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How to check an Oregon cannabis license
Look the store up in the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission’s (OLCC) public license list before you buy. A store should show the license type Recreational Retailer and the status Active. If you can’t find the store, or the status says anything else, don’t buy there.
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CHSA does not test, certify or endorse products or retailers.
1. Search OLCC’s license list
OLCC tells shoppers to use its list of licensed marijuana businesses to check a store.1 The list is on Oregon’s open data website.2
- Go to OLCC’s cannabis license list .
- Filter by business name, license number, license type or county.3
- Check the license type. A store should show RECREATIONAL RETAILER.3
- Check the license status. It should say ACTIVE.
- Check that the business name matches the store’s sign or website. The list also shows when the license expires.3
The list also includes licenses marked Inactive, Expired, Suspended, Revoked or Cancelled.3 OLCC doesn’t explain these on the list page. If the status is anything other than Active, don’t buy there.
OLCC also has an interactive map of every OLCC-licensed store and testing lab. It shows which cities and counties ban some or all licensed recreational businesses.4 Find it on OLCC’s cannabis page .
2. If you order delivery
- Only licensed stores that have registered with OLCC for delivery may deliver. The driver must work for the store and hold an OLCC worker permit.5
- The driver must carry the permit and ask you to sign a delivery manifest.6
- A store may deliver to the same address only once a day, with the same limits as in the store.5
- A store can deliver to you from a next-door city or county only if your city or county has passed a law that allows it.6
3. Check the label and keep the package
Licensed products carry Oregon’s universal symbol, the warning “For use only by adults 21 and older. Keep out of reach of children.”, the THC and CBD amounts from lab tests, and a UID tracking number.7
OLCC recall notices list the product’s label ID number and show photos of it.8 Keep the package so you can match it. See OLCC’s recall notices .
Hemp and CBD shops are different
A hemp or CBD shop is not an OLCC-licensed marijuana store. Outside licensed stores, hemp products made with artificially made cannabinoids, like delta-8 THC made from CBD, can’t be sold. Hemp products with 0.5 mg of THC or more can’t be sold to anyone under 21.9
If something doesn’t look right
You can report illegal activity or a safety problem at an OLCC-licensed business with OLCC’s online form, or call its anonymous complaint line at 503-872-5218 .10
Official source
Oregon’s cannabis regulator: Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC)
- Check a business license Official license list
- See official recalls Recall notices from the regulator
- File a complaint Report an unlicensed business or a problem
- Regulator website Laws, rules and news
These links go to the regulator’s own website. CHSA does not copy or host license records, so you always see the official, current version.
Sources
- Frequently Asked Questions (marijuana)
- Marijuana Licensed Businesses
- OLCC Cannabis Business Licenses & Endorsements
- Marijuana and Hemp (Cannabis)
- Cannabis Adjacent Jurisdiction: Opt-In Home Delivery
- Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 475C (Cannabis Regulation)
- Packaging and Labeling Guide for Medical and Recreational Marijuana, version 6.2
- Product Recall Notices
- Selling Hemp in Oregon
- Compliance: report an incident or make a complaint
CHSA does not test, certify or endorse products or retailers.