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1-An Act
2-ENROLLED HOUSE
3-BILL NO. 2646 By: Echols and Davis of the
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28+STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30+1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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32+CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
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35+HOUSE BILL NO. 2646 By: Echols and Davis of the
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1648 An Act relating to medical marijuana; amending
1749 Section 1, State Question No. 788, Initiative
1850 Petition No. 412, as last amended by Section 44,
1951 Chapter 161, O.S.L. 2020 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section
2052 420), which relates to patient and caregiver
2153 licensing requirements; modifying language;
2254 specifying measurements in grams; clarifying scope of
2355 certain offense; updating references to licensees;
2456 specifying biannual payment of application fees for
2557 patient licenses; providing for reprints of licenses;
2658 setting fee amount; prov iding a temporary medical
2759 marijuana patient license for nonresident medical
2860 marijuana licensee; authorizing the State Department
2961 of Health to deny patient license applications;
3062 removing certain recordkeeping requirement;
3163 specifying types of records the Dep artment shall seal
3264 to protect privacy; updating statutory references;
3365 clarifying application requirements; amending Section
3466 2, State Question No. 788, Initiative Petition No.
3567 412 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 421), which relates
3668 to dispensary licensing requ irements; updating
3769 language; increasing time limitation for reviewing
3870 dispensary license applications; authorizing the
3971 Department to deny dispensary license applications;
40-deleting penalties for fraudulent reports and
72+deleting penalties for inaccurate reports and
4173 fraudulent sales; authorizing licensed dispensaries
4274 to sell pre-rolled marijuana; specifying types of
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43101 products that can be used for pre -rolled marijuana;
44102 providing testing, packaging and labeling
45103 requirements; prohibiting physical handling of
46-medical marijuana; providing exception s; amending ENR. H. B. NO. 2646 Page 2
104+medical marijuana; providing exceptions; amending
47105 Section 3, State Question No. 788, Initiative
48106 Petition No. 412 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 422),
49107 which relates to commercial grower licensing
50108 requirements; modifying language; increasing time
51109 limitation for reviewing commercial grower license
52110 applications; authorizing the Department to deny
53111 commercial grower license applications; authorizing
54112 licensed commercial growers to sell to other licensed
55-commercial growers; deleting penalties for fraudulent
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57-sell pre-rolled marijuana; specifying types of
58-products that can be used for pre -rolled marijuana;
59-providing testing, packaging and labeling
60-requirements; amending Section 4, State Question No.
61-788, Initiative Petition No. 412 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020,
62-Section 423), which relates to medical marijuana
63-processor licensing requirements; updating language;
64-increasing time limitation for reviewing proce ssor
65-license applications; authorizing the Department to
66-deny processor license applications; providing for
67-twice-yearly inspections of processing operations;
68-deleting penalties for fraudulent reports; declaring
113+commercial growers; deleting penalties for inaccurate
114+reports and fraudulent sales; authorizing licensed
115+commercial growers to sell pre-rolled marijuana;
116+specifying types of products that can be used for
117+pre-rolled marijuana; providing testing, packaging
118+and labeling requirements; amending Section 4, State
119+Question No. 788, Initiative Petition No. 412 (63
120+O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 423), which relates to
121+medical marijuana processor licensing requirements;
122+updating language; increasing time limitation for
123+reviewing processor license applications; authorizing
124+the Department to deny processor license
125+applications; providing for twice-yearly inspections
126+of processing operations; deleting penalties for
127+inaccurate reports and fraudulent sales; declaring
69128 the Medical Marijuana Advisory Council as the entity
70129 responsible for creating certain standards; amending
71130 Section 6, State Ques tion No. 788, Initiative
72131 Petition No. 412, as last amended by Section 46,
73132 Chapter 161, O.S.L. 2020 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section
74133 425), which relates to protections for medical
75134 marijuana patient licensees; updating language;
76135 deleting certain definition; spec ifying manner by
77136 which distances between certain properties shall be
78137 measured; providing exceptions; specifying name of
79138 certain act; amending Section 7, State Question No.
80139 788, Initiative Petition No. 412 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020,
81140 Section 426), which relates to the taxation of
82141 medical marijuana; updating language and name of
83142 state agency; amending Section 4, Chapter 509, O.S.L.
84143 2019 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 426.1), which
85144 relates to license revocations and hearings; deleting
86145 certain exception; updating langua ge and statutory
87146 references; modifying information the Department may
88147 share with law enforcement; providing for an online
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89174 verification system; directing the Department to
90175 share list of marijuana -licensed premises with state
91-agencies; directing marijuana -licensed businesses to ENR. H. B. NO. 2646 Page 3
176+agencies; directing marijuana -licensed businesses to
92177 submit certain documentation when requesting a change
93178 in location; modifying certificate of compliance
94179 requirements; recognizing previously submitted
95180 certificates of compliance for licensure renewals;
96181 providing certain exceptions; amen ding Section 2,
97182 Chapter 11, O.S.L. 2019, as last amended by Section
98183 48, Chapter 161, O.S.L. 2020, Section 3, Chapter 11,
99184 O.S.L. 2019, as amended by Section 6, Chapter 477,
100185 O.S.L. 2019, Section 4, Chapter 11, O.S.L. 2019,
101186 Section 6, Chapter 11, O.S.L. 2019, as amended by
102187 Section 7, Chapter 477, O.S.L. 2019, Section 7,
103188 Chapter 11, O.S.L. 2019, as amended by Section 5,
104189 Chapter 509, O.S.L. 2019, Section 9, Chapter 11,
105190 O.S.L. 2019, Section 10, Chapter 11, O.S.L. 2019, as
106191 amended by Section 2, Chapter 390, O.S.L. 2019,
107192 Section 11, Chapter 11, O.S.L. 2019, Section 13,
108193 Chapter 11, O.S.L. 2019, Section 14, Chapter 11,
109194 O.S.L. 2019, as last amended by Section 51, Chapter
110195 161, O.S.L. 2020, Section 16, Chapter 11, O.S.L.
111196 2019, Section 17, Chapter 11, O.S.L. 2019, as amen ded
112197 by Section 4, Chapter 312, O.S.L. 2019, Section 18,
113198 Chapter 11, O.S.L. 2019, Section 19, Chapter 11,
114199 O.S.L. 2019, Section 20, Chapter 11, O.S.L. 2019,
115200 Section 22, Chapter 11, O.S.L. 2019 and Section 23,
116201 Chapter 11, O.S.L. 2019, as amended by Section 11 ,
117202 Chapter 477, O.S.L. 2019 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020,
118203 Sections 427.2, 427.3, 427.4, 427.6, 427.7, 427.9,
119204 427.10, 427.11, 427.13, 427.14, 427.16, 427.17,
120205 427.18, 427.19, 427.20, 427.22 and 427.23), which
121206 relate to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
122207 Protection Act; updating references to certain named
123208 act; modifying scope of certain definitions; deleting
124-certain definitions; clarifyin g duties of the State
125-Department of Health ; authorizing the Department to
126-establish fee schedule and collect fees; providing
127-for regulations on information to be submitted;
128-specifying information to be submitted; removing
129-notice requirement for inspections; requiring medical
130-marijuana business lic ensees to submit samples to a
131-quality assurance laboratory under certain
132-circumstances; limiting samples to certain number per
133-year; providing for cost of submitted samples;
134-allowing for on-site inspections and investigations
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137-certain facilities; providing for post-licensure
138-inspections; providing for additional inspections
139-under certain circumstances; deleting notice
140-provision; removing option for licensees to obtain
141-legal representation prior to certain interview;
142-providing for the suspension or revocation of
143-licenses for nonpayment of penalties; establishing
209+certain definitions; clarifying duties of the
210+Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority; authorizing the
211+Authority to establish fee schedule and collect fees;
212+removing notice requirement for inspections;
213+providing for regulations on information to be
214+submitted; specifying information to be submitted;
215+requiring medical marijuana business licensees to
216+submit samples to a quality assurance laboratory
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249+licensure inspections; providing for additional
250+inspections under certain circumstances; deleting
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144255 penalties for inaccurate or fraudulent reports;
145256 making certain acts unlawful; providing penalties;
146257 providing construing provision regarding the
147258 diversion of medical marijuana; authori zing the
148259 issuance of written orders for alleged violations;
149260 specifying contents of written orders; authorizing
150261 the Department to impose disciplinary actions and
151262 monetary penalties; allowing licensees to request an
152263 administrative hearing; directing the Depa rtment to
153264 initiate administrative proceedings upon such
154265 request; authorizing the Department to issue certain
155266 emergency order without notice or hearing; requiring
156267 immediate compliance with provisions of the order;
157-providing for the asses sment of penalties; offering
158-licensees a hearing; clarifying privacy requirements
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160-deleting references to certain federal act; directing
161-the Authority to protect patient and caregiver
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163-contact recommending physicians of patient licensees;
268+providing for the assessment of penalties;
269+authorizing licensees to request a hearing;
270+clarifying privacy requirements for handling records
271+of patients and caregivers; deleting references to
272+certain federal act; directing the Authority to
273+protect patient and caregiver records and
274+information; authorizing the Authority to contact
275+recommending physicians of patient licensees;
164276 expanding certain criminal and civil protections to
165277 podiatrists; directing the Department to immediately
166278 void licenses under certain circumstances; allowing
167279 patients to request t he withdrawal of a caregiver
168280 license; providing for such withdrawal without the
169281 right to a hearing; requiring certain facilities to
170282 keep transaction records and utilize seed -to-sale
171283 tracking system; directing medical marijuana
172284 businesses and facilities tha t retain inventory
173285 tracking records to comply with state and federal
174286 privacy laws; deleting inventory tracking records
175287 retention requirement; clarifying term of application
176288 fee for medical marijuana businesses; directing
177289 license renewal applicants to compl y with certain
178290 requirements; clarifying criteria provisions for
179291 licensees; requiring criminal history background
180292 checks for license renewal applicants; modifying
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182320 modifying list of identification documents necess ary
183321 for licensure; providing for the denial of business
184322 license applications; providing for the denial of
185323 resubmitted applications under certain circumstances;
186324 prohibiting the issuance of research, education and
187325 waste disposal facility licenses to certain persons;
188326 removing directive to consider additional information
189327 about applicants with criminal history records;
190328 requesting licensees to provide certain information
191329 to the Authority; requiring medical marijuana
192330 research, education and waste disposal facility
193331 licensees to pay licensure fees prior to receiving
194-license; establishing late renewal fee for expired
332+license; establishing renewal fee for expired
195333 licenses; making late renewal fees nonrefundable;
196334 prohibiting the renewal of certain expired licenses;
197335 prohibiting medical marijuana businesses, research,
198336 education and waste disposal facilities from
199337 operating without a valid, unexpired license;
200338 allowing certain licensed medical marijuana
201339 facilities to obtain medical marijuana transporter
202340 licenses; reducing fee amount of annual transporter
203341 agent license; establ ishing transporter agent license
204342 reprint fee; clarifying residency requirement;
205343 deleting certain inventory manifest requirement;
206344 extending time limitation for maintaining copies of
207-inventory manifests and logs; providing restrictions
208-on laboratory ownership and the employment of certain
209-persons; modifying scope of duties related to the
210-development of testing practices and research
211-methods; removing mandate that prohibits indirect
212-beneficial owners from owning a laboratory; allowing
213-medical marijuana testing laboratories to conduct
214-certain research; authorizing medical marijuana
215-testing laboratories to accept samples from licensed
216-research and education facilities; prohibiting the
217-testing of samples from certain businesses; directing
218-the Department to develop standards and policies for
219-the immediate recall of medical marijuana products;
220-increasing time limitation for medical marijuana
221-testing laboratories to retain test results;
222-requiring test of individual harvest batch; providing
223-test exception for certain plant materials of certain
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225-certain final products to specific grams of
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228-testing laboratories; allowing for additional
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345+inventory manifests and logs; modifying scope of
346+duties related to the deve lopment of testing
347+practices and research methods; providing
348+restrictions on laboratory ownership and the
349+employment of certain persons; removing mandate that
350+prohibits indirect beneficial owners from owning a
351+laboratory; allowing medical marijuana testin g
352+laboratories to conduct certain research; authorizing
353+medical marijuana testing laboratories to accept
354+samples from licensed research and education
355+facilities; prohibiting the testing of samples from
356+certain businesses; directing the Department to
357+develop standards and policies for the immediate
358+recall of medical marijuana products; increasing time
359+limitation for medical marijuana testing laboratories
360+to retain test results; requiring test of individual
361+harvest batch; providing test exception for certain
362+plant materials of certain weight; changing batch
363+weight; limiting testing of certain final products to
364+specific grams of tetrahydrocannabinol; defining
365+term; increasing number of inspections required for
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230394 laboratories under certain circumstances; modifying
231395 accreditation requirements for testing laboratories;
232396 making renewal subject to accreditation; requiring
233397 accreditation for licensure; allowing license d
234398 commercial growers to transfer medical marijuana to
235399 licensed processors for decontamination or
236400 remediation; prohibiting the sale or transfer of
237401 kief; eliminating certain labeling requirement;
238402 clarifying terms of application fee for medical
239403 marijuana research license and medical marijuana
240404 education facility license; clarifying certain
241405 application process requirement for medical marijuana
242406 education facility license applicants; declaring all
243407 medical marijuana patient and caregiver records
244408 confidential and exempt from the Oklahoma Open
245409 Records Act; making certain records submitted to the
246410 Department confidential and exempt from the Oklahoma
247411 Open Records Act; authorizing the Department to share
248412 confidential information with other state agencies;
249413 modifying name of entity that recommends certain
250414 rules to the State Commissioner of Health;
251415 authorizing the Department to appoint additional
252416 members to the Medical Marijuana Advisory Council;
253417 specifying makeup of Council; authorizing the
254418 Department to tag or mark medical marijuana and
255419 medical marijuana product under certain conditions;
256420 authorizing the Department to embargo medical
257421 marijuana and medical marijuana product; making the
258422 removal or disposal of embargoed medical marijuana
259423 and medical marijuana product without per mission
260424 unlawful; allowing the State Commissioner of Health
261425 to institute actions in district court for the
262426 condemnation and destruction of embargoed medical
263427 marijuana and medical marijuana product that fails to
264428 meet certain requirements; providing for the removal
265429 of embargo after certain determination by the
266430 Commissioner; providing exemption from liability;
267431 providing for the destruction of medical marijuana
268432 and medical marijuana product upon findings made by
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270-and disposal, court costs and fees to be paid by the
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434+destruction, court costs and fees to be paid by owner
435+or defendant; authorizing courts to order delivery of
272436 medical marijuana and medical marijuana product to
273-the defendant under certain circu mstances; directing
274-expenses for supervision be paid to Commissioner by
275-certain person; amending Sections 2, 3 and 4, Chapter
276-337, O.S.L. 2019 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Sections 428.1,
277-429 and 430), which relate to the Oklahoma Medical
278-Marijuana Waste Managemen t Act; updating references
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438+directing expenses for supervision be paid to
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467+2020, Sections 428.1, 429 and 430), which relate to
468+the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Waste Management Act;
469+updating name of act; modifying scope of certain
280470 definitions; authorizing the destruction of marijuana
281471 roots and stalks; deleting documentation requirements
282472 for entities that engage in the disposal of medical
283473 marijuana waste; deleting requirement to maintain
284474 disposal records; clarifying scope of certain
285475 prohibited act; specifying manner by which distance
286476 requirements shall be measured for waste disposal
287477 facilities; removing alternative options for
288478 liability insurance requirement; providing for annual
289479 permits; directing the deposit of license and permit
290480 fees into different revolving fund; amending 63 O.S.
291481 2011, Section 2-302, as last amended by Section 57,
292482 Chapter 161, O.S.L. 2020 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section
293483 2-302), which relates to regulation of manufacturing;
294484 requiring certain manufacturer registration; making
295485 manufacturer subject to same jurisdiction authority
296486 as registrant; amending 63 O.S. 2011, Section 2 -304,
297487 as amended by Section 1, Chapter 1, O.S.L. 2015 (63
298488 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 2 -304), which relates to
299489 revocation of manufacturer registration; providi ng
300490 criminal and administrative penalties for providing
301491 false information; amending 63 O.S. 2011, Section 2 -
302492 305, which relates to order to show cause before
303493 revocation of registration; including administrative
304494 action on nonregistrant engaged in manufacturin g a
305495 controlled dangerous substance; providing for
306496 codification; and providing an effective date.
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314506 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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316507 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, State Question No. 788,
317508 Initiative Petition No. 412, as last amended by Section 44, Chapter
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318535 161, O.S.L. 2020 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 420), is amended to
319536 read as follows:
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321537 Section 420. A. A person in possession of a state -issued
322538 medical marijuana patient license shall be able to:
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326540 2. Legally possess up to three (3) ounces or eighty-four and
327541 nine-tenths (84.9) grams of marijuana on their person;
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329542 3. Legally possess six mature marijuana plants and the
330543 harvested marijuana therefrom ;
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334545 5. Legally possess one (1) ounce or twenty-eight and three-
335546 tenths (28.3) grams of concentrated marijuana;
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337547 6. Legally possess seventy -two (72) ounces or two thousand
338548 thirty-seven and six-tenths (2,037.6) grams of edible marijuana; and
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340549 7. Legally possess up to eight (8) ounces or two hundred
341550 twenty-six and four-tenths (226.4) grams of marijuana in their
342551 residence; and
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552+8. Legally possess seventy -two ounces (72) ounces of topical
345553 marijuana.
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347554 B. Possession of up to one and one -half (1.5) ounces or forty-
348555 two and forty-five one-hundredths (42.45) grams of marijuana by
349556 persons who can state a medical condition, but are not in possession
350557 of a state-issued medical marijuana patient license, shall
351558 constitute a misdemeanor offense not subject to imprisonm ent but
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352585 punishable by a fine not to exceed Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00)
353586 and shall not be subject to imprisonment for the offense . Any law
354587 enforcement officer who comes in contact with a person in violation
355588 of this subsection and who is satisfied as to t he identity of the
356589 person, as well as any other pertinent information the law
357590 enforcement officer deems necessary, shall issue to the person a
358591 written citation containing a notice to answer the charge against
359592 the person in the appropriate court. Upon rece iving the written
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593+promise of the alleged violator to answer as specified in the
361594 citation, the law enforcement officer shall release the person upon
362595 personal recognizance unless there has been a violation of another
363596 provision of law.
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365597 C. A regulatory office shall be established under the State
366598 Department of Health which shall receive applications for medical
367599 marijuana patient and caregiver license recipients, dispensaries,
368600 growers, and packagers processors within sixty (60) days of the
369601 passage of this initia tive.
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372603 days of passage of this initiative, make available on its website,
373604 in an easy-to-find location, an application for a medical marijuana
374605 patient license. The license shall be good valid for two (2) years.
