Oklahoma 2022 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB2179 Comm Sub / Bill

Filed 03/15/2022

                     
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022) 
 
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 
FOR 
HOUSE BILL NO. 2179 	By: Fetgatter 
 
 
 
 
 
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 
 
An Act relating to medical marijuana; amending 63 
O.S. 2021, Section 422, which relates to licensing 
requirements for medical marijuana commercial 
growers; providing statutory reference for 
application fee; updating language; amending 63 O.S. 
2021, Section 427.14, which relates to the Oklah oma 
Medical Marijuana and Patient Prote ction Act; 
establishing tiered licensing fee schedule for 
medical marijuana commercial growers; defining term s; 
updating language; and declaring an emergency. 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAH OMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     63 O.S. 2021, Section 422, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 422. A.  The State Department of Healt h shall, within 
thirty (30) days of passag e of this initiative, Oklahoma Medical 
Marijuana Authority shall make available on its website in an easy-
to-find location an application for a medical marijuana commercial 
grower license.  The application fee shall be Two Thousand Five 
Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) paid by the applicant in the amounts 
provided for in Section 427.14 of th is title.  A method of payment   
 
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for the application fee shall be provided on the website of the 
Department Authority.  The State Department of Health Authority 
shall have ninety (90) days to review the application; approve, 
reject or deny the application; and mail the approval, rejection or 
denial letter stating the reasons for the rejection or denial to the 
applicant. 
B.  The State Department of Healt h Authority shall approve all 
applications which meet the following criteria: 
1.  The applicant must be twenty-five (25) years of age or 
older; 
2.  The applicant, if applying as an individual, must show 
residency in the State of Oklahoma; 
3.  All applying entities must show that all members, managers, 
and board members are Oklahoma resi dents; 
4.  An applying entity may show owner ship of non-Oklahoma 
residents, but that percentage ownership may not exceed twenty -five 
percent (25%); 
5.  All applying individuals or entities must be registered to 
conduct business in the State of Oklahoma; and 
6. All applicants must disclose all owner ship interests in the 
commercial grower operation. 
Applicants with a nonviolent felony conviction in the last two 
(2) years, any other felony conviction in the last five (5) years, 
inmates in the custody of the D epartment of Corrections or any   
 
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person currently incarcerated shall not qualify for a commercial 
grower license. 
C.  A licensed medical marijuana commercial grower may sell 
marijuana to a licensed medical marijuana dispensary or a licensed 
medical marijuana processor.  Further, sales by a licensed medical 
marijuana commercial grower shall be considered wholesale sales and 
shall not be subject to taxation.  Under no circumstances may a 
licensed medical marijuana commercial grower sell marijuana directly 
to a licensed medical marijuana patient or licensed medical 
marijuana caregiver.  A licensed medical marijuana commercial grower 
may only sell at the wholesale level to a license d medical marijuana 
dispensary, a licensed medical marijuana commercial grower or a 
licensed medical marijuana processor.  If the federal government 
lifts restrictions on buying and selling mariju ana between states, 
then a licensed medical marijuana commercial grower would be allow ed 
to sell and buy marijuana wholesale from, or to, a n out-of-state 
wholesale provider.  A licensed medical marijuana commercial grower 
shall be required to complete a monthly yield and sales report to 
the State Department of Health Authority.  This report shall be due 
on the fifteenth of each month and provide reporting on the previous 
month.  This report shall detail the amount of marijuana harvested 
in pounds, the amount of drying or dried marijuana on hand, the 
amount of marijuana sold to licensed processors in pounds, the 
amount of waste in pounds, and the amount of marijuana sold t o   
 
