ORS 475C.489 Marijuana as crop; exceptions to permitted uses

Marijuana is:

A crop for the purposes of “farm use” as defined in ORS 215.203;

A crop for purposes of a “farm” and “farming practice,” both as defined in ORS 30.930;

A product of farm use as described in ORS 308A.062; and

The product of an agricultural activity for purposes of ORS 568.909.

Notwithstanding ORS chapters 195, 196, 197, 197A, 215 and 227, the following are not permitted uses on land designated for exclusive farm use:

A new dwelling used in conjunction with a marijuana crop;

A farm stand, as described in ORS 215.213 (1)(r) or 215.283 (1)(o), used in conjunction with a marijuana crop; and

A commercial activity, as described in ORS 215.213 (2)(c) or 215.283 (2)(a), carried on in conjunction with a marijuana crop.

A county may allow the production of marijuana as a farm use on land zoned for farm or forest use in the same manner as the production of marijuana is allowed in exclusive farm use zones under this section and ORS 215.213, 215.283 and 475C.053.

This section applies to:

Marijuana producers that hold a license issued under ORS 475C.065;

Persons registered under ORS 475C.792 and designated to produce marijuana by one or more persons who hold valid registry identification cards issued under ORS 475C.783; and

For the purpose of producing marijuana or propagating immature marijuana plants, researchers of cannabis that hold a certificate issued under ORS 475C.289.