375606 The biannual application fee shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00),
376607 or Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for individuals on Medicaid, Medicare or
377608 SoonerCare. The methods of payment shall be provided on the website
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378635 of the Department. Reprints of the medical marijuana patient
379636 license shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00).
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381637 E. A short-term medical marijuana patient license application
382638 shall also be made available on the website of the State Department
383639 of Health. A short-term medical marijuana patient license shall be
384640 granted to any applicant who can meet the requirements for a two -
385641 year medical marijuana patient license, but whose physician
386642 recommendation for medical marijuana is only valid for sixty (60)
387643 days. Short-term medical marijuana patient licenses shall be issued
388644 for sixty (60) days. The fee for a short -term medical marijuana
389645 patient license, reprints of the short -term medical marijuana
390646 patient license and the procedure for extending or renewing the
391647 license shall be determined by the Department.
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393648 F. A temporary medical marijuana patient license application
394649 shall also be made available on the website of the State Department
395650 of Health for residents of other states . A temporary Temporary
396651 medical marijuana license patient licenses shall be granted to any
397652 medical marijuana license holder holders from other states, provided
398653 that the state has a such states have state-regulated medical
399654 marijuana program, programs and the applicant applicants can prove
400655 he or she is a member they are members of such program programs.
401656 Temporary medical marijuana patient licenses shall be issued for
402657 thirty (30) days. The cost for a temporary medical marijuana
403658 patient license shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). Renewal
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406687 medical marijuana patient license shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00).
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408688 G. Medical marijuana patient license applicants shall submit
409689 his or her their applications to the State Departme nt of Health for
410690 approval. The applicant shall be an a resident of Oklahoma state
411691 resident and shall prove residency by a valid driver license,
412692 utility bills, or other accepted methods.
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415694 marijuana patient license application,; approve or, reject or deny
416695 the application,; and mail the approval or, rejection or denial
417696 letter stating any reasons for the rejection or denial to the
418697 applicant within fourteen (14) business days of receipt of the
419698 application. Approved applicants shall be issued a medical
420699 marijuana patient license which shall act as proof of his or her
421700 approved status. Applications may only be rejected or denied based
422701 on the applicant not meeting stated criteria or improper completion
423702 of the application.
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438737 its website and through a telephone verification system, an easy
439738 method to validate the authenticity of th e medical marijuana patient
440739 license by the unique 24 -character identification number.
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442740 K. J. The State Department of Health shall ensure that all
443741 application medical marijuana patient and caregiver records and
444742 information are sealed to protect the privacy of medical marijuana
445743 patient license applicants.
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448745 caregivers of a medical marijuana patient license holder who is
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450747 No. 2612 of the 1st Session of the 57th Oklahoma Legislature this
451748 title, the caregiver license shall provide the caregiver the same
452749 rights as the medical marijuana patient licensee , including the
453750 ability to possess marijuana, marijuana products and mature and
454751 immature plants pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and
455752 Patient Protection Act, but excluding the ability to use marijuana
456753 or marijuana products unless the caregiver has a medical marijuana
457754 patient license. An applicant Applicants for a caregiver license
458755 shall submit proof of the license status and homebound status of the
459756 medical marijuana patient and proof that the applicant is the
460757 designee of the medical marijuana patient. The applicant shall also
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462785 and proof of his or her Oklahoma residency. This shall be the only
463786 criteria for a caregiver license.
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466788 shall be eighteen (18) years of age or older. A special exception
467789 shall be granted to an applicant under the age of eighteen (18);
468790 however, these applications shall be signed by two physicians and
469791 the parent or legal guardian of the applicant.
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472793 shall be signed by an Oklah oma physician licensed by and in good
473794 standing with the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
474795 or the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners . There are no
475796 qualifying conditions. A medical marijuana patient license must
476797 shall be recommended accord ing to the accepted standards a
477798 reasonable and prudent physician would follow when recommending or
478799 approving any medication. No physician may be unduly stigmatized or
479800 harassed for signing a medical marijuana patient license
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483803 guidelines allowing medical marijuana patient license holders or
484804 caregivers caregiver license holders to exceed the state limits set
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488833 Initiative Petition No. 412 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 421), is
489834 amended to read as follows:
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491835 Section 421. A. The Oklahoma State Department of Health shall ,
492836 within thirty (30) days of passage of this initiative, make
493837 available, on their its website, in an easy to find easy-to-find
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838+location, an application for a medical marijuana dispensary license.
495839 The application fee shall be Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
496840 ($2,500.00) and a. A method of payment will shall be provided on
497841 the website of the Department. Retail Dispensary applicants must
498842 all be Oklahoma state residents of Oklahoma. Any entity applying
499843 for a retail dispensary license must be owned by an Oklahoma state
500844 resident and must be registered to do business in Ok lahoma. The
501845 Oklahoma State Department of Health shall have two (2) weeks ninety
502846 (90) business days to review the application ,; approve or, reject or
503847 deny the application,; and mail the approval/rejection approval,
504848 rejection or denial letter (if rejected, stating reasons for
505849 rejection) the rejection or denial to the applicant.
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507850 B. The Oklahoma State Department of Health must shall approve
508851 all applications which meet the following criteria:
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511853 of age or older;
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517883 and board members are Oklahoma residents;
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520885 residents, but that percentage ownership may not exceed twenty -five
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527890 dispensary.
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530892 conviction(s) conviction in the last two (2) years, any other felony
531893 conviction in five 5 (years) the last five (5) years , inmates, in
532894 the custody of the Department of Corrections or any person currently
533895 incarcerated may shall not qualify for a medical marijuana
534896 dispensary license.
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536897 C. Retailers will Licensed medical marijuana dispensaries shall
537898 be required to complete a monthly sales report to the Oklahoma State
538899 Department of Health. This report will shall be due on the 15th
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900+fifteenth of each month and provide reporting on the previous month.
540901 This report will shall detail the weight of marijuana purchased at
541902 wholesale and the weight of marijuana sold to card holders, licensed
542903 medical marijuana patients and licensed caregivers and account for
543904 any waste. The report will shall show total sales in dollars, tax
544905 collected in dollars, and tax due in dollars. The Oklahoma State
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545932 Department of Health will shall have oversight and auditing
546933 responsibilities to ensure that all marijuana being grown is
547934 accounted for. A retailer will only be subject to a penalty if a
548935 gross discrepancy exists and cannot be explained. Penalties for
549936 fraudulent reporting occurring within any 2 year time period will be
550937 an initial fine of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) (first) and
551938 revocation of licensing (second).
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553939 D. Only a licensed medical marijuana retailer dispensary may
554940 conduct retail sales of marijuana, or marijuana derivatives in the
555941 form provided by licensed processors, and these products can only be
556942 sold to a medical marijuana license holder or their caregiver.
557943 Penalties for fraudulent sales occurring within any 2 year time
558944 period will be an initial fine of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00)
559945 (first) and revocation of licensing (second) . Beginning on the
560946 effective date of this act, licensed medical marijuana dispensaries
561947 shall be authorized to package and sell pre -rolled marijuana to
562948 licensed medical marijuana patients and licensed caregivers . The
563949 products described in this subsection shall contain only the ground
564950 parts of the marijuana plant and shall not include marijuana
565951 concentrates or derivatives. The total net weight of each pre -roll
566952 packaged and sold by a medical marijuana dispensary shall not exceed
567953 one (1) gram. These products shall be tested, packaged and labeled
568954 in accordance with Oklahoma law and rules promulgated by the State
569955 Commissioner of Health.
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572983 medical marijuana pat ient licensee, caregiver licensee or other
573984 member of the public to handle or otherwise have physical contact
574985 with any medical marijuana not contained in a sealed or separate
575986 package. Provided, such prohibition shall not preclude an employee
576987 of the medical marijuana dispensary from handling loose or
577988 nonpackaged medical marijuana to be placed in packaging consistent
578989 with the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and
579990 the rules promulgated by the Authority for the packaging of medical
580991 marijuana for retail sale. Provided, further, such prohibition
581992 shall not prevent a medical marijuana dispensary from displaying
582993 samples of its medical marijuana in separate display cases, jars or
583994 other containers and allowing medical marijuana patient licensees
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995+and caregiver licensees the ability to handle or smell the various
585996 samples as long as the sample medical marijuana is used for display
586997 purposes only and is not offered for retail sale.
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589999 Initiative Petition No. 412 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 422), is
5901000 amended to read as follows:
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5921001 Section 422. A. The Oklahoma State Department of Health will
5931002 shall, within thirty (30) days of passage of this initiative, make
5941003 available, on their its website, in an easy to find easy-to-find
5951004 location, an application for a commercial grower license. The
5961005 application fee will shall be Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
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5981033 on the website of the Department. The Oklahoma State Department of
5991034 Health has two (2) weeks shall have ninety (90) days to review the
6001035 application,; approve or, reject or deny the application,; and mail
6011036 the approval/rejection approval, rejection or denial letter (if
6021037 rejected, stating the reasons for rejection) the rejection or denial
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6091042 of age or older;
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6181048 residents, but that percentage ownership may not exceed twenty -five
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6281055 conviction(s) conviction in the last two (2) years, any other felony
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6301083 the Department of Corrections or any person currently incarcerated
6311084 may shall not qualify for a commercial grower license.
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6341086 licensed retailer, dispensary or a licensed packager processor.
6351087 Further, these sales will by a licensed commercial grower shall be
6361088 considered wholesale sales and shall not be subject to taxation.
6371089 Under no circumstances may a licensed commercial grower sell
6381090 marijuana directly to a licensed medical marijuana license holder
6391091 patient or licensed caregiver. A licensed commercial grower may
6401092 only sell at the wholesale level to a licensed retailer dispensary,
6411093 a licensed grower or a licensed processor. If the federal
6421094 government lifts restrictions on buying and selling marijuana
6431095 between states, then a licensed commercial grower would be allowed
6441096 to sell and buy marijuana wholesale from, or to, an out of state
6451097 out-of-state wholesale provider. A licensed commercial grower will
6461098 shall be required to complete a monthly yield and sales report to
6471099 the Oklahoma State Department of Health. This report will shall be
6481100 due on the 15th fifteenth of each month and provide reporting on the
6491101 previous month. This report will shall detail the amount of
6501102 marijuana harvested in pounds, the amount of drying or dried
6511103 marijuana on hand, the amount of marijuana sold to licensed
6521104 processors in pounds, the amount of waste in pounds, and the amount
6531105 of marijuana sold to retailers licensed dispensaries in lbs pounds.
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6551133 dollars. The Oklahoma State Department of Health will shall have
6561134 oversight and auditing responsibilities to ensure that all marijuana
6571135 being grown by licensed commercial growers is accounted for. A
6581136 licensed grower will only be subject to a penalty if a gross
6591137 discrepancy exists and cannot be explained. Penalties for
6601138 fraudulent reporting or sales occurring within any 2 year time
6611139 period will be an initial fine of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00)
6621140 (first) and revocation of licensing (second).
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6641141 D. There shall be no limits on how much marijuana a licensed
6651142 commercial grower can grow.
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6681144 commercial growers shall be authorized to package and sell pre -
6691145 rolled marijuana to licensed medical marijuana dispensari es. The
6701146 products described in this subsection shall contain only the ground
6711147 parts of the marijuana plant and shall not include marijuana
6721148 concentrates or derivatives. The total net weight of each pre -roll
6731149 packaged and sold by medical marijuana commercial growers shall not
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6751151 labeled in accordance with Oklahoma law and rules promulgated by the
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6781153 SECTION 4. AMENDATORY Section 4, State Question N o. 788,
6791154 Initiative Petition No. 412 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 423), is
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6821182 Section 423. A. The Oklahoma State Department of Health shall ,
6831183 within thirty (30) days of passage of this initiative, make
6841184 available, on their its website, in an easy to find easy-to-find
6851185 location, an application for a medical marijuana processing license .
6861186 The Department shall be authorized to issue two types of medical
6871187 marijuana processor licenses based on the level of risk posed by the
6881188 type of processing conducted:
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6901189 1. Nonhazardous medical marijuana processor license; and
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6921190 2. Hazardous medical marijuana processor license .
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6941191 The application fee for a nonhazardous or hazardous medical
6951192 marijuana processor license shall be Two Thousand Five Hundred
6961193 Dollars ($2,500.00) and methods. A method of payment will shall be
6971194 provided on the website of the Department. The Oklahoma State
6981195 Department of Health shall have two (2) weeks ninety (90) days to
6991196 review the application ,; approve or, reject or deny the
7001197 application,; and mail the approval/rejection approval, rejection or
7011198 denial letter (if rejected, stating the reasons for rejection) the
7021199 rejection or denial to the applicant.
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7041200 B. The Oklahoma State Department of Health must shall approve
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7231239 6. All applicants must disclose all ownership ; interests in the
7241240 processing operation.
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7271242 conviction(s) conviction in the last two (2) years, any other felon y
7281243 conviction in the last five (5) years, inmates , in the custody of
7291244 the Department of Corrections or any person currently incarcerated
7301245 may shall not qualify for a medical marijuana processing license.
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7321246 C. 1. A licensed processor may take marijuana plants and
7331247 distill or process these plants into concentrates, edibles, and
7341248 other forms for consumption.
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7361249 2. As required by subsection D of this section, the Oklahoma
7371250 State Department of Health will shall, within sixty (60) days of
7381251 passage of this initiative, make available a set of standards which
7391252 will shall be used by licensed processors in the preparation of
7401253 edible marijuana products. This The standards should be in line
7411254 with current food preparation guidelines and no. No excessive or
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7431282 of Health. Once
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7461284 Health may inspect a processing operation and determine its
7471285 compliance with the preparation standards. If deficiencies are
748-found, a written report of the deficiency will shall be issued to
749-the licensed processor. The licensed processor will shall have one
750-(1) month to correct the deficiency or be subject to a fine of Five
1286+found, a written report of deficiency will shall be issued to the
1287+licensed processor. The licensed processor will shall have one (1)
1288+month to correct the deficiency or be subject to a fine of Five
7511289 Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each deficiency.
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7541291 to a licensed retailer, dispensary or any other licensed processor.
7551292 Further, these All sales will by a licensed processor shall be
7561293 considered wholesale sales and shall not be subject to taxation.
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7591295 marijuana, or any marijuana product , directly to a licensed medical
7601296 marijuana license holder patient or licensed caregiver . However, a
7611297 licensed processor may process cannabis into a concentrated form ,
7621298 for a licensed medical license holder, marijuana patient for a fee.
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7661301 yield and sales report to the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
7671302 This report will shall be due on the 15th fifteenth of each month
7681303 and shall provide reporting on the previous month. This report will
7691304 shall detail the amount of marijuana and medical marijuana products
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7711332 pounds, and the amount of waste in poun ds. Additionally, this
7721333 report will shall show total wholesale sales in dollars. The
7731334 Oklahoma State Department of Health will shall have oversight and
7741335 auditing responsibilities to ensure that all marijuana being grown
7751336 processed is accounted for. A licensed processor will only be
7761337 subject to a penalty if a gross discrepancy exists and cannot be
7771338 explained. Penalties for fraudulent reporting occurring within any
7781339 2 year time period will be an initial fine of Five Thousand Dollars
7791340 ($5,000.00) (first) and revoc ation of licensing (second).
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7811341 D. The Department shall oversee the inspection and compliance
7821342 of licensed processors producing products with marijuana as an
7831343 additive. The Oklahoma State Department of Health will shall be
7841344 compelled to, within thirty (30) day s of passage of this initiative,
7851345 appoint a board of twelve (12) Oklahoma residents to the Medical
7861346 Marijuana Advisory Council , who are marijuana industry experts, to
7871347 create a list of food safety standards for processing and handling
7881348 medical marijuana in Okl ahoma. These standards will shall be
7891349 adopted by the agency Department and the agency can Department may
7901350 enforce these standards for licensed processors. The agency will
7911351 Department shall develop a standards review procedure and these
7921352 standards can be alte red by calling another board council of twelve
7931353 (12) Oklahoma marijuana industry experts. A signed letter of twenty
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7941380 (20) operating, licensed processors would shall constitute a need
7951381 for a new board council and standard standards review.
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7971382 E. If it becomes permissible, under federal law, marijuana may
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8001384 F. Any device used for the processing or consumption of medical
8011385 marijuana shall be considered legal to be sold, manufactured,
8021386 distributed, and possessed. No merchant, wholesaler, m anufacturer,
8031387 or individual may unduly be unduly harassed or prosecuted for
8041388 selling, manufacturing , or possession of medical possessing
8051389 marijuana paraphernalia.
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808-Initiative Petition No. 412, as last amended by Section 46, Chapter ENR. H. B. NO. 2646 Page 19
1391+Initiative Petition No. 412, as last amended by Section 46, Chapter
8091392 161, O.S.L. 2020 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 425), is amended to
8101393 read as follows:
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8121394 Section 425. A. No school or landlord may refuse to enroll or
8131395 lease to and may not otherwise penalize a person solely for his or
8141396 her status as a medical marijuana license holder patient licensee,
8151397 unless failing to do so would cause the school or landlord the
8161398 potential to lose a monetary or licensing -related benefit under
8171399 federal law or regulations.
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8191400 B. Unless a failure to do so would cause an employer the
8201401 potential to lose a monetary or licensing -related benefit under
8211402 federal law or regulations, an employer may not discriminate against
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8221429 a person in hiring, termination or imposing any term or condition of
8231430 employment or otherwise penalize a person based upon either:
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8251431 1. The the status of the person as a medical marijuana license
8261432 holder; or
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8281433 2. patient licensee. Employers may take action against a holder
8291434 of a medical marijuana license patient licensee if the holder
8301435 licensee uses or possesses marijuana while in his or her place of
8311436 employment or during the hours of employment. Employers may not
8321437 take action against the holder of a medical marijuana license
8331438 patient licensee solely based upon the status of an employee as a
8341439 medical marijuana license holder patient licensee or the results of
8351440 a drug test showing positive for marijuana or its components.
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8371441 C. For the purposes of medical care , including organ
8381442 transplants, the authorized use of marijuana by a medical marijuana
8391443 license holder patient licensee shall be considered the equivalent
8401444 of the use of any other medication under the direction of a
8411445 physician and does not constitute the use of an illicit substance or
8421446 otherwise disqualify a registered qualifying patient from medical
8431447 care.
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8451448 D. No medical marijuana license holder patient licensee may be
8461449 denied custody of or visitation or parenting time with a minor
8471450 child, and there is no presumption of neglect or child endangerment
8481451 for conduct allowed under this law , unless the behavior of the
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8491478 person medical marijuana patient licensee creates an unreasonable
8501479 danger to the safety of the minor child.
