{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-811.482","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 811.482","heading":"Use of marijuana in motor vehicle; penalty.","body":"(1) As used in this section:\n      (a) “Consumes” includes the inhalation of smoke from a marijuana item by a driver or passenger of a motor vehicle.\n      (b) “Marijuana item” has the meaning given that term in ORS 475C.009.\n      (2) A person commits the offense of use of marijuana in a motor vehicle if the person consumes in any manner a marijuana item while in a motor vehicle when the motor vehicle is upon a highway.\n      (3) This section does not apply to passengers in a motor vehicle that is operated by a common carrier and used primarily to carry passengers for hire.\n      (4) Use of marijuana in a motor vehicle is a Class B traffic violation.","path":["19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation","59. Oregon Vehicle Code","Chapter 811 — Rules of the Road for Drivers"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors811.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:18Z","sha256":"969cff8d3cb0e86154703f322bd9226d99a825206815f5bcc443c04040b4a81e","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-811.481","next":"us-or/ors-811.483"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}