Yamhill County Cannabis – Is It Legal & Where To Buy 2025

Is Cannabis Cultivation Legal in Yamhill County?

Cannabis with delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content of more than 0.3% can be legally cultivated for medical and adult use in Yamhill County by virtue of the State of Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) Chapter 475C. The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) is in charge of governing and licensing medical and adult-use cannabis businesses statewide.

Counties and municipalities may pass an ordinance to prohibit medical and adult-use cannabis businesses, according to ORS Chapter 475C. Among the 10 cities of Yamhill County, none opted out of adult-use cannabis businesses. There is also no record of any of them opting out of medical cannabis businesses.

An adult-use cannabis growing firm may apply for a cannabis producer license with the OLCC via the Recreational Marijuana Licensing System online until March 31, 2024. Licensed cannabis producers are permitted to cultivate adult-use cannabis crops and manufacture adult-use cannabis products under ORS Chapter 475C. Indoor and outdoor growing is permitted for commercial adult-use cannabis cultivation.

Patients who are 21 years old and over who have enrolled with the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) under the Oregon Health Authority and have a medical cannabis card may grow medical cannabis for personal consumption or have it cultivated for them by a caregiver. This type of cultivation can take place either indoors or outdoors at the patient's or caregiver's home, or at a different registered growing location.

Each patient is permitted to cultivate up to 12 young and six matured medical cannabis plants with the help of a caregiver. However, the cap on the number of cannabis plants that can be cultivated in a single residence or location by more than two eligible patients is 12 matured plants and 24 young plants.

To grow medical cannabis for up to eight patients, a caregiver must have a grower card issued by the OMMP. The limit is 96 matured and 192 young medical cannabis plants, although this is subject to local zoning laws.

A $200 registration fee is required for a growing site. There is no cost, however, for growers who cultivate just for themselves at their main home. These growers are prohibited from selling any surplus to registered medical cannabis processors or dispensaries.

In accordance with ORS Chapter 475C, adults 21 years of age and older may also cultivate recreational cannabis at home for their own use. They have a four-plant limit per residence, regardless of how many age-qualified persons reside in the same house. The home cultivating area has to be kept out of public sight.

Is Cannabis Manufacturing Legal in Yamhill County?

Medical and adult-use cannabis products that contain more than 0.3% delta-9 THC may be legally manufactured in Yamhill County according to the State of Oregon’s ORS Chapter 475C.

To commercially manufacture cannabis products for medical use, a medical marijuana processor license application must be made to the OLCC via the Recreational Marijuana Licensing System by March 31, 2024. Under ORS 475C.085, cannabis producer licensees of the OLCC are permitted to manufacture both medical and adult-use cannabis products from the cannabis plants they cultivate.

According to ORS Chapter 475C, the cannabis producer licensee is allowed to package and label the adult-use cannabis products it has made in conformity with the OLCC's standards on packaging and labeling. The medical marijuana processor license, on the other hand, does not cover packaging and labeling.

Is Cannabis Retail Legal in Yamhill County?

Medical and adult-use cannabis and cannabis products containing over 0.3% delta-9 THC can be legally sold by retail in Yamhill County in compliance with ORS Chapter 475C of the State of Oregon.

To purchase cannabis for medical purposes, a valid medical marijuana card is required. Anyone who can provide a valid government-issued ID and prove they are 21 or older is allowed to buy recreational marijuana.

To sell medical cannabis exclusively over the counter, a medical marijuana dispensary must first acquire an OMPP dispensary license as required by ORS 475C.133. The distance between a licensed medical marijuana dispensary and a school or another dispensary must be at least 1,000 feet. Yamhill County had no licensed dispensary for medical cannabis as of August 2023.

To sell both medical and adult-use cannabis and cannabis products to eligible customers in accordance with ORS 475C.097, a cannabis retailer license must be obtained online via the OLCC Recreational Marijuana Licensing System. As of May 2, 2023, there were 13 cannabis retailer licensees in Yamhill County.

A registered medical cannabis dispensary or retail store may sell raw cannabis and cannabis products such as extracts, concentrates, edibles, and topicals.

