For the purposes of OAR 845-026-6000 to 845-026-6120, unless otherwise specified:

1. (1) “Activation time” means the amount of time it is likely to take for an individual to begin to feel the effects of ingesting or inhaling a hemp item.
2. (2) “Added substance” means any component or ingredient added to a hemp item during or after processing that is present in the final hemp cannabinoid product, including but not limited to flavors, non-cannabis additives, and any substances used to change the viscosity or consistency of the hemp cannabinoid product.
3. (3) “Address of a publicly accessible website” means the uniform resource locator (URL) that provides a specific location for a particular resource on the internet that is publicly accessible. This can include a quick response or QR code.
4. (4) “Adult use cannabis item” has the meaning given that term in OAR 845-026-0100.

5. (5) “Adulterated” means:

   1. (a) Consists in whole or in part of any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance or is otherwise unfit for human or animal consumption or use;
   2. (b) Is processed, prepared, packaged, or held under improper or insanitary conditions or under conditions that increase the probability of contamination with excessive microorganisms or physical contamination or of cross-contamination;
   3. (c) Is held or packaged in containers composed, in whole or in part, of any poisonous or deleterious substance that renders the contents potentially injurious to health;
   4. (d) Includes any substitute substance;
   5. (e) Is damaged or inferior;
   6. (f) Includes any substance intended to increase the bulk or weight of the hemp item, reduce the quality or strength of the hemp item, or make the hemp item appear better or of greater value; or

   7. (g) Bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance in a quantity rendering the item injurious in a manner that may pose a risk to human health or that exceeds any established safe tolerance, including but is not limited to:

      1. (A) An inhalable cannabinoid product with non-cannabis additives containing any amount of:

         1. (i) Squalene;
         2. (ii) Squalane;
         3. (iii) Vitamin E acetate;
         4. (iv) Triglycerides, including but not limited to medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil; or
         5. (v) Propylene glycol.
      2. (B) An inhalable cannabinoid product with non-cannabis additives without documentation from the manufacturer it is for use in an item intended for human inhalation.
      3. (C) Any added substance that would increase potency, toxicity, or addictive potential, or that would create an unsafe combination with other psychoactive substances, including but not limited to nicotine, tobacco, caffeine, polyethylene glycol, or any chemicals that increase carcinogenicity or cardiac effects.

6. (6)

   1. (a) “Artificially derived cannabinoid” means a chemical substance that is created by a chemical reaction that changes the molecular structure of any chemical substance derived from the plant Cannabis family Cannabaceae.

   2. (b) “Artificially derived cannabinoid” does not include:

      1. (A) A naturally occurring chemical substance that is separated from the plant Cannabis family Cannabaceae by a chemical or mechanical extraction process;
      2. (B) Cannabinoids that are produced by decarboxylation from a naturally occurring cannabinoid acid without the use of a chemical catalyst; or
      3. (C) Any other chemical substance identified by the Commission, in consultation with the Oregon Health Authority and ODA, by rule.
7. (7) “Batch” means a specific quantity of a hemp item that is intended to have uniform character and quality, within specified limits, and is produced according to a single manufacturing order during the same cycle of manufacture.
8. (8) “Batch number” means any distinctive combination of letters, numbers, or symbols, or any combination of them, from which the complete history of the manufacture, processing, packing, labeling, holding, and distribution of a batch or lot of a hemp item can be determined.
9. (9) “Cannabinoid” means any of the chemical compounds that are the active constituents derived from industrial hemp.
10. (10) “CBD” means cannabidiol, Chemical Abstracts Service Number 13956-29-1.
11. (11) “CBDA” means cannabidiolic acid, Chemical Abstracts Service Number 1244-58-2.
12. (12) “Consumer” means an individual who purchases, acquires, owns, holds, or uses hemp items that contain cannabinoids intended for human or animal consumption or use for personal use and not for the purpose of resale, excluding a purchase or acquisition from a premises licensed under ORS 475C.097.

13. (13) “Container”:

    1. (a) Means a sealed, hard or soft-bodied receptacle in which a hemp item is placed and any outer receptacle intended to display a hemp item for sale to a consumer.

