(1) As used in this section, ‘licensee,’ ‘marijuana,’ ‘marijuana item’ and ‘marijuana processor’ have the meanings given those terms in ORS § 475C.009.

(2) A grower licensed under ORS § 571.281 may deliver industrial hemp, and a handler licensed under ORS § 571.281 may deliver industrial hemp concentrates and industrial hemp extracts, to a marijuana processor that holds a license issued under ORS § 475C.085, if:

(a) The grower or handler and the marijuana processor are registered with the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, in a form and manner prescribed by the commission, for the purpose of processing industrial hemp, industrial hemp concentrates and industrial hemp extracts;

(b) The marijuana processor is provided with the results of any test conducted on the industrial hemp, industrial hemp concentrate or industrial hemp extract pursuant to ORS § 571.260 to 571.348 as a condition of the marijuana processor’s receiving the industrial hemp, industrial hemp concentrate or industrial hemp extract;

(c) The marijuana processor keeps the results of any test that the marijuana processor receives pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection in a form and manner prescribed by the commission;

(d) The industrial hemp, industrial hemp concentrate or industrial hemp extract is tracked using the system developed and maintained under ORS § 475C.177 when the industrial hemp, industrial hemp concentrate or industrial hemp extract is delivered to the premises of the marijuana processor; and

(e) The grower or handler and the marijuana processor meet any other requirement established by the commission by rule.

(3) Industrial hemp, industrial hemp concentrates and industrial hemp extracts may be processed by a marijuana processor registered under this section into any industrial hemp commodity or product or used by a marijuana processor registered under this section to supplement the processing of any marijuana item.

(4) An industrial hemp concentrate, industrial hemp extract, industrial hemp commodity or product or marijuana item processed pursuant to this section may be delivered by a marijuana processor registered under this section to a licensee as described in ORS § 475C.205, provided that the industrial hemp concentrate, industrial hemp extract, industrial hemp commodity or product or marijuana item meets any applicable requirement for marijuana items set forth in ORS § 475C.005 to 475C.525, 475C.540 to 475C.586 and 475C.600 to 475C.648 and rules adopted under ORS § 475C.005 to 475C.525, 475C.540 to 475C.586 and 475C.600 to 475C.648.

(5) The commission may impose an annual fee reasonably calculated to not exceed the cost of administering this section on growers registered under this section, handlers registered under this section and marijuana processors registered under this section. Fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the Marijuana Control and Regulation Fund established under ORS § 475C.297. Moneys deposited in the fund pursuant to this subsection are continuously appropriated to the commission for the purpose of administering this section. [2017 c.531 § 3; 2021 c.351 § 288; 2021 c.542 § 30]

See note under 571.260.