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licensed medical marijuana dispensaries in pounds.  Additionally, 
this report shall show total wholesale sales in dollars .  The State 
Department of Health Authority shall have oversight and auditing 
responsibilities to ensure th at all marijuana being grown by 
licensed medical marijuana commercial growers is accounted for.   
D.  There shall be no limits on how much marijuana a licensed 
medical marijuana commercial grower can grow. 
E.  Beginning on the effective date of this act, l icensed 
medical marijuana commercial growers shall be authorized to package 
and sell pre-rolled marijuana to licensed medical marijuana 
dispensaries.  The products described in this subsection shall 
contain only the ground parts of the mari juana plant and shall not 
include marijuana conc entrates or derivatives.  The total net weight 
of each pre-roll packaged and sold by licensed medical marijuana 
commercial growers shall not exc eed one (1) gram.  These products 
must be tested, packaged and labeled in accordance with Oklahoma law 
and rules promulgated by the State Commissioner of Health Authority. 
SECTION 2.     AMENDATORY     63 O.S. 2021, Section 427. 14, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 427.14 A.  There is hereby created the medica l 
marijuana business license, which shall inc lude the following 
categories: 
1.  Medical marijuana commercial grower; 
2.  Medical marijuana processor;   
 
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3.  Medical marijuana dispensary; 
4.  Medical marijuana transporter; and 
5.  Medical marijuana testin g laboratory. 
B.  The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana A uthority, with the aid of 
the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, shall develop a 
website for medical marijuana business applications. 
C.  The Authority shall make available on its website in an 
easy-to-find location, applications for a medical m arijuana 
business. 
D.  The 1.  Except as provided in paragraph 2 of this 
subsection, the annual, nonrefundable application fee for a medical 
marijuana business license shall be Two Thousand Five Hundred 
Dollars ($2,500.00). 
2.  The annual, nonrefundable application fee for a medical 
marijuana commercial grower shall be as follows: 
a. For an indoor medical marijuana grow facility: 
(1) Tier 1:  Up to one thousand six hundred sixty -
seven (1,667) square feet of canopy, the fee 
shall be Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars 
($2,500.00), 
(2) Tier 2:  One thousand six hundred sixty -eight 
(1,668) square feet of canopy to two thousand 
four hundred ninety-nine (2,499) square feet of 
canopy, the fee shall be cal culated at One Dollar   
 
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and fifty cents ($1.50) per square foot of 
canopy, 
(3) Tier 3: Two thousand five hundred (2,500) squa re 
feet of canopy to four thousand nine hundred 
ninety-nine (4,999) square feet of canopy, the 
fee shall be calculated at One Dollar and fifty 
cents ($1.50) per square foot of canopy, 
(4) Tier 4:  Five thousand (5,000) square feet of 
canopy to nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine 
(9,999) square feet of canopy, the fee shall be 
calculated at One Dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) 
per square foot of canopy, 
(5) Tier 5:  Ten thousand (10,000) square f eet of 
canopy to nineteen thousand nine hundred ninety-
nine (19,999) square feet of canopy, the fee 
shall be calculated at One Dollar and fifty cents 
($1.50) per square foot of canopy, 
(6) Tier 6:  Twenty thousan d (20,000) square feet of 
canopy to twenty-nine thousand nine hundred 
ninety-nine (29,999) square feet of canopy, the 
fee shall be calculated at One Dollar and fifty 
cents ($1.50) per square foot of canopy , 
(7) Tier 7:  Thirty thousand (30,000) square feet of 
canopy to forty-nine thousand nine hundred   
 
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ninety-nine (49,999) square feet of canopy , the 
fee shall be calculated at One Dollar and fifty 
cents ($1.50) per square foot of canopy, and 
(8) Tier 8: Fifty thousand (50,000) squ are feet of 
canopy and beyond, the fee shall be calculated at 
One Dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per square 
foot of canopy, 
b. For a greenhouse or a light deprivation medical 
marijuana grow facility: 
(1) Tier 1:  Up to one thousand six hundred sixty-
seven (1,667) square feet of canop y, the fee 
shall be Two Thousand Five Hun dred Dollars 
($2,500.00), 
(2) Tier 2:  One thousand six hundred sixty-eight 
(1,668) square feet of canopy to two thousand 
four hundred ninety-nine (2,499) square feet of 
canopy, the fee shall be cal culated at One Dollar 
and fifty cents ($1.50) per square foot of 
canopy, 
(3) Tier 3:  Two thousand five hundred (2,500) square 
feet of canopy to four th ousand nine hundred 
ninety-nine (4,999) square feet of canopy, the 
fee shall be calculated at One Dollar and fifty 
cents ($1.50) per square foot of canopy ,   
 