    2. (b) Does not mean:

       1. (A) Inner wrapping or lining; or
       2. (B) A shipping vessel used to transfer hemp items in bulk.
14. (14) “Date of harvest” means the day the last mature industrial hemp plant in the harvest lot was harvested.
15. (15) “Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol” or “delta-9-THC” means (6aR,10aR)-6,6,9-trimethyl-3-pentyl-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydro-6H-benzo[c]chromen-1-ol, Chemical Abstracts Service Number 1972-08-3.
16. (16) “Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid” or “delta-9-THCA” means (6aR,10aR)-1-hydroxy-6,6,9-trimethyl-3-pentyl-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydro-6H-benzo[c]chromene-2-carboxylic acid, Chemical Abstracts Service Number 23978-85-0.
17. (17) “Food” means a raw, cooked, or processed edible substance or ingredient used or intended for use or for sale in whole or in part for human consumption or animal consumption, or chewing gum and includes beverages.
18. (18) “Harvest lot” has the meaning given that term in OAR 603-048-0010.
19. (19) “Health claim” means any claim made on the label that expressly states or implies a relationship between a substance and a disease or health-related condition.
20. (20) “Hemp” has the same meaning as “industrial hemp.”

21. (21) “Hemp cannabinoid product”:

    1. (a) Means a hemp edible or any other industrial hemp commodity or product intended for human consumption or use or animal consumption or use that contains cannabinoids from industrial hemp or the dried leaves or flowers of hemp.

    2. (b) Includes:

       1. (A) Usable hemp, industrial hemp extracts, or industrial hemp concentrates that have been combined with an added substance; or
       2. (B) Any combination of usable hemp, industrial hemp extracts, or industrial hemp concentrates.

    3. (c) Does not include:

       1. (A) Usable hemp by itself;
       2. (B) Hemp stalk by itself;
       3. (C) A hemp concentrate or extract by itself;
       4. (D) Hemp seed incapable of germination by itself;
       5. (E) Other products derived only from hemp seeds incapable of germination that may include other non-hemp ingredients; or
       6. (F) A cannabinoid product as that is defined in OAR 845-025-1015.
22. (22) “Hemp capsule” means a small, soluble pill, tablet, or container that contains liquid or powdered hemp cannabinoid product, industrial hemp concentrate, or industrial hemp extract and is intended for human ingestion or animal ingestion.
23. (23) “Hemp concentrate or extract” means an industrial hemp concentrate or industrial hemp extract.

24. (24) “Hemp edible”:

    1. (a) Means a food or potable liquid into which industrial hemp, an industrial hemp concentrate, an industrial hemp extract, or the dried leaves or flowers of hemp have been incorporated.
    2. (b) Does not mean hemp seed incapable of germination by itself or other products derived only from hemp seeds incapable of germination that may include other non-cannabis ingredients.
    3. (c) For purposes of labeling, includes any usable hemp, hemp concentrate, hemp extract, or hemp cannabinoid product that is intended for human consumption or animal consumption or marketed in a manner that implies the item is for human or animal consumption.
    4. (d) For purposes of labeling, does not include a hemp tincture or hemp capsule.

25. (25) “Hemp item”:

    1. (a) Means any of the following that contain cannabinoids:

       1. (A) Usable hemp;
       2. (B) Hemp stalk as defined in OAR 603-048-2310;
       3. (C) A hemp cannabinoid product; or
       4. (D) A hemp concentrate or extract as defined in OAR 603-048-2310.

    2. (b) Does not mean:

       1. (A) Industrial hemp processed through retting or other processing such that it is suitable fiber for textiles, rope, paper, hempcrete, or other building or fiber materials.
       2. (B) Industrial hemp seed processed such that it is incapable of germination and processed such that is suitable for human consumption.
       3. (C) Industrial hemp seed pressed or otherwise processed into oil.
26. (26) “Hemp symbol” means the symbol required by OAR 845-026-6030(8).

27. (27) “Hemp tincture” means a liquid hemp cannabinoid product packaged in a container of four fluid ounces or less that consists of either:

    1. (a) A non-potable solution of at least 25 percent non-denatured alcohol, in addition to an industrial hemp concentrate, industrial hemp extract, or usable hemp and perhaps other ingredients intended for human or animal consumption or ingestion that is exempt from the Liquor Control Act under ORS 471.035; or
    2. (b) A non-potable solution comprised of glycerin or plant-based oil; industrial hemp concentrate, industrial hemp extract, or usable hemp; and perhaps other ingredients, that does not contain any added sweeteners and is intended for human or animal consumption or ingestion.
28. (28) “Industrial hemp” has the meaning given that term in ORS 571.269.
29. (29) “Industrial hemp commodity or product” has the meaning given that term in OAR 603-048-0010.
30. (30) “Industrial hemp concentrate” has the meaning given that term in ORS 571.269.
31. (31) “Industrial hemp extract” has the meaning given that term in ORS 571.269.
32. (32) “Industrial hemp products that contain cannabinoids” mean hemp items as defined in this rule.
33. (33) “Inhalable hemp cannabinoid product” means a hemp cannabinoid product that is intended for human inhalation.
34. (34) “Intended for animal consumption” means intended for an animal to eat, drink, or otherwise put in the mouth but does not mean intended for human consumption or intended for human use.
35. (35) “Intended for animal use” means intended to be used by animal inhalation or otherwise consuming the product except through the mouth.
36. (36) “Intended for human consumption” means intended for a human to eat, drink, or otherwise put in the mouth but does not mean intended for human use.
37. (37) “Intended for human use” means intended to be used by human inhalation or otherwise consuming the hemp item except through the mouth.
38. (38) “Label” means any display of written, printed, or graphic matter printed on or affixed to any container, wrapper, liner, or insert accompanying the hemp item.
39. (39) “Limit of quantification” or “LOQ” means the minimum levels, concentrations, or quantities of a target variable, for example, an analyte that can be reported by a laboratory with a specified degree of confidence.

