Powers & Duties of the OCC--Measure 80 part 13

  I was unable to post on the blog for the past couple of days because of Hempstalk, where I got to see the new "Yes on Measure 80" lawn signs, which I am very excited about.

  The next section of the text of Measure 80 lists the powers and duties of the Oregon Cannabis Commission (OCC): 

474.035 Powers and duties of the commission, licenses for cultivation and processing. Hemp fiber, protein, oil not regulated.

(1) The commission shall have the powers necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. It shall make such rules and regulations as will discourage and minimize the diversion of cannabis to illicit sale or use within the state, the illicit importation and sale of cannabis cultivated or processed outside the state, and the illicit export or removal of cannabis from the state. The commission’s jurisdiction shall extend to any person licensed under this chapter to cultivate or process cannabis, but shall not extend to any person who manufactures products from hemp. Hemp production for fiber, protein and oil shall be allowed without regulation, license nor fee. No federal license shall be required to cultivate hemp in Oregon.

(2) The commission shall issue to any qualified applicant a license to cultivate cannabis for sale to the commission. The license shall specify the areas, plots, and extent of lands to be cultivated. The commission shall equitably apportion the purchase of cannabis among all licensees. The commission shall purchase and sell cannabis products of the quality and grade set by market demand.

(3) The commission shall issue licenses to process cannabis to qualified applicants who submit successful bids. Licensed processors shall, as specified by the commission, contract, cure, extract, refine, mix, and package the entire cannabis crop and deliver it to the commission’s physical possession as soon as possible, but not later than four months after harvest.

  So, here goes:

(1) The OCC will make rules and regulations to discourage black markets for cannabis and will be granted the powers to carry them out.  The OCC will NOT regulate industrial hemp, which anyone will be allowed to grow in Oregon without getting a license or paying a fee of any kind.  This also gets rid of the need for a federal license to grow industrial hemp.

(2) People who would like to grow cannabis and sell it, will have to sell it to the OCC.  The OCC will issue licenses that say where the cannabis will be grown and, not play favorites among growers whose buds and meet the standards that the market demands.

(3) The OCC will also grant licenses to processors who would like to produce tinctures, salves, medibles, etc., and the processors will also have to sell their product to the OCC.