ORS 475.302

As used in ORS 475.300 to 475.346:

(1) “Attending physician” means a physician licensed under ORS chapter 677 who has primary responsibility for the care and treatment of a person diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition.

(2) “Authority” means the Oregon Health Authority.

(3) “Debilitating medical condition” means:

(4) “Delivery” has the meaning given that term in ORS 475.005. “Delivery” does not include transfer of marijuana by a registry identification cardholder to another registry identification cardholder if no consideration is paid for the transfer.

(5) “Designated primary caregiver” means an individual 18 years of age or older who has significant responsibility for managing the well-being of a person who has been diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition and who is designated as such on that person’s application for a registry identification card or in other written notification to the authority. “Designated primary caregiver” does not include the person’s attending physician.

(6) “Marijuana” has the meaning given that term in ORS 475.005.

(7) “Marijuana grow site” means a location registered under ORS 475.304 where marijuana is produced for use by a registry identification cardholder.

(8) “Medical use of marijuana” means the production, possession, delivery, distribution or administration of marijuana, or paraphernalia used to administer marijuana, as necessary for the exclusive benefit of a person to mitigate the symptoms or effects of the person’s debilitating medical condition.

(9) “Production” has the meaning given that term in ORS 475.005.

(10) “Registry identification card” means a document issued by the authority that identifies a person authorized to engage in the medical use of marijuana and, if the person has a designated primary caregiver under ORS 475.312, the person’s designated primary caregiver.

(11) “Usable marijuana” means the dried leaves and flowers of the plant Cannabis family Moraceae, and any mixture or preparation thereof, that are appropriate for medical use as allowed in ORS 475.300 to 475.346. “Usable marijuana” does not include the seeds, stalks and roots of the plant.

(12) “Written documentation” means a statement signed by the attending physician of a person diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition or copies of the person’s relevant medical records.