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8521480 E. No person holding who possesses a medical marijuana patient
853-license may be unduly be withheld from holding a another state- ENR. H. B. NO. 2646 Page 20
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8541482 issued license by vir tue of their being his or her status as a
8551483 medical marijuana license holder patient licensee including, but not
8561484 limited to, a concealed carry permit.
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8581485 F. 1. No city or local municipality may unduly change or
8591486 restrict zoning laws to prevent the opening of a retail medical
8601487 marijuana establishment dispensary.
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8621488 2. For purposes of this subsection, an undue change or
8631489 restriction of municipal zoning laws means an act which entirely
8641490 prevents retail medical marijuana establishments dispensaries from
8651491 operating within municipal boundaries as a matter of law.
8661492 Municipalities may follow their standard planning and zoning
8671493 procedures to determine if certain zones or districts would be
8681494 appropriate for locating marijuana -licensed premises, medical
8691495 marijuana businesses or any other premises where marijuana or its
8701496 by-products are cultivated, grown, processed, stored or
8711497 manufactured.
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8731498 3. For purposes of this section, "retail marijuana
8741499 establishment" means an entity licensed by the State Department of
8751500 Health as a medical marijuan a dispensary. Retail A medical
8761501 marijuana establishment dispensary does not include those other
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8771528 entities licensed by the Department Oklahoma Medical Marijuana
8781529 Authority as marijuana-licensed premises, medical marijuana
8791530 businesses or other facilities or loc ations where marijuana or any
8801531 product containing marijuana or its by -products are cultivated,
8811532 grown, processed, stored or manufactured.
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8831533 G. The location of any retail medical marijuana establishment
8841534 dispensary is specifically prohibited within one thousa nd (1,000)
8851535 feet of any public school or private school entrance. The distance
8861536 indicated in this subsection shall be measured from the nearest
8871537 property line of such public school or private school to the nearest
8881538 perimeter wall of the licensed premises of s uch medical marijuana
8891539 dispensary. If a medical marijuana dispensary met the requirements
8901540 of this subsection at the time of its initial licensure, the medical
8911541 marijuana dispensary licensee shall be permitted to continue
8921542 operating at the licensed premises i n the same manner and not be
8931543 subject to nonrenewal or revocation due to subsequent events or
8941544 changes in regulations occurring after licensure that would render
8951545 the medical marijuana dispensary in violation by being within one
8961546 thousand (1,000) feet of a pub lic school or private school. If any
8971547 public school or private school is established within one thousand
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1548+(1,000) feet of any medical marijuana dispensary after such medical
8991549 marijuana dispensary has been licensed, the provisions of this
9001550 subsection shall not be a deterrent to the renewal of such license
9011551 or warrant revocation of the license. For purposes of this
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9021578 subsection, a property owned, used or operated by a public school or
9031579 by a private school that is not used for classroom instruction on
9041580 core curriculum, such as an administrative building, athletic
9051581 facility, ballpark, field or stadium, shall not constitute a public
9061582 school or private school unless such property is located on the same
9071583 campus as a building used for classroom instruction on core
9081584 curriculum.
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9101585 H. Research shall be provided for under this law. A researcher
9111586 may apply to the State Department of Health for a special research
9121587 license. The research license shall be granted, provided the
9131588 applicant meets the criteria listed under subsection B of Sec tion
9141589 421 of this title in the Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection
9151590 Act. Research license holders licensees shall be required to file
9161591 monthly consumption reports to the State Department of Health with
9171592 amounts of marijuana used for research. Biomedical and clinical
9181593 research which is subject to federal regulations and institutional
9191594 oversight shall not be subject to oversight by the State Department
9201595 of Health oversight.
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9221596 SECTION 6. AMENDATORY Section 7, State Question No. 788,
9231597 Initiative Petition No. 412 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 426), is
9241598 amended to read as follows:
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9261599 Section 426. A. The tax on retail medical marijuana sales will
9271600 shall be established at seven percent (7%) of the gross amount
9281601 received by the seller.
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9301628 B. This tax will shall be collected at the point of sale. Tax
9311629 proceeds will shall be applied primarily to finance the regulatory
9321630 office.
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9341631 C. If proceeds from the levy authorized by subsection A of this
9351632 section exceed the budgeted amount for running the regulatory
9361633 office, any surplus shall be apportioned with seventy -five percent
9371634 (75%) going to the General Revenue Fund and may only be expended for
9381635 common education. Twenty -five percent (25%) shall be apportioned to
9391636 the Oklahoma State Department of Health and earmarked fo r drug and
9401637 alcohol rehabilitation and prevention.
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9421638 SECTION 7. AMENDATORY Section 4, Chapter 509, O.S.L.
9431639 2019 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 426.1), is amended to read as
9441640 follows:
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9461641 Section 426.1 A. Except for revocation hearings conc erning
9471642 licensed patients, as defined in Section 2 of Enrolled House Bill
9481643 No. 2612 of the 1st Session of the 57th Oklahoma Legislature, all
9491644 All licensure revocation hearings conducted pursuant to marijuana
9501645 licenses established in the Oklahoma Statutes shall be recorded. A
9511646 party may request a copy of the recording of the proceedings.
9521647 Copies shall be provided to local law enforcement if the revocation
9531648 was based on alleged criminal activity.
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9551649 B. The State Department of Health shall assist any law
9561650 enforcement officer in the performance of his or her duties upon
9571651 such request by the law enforcement officer or the request of other
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9581678 local officials having jurisdiction. Except for license information
9591679 concerning licensed patients, as defined in Section 2 427.2 of
9601680 Enrolled House Bill No. 2612 of the 1st Session of the 57th Oklahoma
9611681 Legislature this title, the Department shall share information with
9621682 law enforcement agencies upon request without a subpoena or search
9631683 warrant.
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9651684 C. The State Department of Health shall make available all
9661685 information displayed on medical marijuana licenses, as well as on
9671686 whether or not the a medical marijuana patient or caregiver license
9681687 is valid, to law enforcement electronically through the Oklahoma Law
9691688 Enforcement Telecommunications System an online verification system .
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9711689 D. The Department shall make available to Oklahoma state
9721690 agencies and political subdivisions a list of marijuana -licensed
9731691 premises, medical marijuana businesses or any other premises where
9741692 marijuana or its by-products are licensed to be cultivated, grown,
9751693 processed, stored or manufactured to aid Oklahoma state agencies and
9761694 county and municipal governments in identifying locations within
9771695 their jurisdiction and ensure ensuring compliance with local
9781696 applicable laws, rules and regulations.
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9801697 E. All Any marijuana-licensed premises, medical marijuana
9811698 businesses business or any other premises where marijuana or its by -
9821699 products are licensed to be cultivated, grown, processed, stored or
9831700 manufactured shall submit with their its application or request to
9841701 change location, after notifying the political subdivision of their
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9851728 its intent, a certificate of compliance from the political
986-subdivision where the facility of the applicant or use licensee is ENR. H. B. NO. 2646 Page 23
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9871730 to be located certifying compliance with zoni ng classifications,
9881731 applicable municipal ordinances and all applicable safety,
9891732 electrical, fire, plumbing, waste, construction and building
9901733 specification codes.
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9921734 Once a certificate of compliance has been submitted to the
9931735 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority showing full compliance as
9941736 outlined in this subsection, no additional certificate of compliance
9951737 shall be required for license renewal unless a change of use or
9961738 occupancy occurs, or there is any change concerning the facility or
9971739 location that would, by law , require additional inspection,
9981740 licensure or permitting by the state or municipality.
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10001741 SECTION 8. AMENDATORY Section 2, Chapter 11, O.S.L.
10011742 2019, as last amended by Section 48, Chapter 161, O.S.L. 2020 (63
10021743 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 427.2), is amended to read as follows:
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10041744 Section 427.2 As used in this act the Oklahoma Medical
10051745 Marijuana and Patient Protection Act :
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10071746 1. "Advertising" means the act of providing consideration for
10081747 the publication, dissemination, solicitation, or circulation , of
10091748 visual, oral, or written communication to induce directly or
10101749 indirectly any person to patronize a particular medical marijuana
10111750 business, or to purchase particular medical marijuana or a medical
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10121777 marijuana product. Advertising includes marketing, but d oes not
10131778 include packaging and labeling;
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10151779 2. "Authority" means the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority;
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10171780 3. "Batch number" means a unique numeric or alphanumeric
10181781 identifier assigned prior to testing to allow for inventory tracking
10191782 and traceability;
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10211783 4. "Cannabinoid" means any of the chemical compounds that are
10221784 active principles of marijuana;
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10241785 5. "Caregiver" means a family member or assistant who regularly
10251786 looks after a medical marijuana license holder whom a physician
10261787 attests needs assistance;
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10281788 6. "Child-resistant" means special packaging that is:
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1790+for children under five (5) years of age to open and
10321791 not difficult for normal adults to use properly as
10331792 defined by 16 C.F.R. 1700.15 (1995) and 16 C.F.R.
10341793 1700.20 (1995),
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10361794 b. opaque so that the outermost packaging does not allow
10371795 the product to be seen without opening the packaging
10381796 material, and
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10401797 c. resealable to maintain its child -resistant
10411798 effectiveness for multiple openings for any product
10421799 intended for more tha n a single use or containing
10431800 multiple servings;
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10451827 7. "Clone" means a nonflowering plant cut from a mother plant
10461828 that is capable of developing into a new plant and has shown no
10471829 signs of flowering;
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10491830 8. "Commissioner" means the State Commissioner of Health;
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10511831 9. "Complete application" means a document prepared in
10521832 accordance with the provisions set forth in this act the Oklahoma
10531833 Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act , rules promulgated
10541834 pursuant thereto, and the forms and instructions provided by the
10551835 Department, including any supporting documentation required and the
10561836 applicable license application fee;
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10581837 10. "Department" means the State Department of Health;
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10601838 11. "Director" means the Executive Director of the Oklahoma
10611839 Medical Marijuana Authority;
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10631840 12. "Dispense" means the selling of medical marijuana or a
10641841 medical marijuana product to a qualified patient or the designated
10651842 caregiver of the patient that is packaged in a suitable container
10661843 appropriately labeled for subsequent administration to or use by a
10671844 qualifying patient;
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10691845 13. "Dispensary" means a medical marijuana dispensary, an
10701846 entity that has been licensed by the Department pursuant to this act
10711847 the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act to
10721848 purchase medical marijuana or medical marijuana products from a
10731849 licensed medical marijuana commercial grower or licensed medical
10741850 marijuana processor, to prepare and package noninfused pre -rolled
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10751877 medical marijuana, and to sell medical marijuana or medical
1076-marijuana products to licensed patients and caregivers as defined ENR. H. B. NO. 2646 Page 25
1878+marijuana products to licensed patients and caregivers as defined
10771879 under in this act section, or sell or transfer products to another
10781880 licensed dispensary;
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10801881 14. "Edible medical marijuana product" means any medical -
10811882 marijuana-infused product for which the intended use is oral
10821883 consumption including, but not limited t o, any type of food, drink
10831884 or pill;
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10851885 15. "Entity" means an individual, general partnership, limited
10861886 partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate, association,
10871887 corporation, cooperative , or any other legal or commercial entity;
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10891888 16. "Flower" means t he reproductive organs of the marijuana or
10901889 cannabis plant referred to as the bud or parts of the plant that are
10911890 harvested and used to consume for consumption in a variety of
10921891 medical marijuana products;
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10941892 17. "Flowering" means the reproductive state of the m arijuana
10951893 or cannabis plant in which there are physical signs of flower or
10961894 budding out of the nodes of the stem;
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10981895 18. "Food-based medical marijuana concentrate" means a medical
10991896 marijuana concentrate that was produced by extracting cannabinoids
11001897 from medical marijuana through the use of propylene glycol,
11011898 glycerin, butter, olive oil, coconut oil or other typical food -safe
11021899 cooking fats;
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11041926 19. "Good cause" for purposes of an initial, renewal or
11051927 reinstatement license application, or for purposes of discipline of
11061928 a licensee, means:
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11081929 a. the licensee or applicant has violated, does not meet,
11091930 or has failed to comply with any of the terms,
11101931 conditions or provisions of the act, any rules
11111932 promulgated pursuant thereto, or any supplemental
11121933 relevant state or local law, rule or regulation,
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11141934 b. the licensee or applicant has failed to comply with
11151935 any special terms or conditions that were placed upon
11161936 the license pursuant to an order of the State
11171937 Department of Health, Oklahoma Medical Marijuana
11181938 Authority or the municipality, or
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1940+or applicant have been operated in a manner that
11221941 adversely affects the public health or welfare or the
11231942 safety of the immediate vicinity in which the
11241943 establishment is located;
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11261944 20. "Harvest batch" means a s pecifically identified quantity of
11271945 medical marijuana that is uniform in strain, cultivated utilizing
11281946 the same cultivation practices, harvested at the same time from the
11291947 same location and cured under uniform conditions;
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11321975 postflowering medical marijuana not including trim, concentrate or
11331976 waste;
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11361978 means a medical marijuana concentrate that was produced by
11371979 extracting cannabinoids from medical mariju ana through the use of
11381980 heat or pressure;
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11411982 that has not demonstrated signs of flowering;
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11431983 24. 23. "Inventory tracking system" means the required tracking
11441984 system that accounts for the entire life span of medical marijuana
11451985 from either the seed or immature plant stage until the medical
11461986 marijuana or and medical marijuana product is sold to a patient at a
11471987 products, including any testing samples thereof and medical
11481988 marijuana dispensary, transferred to a medical marijuana research
11491989 facility, destroyed by a medical marijuana business or used in a
11501990 research project by a medical marijuana research facility waste;
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11521991 25. 24. "Licensed patient" or "patient" means a person who has
11531992 been issued a medical marijuana pa tient license by the State
11541993 Department of Health or Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority;
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11561994 26. 25. "Licensed premises" means the premises specified in an
11571995 application for a medical marijuana business license, medical
11581996 marijuana research facility license or me dical marijuana education
11591997 facility license pursuant to this act the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana
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11612025 licensee and within which the licensee is authorized to cultivate,
11622026 manufacture, distribute, sel l, store, transport, test or research
11632027 medical marijuana or medical marijuana products in accordance with
11642028 the provisions of this act the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and
11652029 Patient Protection Act and rules promulgated pursuant thereto;
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11682031 compounding or processing of a medical marijuana product, excluding
11692032 marijuana plants, either directly or indirectly by extraction from
11702033 substances of natural or synthetic origin, or independently by means
11712034 of chemical synthesi s, or by a combination of extraction and
11722035 chemical synthesis;
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11742036 28. 27. "Marijuana" shall have the same meaning as such term is
11752037 defined in Section 2 -101 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes this
11762038 title;
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11782039 29. 28. "Material change" means any change that would require a
11792040 substantive revision to the standard operating procedures of a
11802041 licensee for the cultivation or production of medical marijuana,
11812042 medical marijuana concentrate or medical marijuana products affect
11822043 the qualifications for licensure of an applicant or licensee;
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11842044 30. 29. "Mature plant" means a harvestable female marijuana
11852045 plant that is flowering;
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11872046 31. 30. "Medical marijuana business (MMB)" means a licensed
11882047 medical marijuana dispensary, medical marijuana processor, medical
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11922076 32. 31. "Medical marijuana concentrate" or "concentrate" means
11932077 a specific subset of medical marijuana that was produced by
11942078 extracting cannabinoids from med ical marijuana. Categories of
11952079 medical marijuana concentrate include water -based medical marijuana
11962080 concentrate, food-based medical marijuana concentrate, solvent -based
11972081 medical marijuana concentrate, and heat - or pressure-based medical
11982082 marijuana concentrate ;
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12002083 33. 32. "Medical marijuana commercial grower" or "commercial
12012084 grower" means an entity licensed to cultivate, prepare and package
12022085 medical marijuana or package medical marijuana as pre -rolls, and
12032086 transfer or contract for transfer medical marijuana and medical
12042087 marijuana pre-rolls to a medical marijuana dispensary, medical
12052088 marijuana processor, any other medical marijuana commercial grower,
12062089 medical marijuana research facility , or medical marijuana education
12072090 facility and pesticide manufacturers . A commercial grower may sell
12082091 seeds, flower or clones to commercial growers pursuant to this act
12092092 the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act ;
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12112093 34. 33. "Medical marijuana education facility" or "education
12122094 facility" means a person or entity approved pursuant to this act the
12132095 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act to operate a
12142096 facility providing training and education to individuals involving
12152097 the cultivation, growing, harvesting, curing, preparing, packaging
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12162124 or testing of medical marijuana, or the production, manufacture,
12172125 extraction, processing, packaging or creation of medical -marijuana-
12182126 infused products or medical marijuana products as described in this
12192127 act the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act ;
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12212128 35. 34. "Medical-marijuana-infused product" means a product
12222129 infused with medical marijuana including, but not limited to, edible
12232130 products, ointments and tinctures;
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12252131 36. 35. "Medical marijuana product" or "product" means a
12262132 product that contains cannabinoids that have been extracted from
12272133 plant material or the resin therefrom by physical or chemical means
12282134 and is intended for administration to a qualified patient including,
12292135 but not limited to, oils, tinctures, edibles, pills, topical forms,
12302136 gels, creams, vapors, patches, liquids , and forms administered by a
12312137 nebulizer, excluding live plant forms which are considered medical
12322138 marijuana;
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12342139 37. 36. "Medical marijuana processor" means a person or entity
12352140 licensed pursuant to this act the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and
12362141 Patient Protection Act to operate a business including the
12372142 production, manufacture, extraction, processing, packaging or
12382143 creation of concentrate, medical -marijuana-infused products or
12392144 medical marijuana products as described in this act the Oklahoma
12402145 Medical Marijuana and Patient Protectio n Act;
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12452175 medical marijuana research. A medical marijuana resear ch facility
12462176 is not a medical marijuana business;
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12482177 39. 38. "Medical marijuana testing laboratory" or "laboratory"
1249-means a public or private laboratory licensed pursuant to this act,
1250-the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act to conduct
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12562184 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act . A medical
12572185 marijuana transporter does not include a medical marijuana business
12582186 that transports its own medical marijuana, medical marijuana
12592187 concentrate or medical marijuana products to a property or facility
12602188 adjacent to or connected to the licensed premises if the property is
12612189 another licensed premises of the same medical marijuana business;
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12632190 41. 40. "Medical marijuana waste" or "waste" means unused,
12642191 surplus, returned or out -of-date marijuana, plant debris of the
12652192 plant of the genus Cannabis , including dead plants an d all unused
12662193 plant parts and roots, except the term shall not include roots,
12672194 stems, stalks and fan leaves;
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12692195 42. 41. "Medical use" means the acquisition, possession, use,
12702196 delivery, transfer or transportation of medical marijuana, medical
12712197 marijuana products, medical marijuana devices or paraphernalia
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12732225 licensed patient;
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12752226 43. 42. "Mother plant" means a marijuana plant that is grown or
12762227 maintained for the purpose of generating clones, and that will not
12772228 be used to produce plant material for sale to a medical marijuana
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12802230 44. 43. "Oklahoma physician" or "physician" means a physician
12812231 licensed by and in good standing with the State Board of Medical
12822232 Licensure and Supervision, the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners
12832233 or the Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners;
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12852234 45. 44. "Oklahoma resident" means an individual who can provide
12862235 proof of residency as required by this act the Oklahoma Medical
12872236 Marijuana and Patient Protection Act;
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12892237 46. 45. "Owner" means, except where the context otherwise
