The quarterly data on medical marijuana patients in Oregon from 2015 to 2024 shows a pronounced peak in the fourth quarter of 2015, where the number of patients reached its highest at over 75 thousand. After this peak, the data demonstrates a generally declining trend, though with periodic fluctuations. Notably, a sharp decrease is observed after 2017, culminating in significantly lower numbers by 2024, where only 15,072 patients were recorded in the first quarter, marking the lowest point in the observed period.
Year | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter |
2024 | 15,072 | No data | No data | No data |
2023 | 17,440 | 16,799 | 16,488 | 15,706 |
2022 | 21,365 | 20,634 | 19,432 | 17,936 |
2021 | 22,578 | 22,542 | 22,690 | 21,854 |
2020 | 24,780 | 23,993 | 23,255 | 22,854 |
2019 | 31,233 | 28,156 | 27,014 | 25,924 |
2018 | 50,339 | 45,165 | 39,410 | 34,869 |
2017 | 66,291 | 61,659 | 61,781 | 59,062 |
2016 | 74,531 | 71,271 | 65,217 | 66,547 |
2015 | 68,570 | 69,468 | 70,604 | 75,511 |
The number of medical marijuana patients in Oregon exhibits various trends from 2020 to 2024. Multnomah County remains at the forefront with the highest patient count, reaching almost 4 thousand in 2020 and declining to over 2 thousand by 2024. Similarly, Jackson and Josephine counties have significant patient numbers but show a downward trend in recent years.
County | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Baker | 58 | 55 | 74 | 82 | 95 |
Benton | 221 | 258 | 263 | 295 | 296 |
Clackamas | 1,131 | 1,213 | 1,303 | 1,504 | 1,544 |
Clatsop | 193 | 190 | 211 | 228 | 233 |
Columbia | 167 | 170 | 192 | 204 | 232 |
Coos | 216 | 245 | 271 | 301 | 304 |
Crook | 86 | 97 | 131 | 136 | 123 |
Curry | 90 | 100 | 128 | 159 | 186 |
Deschutes | 784 | 825 | 947 | 1,168 | 1,263 |
Douglas | 395 | 430 | 503 | 692 | 763 |
Grant | <50 | <50 | <50 | <50 | <50 |
Harney | <50 | <50 | <50 | <50 | <50 |
Hood River | 64 | 70 | 75 | 93 | 93 |
Jackson | 1,308 | 1,438 | 2,047 | 2,869 | 3,103 |
Jefferson | 80 | 85 | 98 | 114 | 123 |
Josephine | 1,164 | 1,236 | 1,562 | 2,248 | 2,454 |
Klamath | 218 | 253 | 320 | 359 | 373 |
Lake | <50 | <50 | <50 | <50 | 50 |
Lane | 1,546 | 1,653 | 1,882 | 2,187 | 2,274 |
Lincoln | 381 | 403 | 497 | 631 | 623 |
Linn | 481 | 519 | 561 | 667 | 660 |
Malheur | 172 | 185 | 215 | 270 | 248 |
Marion | 870 | 963 | 988 | 1,166 | 1,105 |
Morrow | <50 | <50 | <50 | <50 | <50 |
Multnomah | 2,567 | 2,815 | 3,039 | 3,627 | 3,706 |
Polk | 320 | 325 | 333 | 377 | 414 |
Tillamook | 145 | 143 | 167 | 191 | 210 |
Umatilla | 102 | 123 | 119 | 145 | 149 |
Union | 120 | 119 | 157 | 166 | 206 |
Wallowa | <50 | 54 | 55 | <50 | <50 |
Wasco | 61 | 67 | 84 | 89 | 99 |
Washington | 1,218 | 1,267 | 1,302 | 1,396 | 1,475 |
Yamhill | 290 | 303 | 311 | 316 | 329 |
Combined total for GILLIAM, SHERMAN, & WHEELER | <50 | <50 | <50 | <50 | <50 |
Source: Oregon Medical Marijuana Program