40. (40) “Major food allergen” means an ingredient that contains any of the foods or food groups listed in subsections (a) to (i) of this section or an ingredient that contains protein derived from one of the foods listed in subsections (a) to (i) of this section:

    1. (a) Milk.
    2. (b) Egg.
    3. (c) Fish.
    4. (d) Crustacean shellfish.
    5. (e) Tree nuts.
    6. (f) Wheat.
    7. (g) Peanuts.
    8. (h) Soybeans.
    9. (i) Sesame.
41. (41) “Manufacturer” means a person who is responsible for making a hemp item in its final form for sale, transfer, or delivery to a consumer.
42. (42) “Net quantity of contents” means a statement on the principal display panel of the net weight or net volume of the hemp item expressed in the terms of weight, measure, or numerical count.
43. (43) “Net volume” means the fluid measure of a liquid hemp item expressed as milliliters and fluid ounces.

44. (44) “Net weight”:

    1. (a) Means the gross weight minus the tare weight of the container expressed as ounces and grams or milligrams.
    2. (b) Includes, as applied to pre-rolled usable hemp, the dried hemp leaves and flowers, the rolling paper, and the filter or tip.
    3. (c) Does not include, for hemp items labeled according to OAR 845-026-6080, the weight of a filter or tip.

45. (45) “Non-cannabis additive”:

    1. (a) Means a substance or group of substances that are derived from a source other than industrial hemp.
    2. (b) Includes but is not limited to purified compounds, essential oils, oleoresins, essences or extractives, protein hydrolysates, distillates, or isolates.
    3. (c) Does not include plant material that is in the whole, broken, or ground form.
46. (46) “ODA” means the Oregon Department of Agriculture.
47. (47) “Person” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.100.
48. (48) “Place of address” means the physical address, city, state, and zip code.
49. (49) “Principal display panel” means the part of a label on a container that is most likely to be displayed, presented, shown, or seen under customary conditions of display for sale or transfer.
50. (50) “Product identity” means a truthful or common name of the hemp item that is contained in the container.
51. (51) “Responsible party” means any person within or outside this state that is responsible for the manufacturing, packaging, or distribution of a hemp item that is sold, transferred, or delivered to a consumer or retailer in this state.
52. (52) “Retailer” means a person other than a person licensed under ORS 475C.097 that engages, or purports to engage, in the offer or sale of hemp items to a consumer in this state, including but not limited to exchanging hemp items and distribution for low or no cost.
53. (53) “Serving” or “serving size” means an amount of hemp item that is suggested for use by a consumer trying the item for the first time.
54. (54) “Target potency” means the intended potency included on the label for the amount or concentration of a cannabinoid, including but not limited to total THC, total CBD, or total amount of cannabinoids.
55. (55) “These rules” means OAR 845-026-6000 to 845-026-6120.
56. (56) “Topical” means applied to skin or hair.
57. (57) “Total CBD” means the sum of the concentration or mass of CBDA multiplied by 0.877 plus the concentration or mass of CBD.
58. (58) “Total THC” means total delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, calculated as the sum of the concentration or mass of delta-9-THCA multiplied by 0.877 plus the concentration or mass of delta-9-THC.
59. (59) “Unit of sale” means an amount of a hemp item commonly packaged for transfer or sale to a consumer or capable of being packaged for transfer or sale to a consumer.

60. (60) “Usable hemp”:

    1. (a) Means the flowers and leaves of industrial hemp intended for human or animal consumption or use that does not fall within the meaning of industrial hemp concentrate, industrial hemp extract, hemp edible, or hemp cannabinoid product.
    2. (b) Includes, for purposes of these rules, pre-rolled hemp as long as the pre-roll consists of only dried hemp leaves and flowers, an unflavored rolling paper, and a filter or tip.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 571.269, ORS 571.295, 571.296 & ORS 571.299

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 571.295 & 571.296

History

OLCC 16-2026, minor correction filed 06/23/2026, effective 06/23/2026
OLCC 7-2025, adopt filed 11/20/2025, effective 01/01/2026