12902238 requires, a direct beneficial owner including, but not limited to,
12912239 all persons or entities as follows:
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13082276 venture,
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13112278 association,
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13162281 note in any entity which owns, operates or manages a
13172282 licensed facility;
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13192283 47. 46. "Package" or "packaging" means any container or wrapper
13202284 that may be used by a medical marijuana business to enclose or
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13242287 association, business trust, company, corporation, estate, limited
13252288 liability company, trust or any other legal entity or organization,
13262289 or a manager, agent, owner, director, servant, officer or employee
13272290 thereof, except that "person" does not include any governmental
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13312293 substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or
13322294 mitigating any pest or any substance or mixture of substances
13332295 intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant,
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13362324 Drug Administration;
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13402326 a. any amount of medical marijuana concentrate of the
13412327 same category and produced using the same extraction
13422328 methods, standard operating procedures and an
13432329 identical group of harvest batch of medical marijuana,
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13462331 b. any amount of medical marijuana product of the same
13472332 exact type, produced using the same ingredients,
13482333 standard operating procedures and the same production
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13512335 51. 50. "Public institution" means any entity established or
13522336 controlled by the federal gover nment, state government, or a local
13532337 government or municipality including, but not limited to,
13542338 institutions of higher education or related research institutions;
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13562339 52. 51. "Public money" means any funds or money obtained by the
13572340 holder from any governmental e ntity including, but not limited to,
13582341 research grants;
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13602342 53. 52. "Recommendation" means a document that is signed or
13612343 electronically submitted by a physician on behalf of a patient for
13622344 the use of medical marijuana pursuant to this act the Oklahoma
13632345 Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act ;
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13662373 has provided proof that the business applicant or licensee is in
13672374 good standing with the Oklahoma Secretary of State and Oklahoma Tax
13682375 Commission;
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13702376 55. 54. "Remediation" means the process by which the medical
13712377 marijuana flower or trim, which has failed microbial a harvest batch
13722378 or production batch that fails testing, is processed into solvent -
13732379 based medical marijuana concentrate undergoes a procedure to remedy
13742380 the harvest batch or production batch and is retested as required by
13752381 this act in accordance with Oklahoma laws, rules and regulations ;
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13772382 56. 55. "Research project" means a discrete scientific endeavor
13782383 to answer a research question or a set of research questions related
13792384 to medical marijuana and is required for a medical marijuana
13802385 research license. A research project shall include a description of
13812386 a defined protocol, clearly articulated goals, defined methods and
13822387 outputs, and a defined start and end date. The des cription shall
13832388 demonstrate that the research project will comply with all
13842389 requirements in this act the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
13852390 Protection Act and rules promulgated pursuant thereto. All research
13862391 and development conducted by a medical mariju ana research facility
13872392 shall be conducted in furtherance of an approved research project;
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1390-that any license issued pursuant to this act the Oklahoma Medical ENR. H. B. NO. 2646 Page 32
2394+that any license issued pursuant to this act the Oklahoma Medical
13912395 Marijuana and Patient Protection Act is rescinded because the
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13932423 requirements set forth in this act the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana
13942424 and Patient Protection Act or rules promulgated pursuant thereto;
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13962425 58. 57. "School" means a public or private preschool or a
13972426 public or private elementary , middle or secondary high school used
13982427 for school classes and instruction. A homeschool, daycare or child -
13992428 care facility shall not be considered a "school" as used in this act
14002429 the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act ;
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14022430 59. 58. "Shipping container" means a hard -sided container with
14032431 a lid or other enclosure that can be secured in place. A shipping
14042432 container is used solely for the transport of medical marijuana,
14052433 medical marijuana concentrate, or m edical marijuana products between
14062434 medical marijuana businesses, a medical marijuana research facility,
14072435 or a medical marijuana education facility;
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14092436 60. 59. "Solvent-based medical marijuana concentrate" means a
14102437 medical marijuana concentrate that was produced by extracting
14112438 cannabinoids from medical marijuana through the use of a solvent
14122439 approved by the Department;
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14142440 61. 60. "State Question" means Oklahoma State Question No. 788,
14152441 Initiative Petition No. 412, approved by a majority vote of the
14162442 citizens of Oklahoma on June 26, 2018;
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14182443 62. 61. "Strain" means the classification name given to a
14192444 particular variety of medical marijuana or cannabis plants in either
14202445 pure sativa, indica, afghanica, ruderalis or hybrid varieties that
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14222473 limited to, botanical lineage, appearance, chemical profile and
14232474 accompanying effects. An example of a "strain" would be "OG Kush"
14242475 or "Pineapple Express" ;
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14262476 63. 62. "THC" means tetrahydrocannabinol, which is the primary
14272477 psychotropic cannabinoid in marijuana formed by decarboxylation of
14282478 naturally tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, which generally occurs by
14292479 exposure to heat;
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14312480 64. "Test batch" means with regard to usable marijuana, a
14322481 homogenous, identified quantity of usable marijuana by str ain, no
14332482 greater than ten (10) pounds, that is harvested during a seven -day
14342483 period from a specified cultivation area, and with regard to oils,
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14362485 quantity that is uniform, that is intended to meet specifications
14372486 for identity, strength and composition, and that is manufactured,
14382487 packaged and labeled during a specified time period according to a
14392488 single manufacturing, packaging and labeling protocol;
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14422490 medical marijuana or medical marijuana products for as an employee
14432491 of a licensed transporter medical marijuana business and holds a
14442492 transporter agent license specific to that business pursuant to this
14452493 act the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patie nt Protection Act;
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14502523 the medical marijuana or the medical ma rijuana product contains THC;
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14522524 67. 65. "Usable marijuana" means the dried leaves, flowers,
14532525 oils, vapors, waxes and other portions of the marijuana plant and
14542526 any mixture or preparation thereof, excluding seed seeds, roots,
14552527 stems, stalks and fan leaves; and
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14572528 68. 66. "Water-based medical marijuana concentrate" means a
14582529 concentrate that was produced by extracting cannabinoids from
14592530 medical marijuana through the use of only water, ice , or dry ice.
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14612531 SECTION 9. AMENDATORY Section 3, Chapter 11, O.S.L.
14622532 2019, as amended by Section 6, Chapter 477, O.S.L. 2019 (63 O.S.
14632533 Supp. 2020, Section 427.3), is amended to read as follows:
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14652534 Section 427.3 A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Medical
14662535 Marijuana Authority within the State Department of Health which
14672536 shall address issues related to the medical marijuana program in
14682537 Oklahoma including, but not limited to, the issuance of patient
14692538 licenses and medical marijuana business licenses, and the
14702539 dispensing, cultivating, processing, testing, transporting, st orage,
14712540 research, and the use of and sale of medical marijuana pursuant to
14722541 this act the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act .
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14742542 B. The Department shall provide support staff to perform
14752543 designated duties of the Authority. The Department shal l also
14762544 provide office space for meetings of the Authority.
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14792572 the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act
1480-consistently with the voter -approved State Question No. 788, ENR. H. B. NO. 2646 Page 34
2573+consistently with the voter -approved State Question No. 788,
14812574 Initiative Petition No. 412, subject to the provisions of this act
14822575 the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act .
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14842576 D. The Department shall exercise its respective powers and
14852577 perform its respective duties and functions as specified in this act
14862578 the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and Title
14872579 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title including, but not limited
14882580 to, the following:
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14902581 1. Determine steps the state shall take, whether administrative
14912582 or legislative in nature, to ensure that research on ma rijuana and
14922583 marijuana products is being conducted for public purposes, including
14932584 the advancement of:
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14952585 a. public health policy and public safety policy,
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14972586 b. agronomic and horticultural best practices, and
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14992587 c. medical and pharmacopoeia best practices;
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15012588 2. Contract with third-party vendors and other governmental
15022589 entities in order to carry out the respective duties and functions
15032590 as specified in this act the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
15042591 Protection Act;
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15062592 3. Upon complaint or upon its own motion and upon a completed
15072593 investigation, levy fines as prescribed in this act applicable laws,
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15092621 pursuant to this act applicable laws, rules and regulations ;
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15112622 4. Issue subpoenas for the appearance or product ion of persons,
15122623 records and things in connection with disciplinary or contested
15132624 cases considered by the Department;
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15152625 5. Apply for injunctive or declaratory relief to enforce the
15162626 provisions of this section applicable laws, rules and any rules
15172627 promulgated pursuant to this section regulations;
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15192628 6. Inspect and examine , with notice provided in accordance with
15202629 this act, all licensed premises of medical marijuana businesses,
15212630 research facilities and, education facilities and waste disposal
15222631 facilities in which medical marijuana is cultivated, manufactured,
15232632 sold, stored, transported, tested or, distributed or disposed of;
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15252633 7. Upon action by the federal government by which the
15262634 production, sale and use of marijuana in Oklahoma does not violate
15272635 federal law, work with the Oklahoma State Banking Department and the
15282636 State Treasurer to develop good practices and standards for banking
15292637 and finance for medical marijuana businesses;
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15322639 accounting procedures, reporting p rocedures and personnel policies;
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15342640 9. Establish a fee schedule and collect fees for performing
15352641 background checks as the Commissioner deems appropriate. The fees
15362642 charged pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed the actual cost
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15402671 marijuana businesses Establish a fee schedule and collect fees for
15412672 material changes requested by the licensee; and
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1543-11. Establish regulations, which require a medical marijuana
2673+11. Establish regulations which require a medical marijuana
15442674 business to submit information to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana
1545-Authority, deemed reasonably necessary to assist the Authority in
1546-the prevention of diversion of medical marijuana by a licensed
1547-medical marijuana business. Such information required by the
1548-Authority may include, but shall not be limited to:
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2675+Authority deemed reasonably necessary to assist the Authority in the
2676+prevention of diversion of medical marijuana by a licensed medical
2677+marijuana business. Such information required by the Author ity may
2678+include, but shall not be limited to:
2679+a. the square footage of the licensed premise,
2680+b. a diagram of the licensed premise,
15542681 c. the number and type of lights at the licensed medical
15552682 marijuana commercial grower business,
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15572683 d. the number, type and produc tion capacity of equipment
15582684 located at the medical marijuana processing facility,
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15602685 e. the names, addresses and telephone numbers of
15612686 employees or agents of a medical marijuana business,
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15632687 f. employment manuals and standard operating procedures
15642688 for the medical marijuana business, and
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15662689 g. any other information as the Authority reasonably
15672690 deems necessary.
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15692691 SECTION 10. AMENDATORY Section 4, Chapter 11, O.S.L.
15702692 2019 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 427.4), is amended to read as
15712693 follows:
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15732720 Section 427.4 A. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, in
15742721 conjunction with the State Department of Health, shall employ an
15752722 Executive Director and other personnel as necessary to assist the
15762723 Authority in carrying out its duties.
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15782724 B. The Authority shall not employ an individual if any of the
15792725 following circumstances exist:
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15812726 1. The individual has a direct or indirect interest in a
15822727 licensed medical marijuana business; or
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15842728 2. The individual or his or her spouse, parent, child, spouse
15852729 of a child, sibling, or spouse of a sibling has an application for a
15862730 medical marijuana business license pending before the Department or
15872731 is a member of the board of directors of a medical marijuana
15882732 business, or is an individual financially interested in any licensee
15892733 or medical marijuana busi ness.
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15912734 C. All officers and employees of the Authority shall be in the
15922735 exempt unclassified service as provided for in Section 840 -5.5 of
15932736 Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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15952737 D. The Commissioner may delegate to any officer or employee of
15962738 the Department any of the powers of the Executive Director and may
15972739 designate any officer or employee of the Department to perform any
15982740 of the duties of the Executive Director.
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16002741 E. The Executive Director shall be authorized to suggest rules
16012742 governing the oversight and implementa tion of this act the Oklahoma
16022743 Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act .
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16042770 F. The Department is hereby authorized to create employment
16052771 positions necessary for the implementation of its obligations
16062772 pursuant to this act, the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
16072773 Protection Act including, but not limited to, Authority
16082774 investigators and a senior director of enforcement. The Department
16092775 and the Authority, the senior director of enforcement, the Executive
16102776 Director, and Department investigators shall have all t he powers of
16112777 any peace officer to:
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16132778 1. Investigate violations or suspected violations of this act
16142779 the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and any
16152780 rules promulgated pursuant thereto;
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16172781 2. Serve all warrants, summonses, subpoenas, administra tive
16182782 citations, notices or other processes relating to the enforcement of
16192783 laws regulating medical marijuana, concentrate, and medical
16202784 marijuana product;
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16222785 3. Assist or aid any law enforcement officer in the performance
16232786 of his or her duties upon such law enf orcement officer's request or
16242787 the request of other local officials having jurisdiction;
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16262788 4. Require any business applicant or licensee, upon twenty-four
16272789 (24) hours notice or upon a showing of necessity, to permit an
16282790 inspection of licensed premises during b usiness hours or at any time
16292791 of apparent operation, marijuana equipment, and marijuana
16302792 accessories, or books and records; and to permit the testing of or
16312793 examination of medical marijuana, concentrate, or product; and
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1635-fees the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, the
1636-Oklahoma Medical Mariju ana Waste Management Act and Sections 420
1637-through 426.1 of this title , and approve material changes made by
2821+current applications, information and fees required by this act the
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16382825 the applicant or licensee ;
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16402826 6. Require medical marijuana business licensees to submit a
16412827 sample or unit of medical marijuana or medical marijuana product to
16422828 the quality assurance laboratory when the Department has reason to
16432829 believe the medical marijuana or medical marijuana product may be
16442830 unsafe for patient consumption or inhalation or has not been tested
16452831 in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana
16462832 and Patient Protection Act and the rules and regulation s of the
16472833 Department. The licensee shall provide the samples or units of
16482834 medical marijuana or medical marijuana products at its own expense
16492835 but shall not be responsible for the costs of testing; and
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16512836 7. Require medical marijuana business licensees to perio dically
16522837 submit samples or units of medical marijuana or medical marijuana
1653-products to the quality assurance lab oratory for quality assurance
2838+products to the quality assurance lab for quality assurance
16542839 purposes. Licensed growers, processors, dispensaries and
16552840 transporters shall not be required to submit samples or units of
16562841 medical marijuana or medical marijuana products more than twice a
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16612871 SECTION 11. AMENDATORY Section 6, Chapter 11, O.S.L.
16622872 2019, as amended by Section 7, Chapter 477, O.S.L. 2019 (63 O.S.
16632873 Supp. 2020, Section 427.6), is amended to read as follows:
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16652874 Section 427.6 A. The State Department of Health shall address
16662875 issues related to the medical marijuana program in Oklahoma
16672876 including, but not limited to, monitoring and disciplinary actions
16682877 as they relate to the medical marijuana program.
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16702878 B. 1. The Department or its designee may perform on -site
16712879 assessments inspections or investigations of a licensee or applicant
16722880 for any medical marijuana business license issued pursuant to this
16732881 act, research facility, education facility or waste disposal
16742882 facility to determine compliance with this act applicable laws,
16752883 rules and regulations or submissions made pursuant to this section.
16762884 The Department may enter the licensed premises of a medical
16772885 marijuana business, research facility, education facility or waste
16782886 disposal facility licensee or applicant to assess or monitor
16792887 compliance or ensure qualifications for licensure .
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16812888 2. Inspections Post-licensure inspections shall be limited to
16822889 twice per calendar year and twenty-four (24) hours of notice shall
16832890 be provided to a medical marijuana business applicant or licensee
16842891 prior to an on-site assessment. However, investigations and
16852892 additional inspections may occur when the Department shows that
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16872920 to a possible violation of this act applicable laws, rules or
16882921 regulations. Such inspection may be without notice if the
16892922 Department believes that such notice will result in the destruction
16902923 of evidence The State Commissioner of Health may adopt rules
16912924 imposing penalties including, but not limited to, monetary fines and
16922925 suspension or revocatio n of licensure for failure to allow the
1693-Authority reasonable access to the licensed premise s for purposes of
2926+Authority reasonable access to the licensed premise for purposes of
16942927 conducting an inspection .
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16962928 3. The Department may review relevant records of a licensed
16972929 medical marijuana business, licensed medical marijuana resear ch
16982930 facility or, licensed medical marijuana education facility or
16992931 licensed medical marijuana waste disposal facility , and may require
17002932 and conduct interviews with such persons or entities and persons
17012933 affiliated with such entities, for the purpose of determin ing
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17032935 and regulations. However, prior to conducting any interviews with
17042936 the medical marijuana business, research facility or education
17052937 facility, the licensee shall be afforded sufficient tim e to secure
17062938 legal representation during such questioning if requested by the
17072939 business or facility or any of its agents or employees or
17082940 contractors.
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17112968 activity that are made against a licensee to appropriate Oklahoma
17122969 state or local law enforcement authorities.
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17142970 C. Disciplinary action may be taken against an applicant or
17152971 licensee under this act for not adhering to the law applicable laws
17162972 pursuant to the terms, conditions and guidelines set forth in this
17172973 act the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act .
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17192974 D. Disciplinary actions may include revocation, suspension or
17202975 denial of an application, license or final authorization and other
17212976 action deemed appropriate by the Department.
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17232977 E. Disciplinary actions may be imposed upon a medical marijuana
17242978 business licensee for:
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17262979 1. Failure to comply with or satisfy any provision of this
17272980 section applicable laws, rules or regulations ;
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17292981 2. Falsification or misrepresentation of any material or
17302982 information submitted to the Department or other licensees;
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17322983 3. Failing to allow or impeding a monitoring visit entry by
17332984 authorized representatives of the Department;
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17352985 4. Failure to adhere to any acknowledgement, verification or
17362986 other representation made to the Departmen t;
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17382987 5. Failure to submit or disclose information required by this
17392988 section applicable laws, rules or regulations or otherwise requested
17402989 by the Department;
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17433017 result of a review or audit of financi al records or other materials;
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17453018 7. Failure to comply with requested access by the Department to
17463019 the licensed premises or materials;
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17483020 8. Failure to pay a required monetary penalty;
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17503021 9. Diversion of medical marijuana or any medical marijuana
17513022 product, as determined by the Department;
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17533023 10. Threatening or harming a medical marijuana patient
17543024 licensee, caregiver licensee , a medical practitioner or an employee
17553025 of the Department; and
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17573026 11. Any other basis indicating a violation of the applicable
17583027 laws and regulations as identified by the Department.
