Legal address and ownership of premises used for marijuana production, processing; owner consent; rules

(1) The Oregon Health Authority may not issue a marijuana grow site registration under ORS 475C.792 or a marijuana processing site registration under ORS 475C.815 unless the applicant submits with the application a statement accurately identifying the legal address and owner of the premises to be registered and the requirements of subsections (2) and (3) of this section are met. (2) The authority shall independently verify the information provided under subsection (1) of this section regarding the ownership of the premises with the county in which the premises to be registered under ORS 475C.792 or 475C.815 is located. (3) If the applicant described in subsection (1) of this section is not the owner of the premises to be registered under ORS 475C.792 or 475C.815, the applicant shall: (a) Inform the owner in writing that the premises is intended to be registered under ORS 475C.792 or 475C.815; (b) If the owner wishes to consent to the use of the premises for the purpose of a marijuana grow site or marijuana processing site, obtain from the owner the owner’s written signature, witnessed by a notary public, confirming ownership of the premises and consenting to the applicant’s use of the premises for the purpose of a marijuana grow site or marijuana processing site; and (c) Provide the owner’s witnessed signature as described in paragraph (b) of this subsection to the authority. (4) An owner who consents as described in subsection (3) of this section to the use of the owner’s premises for the purpose of a marijuana grow site or marijuana processing site may specify in the document that contains the owner’s witnessed signature the number of annual licensure terms for which the owner’s consent to the use of the premises is valid. (5) The authority shall cancel an application for a registration under ORS 475C.792 or 475C.815 if the authority: (a) Is not able to verify ownership of the premises described in subsection (1) of this section; or (b) Does not receive, if the application is from an applicant described in subsection (3) of this section, the witnessed signature described in subsection (3) of this section. (6) The authority may adopt rules to carry out this section. Rules adopted under this section may include rules to establish a form for the purposes of this section. [2025 c.236 §11] (Medical Marijuana Dispensaries)