Oregon House Bill 2821 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on July 6 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-07-06 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expands definition of "debilitating medical condition" for purposes of Oregon Medical Marijuana Act. Provides that person registered with Oregon Health Authority to engage in medical use of marijuana may designate organization providing hospice, palliative or home health care services or residential care facility as primary caregiver. Requires authority to issue lifetime registry identification cards to individuals with lifelong debilitating medical conditions and end-of-life registry identification cards to individuals with terminal debilitating medical conditions. Prohibits physician from refusing, or being required by another to refuse, to dispense or prescribe medication to patient on basis that patient engages in medical use of marijuana in accordance with Oregon Medical Marijuana Act. Provides certain protections for persons registered to engage in medical use of marijuana who possess, deliver or produce marijuana or who transfer usable marijuana or immature marijuana plant to or from medical marijuana facility. Provides same protections for persons who are in process of applying to Oregon Health Authority to use marijuana for medical purpose. Becomes operative January 1, 2016. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to marijuana; declaring an emergency.

Rep. Peter Buckley [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-07-06	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2015-02-05	House	Referred to Health Care.
2015-02-02	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2015R1/Measures/Overview/HB2821
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2015R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2821/Introduced