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17603028 F. Disciplinary actions against a licensee may include the
17613029 imposition of monetary penalties, which may be assessed by the
17623030 Department. The Department may suspend or revoke a license for
17633031 failure to pay any monetary penalty lawfully assessed by the
17643032 Department against a licensee.
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17663033 G. Penalties for sales or purchases by a medical marijuana
17673034 business to persons other than those allowed by law occurring within
17683035 any two-year time period may include an initial fine of One Thousand
17693036 Dollars ($1,000.00) for a first violation and a fine of Five
17703037 Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for any subsequent violation.
17713038 Penalties for grossly inaccurate or fraudulent reporting occurring
17723039 within any two-year time period may include an initial fine of Five
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17743067 Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for any subsequent violation. The
17753068 medical marijuana business may be subject to a revocation of any
17763069 license granted pursuant to this act the Oklahoma Medical M arijuana
17773070 and Patient Protection Act upon a showing that the violation was
17783071 willful or grossly negligent.
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17803072 H. 1. First offense for intentional and impermissible
17813073 diversion of medical marijuana, concentrate, or products by a
17823074 patient or caregiver to an unautho rized person shall not be punished
17833075 under a criminal statute but may be subject to a fine of Two Hundred
17843076 Dollars ($200.00).
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17863077 2. The second offense for impermissible diversion of medical
17873078 marijuana, concentrate, or products by a patient or caregiver to an
17883079 unauthorized person shall not be punished under a criminal statute
17893080 but may be subject to a fine of not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars
17903081 ($500.00) and may result in revocation of the license upon a showing
17913082 that the violation was willful or grossly negligent.
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17933083 I. The following persons or entities may request a hearing to
17943084 contest an action or proposed action of The intentional diversion of
17953085 medical marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate or medical
17963086 marijuana products by a licensed medical marijuana patient or
17973087 caregiver, medical marijuana business or employee of a medical
17983088 marijuana business to an unauthorized minor person who the licensed
17993089 medical marijuana patient or caregiver, medical marijuana business
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18013117 should have known to be a minor person shall be subject to a cite
18023118 and release citation and, upon a finding of guilt or a plea of no
18033119 contest, a fine of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00).
18043120 For a second or subsequent offense, the licensed medical marijuana
18053121 patient or caregiver, medical marijuana business or employee of a
18063122 medical marijuana business shall be subject to a cite and release
18073123 citation and, upon a finding of guilt or a plea of no contest, a
18083124 fine of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and aut omatic termination
18093125 of the medical marijuana license.
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18113126 J. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the
18123127 criminal prosecution, after the presentation of evidence and a
18133128 finding beyond a reasonable doubt, of a licensed medical marijuana
18143129 patient or caregiver, medical marijuana business or employee of a
18153130 medical marijuana business who has diverted medical marijuana,
18163131 medical marijuana concentrate or medical marijuana products to an
18173132 unauthorized person with the intent or knowledge that the
18183133 unauthorized person was to engage in the distribution or trafficking
18193134 of medical marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate or medical
18203135 marijuana products.
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18223136 K. In addition to any other remedies provided for by law, the
18233137 Department:
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18253138 1. A medical marijuana business, research facility or education
18263139 facility licensee whose license has been summarily suspended or who
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18273166 has received a notice of contemplated action to suspend or revoke a
18283167 license or take other , pursuant to its rules and regulations, may
18293168 issue a written order to any lic ensee the Department has reason to
18303169 believe has violated Sections 420 through 426.1 of this title, the
18313170 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, the Oklahoma
18323171 Medical Marijuana Waste Management Act, or any rules promulgated by
18333172 the State Commissioner of Health and to whom the Department has
18343173 served, not less than thirty (30) days previously, a written notice
18353174 of violation of such statutes or rules.
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18373175 1. The written order shall state with specificity the nature of
18383176 the violation. The Department may im pose any disciplinary action;
18393177 and
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18413178 2. A patient or caregiver licensee whose license has been
18423179 summarily suspended or who has received notice of contemplated
18433180 action to suspend or revoke a license or take other disciplinary
18443181 action.
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18463182 J. authorized under the pro visions of this section including,
18473183 but not limited to, the assessment of monetary penalties.
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18493184 2. Any order issued pursuant to the provisions of this section
18503185 shall become a final order unless, not more than thirty (30) days
18513186 after the order is served to the licensee, the licensee requests an
18523187 administrative hearing in accordance with the rules and regulations
18533188 of the Department. Upon such request, the Department shall promptly
18543189 initiate administrative proceedings.
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18563216 L. Whenever the Department finds that an emerg ency exists
18573217 requiring immediate action in order to protect the health or welfare
18583218 of the public, the Department may issue an order, without providing
18593219 notice or hearing, stating the existence of said emergency and
18603220 requiring that action be taken as the Depart ment deems necessary to
18613221 meet the emergency. Such action may include, but is not limited to,
18623222 ordering the licensee to immediately cease and desist operations by
18633223 the licensee. The order shall be effective immediately upon
18643224 issuance. Any person to whom the order is directed shall comply
18653225 immediately with the provisions of the order. The Department may
18663226 assess a penalty not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) per
18673227 day of noncompliance with the order. In assessing such a penalty,
18683228 the Department shall co nsider the seriousness of the violation and
18693229 any efforts to comply with applicable requirements. Upon
18703230 application to the Department, the licensee shall be offered a
18713231 hearing within ten (10) days of the issuance of the order.
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18733232 M. All hearings held pursuant t o this section shall be in
18743233 accordance with the Oklahoma Administrative Procedures Act , Section
18753234 250 et seq. of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes .
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18773235 SECTION 12. AMENDATORY Section 7, Chapter 11, O.S.L.
18783236 2019, as amended by Section 5, Ch apter 509, O.S.L. 2019 (63 O.S.
18793237 Supp. 2020, Section 427.7), is amended to read as follows:
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18813238 Section 427.7 A. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority
18823239 shall create a medical marijuana use registry of patients and
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18843267 records maintained in the registry shall comply with all relevant
18853268 applicable state and federal privacy laws including, but not limited
18863269 to, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
18873270 (HIPAA).
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18893271 B. The medical marijua na use registry shall be accessible to:
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18913272 1. Oklahoma-licensed medical marijuana dispensaries to verify
18923273 the license of a patient or caregiver by the twenty -four-character
18933274 identifier; and
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18953275 2. Any court in this state.
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18973276 C. All other records regarding a medical marijuana patient or
18983277 caregiver licensee shall be maintained by the Authority and shall be
18993278 deemed confidential. The handling of any records maintained by the
19003279 Authority shall comply with all relevant applicable state and
19013280 federal privacy laws including, but not limited to, the Health
19023281 Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) . Such
19033282 records shall be marked as confidential, shall not be made available
19043283 to the public, and shall only be made available to the licensee,
19053284 designee of the licensee, any physician of the licensee or the
19063285 caregiver of the licensee.
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19083286 D. A log shall be kept with the file of the licensee to record
19093287 any event in which the records of the licensee were made available
19103288 and to whom the records were provided.
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19133316 medical marijuana patient and caregiver records and information are
19143317 sealed to protect the privacy of medical marijuana patient license
19153318 applicants and licensees.
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19173319 SECTION 13. AMENDATORY Sectio n 9, Chapter 11, O.S.L.
19183320 2019 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 427.9), is amended to read as
19193321 follows:
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19213322 Section 427.9 A. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority may
19223323 contact the recommending physician of an applicant for a medical
19233324 marijuana patient license or current holder of a medical marijuana
19243325 patient license to verify the need of the applicant or licensee for
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19273327 B. An applicant for a medical marijuana patient license who can
19283328 demonstrate his or her status as a one-hundred-percent-disabled
19293329 veteran as determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and
19303330 codified at 38 C.F.R., Section 3.340(a)(2013) shall pay a reduced
19313331 biannual application fee of Twenty Dollars ($20.00). The methods of
19323332 payment, as determined by the Authority, shall be provided on the
19333333 website. However, the Authority shall ensure that all applicants
19343334 have an option to submit the license application and payment by
19353335 means other than solely by submission of the application and fee
19363336 online.
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19393338 from the date of issuance, unless the recommendation of the
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19413366 Marijuana and Patient Protection Act or revoked by the Departmen t.
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19433367 SECTION 14. AMENDATORY Section 10, Chapter 11, O.S.L.
19443368 2019, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 390, O.S.L. 2019 (63 O.S.
19453369 Supp. 2020, Section 427.10), is amended to read as follows:
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19473370 Section 427.10 A. Only licensed Oklahoma allopa thic,
19483371 osteopathic and podiatric physicians may provide a medical marijuana
19493372 recommendation for a medical marijuana patient license under this
19503373 act the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act .
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19523374 B. A physician who has not completed his or her fir st residency
19533375 shall not meet the definition of "physician" under this section and
19543376 any recommendation for a medical marijuana patient license shall not
19553377 be processed by the Authority.
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19573378 C. No physician shall be subject to arrest, prosecution or
19583379 penalty in any manner or denied any right or privilege under
19593380 Oklahoma state, municipal or county statute, ordinance or
19603381 resolution, including without limitation a civil penalty or
19613382 disciplinary action by the State Board of Medical Licensure and
19623383 Supervision or, the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners , the Board
19633384 of Podiatric Medical Examiners or by any other business, occupation
19643385 or professional licensing board or bureau, solely for providing a
19653386 medical marijuana recommendation for a patient or for monitoring,
19663387 treating or prescribing scheduled medication to patients who are
19673388 medical marijuana licensees. The provisions of this subsection
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19703417 condition of a patient or for otherwise violating the applicable
19713418 physician-patient standard of care.
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19733419 D. A physician who recommends use of medical marijuana shall
19743420 not be located at the same physical address as a licensed medical
19753421 marijuana dispensary.
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19773422 E. If the physician determines the continued use of medical
19783423 marijuana by the patient no longer meets the requirements set forth
19793424 in this act the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection
19803425 Act, the physician shall notify the Department and the Authority
19813426 shall immediately revoke the license shall be immediately voided
19823427 without right to an individual proceeding .
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19843428 SECTION 15. AMENDATORY Section 11, Chapter 11, O.S.L.
19853429 2019 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 427.11), is amended to read as
19863430 follows:
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19883431 Section 427.11 A. The caregiver license shall provide the
19893432 caregiver the same rights as the medical marijuana patient licensee,
19903433 including the ability to possess marijuana, marijuana products, and
19913434 mature and immature plants pursuant to this act the Oklahoma Medical
19923435 Marijuana and Patient Protection Act , but excluding the ability to
19933436 use marijuana or marijuana products unless the caregiver has a
19943437 medical marijuana patient license. Caregivers shall be authorized
19953438 to deliver marijuana and products to their authorized patients.
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19963465 Caregivers shall be authorized to possess medical marijuana and
19973466 medical marijuana products up to the sum of the possession limits
19983467 for the patients under his or her care pursuant to this act the
19993468 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act.
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20013469 B. An individual caregiver shall be limited to exercising the
20023470 marijuana cultivation rights of no more than five licensed patients
20033471 as prescribed by this act the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
20043472 Protection Act.
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20063473 C. The license of a caregiver shal l not extend beyond the
20073474 expiration date of the underlying patient license regardless of the
20083475 issue date.
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20103476 D. A medical marijuana patient license holder may request, at
20113477 any time, to withdraw the license of his or her caregiver. In the
20123478 event that such a requ est is made or upon the expiration of the
2013-medical marijuana license of the patient, the license of the ENR. H. B. NO. 2646 Page 46
3479+medical marijuana license of the patient, the license of the
20143480 caregiver shall be immediately withdrawn by the Department without
20153481 the right to a hearing.
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20173482 SECTION 16. AMENDATORY Section 13, Ch apter 11, O.S.L.
20183483 2019 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 427.13), is amended to read as
20193484 follows:
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20213485 Section 427.13 A. All medical marijuana and medical marijuana
20223486 products shall be purchased solely from an Oklahoma -licensed medical
20233487 marijuana business, and shall no t be purchased from any out -of-state
20243488 providers.
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20263515 B. 1. The Authority shall have oversight and auditing
20273516 responsibilities to ensure that all marijuana being grown in
20283517 Oklahoma is accounted for and shall implement an inventory tracking
20293518 system. Pursuant to th ese duties, the Authority shall require that
20303519 each medical marijuana business , medical marijuana research
20313520 facility, medical marijuana education facility and medical marijuana
20323521 waste disposal facility keep records for every transaction with
20333522 another medical marijuana business, patient or caregiver. Inventory
20343523 shall be tracked and updated after each individual sale and reported
20353524 to the Authority.
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20373525 2. The inventory tracking system licensees use shall allow for
20383526 integration of other seed -to-sale systems and, at a mi nimum, shall
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20413528 a. notification of when marijuana seeds and clones are
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20443530 b. notification of when marijuana plants are harvested
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20473532 c. notification of when marijuana is transported, sold,
20483533 stolen, diverted or lost,
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20503534 d. a complete inventory of all marijuana, seeds, plant
20513535 tissue, clones, plants, usable marijuana or trim,
20523536 leaves and other plant matter, batches of extract, and
20533537 marijuana concentrates,
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20553564 e. all samples sent to a testing laboratory, an unused
20563565 portion of a sample r eturned to a licensee, all
20573566 samples utilized by licensee for purposes of
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20603568 f. all samples used for quality testing by a licensee.
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20623569 3. Each medical marijuana business , medical marijuana research
20633570 facility, medical marijuana education fac ility and medical marijuana
20643571 waste disposal facility shall use a seed-to-sale tracking system or
20653572 integrate its own seed -to-sale tracking system with the seed -to-sale
20663573 tracking system established by the Authority.
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20683574 4. These records shall include, but not be l imited to, the
20693575 following:
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20713576 a. the name and license number of the medical marijuana
20723577 business that cultivated, manufactured or sold the
20733578 medical marijuana or medical marijuana product,
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20753579 b. the address and phone number of the medical marijuana
20763580 business that cultivated, manufactured or sold the
20773581 medical marijuana or medical marijuana product,
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20793582 c. the type of product received during the transaction,
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20813583 d. the batch number of the marijuana plant used,
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20833584 e. the date of the transaction,
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20853585 f. the total spent in dollars,
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20873586 g. all point-of-sale records,
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20943616 5. All inventory tracking records retained by a medical
20953617 marijuana business, medical marijuana research facility, med ical
20963618 marijuana education facility or medical marijuana waste disposal
20973619 facility containing medical marijuana patient or caregiver
20983620 information shall comply with all relevant state and federal laws
20993621 including, but not limited to, the Health Insurance Portabili ty and
21003622 Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) , and shall not be retained by any
21013623 medical marijuana business for more than sixty (60) days .
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21033624 SECTION 17. AMENDATORY Section 14, Chapter 11, O.S.L.
21043625 2019, as last amended by Section 51, Chapte r 161, O.S.L. 2020 (63
21053626 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 427.14), is amended to read as follows:
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21073627 Section 427.14 A. There is hereby created the medical
21083628 marijuana business license, which shall include the following
21093629 categories:
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21113630 1. Medical marijuana commercial growe r;
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21133631 2. Medical marijuana processor;
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21153632 3. Medical marijuana dispensary;
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21173633 4. Medical marijuana transporter; and
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21193634 5. Medical marijuana testing laboratory.
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21213635 B. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, with the aid of
21223636 the Office of Management and Enterprise Ser vices, shall develop a
21233637 website for medical marijuana business applications.
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21263665 easy-to-find location, applications for a medical marijuana
21273666 business.
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21293667 D. The annual, nonrefundable application fee for a medical
21303668 marijuana business license shall be Two Thousand Five Hundred
21313669 Dollars ($2,500.00).
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21333670 E. All applicants seeking licensure or licensure renewal as a
21343671 medical marijuana business shall comply with the following general
21353672 requirements:
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21373673 1. All applications for licenses and registrations authorized
21383674 pursuant to this section shall be made upon forms prescribed by the
21393675 Authority;
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21413676 2. Each application shall identify the city or county in which
21423677 the applicant seeks to obtain licensure as a medical marijuana
21433678 business;
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21453679 3. Applicants shall submit a complete application to the
21463680 Department before the application may be accepted or considered;
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21483681 4. All applications shall be complete and accurate in every
21493682 detail;
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21513683 5. All applications shall include all attachments or
21523684 supplemental information required by the forms supplied by the
21533685 Authority;
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21563713 for the whole amount of the application fees. Application fees are
21573714 nonrefundable;
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21593715 7. All applicants shall be approved for l icensing review that,
21603716 at a minimum, meets the following criteria:
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21623717 a. all applicants shall be age twenty-five (25) years of
21633718 age or older,
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21653719 b. any applicant if applying as an individual shall show,
21663720 proof that the applicant is an Oklahoma resident
21673721 pursuant to paragraph 11 of this subsection,
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21693722 c. any applicant if applying as an entity shall show,
21703723 proof that seventy-five percent (75%) of all members,
21713724 managers, executive officers, partners, board members
21723725 or any other form of business ownership are Oklahoma
21733726 residents pursuant to paragraph 11 of this subsection,
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21753727 d. all if applying individuals as an individual or
21763728 entities shall be entity, proof that the individual or
21773729 entity is registered to conduct business in the State
21783730 of Oklahoma,
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21803731 e. all applicants shall disclose disclosure of all
21813732 ownership interests pursuant to this act the Oklahoma
21823733 Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act , and
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21843734 f. applicants shall proof that the medical marijuana
21853735 business, medical marijuana research facility, medical
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21863762 marijuana education facility and medical marijuana
21873763 waste disposal facility applicant or licensee has not
21883764 have been convicted of a nonviolent felony in the last
21893765 two (2) years, and or any other felony conviction
21903766 within the last five (5) years, shall is not be a
2191-current inmates inmate in the custody of the ENR. H. B. NO. 2646 Page 50
3767+current inmates inmate in the custody of the
21923768 Department of Corrections , or currently incarcerated
21933769 in a jail or corrections facility;
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21953770 8. There shall be no limit to the number of medical marijuana
21963771 business licenses or categories that an individual or entity can
21973772 apply for or receive , although each application and each category
21983773 shall require a separate application and application fee. A
21993774 commercial grower, processor and dispensary, or any combination
22003775 thereof, are authorized to share the same address or physical
22013776 location, subject to th e restrictions set forth in this act the
22023777 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act ;
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22043778 9. All applicants for a medical marijuana business license,
22053779 research facility license or education facility license authorized
22063780 by this act the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection
22073781 Act, or for a renewal of such license, shall undergo an Oklahoma
22083782 criminal history background check conducted by the Oklahoma State
22093783 Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) within thirty (30) days prior to the
22103784 application for the lic ense, including:
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22123785 a. individual applicants applying on their own behalf,
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22193815 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act;
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22213816 10. All applicable fees charged by the OSBI are the
22223817 responsibility of the applicant and shall not be higher than fees
22233818 charged to any other person or industry for such background checks;
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22253819 11. In order to be considered an Oklahoma resident for purposes
22263820 of a medical marijuana business application, all applicants shall
22273821 provide proof of Oklahoma residency for at least two (2) years
22283822 immediately preceding the date of application or five (5) years of
22293823 continuous Oklahoma residency during the preced ing twenty-five (25)
22303824 years immediately preceding the date of application. Sufficient
22313825 documentation of proof of residency shall include a combination of
22323826 the following:
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22343827 a. an unexpired Oklahoma -issued driver license,
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22383829 c. a utility bill preceding the date of application,
22393830 excluding cellular telephone and Internet bills,
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22413831 d. a residential property deed to property in the State
22423832 of Oklahoma, and
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22443833 e. a rental agreement preceding the date of application
22453834 for residential propert y located in the State of
22463835 Oklahoma.
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22483862 Applicants that were issued a medical marijuana business license
22493863 prior to the enactment of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
22503864 Protection Act August 30, 2019, are hereby exempt from the two -year
22513865 or five-year Oklahoma residence requirement mentioned above;
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22533866 12. All license applicants shall be required to submit a
22543867 registration with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and
22553868 Dangerous Drugs Control as provided in Sections 2 -302 through 2-304
22563869 of Title 63 of the Oklahom a Statutes this title;
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22583870 13. All applicants shall establish their identity through
22593871 submission of a color copy or digital image of one of the following
22603872 unexpired documents:
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22623873 a. front and back of an Oklahoma driver license,
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22643874 b. front and back of an Oklahoma identification card,
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22663875 c. a United States passport or other photo identification
22673876 issued by the United States government, or
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22693877 d. certified copy of the applicant's birth certificate
22703878 for minor applicants who do not possess a document
22713879 listed in this section, or
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22733880 e. a tribal identification card approved for
22743881 identification purposes by the Oklahoma Department of
22753882 Public Safety; and
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22773883 14. All applicants shall submit an applicant photograph.
