Medical Marijuana Questions and Answers

Who can use medical marijuana in Oregon?

What does Oregon law allow a registered patient to do?

How do I become a registered patient?

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Who can use medical marijuana in Oregon?

Aa resident of the State of Oregon, who has been diagnosed by a doctor (MD or DO) with one of these conditions:

Or has been treated for one of the following:

An MD or DO must also say that marijuana may help with the patient's condition, and some doctors are not willing or able to do so. At the MAMA clinic, we help patients gather their medical records. Our doctor reviews them and examines the patient, and, if appropriate, will sign the Attending Physician's Statement.

To receive the full protection of the law, patients must register with the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program, an office of the Department of Human Services. If you are an Oregon resident and have one of the qualifying conditions, MAMA will help you to register with the program. As a legal patient, you will experience a freedom that few Americans know.

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What does Oregon law allow a registered patient to do?

Under the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program, registered patients can use marijuana, and grow it or arrange to have a caregiver grow it for them. A patient may store (possess) up to 24 ounces of dried plant material. Patients can give marijuana to other patients, but they cannot legally buy it or sell it to anyone.

To produce the medicine , each patient may have a maximum of 6 mature plants and 18 starts and seedlings :

Mature plants - Any plant that is over 12 inches high, or 12 inches wide, or in bloom is considered mature. Each patient can have up to six of these.

Starts and seedlings - Plants that are under 12 inches in all directions, with no buds or flowers, are not mature. A patient can have 18 of these smaller plants.

Patients and growers must be careful to stay within these limits, or risk being charged with a felony, with no protection under the medical marijuana law.

Patients who are not able to grow for themselves can name a caregiver to manage their supply of medicine. The grow site can belong to the patient, the caregiver, or someone else. Caregivers must be 18 years of age or older. A patient who is under 18 years old must have a parent or guardian as caregiver.

The OMMP will issue identification cards to the patient, to the caregiver if there is one, and to the person responsible for the growsite. These cards may be shown to state and local law enforcement officers, who should not arrest registrants, or confiscate their marijuana, as long as the patient, caregiver, and growsite manager have only the legal amounts between them.

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How do I register as an Oregon Medical Marijuana patient?

To register with the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program, a patient must apply to the program, and support the application with an "attending physician's statement" - stating that the patient has the qualifying condition and that marijuana may help. Along with the application, the patient must send identification and a check or money order for the yearly registration fee. Identification means a copy of an Oregon driver's license, Oregon ID card, or voter registration card and picture. The registration fee is $100, or $20 for patients on the Oregon Health Plan or SSI. This is the state registration fee only - it does not cover the cost of medical services by the attending physician. For information about medical fees at MAMA's clinic, call 503-233-4202.