Please refer to Compliance Education Bulletin - CE2025-07, Implementation of 2025 Legislative Changes and Technical Rule Amendments. The information in this Wiki is intended to provide additional insight regarding shepherding product through Metrc for a Marijuana Event. It is not intended to supersede Rule. If additional information is needed, please reach out to our Marijuana Team.
All participating licensees must generate a printed transport manifest in CTS that accompanies all marijuana items or hemp items for the duration of the promotional event.
Licensees have the privilege to sell or transfer products to one another, and may provide trade samples to other licensees and their employees. In accordance with Rule, participating licensees who are marijuana producers, marijuana processors, marijuana wholesalers, or marijuana retailers may:
Trade samples are limited to licensees and employees who hold a valid worker permit. Product transfers that are not trade samples may only occur between licensees as a regular license-to-license transfer and require a printed manifest.
Worker permittees receiving trade samples are not required to receive a manifest from the transferring licensee. The transferring licensee is responsible for making all adjustments to their CTS account. After logging into Metrc, follow the steps below to record the distribution:
Samples cannot be distributed to members of the general public who do not hold a worker permit.
Licensees participating in promotional events with the intent to transfer product while at the event site must have access to their CTS accounts while on-site in order to make the required changes in CTS and to provide a “spin-off” manifest to receiving licensees.
Licensees should plan to have the necessary equipment to accomplish these tasks (e.g. laptop, portable printer).
OLCC Licenses may participate in either Licensee sponsored or non-Licensee sponsored events. The events are governed in Rule by OAR 845-025-1335.
If the organizer is not a Licensee, samples must be purchased from a Retail license
Licensed Producers or Processors may transfer items to an OLCC Retailer within Metrc, and those items can be purchased at cost by a judge or competition organizer for consumption in the judges’ or organizer’s personal residence. The retail store may charge a discounted price for the marijuana items or give it away free if the customer is an OMMP cardholder.
Under Oregon law, no marijuana consumption is allowed in a public place. Any location with an OLCC liquor license would be a public place, even if the venue is specifically reserved for a cannabis event. If the location is not licensed to sell liquor, whether it is considered “public” is determined by the local jurisdiction. For more information on what is and is not allowed regarding consumption, see OLCC’s "Consumption, Gifting, and Giveaways” guide.
If you encounter a technical problem or just want to provide general comments regarding your visit to the Oregon Metrc Wiki, we welcome your Feedback.