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22793884 F. The Authority shall review the medical marijuana business
22803885 application,; approve or, reject or deny the application; and mail
2281-the approval, rejection , denial or status-update letter to the ENR. H. B. NO. 2646 Page 52
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22823913 applicant within ninety (90) business days of receipt of the
22833914 application.
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22853915 G. 1. The Authority shall review the medical marijuana
22863916 business applications and conduct all investigations, inspections
22873917 and interviews before approving the application.
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22893918 2. Approved applicants shall be issued a medical marijuana
2290-business license for the specific category applied under , which
2291-shall act as proof of their approved status. Rejection and denial
2292-letters shall provide a reason for the rejection or denial.
2293-Applications may only be rejected or denied based on the applicant
2294-not meeting the standards set forth in the provisions of this
2295-section the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act
2296-and Sections 420 through 426.1 of this title , improper completion of
2297-the application, or for a reason provided for in this act the
3919+business license for the specific category applied under which shall
3920+act as proof of their approve d status. Rejection and denial letters
3921+shall provide a reason for the rejection or denial. Applications
3922+may only be rejected or denied based on the applicant not meeting
3923+the standards set forth in the provisions of this section the
22983924 Oklahoma Medical Marij uana and Patient Protection Act and Sections
2299-420 through 426.1 of this title . If an application is rejected for
3925+420 through 426.1 of this title , improper completion of the
3926+application, or for a reason provided for in this act the Oklahoma
3927+Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and Sections 420
3928+through 426.1 of this title. If an application is rejected for
23003929 failure to provide required information, the applicant shall have
23013930 thirty (30) days to submit the required information for
23023931 reconsideration. No additional application fee shall be charged for
23033932 such reconsideration. Unless the Department determines otherwise,
23043933 an application that has been resubmitted but is still incomplete or
23053934 contains errors that are not clerical or typographical in nature
23063935 shall be denied.
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23093963 either approval or, rejection or denial should a situation arise in
23103964 which an application was submitted properly , but a delay in
23113965 processing the application occurred.
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23133966 4. Approval, rejection , denial or status-update letters shall
23143967 be sent to the applicant in the same method the application was
23153968 submitted to the Department.
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23173969 H. A license for a medical marijuana business license, medical
23183970 marijuana research facility, medical marijuana education facility or
23193971 medical marijuana waste disposal facility shall not be issued to or
23203972 held by:
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23223973 1. A person until all required fees have been paid;
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23243974 2. A person who has been convicted of a nonviolent felony
23253975 within two (2) years of the date of application, or within five (5)
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23283977 3. A corporation, if the cri minal history of any of its
23293978 officers, directors or stockholders indicates that the officer,
23303979 director or stockholder has been convicted of a nonviolent felony
23313980 within two (2) years of the date of application, or within five (5)
23323981 years for any other felony;
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23343982 4. A person under twenty -five (25) years of age;
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23363983 5. A person licensed pursuant to this section who, during a
23373984 period of licensure, or who, at the time of application, has failed
23383985 to:
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23414013 medical marijuana bus iness, or
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23434014 b. pay taxes, interest or penalties due related to a
23444015 medical marijuana business;
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23464016 6. A sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer or prosecuting
23474017 officer, or an officer or employee of the Authority or municipality;
23484018 or
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23504019 7. A person whose authority to be a caregiver, as defined in
23514020 this act Section 427.2 of this title, has been revoked by the
23524021 Department; or
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23544022 8. A person who was involved in the management or operations of
23554023 any medical marijuana business, medical marijuana research facility,
23564024 medical marijuana education facility or medical marijuana waste
23574025 disposal facility that, after the initiation of a disciplinary
23584026 action, has had a medical marijuana license revoked, not renewed, or
23594027 surrendered during the five (5) years preceding submission of the
23604028 application and for the following violations:
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23644030 b. any fraudulent acts, falsification of records or
23654031 misrepresentation to the Authority, medical marijuana
23664032 patient licensees, caregiver licensees or medical
23674033 marijuana business licensees,
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23724062 caregiver, medical practitioner or employee of the
23734063 Department,
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23754064 e. knowingly or intentionally refusing to permit the
23764065 Department access to premises or records,
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23784066 f. using a prohibited, hazardous substance for processing
23794067 in a residential area,
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23814068 g. criminal acts relating to the operation of a medical
23824069 marijuana business, or
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23844070 h. any violations that endanger public health and safety
23854071 or product safety.
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23874072 I. In investigating the qualifications of an applicant or a
23884073 licensee, the Department, Authority and municipalities may have
23894074 access to criminal history record information furnished by a
23904075 criminal justice agency subject to any restrictions imposed by such
23914076 an agency. In the event the Department considers the criminal
23924077 history record of the applicant, the Department shall also consider
23934078 any information provided by the applicant regarding such criminal
23944079 history record, including but not limited to evidence of
23954080 rehabilitation, character references and educational achievements,
23964081 especially those items pertaining to the period of time between the
23974082 last criminal conviction of the applicant and the consideration of
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24014111 requested information by the Authority deadline may be grounds for
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24044113 K. All applicants and licensees shall submit information to the
24054114 Department and Authority in a full, faithful, truthful and fair
24064115 manner. The Department and Authority may recommend denial of an
24074116 application where the applicant or licensee made misstatements,
24084117 omissions, misrepresentations or untruths in the application or in
24094118 connection with the background investigation of the applicant. Th is
24104119 type of conduct may be considered as the basis grounds for
24114120 additional administrative action against the applicant or licensee.
24124121 Typos and scrivener errors shall not be grounds for denial.
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24164124 for medical marijuana business facilities consistent with the zoning
24174125 where such business is located as described in the most recent
24184126 versions of the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code, the Internat ional
24194127 Building Code and the International Fire Code, unless granted an
24204128 exemption by the Authority or a municipality or appropriate code
24214129 enforcement entity.
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24244131 facility, medical marijuana education facility and medical marijuana
24254132 waste disposal facility licensees shall pay the relevant licensure
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24274160 business, as defined in this act for each class of license .
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24294161 N. A medical marijuana business , medical marijuana research
24304162 facility, medical marijuana education facility or medical marijuana
24314163 waste disposal facility that attempts to renew its license after the
24324164 expiration date of the license shall pay a late renewal fee in an
24334165 amount to be determined by the Department to reinstate the license.
24344166 Late renewal fees are nonrefundable. A license that has been
24354167 expired for more than ninety (90) days shall not be renewed.
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24374168 O. No medical marijuana business, medical marijuana research
24384169 facility, medical marijuan a education facility or medical marijuana
24394170 waste disposal facility shall possess, sell or transfer medical
24404171 marijuana or medical marijuana products without a valid, unexpired
24414172 license issued by the Department.
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24444174 2019 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 427.16), is amended to read as
24454175 follows:
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24474176 Section 427.16 A. There is hereby created a medical marijuana
24484177 transporter license as a category of the medical marijuana business
24494178 license.
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24514179 B. Pursuant to Section 424 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes
24524180 this title, the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority shall issue a
24534181 medical marijuana transporter license to licensed medical marijuana
24544182 commercial growers, processors and dispensaries upon issuance of
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24564210 licenses shall also be issued to licensed medical marijuana research
24574211 facilities, medical marijuana education facilities and medical
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24614214 C. A medical marijuana transporter license may also be issued
24624215 to qualifying applicants who are registered with the Oklahoma
24634216 Secretary of State and otherwise meet the requirements for a medical
24644217 marijuana business license set forth in this act the Oklahoma
24654218 Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and the requirements
24664219 set forth in this section to provide logistics, distribution and
24674220 storage of medical marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate and
24684221 medical marijuana products.
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24704222 D. A medical marijuana transporter license shall be valid for
24714223 one (1) year and shall not be transferred with a change of
24724224 ownership. A licensed medical marijuana transporter shall be
24734225 responsible for all medical marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate
24744226 and medical marijuana products once the transporter takes control of
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24784229 entity to transport or transfer medical marijuana, medical marijuana
24794230 concentrate or product medical marijuana products from a licensed
24804231 medical marijuana business to another medical marijuana business, or
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24814258 from a medical marijuana business to a medical marijuana research
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24844260 F. A medical marijuana transporter licensee may contract with
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24874262 G. A medical marijuana transporter may maintain a licensed
24884263 premises to temporarily store medical marijuana, medical marijuana
24894264 concentrate and medical marijuana products and to use as a
24904265 centralized distributi on point. A medical marijuana transporter may
24914266 store and distribute medical marijuana, medical marijuana
24924267 concentrate and medical marijuana products from the licensed
24934268 premises. The licensed premises shall meet all security
24944269 requirements applicable to a medi cal marijuana business.
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24974271 to-sale tracking system developed pursuant to this act the Oklahoma
24984272 Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act to create shipping
24994273 manifests documenting the transport of medical marijuana, medical
25004274 marijuana concentrate and medical marijuana products throughout the
25014275 state.
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25044277 operate one or more warehouses in the state to handle medical
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25064279 products. Each location shall be registered and inspected by the
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25094307 J. All With the exception of a lawful transfer between medical
25104308 marijuana businesses who are licensed to operate at the same
25114309 physical address, all medical marijuana, medical marijuana
25124310 concentrate and product medical marijuana products shall be
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25254319 while the transporter agent is transferring marijuana to or from a
25264320 licensed medical marijuana business, licensed medical marijuana
25274321 research facility or licensed medical marijuana education facility.
25284322 The Department shall administer and enforce the provisions of this
25294323 section concerning transportation.
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25324325 individual agents, employees, officers or owners of a transporter
25334326 license in order for the individual to qualify to transport medical
25344327 marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate or product medical
25354328 marijuana products.
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25404358 Transporter license reprints shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00).
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25424359 N. The Authority shall issue each transporter agent a registry
25434360 identification card within thirty (30) days of receipt of:
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25454361 1. The name, address and date of birth of the person;
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25474362 2. Proof of current Oklahoma residency as required for a
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25634372 Department shall notify the transporter in writing of the reason for
25644373 denying the registry identification card.
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25664374 P. A registry identification card for a transporter shall
25674375 expire one (1) year after the date of issuance or upon notification
25684376 from the holder of the transporter license that the transporter
25694377 agent ceases to work as a transpor ter.
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25724379 of a transporter agent who knowingly violates any provision of this
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25744407 established by law for the violation.
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25764408 R. The Department may revoke or suspend the transporter license
25774409 of a transporter that the Department determines knowingly aided or
25784410 facilitated a violation of any provision of this section, and the
2579-licenseholder license holder is subject to any other pe nalties
4411+license-holder license holder is subject to any other penalties
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25894417 3. In possession of a shipping container as defined in Section
25904418 427.2 of this act title capable of securing all transported product
25914419 products.
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25954422 manifest shall be prepared at the origination point of the medical
25964423 marijuana. The inventory manifest shall include the following
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26024427 processor or dispensary,
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26354474 licensee receiving the medical marijuana.
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26394477 the product changes hands and a fter the other licensee prints his or
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26434506 the originating premises other than in cases where the printed name
26444507 and signature of receipt by the receiving li censee is necessary.
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26474509 marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate or product medical
26484510 marijuana products that is are not accompanied by an inventory
26494511 manifest.
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26524513 of inventory manifests and logs of quantities of medical marijuana
26534514 received for three (3) seven (7) years from date of receipt.
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26564516 2019, as amended by Sectio n 4, Chapter 312, O.S.L. 2019 (63 O.S.
26574517 Supp. 2020, Section 427.17), is amended to read as follows:
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26594518 Section 427.17 A. There is hereby created a medical marijuana
26604519 testing laboratory license as a category of the medical marijuana
26614520 business license. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority is
26624521 hereby enabled to monitor, inspect and audit a licensed testing
26634522 laboratory under this act the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
26644523 Protection Act.
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26664524 B. The Authority is hereby authorized to contract with a
26674525 private laboratory for the purpose of conducting compliance testing
26684526 of medical marijuana testing laboratories licensed in this state.
26694527 Any such laboratory under contract for compliance testing shall be
26704528 prohibited from conducting any other commercial medical marijuana
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26724556 for compliance testing shall not employ, or be owned by, the
26734557 following:
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26754558 1. Any individual that has a direct or indirect interest in a
26764559 licensed medical marijuana business; or
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26794561 of a child, sibling or spouse of a sibling that has an application
26804562 for a medical marijuana business license pending before the
26814563 Department or is a member of the board of directors of a medical
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4564+marijuana business, or is an individual financially interested in
26834565 any licensee or medical marijuana business located within this
26844566 state.
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26864567 C. The Authority shall have the authority to develop acceptable
26874568 testing and research practices, including, but not limited to,
26884569 testing, standards, quality control analysis, equipment
26894570 certification and calibration, and chemical identification and
26904571 substances used in bona fide research methods so long as it complies
26914572 with this act.
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26934573 D. A person who is a direct beneficial owner or an indirect
26944574 beneficial owner of a medical marijuana dispensary, medical
26954575 marijuana commercial grower , or medical marijuana processor shall
26964576 not be an owner of a laboratory.
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26994604 all applicable local ordinances , including, but not limited to,
27004605 zoning, occupancy, licensing and building codes.
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27024606 F. A separate license shall be required for each specific
27034607 laboratory.
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27054608 G. A medical marijuana testing laboratory license may be issued
27064609 to a person who performs testing and research on medical marijuana
27074610 and medical marijuana products for medical marijuana businesses,
27084611 medical marijuana research facilities, medical marijuana education
27094612 facilities, and testing and research on marijuana and marijuana
27104613 products grown or produced by a pa tient or caregiver on behalf of a
27114614 patient, upon verification of registration. A medical marijuana
27124615 testing laboratory may also conduct research related to the
27134616 development and improvement of its testing practices and procedures.
27144617 No state-approved medical marijuana testing facility shall operate
27154618 unless a medical laboratory director is on site during operational
27164619 hours.
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27184620 H. A laboratory applicant Laboratory applicants and licensees
27194621 shall comply with the application requirements of this section and
27204622 shall submit such other information as required for a medical
27214623 marijuana business applicant, in addition to any information the
27224624 Authority may request for initial approval and periodic evaluations
27234625 during the approval period.
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27264653 medical marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate or medical
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27284655 marijuana research facility or medical marijuana education facility
27294656 for testing and research purposes only, which p urposes may include
27304657 the provision of testing services for samples submitted by a medical
27314658 marijuana business for product development. The Department may
27324659 require a medical marijuana business to submit a sample of medical
27334660 marijuana, medical marijuana concent rate or medical marijuana
27344661 product to a medical marijuana testing or quality assurance
27354662 laboratory upon demand.
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27384664 medical marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate or medical
27394665 marijuana product fro m an individual person for testing only under
27404666 the following conditions:
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27424667 1. The individual person is a patient or caregiver pursuant to
27434668 this act the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act
27444669 or is a participant in an approved clinical or observ ational study
27454670 conducted by a research facility; and
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27474671 2. The medical marijuana testing laboratory shall require the
27484672 patient or caregiver to produce a valid patient license and current
27494673 and valid photo identification.
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27524675 to another medical marijuana testing laboratory for testing. All
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27544703 to a patient or caregiver shall identify the medical marijuana
27554704 testing laboratory that actually co nducted the test.
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27574705 L. A medical marijuana testing laboratory may utilize a
27584706 licensed medical marijuana transporter to transport samples of
27594707 medical marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate and medical
27604708 marijuana product for testing, in accordance with this act the
27614709 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and the rules
27624710 adopted pursuant thereto, between the originating medical marijuana
27634711 business requesting testing services and the destination laboratory
27644712 performing testing services.
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27664713 M. The medical marijuana testing laboratory shall establish
27674714 policies to prevent the existence of or appearance of undue
27684715 commercial, financial or other influences that may diminish the
27694716 competency, impartiality and integrity of the testing processes or
27704717 results of the labora tory, or that may diminish public confidence in
27714718 the competency, impartiality and integrity of the testing processes
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27734720 agents of a medical marijuana testing laboratory who participate in
27744721 any aspect of the analysis and results of a sample are prohibited
27754722 from improperly influencing the testing process, improperly
27764723 manipulating data, or improperly benefiting from any ongoing
27774724 financial, employment, personal or business relationship with the
27784725 medical marijuana business that provided the sample. A medical
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27794752 marijuana testing laboratory shall not test samples for any medical
27804753 marijuana business in which an owner, employee or agent of the
27814754 medical marijuana testing laboratory has any form of ownership or
27824755 financial interest in the medical marijuana business.
