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SB558 • 2025

Allows a marijuana licensee to provide samples of marijuana items to other marijuana licensees at temporary events registered with the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission.

Allows a marijuana licensee to provide samples of marijuana items to other marijuana licensees at temporary events registered with the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Prozanski, Senator Manning Jr,
Last action
2025-06-06
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Allows a marijuana licensee to provide samples of marijuana items to other marijuana licensees at temporary events registered with the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission.

Digest: The Act lets some marijuana licensees give samples and sell some things at events and give samples to their workers.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act lets some marijuana licensees give samples and sell some things at events and give samples to their workers.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8).
  • Allows a marijuana licensee to provide samples of marijuana items to other marijuana licensees at temporary events registered with the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission.
  • Allows the commission to establish by rule a temporary events registration system.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-06 Senate

    Chapter 225, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-06-06 Senate

    Effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

  3. 2025-05-28 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-05-21 House

    Speaker signed.

  5. 2025-05-20 Senate

    President signed.

  6. 2025-05-19 House

    Third reading. Carried by Watanabe. Passed. Ayes, 40; Nays, 10--Boice, Boshart Davis, Cate, Drazan, Harbick, McIntire, Reschke, Scharf, Wright, Yunker; Excused, 4--Evans, Levy E, Nguyen H, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 5--Breese-Iverson, Elmer, Helfrich, Lewis, Sanchez.

  7. 2025-05-15 House

    Second reading.

  8. 2025-05-14 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  9. 2025-05-12 House

    Work Session held.

  10. 2025-05-05 House

    Public Hearing held.

  11. 2025-04-23 House

    Referred to Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade.

  12. 2025-04-17 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. Ayes, 19; Nays, 9--Anderson, Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, Nash, Robinson, Thatcher, Weber; Excused, 2--Starr, Woods.

  13. 2025-04-17 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  14. 2025-04-16 Senate

    Carried over to 04-17 by unanimous consent.

  15. 2025-04-15 Senate

    Second reading.

  16. 2025-04-14 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)

  17. 2025-04-07 Senate

    Work Session held.

  18. 2025-02-17 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  19. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Judiciary.

