Portland, OR -- The new year begins a new registration requirement for the sale of Hemp products in the state. Starting January 1, all cannabinoid hemp products sold to consumers in Oregon - whether sold online or in brick-and-mortar locations - are to be registered with the OLCC. While legislatively required under House Bill 4121, the registry additionally benefits consumers by making available clear information about the hemp products they buy.
The requirement to list within the Hemp Registry applies to all cannabinoid hemp items intended for human or animal consumption or use, such as:
Topical products like lotions and soaps, as well as hemp grain and fiber products that do not contain cannabinoids (i.e. CBD, THC) are excluded from the registration requirements. There is a fee to register, but with some exceptions, similar products can be registered with one fee.
Enforcement actions related to the Hemp Registry will be delayed until June 1, 2026, giving manufacturers, distributors and retailers to adapt. This limited grace period is designed to help businesses understand the new requirements, complete product registrations, and ensure proper labeling before enforcement begins. While the OLCC will not penalize businesses solely for failing to register products before June 1, 2026, it will continue enforcing existing state laws. See Hemp Education Bulletin HE2025-01 for more information.
A legal challenge to Ballot Measure 119 (described in more detail below) was filed by two OLCC licensees in February of 2025. On May 20, 2025, federal district court judge Simon issued a ruling declaring that Measure 119 was preempted by the federal National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), and that the Measure infringes on free speech rights.
Therefore, effective immediately the Commission will no longer require as part of a new or renewal application for the license types that were subject to Measure 119, a signed labor peace agreement (LPA) between an applicant and a bona fide labor organization, or an attestation signed by the applicant and bona fide labor organization stating that the applicant and the bona fide labor organization have entered and will abide by the terms of a labor peace agreement.
OLCC will be processing pending renewals if the only missing information was an LPA or an LPA related attestation.
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Effective January 1, 2025:
Application and Licensing:
Operational Requirements:
Quality Assurance:
Compliance and Enforcement:
Effective March 31, 2025:
Oregon voters recently passed Ballot Measure 119, requiring OLCC licensed processors, retailers, medical only processors, medical only retailers, research certificates and labs to provide the OLCC with a signed labor peace agreement (LPA) or attestation prior to licensure or renewal.
The new law goes into effect December 5, 2024.
Any application for a license or renewal application received on or after December 5th will be required to include:
As the OLCC learns more about the new law we will update this compliance bulletin with additional information.
OAR 845-025-1190 (Effective 08/13/2024)
This rule outlines the requirements marijuana retailers must follow to obtain an extension for tax compliance.
Since the OLCC was directed in 2023 to take steps to require proof of tax compliance for marijuana retailers, the agency has encountered situations where licensees have extenuating circumstances that prevent them from timely obtaining certificates of tax compliance. The amendments outline the process and criteria OLCC requires to grant a licensee’s request for a temporary extension.
This action makes the temporary amendments permanent, with some minor changes to refine the rule language. Effective 08/13/2024.
For more information on OLCC Rulemaking:
In 2023, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) and Department of Revenue (DOR) were directed by Governor Kotek to take steps to require proof of tax compliance for marijuana retailers as part of the renewal, change of ownership, addition of license holders, and/or new licensure process. Since that time, the OLCC has encountered a subset of licensees that have extenuating circumstances preventing them from obtaining certificates of tax compliance within the timeframes currently allowed in rule. Licensees may be facing deaths in the family, pending legal actions, or other technical/paperwork delays beyond their control, but are otherwise able to demonstrate an acceptable level of tax compliance.
In response to these situations, the OLCC passed a temporary rule to grant relief only in specific situations where the licensee is in compliance with marijuana taxes and diligently trying to obtain a certificate of compliance while working through other tax issues. These amendments temporarily provided the OLCC flexibility to allow additional time that will prevent the unnecessary closing of an otherwise compliant businesses. A licensee applying for an extension would need to meet specific requirements and provide proof that they are working to obtain their certificate of compliance. The OLCC is not anticipating granting such extensions frequently and intends to continue requiring strict compliance in most cases, but needs the flexibility to allow for case-by-case circumstances, given that the process creates unique situations for individual licensees. This rulemaking makes the temporary rules permanent, with some minor changes.