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(4) Tier 4:  Five thousand (5,000) square feet of 
canopy to nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine 
(9,999) square feet of canopy, the fee shall be 
calculated at One Dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) 
per square foot of canopy , 
(5) Tier 5:  Ten thousand (10,000) square feet of 
canopy to nineteen thousand nine hundred ninety -
nine (19,999) square feet of canopy, the fee 
shall be calculated at One Dollar and fifty cents 
($1.50) per square foot of canopy , 
(6) Tier 6:  Twenty thousa nd (20,000) square feet of 
canopy to twenty-nine thousand nine hundred 
ninety-nine (29,999) square feet of canopy, the 
fee shall be calculated at One Dollar and fifty 
cents ($1.50) per square foot of canopy , 
(7) Tier 7:  Thirty thousand (30,000) square fee t of 
canopy to forty-nine thousand nine hund red 
ninety-nine (49,999) square feet of canopy, the 
fee shall be calculated at One Dollar and fifty 
cents ($1.50) per square foot of canopy, and 
(8) Tier 8:  Fifty thousand ( 50,000) square feet of 
canopy and beyond, the fee shall be calculated at 
One Dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per square 
foot of canopy,    
 
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c. For an outdoor medical marijuana grow fac ility: 
(1) Tier 1:  Up to eighty-three thousand three 
hundred thirty-four (83,334) square feet of 
canopy, the fee shall be Two Thousand Five 
Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), 
(2) Tier 2:  Eighty-three thousand three hundred 
thirty-five (83,335) square feet of canopy to two 
hundred seventeen thousand seven hundred ninety-
nine (217,799) square feet of canopy, the fee 
shall be calculated at three cents ($0.03) per 
square foot of canopy, 
(3) Tier 3:  Two hundred sevente en thousand eight 
hundred (217,800) square feet of c anopy to four 
hundred thirty-five thousand five hundre d ninety-
nine (435,599) square feet of canopy, the fee 
shall be calculated at three cents ($0.03) per 
square foot of canopy, 
(4) Tier 4:  Four hundred thirty-five thousand six 
hundred (435,600) square feet of canopy to ei ght 
hundred seventy-one thousand one hundred ninety -
nine (871,199) square feet of canopy, the fee 
shall be calculated at three cents ($0.03) per 
square foot of canopy,   
 
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(5) Tier 5: Eight hundred seventy-one thousand two 
hundred (871,200) square feet of canopy to one 
million three hundred six thousand seven hundred 
ninety-nine (1,306,799) square feet of canopy, 
the fee shall be calculat ed at three cents 
($0.03) per square foot of canopy, 
(6) Tier 6:  One million three hundred six thousand 
eight hundred (1,306,800) square feet of canopy 
to one million seven hun dred forty-two thousand 
three hundred ninety-nine (1,742,399) square feet 
of canopy, the fee shall be calculated at three 
cents ($0.03) per square foot of canopy, 
(7) Tier 7:  One million seven hundred forty-two 
thousand four hundred (1,742,400) square feet of 
canopy to two million one hundre d seventy-seven 
thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (2,177,999) 
square feet of canopy , the fee shall be 
calculated at three cents ($0.03) per square foot 
of canopy, and 
(8) Tier 8:  Two million one hun dred seventy-eight 
thousand (2,178,000) square fe et of canopy and 
beyond, the fee shall be cal culated at three 
cents ($0.03) per square foot of canopy, or   
 