  20. 2025-01-13 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act lets some marijuana licensees give samples and sell some things at events and give samples to their workers. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8).
Allows a marijuana licensee to provide samples of marijuana items to other marijuana licensees at temporary events registered with the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission. Allows the commission to establish by rule a temporary events registration system. Allows a marijuana wholesaler to sell marijuana items to a marijuana retailer at a temporary event. Allows a marijuana producer to provide samples of seeds and immature marijuana plants to permitted workers. Allows a marijuana [<i>producer, marijuana processor and marijuana wholesaler</i>] <b>licensee</b> to provide samples of marijuana items in specified amounts to permitted workers. <b>Allows a marijuana producer to transfer usable marijuana to or receive usable marijuana from another marijuana producer.</b>
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Relating to: Relating to cannabis market growth; and prescribing an effective date.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 558
Sponsored by Senator PROZANSKI; Senator MANNING JR (Presession filed.)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to cannabis market growth; creating new provisions; amending ORS 475C.081 and 475C.513;
and prescribing an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. Sections 2 to 4 of this 2025 Act are added to and made a part of ORS 475C.005
to 475C.525.
SECTION 2. (1) At a trade show or similar temporary event registered with the Oregon
Liquor and Cannabis Commission:
(a) A marijuana producer that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.065, a marijuana
processor that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.085, a marijuana wholesaler that holds
a license issued under ORS 475C.093 and a marijuana retailer that holds a license issued un-
der ORS 475C.097 may:
(A) Provide to another licensee or holder of a permit issued under ORS 475C.273 samples
of marijuana items; and
(B) Receive from another licensee samples of marijuana items as described in this para-
graph.
(b) Subject to ORS 475C.057, a marijuana producer that holds a license issued under ORS
475C.065, a marijuana processor that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.085, a marijuana
wholesaler that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.093 and a marijuana retailer that holds
a license issued under ORS 475C.097 may transfer marijuana items to, and receive marijuana
items from, another licensee.
(c)(A) A marijuana wholesaler that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.093 may sell
at wholesale or transfer marijuana items to a marijuana retailer that holds a license issued
under ORS 475C.097.
(B) A marijuana retailer that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.097 may receive from
a marijuana wholesaler that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.093 marijuana items sold
or transferred as described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
(d) The holder of a permit issued under ORS 475C.273 may receive from a marijuana
producer that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.065, a marijuana processor that holds
a license issued under ORS 475C.085, a marijuana wholesaler that holds a license issued un-
der ORS 475C.093 and a marijuana retailer that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.097
samples of marijuana items provided as described in this subsection.
(2) The commission may adopt rules to carry out this section, including rules to establish
a registration system for temporary events.
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SECTION 3. (1) A marijuana producer that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.065
may provide to the holder of a permit issued under ORS 475C.273 who performs work for or
on behalf of the marijuana producer:
(a) Samples of immature marijuana plants produced by the marijuana producer; and
(b) Seeds of marijuana plants produced by the marijuana producer or that the marijuana
producer intends to produce.
(2) The holder of a permit issued under ORS 475C.273 described in subsection (1) of this
section may receive from a marijuana producer that holds a license issued under ORS
475C.065 the items described in subsection (1) of this section.
(3)(a) Samples provided under this section may not be in excess of the amounts specified
in ORS 475C.337.
(b) Nothing in this section allows the holder of a permit licensed under ORS 475C.273 to
possess immature marijuana plants or seeds of marijuana plants in excess of the amounts
specified in ORS 475C.337.
(4) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may adopt rules to carry out this sec-
tion, including rules to require tracking of samples provided and received under this section.
The rules regarding tracking of samples may not impose requirements that are more re-
strictive than requirements for tracking samples provided to consumers.
SECTION 4.
(1) A marijuana producer that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.065, a
marijuana processor that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.085, a marijuana wholesaler
that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.093 and a marijuana retailer that holds a license
issued under ORS 475C.097 may provide to the holder of a permit issued under ORS 475C.273
who performs work for or on behalf of the marijuana producer, marijuana processor,
marijuana wholesaler or marijuana retailer samples of at least:
(a) One gram of usable marijuana per harvest lot per strain per month;
(b) One gram of cannabinoid concentrates per production batch;
(c) One gram of cannabinoid extracts per production batch; and
(d) One unit of packaged cannabinoid products per production batch.
(2)(a) A licensee described in subsection (1) of this section may provide samples in the
amounts described in subsection (1) of this section to any other licensee described in sub-
section (1) of this section for the purpose of the receiving licensee providing the samples to
holders of permits issued under ORS 475C.273 who perform work for or on behalf of the re-
ceiving licensee. A licensee that provides samples to another licensee under this subsection
may provide samples in an amount proportional to the number of permit holders to whom
the receiving licensee will provide the samples.
(b) A licensee described in subsection (1) of this section may:
(A) Receive from any other licensee described in subsection (1) of this section samples
in the proportional amounts described in paragraph (a) of this subsection for the purpose of
providing the samples to the holders of permits issued under ORS 475C.273 who perform work
for or on behalf of the receiving licensee; and
(B) Provide samples received under this subsection to the holders of permits issued under
ORS 475C.273 who perform work for or on behalf of the receiving licensee.
(3) The holder of a permit issued under ORS 475C.273 described in subsection (1) or (2)
of this section may receive from a licensee described in subsection (1) of this section or a
receiving licensee described in subsection (2) of this section the items described in subsection
(1) of this section.
(4) Nothing in this section allows the holder of a permit issued under ORS 475C.273 to
possess the items described in subsection (1) of this section in excess of the amounts de-
scribed in ORS 475C.337.
(5) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may adopt rules to carry out this sec-
tion, including rules to:
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(a) Require tracking of samples provided and received under this section. The rules re-
garding tracking of samples may not impose requirements that are more restrictive than
requirements for tracking samples provided to consumers.
(b) Ensure the samples described in this section are not provided to consumers.
(c) Allow a marijuana wholesaler that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.093 to pro-
vide at least the amount of samples described in subsection (1) of this section to any other
licensee described in subsection (1) of this section per originating licensee, as that term is
defined by the commission.
SECTION 5.
ORS 475C.081 is amended to read:
475C.081. [(1) As used in this section, “commonly owned” means, as further defined by the Oregon
Liquor and Cannabis Commission by rule, that a person included on an application for a license under
ORS 475C.065 has an interest in or authority over the management of another entity for which a license
has been issued under ORS 475C.065.]
[(2)] (1) A marijuana producer that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.065 may deliver to
or receive from a marijuana processor that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.085:
(a) Cannabinoid products, cannabinoid extracts and cannabinoid concentrates processed by the
marijuana processor from marijuana produced by the marijuana producer and that do not contain
marijuana produced by any other marijuana producer; and
(b) Marijuana produced by the marijuana producer that the marijuana processor received from
the marijuana producer but that the marijuana processor did not process.
[(3) Two or more marijuana producers that hold licenses issued under ORS 475C.065 and are
commonly owned by the same person may deliver to and receive from one another marijuana and us-
able marijuana.]
(2) A marijuana producer that holds a license issued under ORS 475C.065 may transfer
or deliver to, or receive from, another marijuana producer that holds a license issued under
ORS 475C.065 usable marijuana.
SECTION 6.
ORS 475C.513 is amended to read:
475C.513. (1) Notwithstanding ORS 475C.205 or any other provision prohibiting the transporta-
tion of marijuana items to or from a location for which a license has not been issued under ORS
475C.005 to 475C.525 or prohibiting the possession of marijuana items at a location for which a li-
cense has not been issued under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525, a licensee may transport marijuana
items to and exhibit marijuana items at a trade show, the Oregon State Fair or a similar event if:
(a) The marijuana items are tracked using the system developed and maintained under ORS
475C.177;
(b) Except for any marijuana items sold at wholesale or transferred pursuant to section
2 of this 2025 Act, all of the marijuana items are returned to a premises for which a license has
been issued under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 immediately after the conclusion of the event; and
(c) The licensee complies with any other requirement imposed by the Oregon Liquor and
Cannabis Commission by rule or order for the purpose of ensuring the security of the marijuana
items, for the purpose of preventing minors from having access to the marijuana items or for any
other purpose deemed relevant by the commission.
(2) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this section.
SECTION 7.
(1) Sections 2 to 4 of this 2025 Act and the amendments to ORS 475C.081 and
475C.513 by sections 5 and 6 of this 2025 Act become operative on January 1, 2026.
(2) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may take any action before the opera-
tive date specified in subsection (1) of this section that is necessary to enable the commission
to exercise, on and after the operative date specified in subsection (1) of this section, all of
the duties, functions and powers conferred on the commission by sections 2 to 4 of this 2025
Act and the amendments to ORS 475C.081 and 475C.513 by sections 5 and 6 of this 2025 Act.
SECTION 8.
This 2025 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the date on which the 2025
regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die.
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Passed by Senate April 17, 2025
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Obadiah Rutledge, Secretary of Senate
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Passed by House May 19, 2025
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Received by Governor:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
Approved:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
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Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
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Tobias Read, Secretary of State
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