May 21, 2024
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
*Meeting Held Virtually*
In May 2023, Governor Kotek directed the OLCC and DOR to immediately take steps to require proof of tax compliance for marijuana retailers as part of the renewal, change of ownership, addition of license holders, and/or new licensure process. Requiring proof of tax compliance before such licensing actions may be approved will ensure only those up to date on tax obligations or making timely payments under a Department of Revenue-approved payment plan, will be permitted to operate in the cannabis industry.
Certificates of tax compliance are required from every licensee of a Retailer license as part of renewal requirements. A Retailer may file for renewal and be granted temporary authority to operated past their expiration date for up to 90 days after their expiration date, but their renewal will be considered incomplete and the license to be expired if the Commission has not received all required documentation by that time. This action would permanently adopt the temporary rule filed June 16, 2023 (OLCC 4-2023), allowing the Commission to consider and grant additional extensions of this timeframe when certain conditions are met.
The Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission is providing the following information to recreational marijuana licensees.
Marijuana licensees and laboratory licensees are responsible for reading, understanding, and complying with all applicable rules. This bulletin does not supersede any OLCC rule. If you do not understand it, please contact the OLCC for help.
This information bulletin covers the following issues:
Metrc plans to publish bulletins with more information on the new feature in May. Metrc will also offer an on-demand training session in Metrc Learn (https://learn.metrc.com/) around the end of April.
Key Dates
April 18: Rules approved by the OLCC
April 18 to June 17: Non-flowering outdoor plants over 36 inches tall do not have to be tagged unless they are flowering.
April 29: Metrc Learn will have training available
Early-to-mid May: Bulletins published with additional information
May 20: Group plant tag pre-orders open
June 17: Plant batch tagging begins in Metrc
The Q1 2024 tax return is available for download. Please go to reports, click the Q1 return link and then upload your return to Revenue Online.
Learn More: Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission : CAMP: Cannabis and Alcohol Management Program : State of Oregon
Live Video on YouTube Webinar: Navigating CAMP - Phase 1 (Marijuana Licensing), March 13, 2024 (youtube.com)
JUSTIFICATION OF TEMPORARY FILING:
(1) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission is planning to adopt a temporary rule to require applicants for new
and renewal cannabis retail licenses to provide a certificate of tax compliance to the commission pursuant to the May
16th, 2023 Governor’s Directive to OLCC related to the regulation of cannabis retailers and state tax compliance for
new or renewed cannabis retail licenses. Certificates of tax compliance will also be required for changes of ownership
and certain changes in business structures. If the Department of Revenue does not promptly amend the rule to include
the provisions regarding obtaining a certificate of tax compliance, applicants will be seriously prejudiced by having no
guidance on the process or the circumstances under which the department will approve or deny a request for a tax
compliance certificate. There are also other state programs that require a certificate of tax compliance, and the
department needs to provide guidance on the tax certification process and criteria for those programs as well. In
addition, the rule amendment is needed to clarify the process for a taxpayer to provide a self-certification regarding
their tax compliance under the Public Contracting Code and ORS 305.385.
(2) Cannabis retailers, along with other program applicants required to obtain a certificate of tax compliance, will suffer
if they are unable to operate due to their inability to obtain a tax compliance certificate through failure to understand
the process or criteria for obtaining the certificate.
(3) If the department fails to amend the rule, cannabis retailers would be required to seek a certification of tax
compliance, pursuant to OLCC requirements, but would not have a clearly laid out process and guidance on how they
can qualify as being in tax compliance.
(4) The proposed rule amendment will provide clear guidelines to applicants on how and when the department will issue
a tax compliance certificate and when the department will not certify tax compliance.
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