Oregon

Medical Marijuana
Medical Marijuana
Drugged Driving
Expungement
Legalization
Summary of Oregon
Year Law Last Passed 1998
How Law Was Passed Ballot Measure 67 (55%)
Possession Limit 24 oz usable; 24 plants (6 mature, 18 immature)

Laws, Limits and Penalties

OffensePenaltyIncarceration  Max. Fine  

Possession

In Public

1 oz or lessNo PenaltyNone$ 0
More than 1 – 2 ozViolationN/A$ 650
More than 2 - 4 ozMisdemeanor6 months$ 2,500
More than 4 ozMisdemeanor1 year$ 6,250

At Home

8 oz or less homegrownNo PenaltyNone$ 0
More than 1 – 2 lbsMisdemeanor6 months$ 2,500
More than 2 lbsMisdemeanor1 year$ 6,250

Manufacture, Delivery, or Distribution

Manufacture

Any amountFelony5 years$ 125,000
Within 1000 feet of school groundsFelony20 years$ 375,000
Personal home gardens and licensed production sites exempted.

Delivery

1 oz or less homegrown without compensationNo PenaltyNone$ 0
More than 1 oz - 16 oz without compensationViolationNone$ 2,000
16 oz or more with compensationMisdemeanor1 year$ 6,250
To a minorFelony5 years$ 125,000
Within 1000 feet of school groundsFelony20 years$ 375,000
Delivery with or without compensation of 150 g or more is punished more severely.

Cultivation

Up to 4 plants homegrownNo PenaltyNone$ 0
More than 4 - 8 plantsMisdemeanor6 months$ 2,500
More than 8 plants homegrown or any amount away from home (unlicensed)Felony5 years$ 125,000
Within 1,000 feet of a school (except homegrown or licensed) Felony20 years$ 375,000

Hash & Concentrates

16 oz or less solid infused at homeNo PenaltyNone$ 0
72 oz or less liquid infused at homeNo PenaltyNone$ 0
1 oz or less extract at homeNo PenaltyNone$ 0
0.25 oz or less not purchased from retailerMisdemeanor6 months$ 2,500
More than 0.25 oz not purchased from retailerFelony5 years$ 125,000
Note that processing, or extracting is Manufacturing under Oregon law.

Paraphernalia

Sale, delivery, possession with intent to sell or deliver, or manufacture with intent sell or deliverCivil PenaltyN/A$ 10,000

Civil Asset Forfeiture

Vehicles and other property may be seized.

Miscellaneous

Knowingly maintaining a structure used for drug offensesMisdemeanor1 year$ 6,250
Commercial drug offenses are punished more severely.
A conviction for possession of more than 1 oz, delivery, or cultivation of marijuana can result in an automatic 6 months suspension of driving privileges.

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