Definitions for ORS 475C.540 to 475C.586.

Checkout our iOS App for a better way to browser and research.


(1) "Adult use cannabinoid" includes, but is not limited to, tetrahydrocannabinols, tetrahydrocannabinolic acids that are artificially or naturally derived, delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol, delta-9- tetrahydrocannabinol, the optical isomers of delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and any artificially derived cannabinoid that is reasonably determined to have an intoxicating effect.

(2) "Artificially derived cannabinoid" has the meaning given that term in ORS 475C.009.

(3) "Cannabinoid" means any of the chemical compounds that are the active constituents of marijuana.

(4) "Cannabinoid concentrate or extract" means a substance obtained by separating cannabinoids from marijuana by a mechanical, chemical or other process.

(5) "Cannabinoid edible" means food or potable liquid into which a cannabinoid concentrate or extract or the dried leaves or flowers of marijuana have been incorporated.

(6)(a) "Cannabinoid product" means a cannabinoid edible or any other product intended for human consumption or use, including a product intended to be applied to a person’s skin or hair, that contains cannabinoids or the dried leaves or flowers of marijuana.

(b) "Cannabinoid product" does not include:

(A) Usable marijuana by itself;

(B) A cannabinoid concentrate or extract by itself; or

(C) Industrial hemp.

(7) "Industrial hemp" has the meaning given that term in ORS 571.269.

(8) "Industrial hemp-derived vapor item" means an industrial hemp concentrate or industrial hemp extract, as those terms are defined in ORS 571.269, whether alone or combined with other substances, that is intended for use in an inhalant delivery system.

(9) "Inhalant delivery system" has the meaning given that term in ORS 431A.175.

(10)(a) "Marijuana" means the plant Cannabis family Cannabaceae, any part of the plant Cannabis family Cannabaceae and the seeds of the plant Cannabis family Cannabaceae.

(b) "Marijuana" does not include:

(A) Industrial hemp; or

(B) Prescription drugs, as that term is defined in ORS 689.005, including those containing one or more cannabinoids, that are approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration and dispensed by a pharmacy, as defined in ORS 689.005.

(11) "Marijuana item" means marijuana, usable marijuana, a cannabinoid product or a cannabinoid concentrate or extract.

(12) "Processing" means:

(a) The compounding or conversion of marijuana into cannabinoid products or cannabinoid concentrates or extracts.

(b) The compounding or conversion of industrial hemp into industrial hemp concentrates or industrial hemp extracts.

(13) "Producing" means:

(a) Planting, cultivating, growing, trimming or harvesting marijuana; or

(b) Drying marijuana leaves and flowers.

(14)(a) "Usable marijuana" means the dried leaves and flowers of marijuana.

(b) "Usable marijuana" does not include:

(A) The seeds, stalks and roots of marijuana; or

(B) Waste material that is a by-product of producing or processing marijuana. [Formerly 475B.550]


Download our app to see the most-to-date content.