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d. For a medical marijuana grow facility that produces 
clones from nonflowering plants for retail sale, the 
fee shall be Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars 
($2,500.00). 
3.  As used in this subsection: 
a. "canopy" means the total surface area within a 
cultivation area that is de dicated to the cultivation 
of flowering marijuana plants.  The surface area of 
the plant canopy must be cal culated in square feet and 
measured and must include all of the area within the 
boundaries where the cultivation of the flowering 
marijuana plants occurs.  If the surface of the plant 
canopy consists of noncontiguous areas, each co mponent 
area must be separated by identifiable boundar ies.  If 
a tiered or shelving system i s used in the cultivation 
area, the surface area of each tier or shelf must be 
included in calculating the area of the plant canopy.  
Calculation of the are a of the plant canopy may not 
include the areas within the cult ivation area that are 
used to cultivate immature marijuana plants and 
seedlings, prior to flowering, and that are not used 
at any time to cultivate mature marijuana plants .  If 
the flowering plants are vertically grown in 
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measured by the circumference of the cylinder 
multiplied by the total length of the cylinder, 
b. "greenhouse" means a structure located outdoors that 
is completely covered by a material that allows a 
controlled level of li ght transmission, and 
c. "light deprivation" means a structure that has 
concrete floors and the abilit y to manipulate natural 
light. 
E.  All applicants seeking licensure or licensure renewal as a 
medical marijuana business shall comply with the following general 
requirements: 
1.  All applications for licens es and registrations authorized 
pursuant to this section shall be made upon forms prescribed b y the 
Authority; 
2.  Each application shall identify the city or county in which 
the applicant seeks to obtain licensure as a medical marijuana 
business; 
3.  Applicants shall submit a complete application to the 
Department Authority before the application may be accepted or 
considered; 
4. All applications shall be complete and accurate in every 
detail;   
 
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5.  All applications shal l include all attachments or 
supplemental information required by the forms supplied by the 
Authority; 
6.  All applications shall b e accompanied by a full remittance 
for the whole amount of the application fees .  Application fees are 
nonrefundable; 
7.  All applicants shall be approved for lic ensing review that, 
at a minimum, meets the following criteria: 
a. twenty-five (25) years of a ge or older, 
b. if applying as an individual, proof that the applicant 
is an Oklahoma resident pursuant to paragraph 11 of 
this subsection, 
c. if applying as an entity, proof that seventy-five 
percent (75%) of all members, managers, executive 
officers, partners, board members or any other form of 
business ownership are Oklahoma residents pursuant to 
paragraph 11 of this subsecti on, 
d. if applying as an individual or entity, proof that the 
individual or entity is registered to conduct business 
in the State of Oklahoma, 
e. disclosure of all ownership interests pursuant t o the 
Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act , 
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f. proof that the medical marijuan a business, medical 
marijuana research facility, medical marijuana 
education facility and medi cal marijuana waste 
disposal facility applicant or licensee has not been 
convicted of a nonviolent felony in the last two (2) 
years, or any other felony convictio n within the last 
five (5) years, is not a current inmate in the custody 
of the Department of Corrections, or currently 
incarcerated in a jail or corrections facility; 
8.  There shall be no limit to the number of medica l marijuana 
business licenses or cate gories that an individual or entity can 
apply for or receive, although each application and ea ch category 
shall require a separate application and application fee .  A 
commercial grower, processor and dispensary, or any combination 
thereof, are authorized t o share the same address or physical 
location, subject to the restrictions set forth i n the Oklahoma 
Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act ; 
9.  All applicants for a medical marijuana business license, 
research facility license or education facility license authorized 
by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, or for 
a renewal of such license, shall undergo an Oklahoma criminal 
history background check conducted by the Oklahoma State Bureau of 
Investigation (OSBI) within thirty (30) days prior to the 
application for the license, including:   
 
