The following is an important message from the Oregon Health Authority regarding an upcoming change in OMMP policy.

“Important information about registering a grow site in 2020.

Due to the passing of House Bill 3200 during the 2019 Legislative session, any patient application (new or renewal) or change form (changing the grower or grow site) received by the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) on or after January 1, 2020 designating a grow site will be required to submit informed written consent from the owner of the property to use the property as a grow site if the patient or the designated grower is not the property owner of the grow site.

OMMP will be updating the patient application to include this new requirement. The new patient application, change form and grow site consent form should be available in December 2019 on the OMMP website. Any application or change form received on or after January 1, 2020 that does not include informed written consent or does not indicate the property owner, will be considered incomplete. The OMMP will give the patient and grower 14 days to provide the written consent form.

Please check our website for the new forms in December. For information on how to apply or how to apply online, grower requirements and other program rules, please visit our website at www.healthoregon.org/ommp.”

Here at 1st Step Clinic, we encourage you to take advantage of the opportunity to avoid this additional requirement and complete your application/renewal before the year’s end!

1st Step Clinic can assist you in the application process. We offer clinic dates 3-4 times a month where our doctors are available to sign off on OMMP recommendations. To see if you qualify, check out our FAQ section on our 1st Step Clinic page here on our website or give us a call at 503-391-8214 ex 2 Monday through Friday between 10am and 6pm!