According to the OLCC Recreational Marijuana Rules, a licensed cannabis retailer may sell to each medical cannabis cardholder a daily limit of eight ounces of cannabis and a monthly limit of 32 ounces of cannabis. The daily purchase limit for customers aged 21 and over is the sum of all of the following items:

• 4 young marijuana plants
• 2 ounces of marijuana
• 10 marijuana seeds
• 16 ounces of marijuana products
• 5 grams of marijuana products for inhalation
• 5 grams of marijuana concentrates or extracts
• 72 ounces of marijuana-infused fluids

Is Cannabis Delivery Legal in Yamhill County?

Medical and adult-use cannabis and cannabis products with more than 0.3% delta-9 THC content may be delivered legally by licensed cannabis retailers in Yamhill County pursuant to the State of Oregon’s ORS 475C.117. However, delivery can only be made to addresses in the municipality or county where the licensed dispensary or retailer is located. To allow the delivery of medical or recreational cannabis from another county or municipality, a local ordinance is required.

How to Get a Medical Marijuana Card in Yamhill County

Residents of Yamhill County can apply for a medical cannabis card once they acquire a signed Attending Provider’s Statement (APS), which is given after a patient is diagnosed with one of the following illnesses:

• Cancer
• Glaucoma
• A pervasive or degenerative neurological condition
• HIV/AIDS
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Any illness or treatment resulting in one of the following:
  • Cachexia
  • Severe pain
  • Severe nausea
  • Seizures
  • Persistent muscle spasms

A doctor of medicine, osteopathy, or naturopathy who is state-licensed must be the attending provider. A certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, or nurse practitioner with a state licensure is also eligible.

The online application must be completed by the patient within 90 days of obtaining the APS. If application by mail is preferred, the printed and filled-out documents can be mailed to the following address:

Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP)

PO Box 14450

Portland, OR 97293-0450

The following are the fees to be paid:

After completing the application, online applicants may print a receipt that they can utilize for 30 days while the physical medical cannabis card is being sent to them by mail. The receipt, however, has a purchase threshold of 24 ounces of medical cannabis. Users of the 30-day receipt and the medical cannabis card are not charged taxes for medical cannabis purchases.

For questions, contact the OMMP via the following channels:

Phone: 971-673-1234 12 pm to 4 pm, Monday to Friday

Email: ommp.info@odhsoha.oregon.gov

How Has Cannabis Legalization Impacted the Economy of Yamhill County?

The State of Oregon imposes a 17% state retail tax on the selling price of recreational cannabis and recreational cannabis products pursuant to ORS Chapter 475C. Medical cannabis cardholders are exempt from the state sales tax.

County and municipal governments cannot levy local taxes on licensed cannabis growing or manufacturing enterprises. However, local governments have the right to levy a municipal recreational cannabis retail tax of up to 3% of the cost of the recreational cannabis or recreational cannabis product that an age-qualified customer purchases. As of August 2023, Yamhill County had no local retail tax on adult-use cannabis.

From October 2016 to July 1, 2023, total sales of combined medical and adult-use cannabis in the State of Oregon was $5.825 billion.

The Effects of Cannabis Legalization on Crime Rates in Yamhill County

Medical cannabis was legalized in Yamhill County in 2013, and adult-use cannabis was legalized in 2015.

Data sent by the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office to the FBI Crime Explorer page shows that in 2012, a year before the legalization of medical cannabis, there were 66 marijuana possession arrests and three marijuana sales arrests, totaling 69 marijuana offense arrests.

In 2014, a year after the legalization of medical cannabis, there were 36 marijuana possession arrests and three marijuana sales arrests, totaling 39 marijuana offense arrests.

In 2016, a year after the legalization of adult-use cannabis, there were 32 marijuana possession arrests and one marijuana sales arrest, totaling 33 marijuana offense arrests.

In 2021, the latest data showed 10 marijuana possession arrests and one marijuana sales arrest, totaling 11 marijuana offense arrests.

The number of DUI arrests during those years was as follows:

• 2012: 82 arrests
• 2014: 65 arrests
• 2016: 75 arrests
• 2021: 172 arrests