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a. individual applicants applying o n their own behalf, 
b. individuals applying on behalf of an entity, 
c. all principal officers of an entity, and 
d. all owners of an entity as defined b y the Oklahoma 
Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act; 
10.  All applicable fees charged by the OSBI are the 
responsibility of the applicant and shall not be higher than fees 
charged to any other person or industry for such b ackground checks; 
11.  In order to be considered an Oklahoma resident for purposes 
of a medical marijuana business application, all applicants shall 
provide proof of Oklahoma residency for at least two (2) years 
immediately preceding the date of applicatio n or five (5) years of 
continuous Oklahoma residency during the preceding twenty-five (25) 
years immediately preceding the date of application.  Sufficient 
documentation of proof of residency shall include a combination of 
the following: 
a. an unexpired Oklahoma-issued driver license, 
b. an Oklahoma identification card, 
c. a utility bill preceding the date of application, 
excluding cellular telephone and Internet bills, 
d. a residential property deed to property in the State 
of Oklahoma, and   
 
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e. a rental agreement preceding the date of applicat ion 
for residential property located in the State of 
Oklahoma. 
Applicants that were issued a m edical marijuana business license 
prior to August 30, 2019, are hereby exempt from the two -year or 
five-year Oklahoma residen ce requirement mentioned above; 
12.  All license applicants shall be required to submit a 
registration with the Oklahoma State Bure au of Narcotics and 
Dangerous Drugs Control as provided in Sections 2 -302 through 2-304 
of this title; 
13.  All applicants shall establish their identity through 
submission of a color copy or digital image of one of the following 
unexpired documents: 
a. front of an Oklahoma driver license, 
b. front of an Oklahoma identification card, 
c. a United States passport or other photo id entification 
issued by the United Sta tes government, or 
d. a tribal identification card approved for 
identification purposes by the Oklahoma Department of 
Public Safety; and 
14.  All applicants shall submit an applicant photograph. 
F.  The Authority shall review the medical marijuana business 
application; approve, reject or deny the application; and mail the   
 
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approval, rejection, denial or status-update letter to the applicant 
within ninety (90) business days of receipt of the application. 
G.  1.  The Authority shall review the medical marijuan a 
business applications and conduct all investigations, inspections 
and interviews before app roving the application. 
2.  Approved applicants shall be issued a medical marijuana 
business license for the specific category applied under, which 
shall act as proof of their approved status.  Rejection and denial 
letters shall provide a reason for the r ejection or denial.  
Applications may only be rejected or denied based on the applicant 
not meeting the standards set forth in the provisions of the 
Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and Sections 
420 through 426.1 of this title , improper completion of the 
application, or for a reason provided for i n the Oklahoma Medical 
Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and Sections 420 through 426.1 
of this title.  If an application is rejected for failure to provide 
required information, the applica nt shall have thirty (30) days to 
submit the required information for reconsideration .  No additional 
application fee shall be charged for such reconsideration .  Unless 
the Department Authority determines otherwise, an application that 
has been resubmitted b ut is still incomplete or contains errors that 
are not clerical or typographical in nature shall be denied. 
3.  Status-update letters shall provide a reason for d elay in 
either approval, rejection or denial should a situation arise in   
 
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which an application was submitted properly but a delay in 
processing the application occurred. 
4.  Approval, rejection, denial or status-update letters shall 
be sent to the applicant in the same method the application was 
submitted to the Department Authority. 
H.  A license for a medical marijuana business, medical 
marijuana research facility, medical marijuana education facility or 
medical marijuana waste disposal facility shall not be issued to or 
held by: 
1.  A person until all required fees have been paid; 
2.  A person who has been convicted of a nonviolent felony 
within two (2) years of the date of application, or within five (5) 
years for any other felony; 
3.  A corporation, if the criminal history of any of its 
officers, directors or stockholders indicates that the offic er, 
director or stockholder has been convicted of a nonviolent felony 
within two (2) years of the date of application, or wit hin five (5) 
years for any other felo ny; 
4.  A person under twenty-five (25) years of age; 
5.  A person licensed pursuant to this s ection who, during a 
period of licensure, or who, at the time of application, has failed 
to: 
a. file taxes, interest or penal ties due related to a 
medical marijuana business, or   
 