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27854757 Commissioner of Health, shall develop standards, policies and
27864758 procedures as necessary for:
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27884759 1. The cleanliness and orderliness of a laboratory premises and
27894760 the location of the laboratory in a secure location, and inspection,
27904761 cleaning and maintenance of any equipment or utensils used for the
27914762 analysis of test samples;
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27944764 terpenoid potency and safe levels of contaminants, and remediation
27954765 procedures;
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27974766 3. Controlled access areas for storage of medical marijuana and
27984767 medical marijuana product test samples, waste and reference
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28024770 by the laboratory;
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28054772 reagents, solutions and reference standards;
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28074773 6. A certificate of analysis (COA) for each lot of reference
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28144804 system to ensure all test harvest and production batches or samples
28154805 containing medical marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate or
28164806 medical marijuana products are identifie d and tracked from the point
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28184808 a caregiver through the point of transfer, destruction or disposal.
28194809 The inventory tracking system reporting shall include the results of
28204810 any tests that are c onducted on medical marijuana, medical marijuana
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28314817 proficiency testing program for each testing category listed in this
28324818 section, in order to obtain and maintain certification;
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28354820 and quality control program to ensure sufficient monitoring of
28364821 laboratory processes and quality of results reported;
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28394823 marijuana products that test above allowable thresholds or are
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28484856 records, and processes to ensure results are reported in a timely
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28524859 marijuana or medical marijuana product deemed necessary by the
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28554861 O. A medical marijuana testing laboratory shall promptly
28564862 provide the Department or designee of the Department access to a
28574863 report of a test and any underlying data that is conducted on a
28584864 sample at the request of a medical marijuana business or qualified
28594865 patient. A medical marijuana testing laboratory shall also provide
28604866 access to the Department or designee of the Department to laboratory
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28664871 results of laboratory tests conducted on marijuana or products for a
28674872 period of at least two (2) seven (7) years and shall make them
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28714901 from each harvest batch or product batch, as appropriate, of medical
28724902 marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate and medical marijuana
28734903 product for each of the following categories of testing, consistent
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28914913 marijuana or licensed medical marijuana product, as appropriate
28924914 testing laboratory shall test each individual harvest batch . A
28934915 grower shall separate each harvest lot of usable marijuana into
28944916 harvest batches containing no more than ten (10) fifteen (15)
28954917 pounds, with the exception of any plant material to be sold to a
28964918 licensed processor for the purposes of turning the plant material
28974919 into concentrate which may be separated into harvest batches of no
28984920 more than fifty (50) p ounds. A processor shall separate each
28994921 medical marijuana production lot into production batches containing
29004922 no more than ten (10) pounds four (4) liters of concentrate or nine
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29034951 promulgate rules on final products as necessary. Provided, however,
29044952 the Authority shall not require testing of final products less often
2905-than every one thousand (1,000) grams of THC. As used in this ENR. H. B. NO. 2646 Page 66
4953+than every one thousand (1,000) grams of THC. As used in this
29064954 subsection, "final products" shall include, but not be limited to,
29074955 cookies, brownies, candies, gummies, beverages and chocolates .
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29094956 S. Medical marijuana testing laboratory licensure shall be
29104957 contingent upon successful on -site inspection, successful
29114958 participation in pro ficiency testing and ongoing compliance with the
29124959 applicable requirements in this section.
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29144960 T. A medical marijuana testing laboratory shall be inspected
29154961 prior to initial licensure and annually up to two (2) times per year
29164962 thereafter by an inspector approved by the Authority. The Authority
29174963 may enter the licensed premises of a testing laboratory to conduct
29184964 investigations and additional inspections when the Authority
29194965 believes an investigation or additional inspection is necessary due
29204966 to a possible violation of applicable laws, rules or regulations.
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29234968 later than January 1, 2020, medical Medical marijuana testing
29244969 laboratory licensure laboratories shall be contingent upon obtain
29254970 accreditation by the NELAC Institute (TNI), ANSI/ASQ National
29264971 Accreditation Board or another an accrediting body approved by the
29274972 Commissioner, and any applicable standards as determined by the
29284973 Department within one (1) year of the date the initial license is
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29295000 issued. Renewal of any m edical marijuana testing laboratory license
29305001 shall be contingent upon accreditation in accordance with this
29315002 subsection. All medical marijuana testing laboratories shall obtain
29325003 accreditation prior to applying for and receiving a medical
29335004 marijuana testing la boratory license.
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29355005 V. A Unless authorized by the provisions of this section, a
29365006 commercial grower shall not transfer or sell medical marijuana and a
29375007 processor shall not transfer, sell or process into a concentrate or
29385008 product any medical marijuana, medical m arijuana concentrate or
29395009 medical marijuana product unless samples from each harvest batch or
29405010 production batch from which that medical marijuana, medical
29415011 marijuana concentrate or medical marijuana product was derived has
29425012 been tested by a medical marijuana te sting facility for contaminants
29435013 laboratory and passed all contaminant tests required by this act the
29445014 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and applicable
29455015 laws, rules and regulations. A licensed commercial grower may
29465016 transfer medical mariju ana that has failed testing to a licensed
29475017 processor only for the purposes of decontamination or remediation
29485018 and only in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Medical
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5019+Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and the rules and regulations
29505020 of the Department. Remediated and decontaminated medical marijuana
29515021 may be returned only to the originating licensed commercial grower.
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29545023 in the rules and regulations of the Department .
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29565050 SECTION 20. AMENDATORY Section 18, Chapter 11, O.S.L.
29575051 2019 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 427.18), is amended to read as
29585052 follows:
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29605053 Section 427.18 A. An Oklahoma medical marijuana business shall
29615054 not sell, transfer or otherwise distribute medical marijuana or
29625055 medical marijuana product that has not been packaged and labeled in
29635056 accordance with this section and rules promulgated by the State
29645057 Commissioner of Health.
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29665058 B. A medical marijuana dispensary shall return medical
29675059 marijuana and medical marijuana product t hat does not meet packaging
29685060 or labeling requirements in this section or rules promulgated
29695061 pursuant thereto to the entity who transferred it to the dispensary.
29705062 The medical marijuana dispensary shall document to whom the item was
29715063 returned, what was returned and the date of the return or dispose of
29725064 any usable marijuana that does not meet these requirements in
29735065 accordance with this act the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
29745066 Protection Act.
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29765067 C. 1. Medical marijuana packaging shall be packaged to
29775068 minimize its appeal to children and shall not depict images other
29785069 than the business name logo of the medical marijuana producer and
29795070 image of the product.
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29835099 individuals under the age of twenty -one (21), including, but not
29845100 limited to, cartoon characters or similar images.
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29865101 3. Labels on a container shall not include any false or
29875102 misleading statements.
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29895103 4. No container shall be intentionally or knowingly labeled so
29905104 as to cause a reasonable patient confusion as to whether the medical
29915105 marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate or medical marijuana
29925106 product is a trademarked product or labeled in a manner that
29935107 violates any federal trademark law or regulation.
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29955108 5. The label on the container shall not make any claims
29965109 regarding health or physical benefits to the patient.
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29985110 6. All medical marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate and
29995111 medical marijuana products shall be in a child -resistant container
30005112 at the point of transfer to the patient or caregiver.
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30025113 D. The State Department of Health shall develop minimum
30035114 standards for packaging and labeling of medical marijuana and
30045115 medical marijuana products. Such standards shall include, but not
30055116 be limited to, the required content s of labels to be affixed to all
30065117 medical marijuana and medical marijuana products prior to transfer
30075118 to a licensed patient or caregiver, which shall include, at a
30085119 minimum:
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30105120 1. A universal symbol indicating that the product contains
30115121 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC );
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30135122 2. THC and other cannabinoid potency, and terpenoid potency;
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30245155 2019 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 427.19), is amended to read as
30255156 follows:
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30275157 Section 427.19 A. A medical marijuana research license may be
30285158 issued to a person to grow, cultivate, possess and transfer, by sale
30295159 or donation, marijuana pursuant to this act the Oklahoma Medical
30305160 Marijuana and Patient Protection Act for the limited research
30315161 purposes identified in this section.
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30335162 B. The annual fee for a medical ma rijuana research license
30345163 shall be Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and shall be payable by an
30355164 applicant for a medical marijuana research license upon submission
30365165 of his or her application to the Authority.
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30385166 C. A medical marijuana research license may be issue d for the
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5167+following research purposes:
30415168 1. To test chemical potency and composition levels;
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30435169 2. To conduct clinical investigations of marijuana -derived
30445170 medicinal products;
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30465171 3. To conduct research on the efficacy and safety of
30475172 administering marijuana as par t of medical treatment;
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30505200 and
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30525201 5. To conduct research on marijuana -affiliated products or
30535202 systems.
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30555203 D. 1. As part of the application process for a medical
30565204 marijuana research license, an applica nt shall submit to the
30575205 Authority a description of the research that the applicant intends
30585206 to conduct and whether the research will be conducted with a public
30595207 institution or using public money. If the research will not be
30605208 conducted with a public institutio n or with public money, the
30615209 Authority shall grant the application if it determines that the
30625210 applicant meets the criteria in this section.
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30645211 2. If the research will be conducted with a public institution
30655212 or public money, the Department shall review the resea rch project of
30665213 the applicant to determine if it meets the requirements of this
30675214 section and to assess the following:
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30705216 project,
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30725217 b. whether the applicant has the appropriate personnel,
30735218 expertise, facilities, infrastructure, funding and
30745219 human, animal or other approvals in place to
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30785248 applicant is consistent with the scope and goals of
30795249 the project.
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30825251 not meet the requirements of this section or assesses the criteria
30835252 to be inadequate, the application shall be denied.
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30855253 E. A medical marijuana research licensee may only transfer, by
30865254 sale or donation, marijuana grown wi thin its operation to other
30875255 medical marijuana research licensees. The Department may revoke a
30885256 medical marijuana research license for violations of this section
30895257 and any other violation of this act the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana
30905258 and Patient Protection Act .
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30925259 F. A medical marijuana research licensee may contract to
30935260 perform research in conjunction with a public higher education
30945261 research institution or another medical marijuana research licensee.
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30965262 G. The growing, cultivating, possessing or transferring, by
30975263 sale or donation, of marijuana in accordance with this section and
30985264 the rules promulgated pursuant thereto, by a medical marijuana
30995265 research licensee shall not be a criminal or civil offense under
31005266 state law. A medical marijuana research license shall be issued i n
31015267 the name of the applicant and shall specify the location in Oklahoma
31025268 at which the medical marijuana research licensee intends to operate.
31035269 A medical marijuana research licensee shall not allow any other
31045270 person to exercise the privilege of the license.
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31075298 public money, the Authority shall review any reports made by medical
31085299 marijuana research licensees under state licensing authority rule
31095300 and provide the Authority with its determination on whether the
31105301 research project continues to meet research qualifications pursuant
31115302 to this section.
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31135303 SECTION 22. AMENDATORY Section 20, Chapter 11, O.S.L.
31145304 2019 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 427.20), is amended to read as
31155305 follows:
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31175306 Section 427.20 A. There is hereby created a medical marijuana
31185307 education facility license.
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31205308 B. A medical marijuana education facility license may be issued
31215309 to a person to possess or cultivate marijuana for the limited
31225310 education and research purposes identified in this section.
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31245311 C. A medical marijuana education facility license may only be
31255312 granted to a not-for-profit organization structured under Section
31265313 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, operating as an Oklahoma
31275314 not-for-profit registered organization with the Offic e of the
31285315 Secretary of State.
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31305316 D. A medical marijuana education facility license may only be
31315317 granted upon the submission of a an annual fee of Five Hundred
31325318 Dollars ($500.00) to the Authority.
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31345319 E. A medical marijuana education facility license may be issued
31355320 for the following education and research purposes:
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31375347 1. To test cultivation techniques, strategies, infrastructure,
31385348 mediums, lighting and other related technology;
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31405349 2. To demonstrate cultivation techniques, strategies,
31415350 infrastructure, mediums, lighting and other related technology;
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31435351 3. To demonstrate the application and use of product
31445352 manufacturing technologies;
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31465353 4. To conduct genomic, horticultural or agricultural research;
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31505356 systems.
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31525357 F. As part of the application process for a medical marijuana
31535358 education facility license, an applicant shall submit to the
31545359 Authority a description of the project and curriculum that the
31555360 applicant intends to conduct and whether the project and curriculum
31565361 will be conducted with a public institution or using public money.
31575362 If the research project and curriculum will not be conducted with a
31585363 public institution or with public money, the Authority shall grant
31595364 the application. If the research will be conducted with a public
31605365 institution or public money, the Authority shall review the research
31615366 project of the applicant to determine if it meets the requirements
31625367 of this section and to assess the following:
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31665395 2. Whether the applicant has the appropriate personnel,
31675396 expertise, facilities, infrastructure, funding , and human, animal or
31685397 other approvals in place to successfully conduct the project; and
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31715399 is consistent with the scope and goals of the project.
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31735400 If the Authority determines that the education project does not meet
31745401 the requirements of this section or assesses the criteria to be
31755402 inadequate, the application shall be denied.
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31775403 G. A medical marijuana education facility licensee may only
31785404 transfer, by sale or donation, marijuana grown within its operation
31795405 to medical marijuana research licensees. The Department may revoke
31805406 a medical marijuana education facility license for violations of
31815407 this section and any other violation of this act applicable laws,
31825408 rules and regulations .
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31845409 H. A medical marijuana education facility licensee may contract
31855410 to perform research in conjunction with a public higher education
31865411 research institution or another research licensee.
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31885412 I. The growing, cultivating, possessing or transferring, by
31895413 sale or donation, of marijuana in accordance with this section and
31905414 the rules promulgated pursuant thereto, by a medical marijuana
31915415 education facility licensee shall not be a criminal or civil offense
31925416 under state law. A medical marijuana education facility license
31935417 shall be issued in the name of the applicant and shall specify the
31945418 location in Oklahoma at which the medical marijuana education
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31955445 facility licensee intends to operate. A medical marijuana education
31965446 facility licensee shall not allow any other person to exercise the
31975447 privilege of the license.
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31995448 SECTION 23. AMENDATORY Section 22, Chapter 11, O.S.L.
32005449 2019 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 427.22), is amended to read as
32015450 follows:
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32035451 Section 427.22 A. An All medical marijuana patient and
32045452 caregiver records and information including, but not limited to, any
32055453 application or renewal and supporting information submitted by a
32065454 qualifying patient or designated caregiver under the provisions of
32075455 this act including, without limitation, the Oklahoma Medical
32085456 Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and information regarding the
32095457 physician of the qualifying patient shall be considered confidential
32105458 medical records that are exempt from the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
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32125459 B. The dispensary records with patient information shall be
32135460 treated as confidential records that are exempt from the Oklahoma
32145461 Open Records Act.
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32165462 C. All financial information provided by an applicant or a
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32185464 confidential records that are exempt from the Oklahoma Open Records
32195465 Act.
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32265496 E. As used in this section, "private business information"
32275497 means information that, if disclosed, would give advantage to
32285498 competitors or bidders including, but not limited to, information
32295499 related to the planning, site locati on, operations, strategy , or
32305500 product development and marketing of an applicant, unless approval
32315501 for release of those records is granted by the business.
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32335502 F. All monthly report, inventory tracking and seed -to-sale
32345503 information, data and records submitted to the Department shall be
32355504 treated as confidential records and are exempt from the Oklahoma
32365505 Open Records Act.
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32385506 G. Except for license information concerning licensed patients,
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5507+the Department may share confidential information with the other
32405508 Oklahoma state agencies to assist those agencies in ensuring
32415509 compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
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32435510 SECTION 24. AMENDATORY Section 23, Chapter 11, O.S.L.
32445511 2019, as amended by Section 11, Chapter 477, O.S.L. 2019 (63 O.S.
32455512 Supp. 2020, Section 427.23), is amended to read as follows:
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32485514 Oklahoma Tax Commission, the State Treasurer, the Secretary of State
32495515 and the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services
32505516 shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this act the
32515517 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act .
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32535544 B. The Food Safety Standards Board Medical Marijuana Advisory
32545545 Council, in addition to the powers and duties granted in Section 423
32555546 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title, may recommend to
32565547 the State Commissioner of Health rules relating to all aspects of
32575548 the regarding the safe cultivation and manufacture manufacturing of
32585549 medical marijuana products. In addition to the twelve (12) members
32595550 required in Section 423 of this title, the State Department of
32605551 Health may appoint up to eight additional members. The makeup of
32615552 the Council shall include medical marijuana industry representation.
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32635553 SECTION 25. NEW LAW A new section of l aw to be codified
32645554 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 427.24 of Title 63, unless there
32655555 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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32675556 A. Whenever an authorized agent of the State Department of
32685557 Health finds, in whole or in part, that the medical marijuana or
32695558 medical marijuana product fails to meet the requirements of Sections
32705559 420 through 426.1 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes or the
32715560 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act as it relates
32725561 to health and safety, the medical marijuana or medical marijuana
32735562 product is handled in violation of applicable laws or rules and
32745563 regulations of the Department, or the medical marijuana or medical
32755564 marijuana product may be poisonous, deleterious to health or is
32765565 otherwise unsafe, an electronic or physi cal tag or other appropriate
32775566 marking or hold shall be affixed to the medical marijuana or medical
32785567 marijuana product which shall give notice that the medical marijuana
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32795594 or medical marijuana product is or is suspected of being
32805595 manufactured, produced, transfer red, sold or offered for sale in
32815596 violation of applicable laws or rules and regulations of the
32825597 Department and is embargoed. The notice shall further provide a
32835598 warning to all persons not to remove or dispose of the medical
32845599 marijuana or medical marijuana pro duct until permission for removal
32855600 or disposal is given by the Department. It shall be unlawful for
32865601 any person to remove or dispose of the medical marijuana or medical
32875602 marijuana product embargoed without permission by the Department.
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32905604 marijuana or medical marijuana product embargoed pursuant to
32915605 subsection A of this section does not meet the requirements of
32925606 applicable laws or rules and regulations of the Department, or is
32935607 poisonous, deleterious to hea lth or otherwise unsafe, the
32945608 Commissioner may institute an action in the district court in whose
32955609 jurisdiction the medical marijuana or medical marijuana product is
32965610 embargoed for the condemnation and destruction of the medical
32975611 marijuana or medical marijuana product. If the Commissioner finds
32985612 that the medical marijuana or medical marijuana product embargoed
32995613 does meet the requirements of applicable laws and the rules and
33005614 regulations of the Department and is not poisonous, deleterious to
33015615 health or otherwise un safe, the Commissioner shall remove the
33025616 embargo. In any court proceeding regarding an embargo, neither the
33035617 State Department of Health, the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority
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33075646 C. Except as otherwise provided in subsection D of this
33085647 section, if the court finds that the embargoed medical marijuana or
33095648 medical marijuana product, in whole or in part, is in violation of
33105649 any applicable laws or rules and regulations of the Department or is
3311-poisonous, deleterious to health or otherwise unsafe, the medical
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33125651 marijuana or medical marijuana product shall be destroyed at the
33135652 expense of the defendant under the supervision of the Commissioner.
