Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission
Chapter 845
Division 25
RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA
845-025-1330
Trade Samples
(1) For purposes of this rule, “cannabinoid product line” means cannabinoid products or hemp cannabinoid products that may differ in flavor, color, or total delta-9-THC concentration or total CBD concentration but may not differ in net quantity or any other characteristic.
(2) The following licensees and hemp certificate holders may provide samples within the limits listed below to licensees for the purpose of determining whether to purchase the product.
(a) A producer may provide a sample of:
(A) Usable marijuana or kief to a marijuana producer, wholesaler, retailer, or processor licensee; or
(B) A cannabinoid product, cannabinoid extract, or cannabinoid concentrate that was made using only marijuana produced by the producer to a marijuana processor, wholesaler, or retailer.
(b) A processor may provide a sample of:
(A) A cannabinoid product, concentrate, or extract to a marijuana producer, processor, wholesaler, or retailer; or
(B) A hemp concentrate, extract, or cannabinoid product to a marijuana processor, wholesaler, or retailer.
(c) A wholesaler may provide a sample of usable marijuana, a cannabinoid product, concentrate, or extract, or a hemp item, to a marijuana wholesaler, retailer, or processor licensee.
(d) A hemp handler certificate holder may provide a sample of a hemp item to a marijuana wholesaler, retailer, or processor licensee.
(3) The trade samples provided under this section:
(a) May not be consumed or used on a licensed premises;
(b) May not be sold to another licensee or consumer;
(c) Must be transported in compliance with OAR 845-025-7700; and
(d) Must be tested in accordance with OAR chapter 333, division 7.
(4) Trade Sample limits.
(a) A licensee is limited to providing the following aggregate amounts of trade samples to an individual recipient licensee in a calendar month period:
(A) Five grams per strain and no more than six strains of usable marijuana or usable hemp;
(B) Five grams of cannabinoid or hemp concentrates or extracts; and
(C) Five units of sale per cannabinoid product line and no more than six individual cannabinoid product lines.
(b) A wholesale licensee is limited to providing the following aggregate amounts of trade samples per originating licensee to an individual recipient licensee in a calendar month:
(A) Five grams per strain and no more than six strains of usable marijuana or usable hemp;
(B) Five grams of cannabinoid or hemp concentrates or extracts; and
(C) Five units of sale per cannabinoid product line and no more than six individual cannabinoid product lines.
(5) Any sample given to a licensee shall have a label containing the following in any legible font that is at least one-sixteenth of an inch in height based on the lower case “o”:
(a) A statement that reads: “TRADE SAMPLE NOT FOR RESALE” in bold, capital letters attached to the trade sample;
(b) The product identity;
(c) The UID; and
(d) The net weight or contents of the trade sample.
(6) Reconciliation in CTS.
(a) When assigning and affixing the UID tag, a licensee or hemp certificate holder must designate samples as trade samples in CTS.
(b) Notwithstanding OAR 845-025-7520(3), each cannabinoid product line intended as a trade sample must be assigned a single unique product line name in CTS and may be assigned a single UID tag.
(c) Licensees accepting trade samples may provide their employees with samples of marijuana items or hemp items.
(d) When providing an employee a sample of a marijuana item or hemp item, a licensee must record the following in CTS:
(A) The reduction in quantity of the total weight or item count as applicable under the associated UID for the item;
(B) The date and time the sample was provided to the employee;
(C) The worker permit number of the employee receiving the sample; and
(D) The name of the employee as it appears on their worker permit.
(7) Violations. A violation of this rule is a Category III violation.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 475C.017, 475C.065, 475C.085, 475C.093 & 475C.097
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 475C.017, 475C.065, 475C.085, 475C.093 & 475C.097
History:
OLCC 202-2022, amend filed 11/21/2022, effective 01/01/2023
OLCC 53-2022, minor correction filed 03/23/2022, effective 03/23/2022
OLCC 21-2021, amend filed 12/30/2021, effective 01/01/2022
OLCC 3-2020, amend filed 01/28/2020, effective 02/01/2020
OLCC 14-2018, amend filed 12/27/2018, effective 12/28/2018
OLCC 15-2017, amend filed 12/22/2017, effective 12/28/2017
OLCC 6-2016, f. 6-28-16, cert. ef. 6-29-16