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b. pay taxes, interest or penalties due related to a 
medical marijuana busines s; 
6. A sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer or prosecuting 
officer, or an officer or employee of the Authority or munici pality; 
7.  A person whose authority to be a caregiver, as defined in 
Section 427.2 of this title, has been revoked by the Department 
Authority; or 
8.  A person who was involved in the management or operations of 
any medical marijuana business, medical mar ijuana research facility, 
medical marijuana education facility or medical marijuana waste 
disposal facility that, after the initiat ion of a disciplinary 
action, has had a medical marijuana license revoked, not renewed, or 
surrendered during the five (5) ye ars preceding submission of the 
application and for the following violations: 
a. unlawful sales or purchases, 
b. any fraudulent acts, falsification of records or 
misrepresentation to the Authority, medical marijuana 
patient licensees, caregiver licensees o r medical 
marijuana business licensee s, 
c. any grossly inaccurate or fraudulent reporting, 
d. threatening or harming any medical ma rijuana patient, 
caregiver, medical practitioner or employee of the 
Department Authority,   
 
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e. knowingly or intentionally refus ing to permit the 
Department Authority access to premises or records, 
f. using a prohibited, hazardous substance for p rocessing 
in a residential area, 
g. criminal acts relating to the operation of a medical 
marijuana business, or 
h. any violations that end anger public health and safety 
or product safety. 
I.  In investigating the qualifications of an applicant or a 
licensee, the Department, Authority and municipalities may have 
access to criminal history record information furnished by a 
criminal justice age ncy subject to any restrictions impos ed by such 
an agency. 
J. The failure of an applicant or licensee to provide the 
requested information by the Authority deadline may be grounds for 
denial of the application. 
K.  All applicants and licensees shall submit information to the 
Department and Authority in a full, faithful, truthful and fair 
manner.  The Department and Authority may recommend denial of an 
application where the applicant or licensee made misstatements, 
omissions, misrepresentations or untruths in the application or in 
connection with the background investigation of the applicant.  This 
type of conduct may b e grounds for administrative action against the   
 
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applicant or licensee.  Typos and scrivener errors shall not be 
grounds for denial. 
L.  A licensed medical marijuana business prem ises shall be 
subject to and responsible for compliance with applicable provision s 
consistent with the zoning where such business is located as 
described in the most recent versions of the Oklahoma Uniform 
Building Code, the International Building Code and the International 
Fire Code, unless granted an exemption b y a municipality or 
appropriate code enforcement entity. 
M.  All medical marijuana business , medical marijuana research 
facility, medical marijuana education fa cility and medical marijuana 
waste disposal facility licensees shall pay the relevant licensure 
fees prior to receivin g licensure to operate. 
N.  A medical marijuana business, medical marijuana research 
facility, medical marijuana education facility or med ical marijuana 
waste disposal facilit y that attempts to renew its license after the 
expiration date of the license sh all pay a late renewal fee in an 
amount to be determined by the Department Authority to reinstate the 
license.  Late renewal fees are nonre fundable.  A license that has 
been expired for more than ninety (90) days shall not be renewed. 
O.  No medical marijuana busine ss, medical marijuana research 
facility, medical marijuana education facility or medical marijuana 
waste disposal facility shall possess, sell or transfer medical   
 
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marijuana or medical marijuana products without a valid, unexpired 
license issued by the Department Authority. 
SECTION 3.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation 
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby 
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and 
be in full force from and after its passage and approval. 
 
58-2-11120 LRB 03/15/22