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Marijuana Worker Permits

NIC will be down starting March 29 at 10 PM
CAMP (Cannabis and Alcohol Management Program) will be the new system for permits on March 31
Persons employed in the OLCC-licensed recreational marijuana industry, including licensees, must have a valid Marijuana Worker Permit.

This includes anyone working at a business with any of the following OLCC licenses:

  • Laboratory
  • Producers
  • Processors
  • Retailers
  • Wholesalers

Individuals must be 21 years of age or older to be eligible for a marijuana worker permit.



CAMP (Cannabis and Alcohol Management Program)
Starting March 31, 2025, Marijuana Worker Permits are managed online in CAMP, our online cannabis and alcohol management program. An easy and convenient online  tool, CAMP makes it simple to apply, renew, and update your permit details. Everything you need is accessible on a single dashboard. Read more about CAMP

Go to CAMP online: https://camp.olcc.online/ 


Applying for Your Worker Permit

Choose the appropriate workbook: English or Spanish


Apply here: https://camp.olcc.online/ 

For step-by-step instructions, you can access the CAMP Customer Portal User Guide HERE

After payment and submission of the application, eligible applicants will receive a temporary permit. Once the OLCC processes your application, you will receive your Marijuana Worker Permit.

Should additional information to process a worker permit application be needed in order to complete the application, the applicant will have 30 days from the date of OLCC's request to provide additional information and/or complete any outstanding action request corrections.

Failure to complete the corrections or provide the requested additional information within 30 days from the request shall result in the application being considered incomplete and will be inactivated. Please be aware, your Temporary Permit will become invalid at the time the OLCC inactivates your application. The applicant will need to reapply.

For more information, contact marijuana.workerpermit@olcc.oregon.gov.


Renewing Your Marijuana Worker Permit

Permit holders should receive a renewal notification sent to the email address on file with the OLCC.  Go to the CAMP Customer Portal Guide for more information on renewing your Worker Permit.



Frequently Asked Questions

All employees who perform work on behalf of an OLCC licensed producer, processor, wholesaler, or retailer, including the licensees working in a licensed business or managing information in CTS must possess a marijuana worker permit if they participate in any of the following:

  • Possession, production, propagation, processing, securing or selling of marijuana items at the premises for which the license has been issued;
  • Recording of the possession, production, propagation, processing, securing or selling of marijuana items at the premises for which the license has been issued;
  • The verification of any document described in ORS 475B.170; or
  • The direct supervision of a person described above.


Apply here: https://camp.olcc.online/ 

For step-by-step instructions, you can access the CAMP Customer Portal User Guide.

The Marijuana Worker Permit fee is $100 and is due upon application submission.

After you pay for your permit, you will be able to print your temporary permit (if eligible) from the dashboard. You will receive an email when your permanent permit is ready to be printed.

Log in, click on Dashboard. Select Permits, and click the permit you would like to print. Click Download.  Follow your computer’s normal process for printing.

Denial criteria is located in the OLCC Division 25 rules, OAR 845-025-5540.

Yes, a separate background check is required for the worker permit application. This will be processed directly by OLCC. You will be contacted by an email from marijuana.workerpermit@olcc.oregon.gov if additional information is needed.

All marijuana workers will take the same test, this will allow for you to change jobs within the industry if you so desire.

Yes, all employees, even seasonal employees need a worker permit.

Worker permits are only required for employees of businesses licensed by the OLCC. However, some medical marijuana businesses may ask you to get a worker permit.

New CAMP users who are permit holders, recently applied for a permit, or who already have permitting info in the system will have an Access Code.

The system provides a name and email address tool to have your Access Code sent to you via the specified email address.  Please use the e-mail address the OLCC has on file for you.  If you chose to use a different email address to set up your CAMP user account, you must update that field in the search tool to acquire your Access Code.  Hit the Send Code button when you have the fields completed.

Check your email for your Access Code.  Please be sure to check Junk and Spam folders.

Type your Access Code in the provided box and click on Associate.

After you associate your Access Code and click Continue, you will be directed to your “Home" screen.

For more information about logging in with an access code, click HERE.


You must associate your current permit or permit application in OLCC’s legacy licensing system into CAMP with your Access Code. For more information about logging in with an access code, click HERE.

If you already have a CAMP user account, (you may have previously set one up as an OLCC license holder), you will need to go to My Profile to acquire your Worker Permit Access Code. For instructions on using your Access Code, click HERE.

You will receive an email from OLCCpayments@olcc.oregon.gov when your payment has been successfully submitted.

  1. Go to CAMP: https://camp.olcc.online/ 
  2. Go to your dashboard in CAMP, scroll to Actions Required, select Your Worker Permit.
  3. In Permit Activities, select the Renew Permit button.
  4. You will need to provide a copy of your ID / Driver’s license –or—Passport
  5. You do NOT need to take the assessment again.
  6. ​Once you have submitted your renewal, your application will be placed in the renewal que and will be assigned in the order it was received.​

At the time of an initial or renewal application for a Marijuana Worker Permit, the individual must pay a $100 worker permit application fee.

There are no refunds for Marijuana Worker Permit applications or renewals.


The Actions Required section of the license dashboard highlights any outstanding items or tasks a person may need to perform. If you have applied for a Marijuana Worker Permit, you will need to go on the Permitting and Education Dashboard to check for Actions Required.  


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To examine the action required, click on the blue number that is underlined in the Number column. This will take you to the task that needs to be performed. As tasks are completed, they should be removed from the Actions Required section.  

For more information on Action Requests, please access the CAMP Customer Portal User Guide.

You will receive email notification and see an active permit on your dashboard when the OLCC has approved your application.

As long as the renewal process has been completed properly, there should not be an interruption in METRC access.

Once a renewal application has been successfully submitted, the system will issue a temporary permit until your renewal application has been certified. You are legal to work with your temporary permit until that time.

Your renewed worker permit is good for five years.

The OLCC may only deny or revoke a renewal by going through the administrative hearing process. Marijuana Worker Permit Denial Criteria (OAR 845-025-5540) contains information about the denial process. The OLCC must issue you a Notice of Denial in accordance with ORS Chapter 183.

Once a renewal application has been successfully submitted, the system will issue a temporary permit until your renewal application has been Certified. You are legal to work with your temporary permit until that time.

If your legal name has changed, in “Permit Activities,” please request a name change. You will be required to provide a valid approved ID showing your updated legal name. 

If your address has changed, update it in CAMP: https://camp.olcc.online/ 

If you need to update your email address and remember your username and password, you can log into your account and update the email address in your profile settings.

If you do not remember your username or password, please follow the Forgot My Password option on the login screen. If you no longer have access to the email associated with your CAMP profile, you will need to contact us at marijuana.workerpermit@olcc.oregon.gov to have the password reset manually. 

If you do not remember your username or password, please follow the Forgot My Password option on the login screen. If you no longer have access to the email associated with your CAMP profile, you will need to contact us at marijuana.workerpermit@olcc.oregon.gov to have the password reset manually. 

No. Please follow the Forgot Password link on the login webpage. If you are still unable to access your account, please email marijuana.licensing@olcc.oregon.gov from the email address you used to register your account. You will receive an email response within 24 hours during regular business hours, M-F, 8am-5pm. Please allow for the next business day if you submit your request after 5pm on Fridays.

Questions?

For more information about Marijuana Worker Permits, please email marijuana.workerpermit@olcc.oregon.gov.