Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 659A.122 (2026)

Definitions for ORS 659A.124, 659A.127 and 659A.130

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      659A.122 Definitions for ORS 659A.124, 659A.127 and 659A.130. As used in this section and ORS 659A.124, 659A.127 and 659A.130:

      (1) “Drug” means a controlled substance, as classified in schedules I through V of section 202 of the federal Controlled Substances Act, as amended, and as modified under ORS 475.035.

      (2) “Illegal use of drugs” means any use of drugs, the possession or distribution of which is unlawful under state law or under the federal Controlled Substances Act, as amended, but does not include the use of a drug taken under supervision of a licensed health care professional, or other uses authorized under the Controlled Substances Act or under other provisions of state or federal law. [Formerly 659A.100]

 

      Note: 659A.122 was made a part of 659A.103 to 659A.145 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2010–2010 · leading case: Emerald Steel Fabricators, Inc. v. BOLI OF LABOR & Indus., 230 P.3d 518 (Or. 2010).
Emerald Steel Fabricators, Inc. v. BOLI OF LABOR & Indus., 230 P.3d 518 (Or. 2010). · cites it 20× “ORS 659A.122 provides, in part: "As used in this section and ORS 659A.”
Willis v. Winters, 234 P.3d 141 (Or. Ct. App. 2010). “If that were true, medical marijuana use would not come within one of the exclusions from the ‘illegal use of drugs,’ as that phrase is defined in ORS 659A.122, and the protections of ORS 659A.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 659A.122(2) — 1 case
Emerald Steel Fabricators, Inc. v. BOLI OF LABOR & Indus., 230 P.3d 518 (Or. 2010). “ORS 659A.122 provides, in part: "As used in this section and ORS 659A.”
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