medical marijuana dispensaries registered under ORS 475C.833;

(c) Marijuana producers that hold a license issued under ORS 475C.065;

(d) Marijuana processors that hold a license issued under ORS 475C.085;

(e) Marijuana wholesalers that hold a license issued under ORS 475C.093;

(f) Marijuana retailers that hold a license issued under ORS 475C.097;

(g) Marijuana producers that hold a license issued under ORS 475C.065 and that the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission has designated as an exclusively medical licensee under ORS 475C.121;

(h) Marijuana processors that hold a license issued under ORS 475C.085 and that the commission has designated as an exclusively medical licensee under ORS 475C.125;

(i) Marijuana wholesalers that hold a license issued under ORS 475C.093 and that the commission has designated as an exclusively medical licensee under ORS 475C.129;

(j) Marijuana retailers that hold a license issued under ORS 475C.097 and that the commission has designated as an exclusively medical licensee under ORS 475C.133; or

(k) Any combination of the entities described in this subsection.

(2) If the governing body of a city or county repeals an ordinance under this section, the governing body must provide the text of the ordinance:

(a) To the Oregon Health Authority, in a form and manner prescribed by the authority, if the ordinance concerns a medical marijuana dispensary registered under ORS 475C.833 or a marijuana processing site registered under ORS 475C.815; or

(b)(A) To the commission, in a form and manner prescribed by the commission, if the ordinance concerns a premises for which a license has been issued under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525; and

(B) To the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, within 30 days of enactment of the repeal of the ordinance, if the ordinance concerns a premises for which issuance of a license is required under ORS 475C.065, 475C.085, 475C.093 or 475C.097. [Formerly 475B.496]

Note: 475C.457 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 475C or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Note: Sections 13 to 17 and 26, chapter 103, Oregon Laws 2018, provide:

Sec. 13. (1) The Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement Grant Program is established to assist cities and counties with the costs incurred by local law enforcement agencies in addressing unlawful marijuana cultivation or distribution operations.

(2) The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall administer the grant program described in subsection (1) of this section and shall award the grants described in this section.

(3) The commission shall adopt rules to administer the grant program. Rules adopted under this section must include:

(a) A methodology for reviewing and approving grant applications and awarding grants; and

(b) A process for evaluating the efficacy of local law enforcement programs and services funded by the grant program.

(4) Moneys distributed to grant recipients under this section must be spent on costs associated with addressing and prosecuting unlawful marijuana cultivation or distribution operations.

(5) The commission shall prioritize the following when awarding grants under this section:

(a) Providing financial assistance to local law enforcement agencies and district attorneys in rural areas of this state to address unlawful marijuana cultivation or distribution operations;

(b) Supporting local law enforcement agencies and district attorneys in investigating and prosecuting large-scale unlawful marijuana cultivation or distribution operations;

(c) Providing financial assistance to local law enforcement agencies and district attorneys in the investigation and prosecution of organized crime involved in unlawful marijuana cultivation or distribution operations; and

(d) Providing financial assistance to local law enforcement agencies and district attorneys in the investigation and prosecution of unlawful marijuana cultivation or distribution operations that divert marijuana outside of this state. [2018 c.103 §13]

Sec. 14. Not later than January 1, 2020, and not later than January 1 each year thereafter, the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall submit a report in the manner provided in ORS 192.245 on the status and effectiveness of the Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement Grant Program established under section 13 of this 2018 Act to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary. [2018 c.103 §14]

Sec. 15. The Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement Grant Program Fund is established in the State Treasury separate and distinct from the General Fund. Moneys in the Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement Grant Program Fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of section 13 of this 2018 Act. Interest earned by the fund shall be credited to the fund. [2018 c.103 §15]

Sec. 16. (1) Notwithstanding ORS 475B.759 [renumbered 475C.726], before making any other distribution from the Oregon Marijuana Account established under ORS 475B.759 [renumbered 475C.726], the Department of Revenue shall first distribute quarterly from the account the following:

(a) $875,000 to the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission for deposit in the Marijuana Control and Regulation Fund established under ORS 475B.296 [renumbered 475C.297]; and

(b) $750,000 to the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission for deposit into the Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement Grant Program Fund established under section 15, chapter 103, Oregon Laws 2018, for the purposes of paying the costs incurred by the commission in carrying out the provisions of section 13, chapter 103, Oregon Laws 2018.

(2) The final distribution made under subsection (1) of this section shall be made in the fiscal quarter beginning on October 1, 2023. [2018 c.103 §16; 2021 c.542 §39]

Sec. 17. Any balance in the Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement Grant Program Fund that is unexpended and unobligated on the date of repeal of section 15 of this 2018 Act, and all moneys that would have been deposited in the Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement Grant Program Fund had section 15 of this 2018 Act remained in effect, shall be transferred to and deposited in the Marijuana Control and Regulation Fund, and are appropriated for expenditure as in the case of other moneys in the Marijuana Control and Regulation Fund. [2018 c.103 §17]

Sec. 26. Sections 13 to 16 of this 2018 Act are repealed on January 2, 2024. [2018 c.103 §26]


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