Cannabis and ODA Sunny Jones Cannabis Policy Coordinator

Cannabis and ODA Sunny Jones – Cannabis Policy Coordinator

The Cole Memo – August 2013 § Distribution to minors § Revenue going to criminals § Going to states where it is not legal § Used as a cover for trafficking of other illegal drugs/activity § Violence and use of guns in cultivation and distribution § Drugged driving § Growing on public lands – public safety and environmental dangers

Agencies Involved § OLCC – recreational § OHA – medical § DLCD and local municipalities § Water Resources Dept. – water rights § DEQ – waste management § DOR – taxes § OSHA – worker protection

Agricultural Crop § Marijuana is: § A crop for the purpose of “farm use” as defined in ORS 215. 203 § A crop for the purposes of a “farm” and “farming practice, ” both as defined in ORS 30. 930 § A product of farm use as described in ORS 308 A. 062 § The product of an agricultural activity for purposes of ORS 568. 909

ODA - Like Any Other Ag Crop § Food safety licenses § Needed for concentrates/extracts going to be used for food § Needed for making edibles § Needed for retail facility § Homemade not allowed § Voluntary fee for service § Pest/disease/noxious weed id § Certification services

ODA - Like Any Other Ag Crop § Pesticides § Label is the law § Consult ODA guidelist of products § Applicators may need a license § Water quality § Know water quality rules § Follow ag water quality plan for the area § Weights and measures § Buy NTEP licensed scale § Use correct scale size

Challenges § Not legal at the Federal level § No extension resources § Use of the term organic § THC vs CBD § Co-existence § Animal feed

Cannabis – Why a challenge? § Cannabis is a federal Schedule 1 drug § Cannabis is not a labeled crop on any Section 3 label § No tolerances have been established for pesticide residues – no risk assessment § Cannabis and extracts are smoked, consumed, used on skin through salves and patches, etc.

ODA Criteria and Guidelist § Pesticides guidelist for use on cannabis – § Meets EPA requirements and § Registered in Oregon and § Tolerance exempt and § Labeled for use on unspecified food crops, home gardens or unspecified herbs and § Pyrolysis data did not result in EPA denying use on tobacco

Examples of What Can Be Used § Azadirachtin (e. g. Molt-X, Azamax, Azatin) § Bacillus subtilis (e. g. Pro. Mix, Serenade) § Clarified hydrophobic extract of neem oil (e. g. Bon. Neem, Garden Safe, Trilogy) § Copper octanoate (e. g. Camelot, Cueva) § Hydrogen peroxide (e. g. Perpose Plus) § IBA / Indole-3 -butyric acid (e. g. Clonex Rooting Gel, Mad Farmer, Rhizopon) § Mineral oil / Petroleum oil (e. g. Leaf Life, Omni)

Examples of What Can Be Used § Phosphorous acid mono and di-potassium salts (e. g. Agri-Fos, Fungi-Phite, Phostrol) § Potassium bicarbonate (e. g. Armicarb, Kaligreen) § Potassium salts of fatty acids / Soap (e. g. Natural Guard, Earth Tone, Safer) § Pyrethrins (e. g. Natria, Pyganic, Bug Buster-O) § Sulfur (e. g. Earth-Tone, Safer) § Thyme oil (e. g. Thyme Guard, SNS)

Examples of What Cannot Be Used § Abamectin (e. g. Avid, Agri-Mek) § Bifenthrin (e. g. Attain, Talstar) § Chlormequat chloride (e. g. Citadel, Cycocel) § Daminozide (e. g. B-Nine) § DDVP / Dichlorvos (e. g. Nuvan Prostrips) § Imidacloprid (e. g. Merit, Promis) § Myclobutanil (e. g. Eagle 20 EW, Rally)

Examples of What Cannot Be Used § Paclobutrazol (e. g. Bonzi, Piccolo) § Permethrin (e. g. Ambush, Pounce) § Propiconazole (e. g. Bayer Advanced Fungus Control for Lawns, Lesco Spectator T & O) § Spinosad (e. g. Captain Jack’s, Entrust) § Spiromesifen (e. g. Forbid, Oberon) § Uniconazole (e. g. Concise)

Opportunities § Cannabis (to include hemp) listserv – http: //bit. do/cannabis-email § Diversity of people involved - lots of cross communication and outreach to interested parties § Working with Colorado and Washington