33145653 All court costs, fees, costs of st orage and disposal and other
33155654 proper expenses shall be paid by the defendant of the medical
33165655 marijuana or medical marijuana product.
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33195657 marijuana product be delivered to the defendant for appropriate
33205658 labeling or processing under the supervision of the Commissioner
33215659 only if:
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33335667 marijuana product under bond.
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33365695 2019 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 428.1), is amended to read as
33375696 follows:
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33405698 Marijuana Waste Management Act :
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33425699 1. "Authority" shall mean the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana
33435700 Authority, or successor agency;
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33465702 a license by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, or successor
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33515706 and unrecognizable through physical destruction or a recycling
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33555709 premises where the disposal of medical marijuana waste takes place
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33595712 license;
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33695745 except the term shall not include seeds, roots, stems,
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33755749 8. "Medical marijuana waste disposal license" shall mean a
33765750 license issued by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, or
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33805753 2019 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 429), is amended to read as
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33845756 the provisions of this act the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Waste
33855757 Management Act and shall not be subject to the provisions of the
33865758 Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act. Nothing in this act
33875759 the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Waste Management Act shall alter or
33885760 affect the jurisdictional areas o f environmental responsibility of
33895761 the Department of Environmental Quality as provided for in Title 27A
33905762 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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33935764 and medical marijuana education facilities shall be authorized to
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5765+destroy the following marijuana plant parts without being required
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34095800 medical marijuana research facilities and medical marijuana
34105801 education facilities shall be authorized to destroy the above -listed
34115802 marijuana plant parts on -site by open burning, incineration,
34125803 burying, mulching, composting or any othe r technique approved by the
34135804 Department of Environmental Quality.
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34165806 and medical marijuana education facilities engaged in the disposal
34175807 of medical marijuana waste shall create and maintain documen tation
34185808 on a form prescribed by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority
34195809 that includes precise weights or counts of medical marijuana waste
34205810 and the manner in which the medical marijuana waste is disposed.
34215811 Such documentation shall contain a witness affidavi t and signature
34225812 attesting to the lawful disposal of the medical marijuana waste
34235813 under penalty of perjury. All disposal records shall be maintained
34245814 by commercial licensees, medical marijuana research facilities and
34255815 medical marijuana educational facilities for a period of five (5)
34265816 years and shall be subject to inspection and auditing by the
34275817 Authority.
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34305845 2019 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 430), is amended to read as
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34335847 Section 430. A. There is hereby created and authorized a
34345848 medical marijuana waste disposal license. A person or entity in
34355849 possession of a medical marijuana waste disposal license shall be
34365850 entitled to possess, transport and dispose of medical marijuana
34375851 waste. No person or entity shall possess, transport or dispose of
34385852 medical marijuana waste without a valid medical marijuana waste
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5853+disposal license. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority shall
34405854 issue licenses upon proper application by a licensee and
34415855 determination by the Authority that the proposed site and facility
34425856 are physically and technically suitable. Upon a finding that a
34435857 proposed medical marijuana waste disposal facility is not physically
34445858 or technically suitable, the Authority shall deny the license. The
34455859 Authority may, upon determining that public health or safety
34465860 requires emergency action, issue a temporary license for treatment
34475861 or storage of medical marijuana waste for a period not to exceed
34485862 ninety (90) days. The Authority shall not, for the first year o f
34495863 the licensure program, issue more than ten medical marijuana waste
34505864 disposal licenses. Upon the conclusion of the first year, the
34515865 Authority shall assess the need for additional medical marijuana
34525866 waste disposal licenses and shall, if demonstrated, increas e the
34535867 number of licenses as deemed necessary by the Authority.
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34565895 license shall undergo the following screening process:
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34785908 owner and each member, manager and board member, if
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34825911 license made by an individual on his or her own behalf shall be on
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34865914 a. the first, middle and last name of the applicant and
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35115957 Secretary of State, if applicable,
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35165960 facility is at least one thousand (1,000) feet from a
35175961 public or private school. The distance indicated in
35185962 this subparagraph shall be measured from any entrance
35195963 of the nearest property line of such public or private
35205964 school to the nearest property line point perimeter
35215965 wall of the premises of such disposal facility. If
35225966 any public or private school is established within one
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35255995 provisions of this subparagraph sh all not be a
35265996 deterrent to the renewal of such license or warrant
35275997 revocation of the license , and
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35295998 e. documents establishing the applicant, the members,
35305999 managers and board members, if applicable, and
35316000 seventy-five percent (75%) of the ownership interests
35326001 are Oklahoma residents as established in Section 420
35336002 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes this
35346003 title, as it relates to proof of residency.
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35366004 C. No license shall be issued except upon proof of sufficient
35376005 liability insurance and financial responsibility. Liability
35386006 insurance shall be provided by the applicant and shall apply to
35396007 sudden and nonsudden bodily injury or property damage on, below or
35406008 above the surface, as required by the rules of the Authority. Such
35416009 insurance shall be maintained for the period of operation of the
35426010 facility and shall provide coverage for damages resulting from
35436011 operation of the facility during operation and after closing. In
35446012 lieu of liability insurance required by this subsection, an
35456013 equivalent amount of cash, securities, bond or al ternate financial
35466014 assurance, of a type and in an amount acceptable to the Authority,
35476015 may be substituted; provided, that such deposit shall be maintained
35486016 for a period of five (5) years after the date of last operation of
35496017 the facility.
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35526045 disposal license shall constitute permission for entry to and
35536046 inspection of the facility of the licensee during hours of operation
35546047 and other reasonable times. Refusal to permit such entry of
35556048 inspection shall consti tute grounds for the nonrenewal, suspension
35566049 or revocation of a license. The Authority may perform an annual
35576050 unannounced on-site inspection of the operations and any facility of
35586051 the licensee. If the Authority receives a complaint concerning
35596052 noncompliance by a licensee with the provisions of this act the
35606053 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Waste Management Act , the Authority may
35616054 conduct additional unannounced, on -site inspections beyond an annual
35626055 inspection. The Authority shall may refer all complaints alleging
35636056 criminal activity that are made against a licensed facility to
35646057 appropriate state or local law enforcement authorities.
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35666058 E. The Authority shall issue a an annual permit for each
35676059 medical marijuana waste disposal facility operated by a licensee. A
35686060 permit shall be issued only upon proper application by a licensee
35696061 and determination by the Authority that the proposed site and
35706062 facility are physically and technically suitable. Upon a finding
35716063 that a proposed medical marijuana waste disposal facility is not
35726064 physically or technically suitable, the Authority shall deny the
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35746066 upon a finding that the site and facility are not physically and
35756067 technically suitable for processing. The Authority may, upon
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35776095 issue a temporary permit for treatment or storage of medical
35786096 marijuana waste for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days.
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35806097 F. The cost of a medical marijuana waste disposal license shall
35816098 be Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for the initial license. The
35826099 cost of a medical marijuana waste disposal facility permit shall be
35836100 Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). A medical marijuana waste disposal
35846101 facility permit that has been revoked shall be reinstated upo n
35856102 remittance of a reinstatement fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)
35866103 to restore the facility permit. All license and permit fees shall
35876104 be deposited into the Public Health Special Oklahoma Medical
35886105 Marijuana Authority Revolving Fund as provided in Section 1-107
35896106 427.5 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title.
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35916107 G. The holder of a medical marijuana waste disposal license
35926108 shall not be required to obtain a medical marijuana transporter
35936109 license provided for in the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
35946110 Protection Act for purposes of transporting medical marijuana waste.
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35966111 H. All commercial licensees, as defined in Section 2 428.1 of
35976112 this act title, shall utilize a licensed medical marijuana waste
35986113 disposal service to process all medical marijuana waste genera ted by
35996114 the licensee.
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36026116 the implementation of this act the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Waste
36036117 Management Act. Promulgated rules shall address disposal process
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36086147 last amended by Section 57, Chapter 161, O.S.L. 2020 (63 O.S. Supp.
36096148 2020, Section 2-302), is amended to read as follows:
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36126150 dispenses, prescribes, administers or uses for scientific purposes
36136151 any controlled dangerous substance within or into this state, or who
36146152 proposes to engage in the manufacture, distribution, dispensi ng,
36156153 prescribing, administering or use for scientific purposes of any
36166154 controlled dangerous substance within or into this state shall
36176155 obtain a registration issued by the Director of the Oklahoma State
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36196157 rules promulgated by the Director. Persons registered by the
36206158 Director under Section 2 -101 et seq. of this title to manufacture,
36216159 distribute, dispense , or conduct research with controlled dangerous
36226160 substances may possess, manufacture, distribute, dispense, or
36236161 conduct research with those substances to the extent authorized by
36246162 their registration and in conformity with the other provisions of
36256163 the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act. Every wholesaler,
36266164 manufacturer or distributor of any drug p roduct containing
36276165 pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine, or their salts, isomers , or
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6166+salts of isomers shall obtain a registration issued by the Director
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36316195 provided for in Section 2 -332 of this title. Any person who
36326196 manufactures, distributes, dispenses, prescribes, administers or
36336197 uses for scientific purposes any controlled dangerous substances
36346198 within or into this state without fir st obtaining a registration
36356199 issued by the Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and
36366200 Dangerous Drugs Control shall be subject to the same statutory and
36376201 administrative jurisdiction of the Director as if that person were
36386202 an applicant or registran t.
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36406203 B. Out-of-state pharmaceutical suppliers who provide controlled
36416204 dangerous substances to individuals within this state shall obtain a
36426205 registration issued by the Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of
36436206 Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, in accordanc e with rules
36446207 promulgated by the Director. This provision shall also apply to
36456208 wholesale distributors who distribute controlled dangerous
36466209 substances to pharmacies or other entities registered within this
36476210 state in accordance with rules promulgated by the Dir ector.
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36496211 C. Every person who owns in whole or in part a public or
36506212 private medical facility for which a majority of patients are issued
36516213 on a reoccurring monthly basis a prescription for opioids,
36526214 benzodiazepines, barbiturates or carisoprodol, but not includin g
36536215 Suboxone or buprenorphine, shall obtain a registration issued by the
36546216 Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous
36556217 Drugs Control.
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36586245 under the provisions of this section shall pr ovide all data required
36596246 pursuant to 21 U.S.C., Section 827(d)(1) on a monthly basis to the
36606247 Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control.
36616248 Controlled dangerous substances in Schedule I shall be reported in
3662-accordance with rules promulgated by the Director. Reporting of ENR. H. B. NO. 2646 Page 83
6249+accordance with rules promulgated by the Director. Reporting of
36636250 controlled dangerous substances pursuant to 21 U.S.C., Section
36646251 827(d)(1) shall include, but not be limited to:
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36666252 1. The manufacturer's or distributor's name, address, phone
36676253 number, DEA registration number and controlled dange rous substance
36686254 registration number issued by the Bureau;
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36706255 2. The name, address and DEA registration number of the entity
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36736257 3. The date of the sale of the controlled dangerous substance;
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36756258 4. The name and National Drug Code of the controlled dangerous
36766259 substance sold; and
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36786260 5. The number of containers and the strength and quantity of
36796261 controlled dangerous substances in each container sold.
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36816262 E. The information maintained and provided pursuant to
36826263 subsection D of this section shall be confidential and not open to
36836264 the public. Access to the information shall, at the discretion of
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36896295 and Dangerous Drugs Control or the Office of the Attorney General;
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36916296 2. The United States Drug Enforcement Administration Diversion
36926297 Group Supervisor; and
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36946298 3. A multicounty gr and jury properly convened pursuant to the
36956299 provisions of the Multicounty Grand Jury Act.
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36976300 F. Manufacturers, distributors, home care agencies, hospices,
36986301 home care services, medical facility owners referred to in
36996302 subsection C of this section and scientific r esearchers shall obtain
37006303 a registration annually. Other practitioners shall obtain a
37016304 registration for a period to be determined by the Director that will
37026305 be for a period not less than one (1) year nor more than three (3)
37036306 years.
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37056307 G. Every trainer or handler of a canine controlled dangerous
37066308 substances detector who, in the ordinary course of such trainer's or
3707-handler's profession, desires to possess any controlled dangerous ENR. H. B. NO. 2646 Page 84
6309+handler's profession, desires to possess any controlled dangerous
37086310 substance, annually, shall obtain a registration issued by the
37096311 Director for a fee of Se venty Dollars ($70.00). Such persons shall
37106312 be subject to all applicable provisions of Section 2 -101 et seq. of
37116313 this title and such applicable rules promulgated by the Director for
37126314 those individuals identified in subparagraph a of paragraph 32 of
37136315 Section 2-101 of this title. Persons registered by the Director
37146316 pursuant to this subsection may possess controlled dangerous
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37166344 conformity with the other provisions of the Uniform Controlled
37176345 Dangerous Substances Act.
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37196346 H. The following persons shall not be required to register and
37206347 may lawfully possess controlled dangerous substances under the
37216348 provisions of Section 2 -101 et seq. of this title:
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37236349 1. An agent, or an employee thereof, of any registered
37246350 manufacturer, distributor, dispenser or user for scientific purposes
37256351 of any controlled dangerous substance, if such agent is acting in
37266352 the usual course of such agent's or employee's business or
37276353 employment;
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37296354 2. Any person lawfully acting under the direction of a p erson
37306355 authorized to administer controlled dangerous substances under
37316356 Section 2-312 of this title;
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37336357 3. A common or contract carrier or warehouser, or an employee
37346358 thereof, whose possession of any controlled dangerous substance is
37356359 in the usual course of such carrier's or warehouser's business or
37366360 employment;
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37386361 4. An ultimate user or a person in possession of any controlled
37396362 dangerous substance pursuant to a lawful order of a practitioner;
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37426364 pharmacist's employment with a pharmacy registered pursuant to the
37436365 provisions of Section 2 -101 et seq. of this title;
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37476393 7. Any Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
37486394 employee or any person whose facility con tracts with the Department
37496395 of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services whose possession of
37506396 any dangerous drug, as defined in Section 353.1 of Title 59 of the
37516397 Oklahoma Statutes, is for the purpose of delivery of a mental health
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37546399 8. Registered nurses and licensed practical nurses; and
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37566400 9. An assisted living facility licensed by the State of
37576401 Oklahoma.
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37596402 I. The Director may, by rule, waive the requirement for
37606403 registration or fee for registration of certa in manufacturers,
37616404 distributors, dispensers, prescribers, administrators , or users for
37626405 scientific purposes if the Director finds it consistent with the
37636406 public health and safety.
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37656407 J. A separate registration shall be required at each principal
37666408 place of business or professional practice where the applicant
37676409 manufactures, distributes, dispenses, prescribes, administers , or
37686410 uses for scientific purposes controlled dangerous substances.
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37706411 K. The Director is authorized to inspect the establishment of a
37716412 registrant or applicant for registration in accordance with rules
37726413 promulgated by the Director.
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37746414 L. No person engaged in a profession or occupation for which a
37756415 license to engage in such activity is provided by law shall be
37766416 registered under the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act
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37776443 unless such person holds a valid license of such person's profession
37786444 or occupation.
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37806445 M. Registrations shall be issued on the first day of November
37816446 of each year. Registrations may be issued at other times, however,
37826447 upon certification of the professional licensing board.
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37846448 N. The licensing boards of all professions and occupations to
37856449 which the use of controlled dangerous substances is incidental shall
37866450 furnish a current list to the Director, not later than the first day
37876451 of October of each year, of the persons holding valid licenses. All
37886452 such persons except persons exempt from registration requirements
37896453 under subsection H of this section shall be subject to the
37906454 registration requirements of Section 2 -101 et seq. of this title.
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37926455 O. The licensing bo ard of any professional defined as a mid -
37936456 level practitioner shall notify and furnish to the Director, not
37946457 later than the first day of October of each year , that such
37956458 professional holds a valid license, a current listing of individuals
37966459 licensed and register ed with their respective boards to prescribe,
3797-order, select, obtain and administer controlled dangerous ENR. H. B. NO. 2646 Page 86
6460+order, select, obtain and administer controlled dangerous
37986461 substances. The licensing board shall immediately notify the
37996462 Director of any action subsequently taken against any such
38006463 individual.
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38036465 administers or dispenses methadone shall be required to check the
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38046492 prescription profile of the patient on the central repository of the
38056493 Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control.
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38076494 SECTION 30. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2011, Section 2 -304, as
38086495 amended by Section 1, Chapter 1, O.S.L. 2015 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020,
38096496 Section 2-304), is amended to read as follows:
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38116497 Section 2-304. A. A registration, pursuant to Section 2 -303 of
38126498 this title, to manufacture, distribute, dispense, prescribe,
38136499 administer or use for scientific purposes a controlled dangerous
38146500 substance shall be limited, conditioned, denied, suspended or
38156501 revoked by the Director upon a finding that the registrant:
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38176502 1. Has materially falsified any application filed pursuant to
38186503 the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act or required by the
38196504 Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act . It shall be unlawful
38206505 to knowingly and willfully:
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38226506 a. make false statements, include false data or om it
38236507 material information on an application for a
38246508 registration with the Oklahoma State Bureau of
38256509 Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, or
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38276510 b. provide false data or omit material information in any
38286511 records or reports required by rule or law to be
38296512 created, maintained or submitted to the Bureau.
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38326514 agent or employee of any registrant or applicant for a registration
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38336541 who violates the provisions of this paragraph shall be guilty of a
38346542 misdemeanor and addit ionally subject to administrative action ;
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38366543 2. Has been found guilty of, entered a plea of guilty , or
38376544 entered a plea of nolo contendere to a misdemeanor relating to any
38386545 substance defined herein as a controlled dangerous substance or any
38396546 felony under the law s of any state or the United States;
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38416547 3. Has had his or her federal registration retired, suspended ,
3842-or revoked by a competent federal authority and is no longer ENR. H. B. NO. 2646 Page 87
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38436549 authorized by federal law to manufacture, distribute, dispense,
38446550 prescribe, administer or use f or scientific purposes controlled
38456551 dangerous substances;
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38476552 4. Has failed to maintain effective controls against the
38486553 diversion of controlled dangerous substances to unauthorized persons
38496554 or entities;
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38516555 5. Has prescribed, dispensed or administered a controlled
38526556 dangerous substance from schedules other than those specified in his
38536557 or her state or federal registration;
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38556558 6. Has had a restriction, suspension, revocation, limitation,
38566559 condition, or probation placed on his or her professional license or
38576560 certificate or practice as a result of a proceeding pursuant to the
38586561 general statutes;
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38606562 7. Is abusing or, within the past five (5) years, has abused or
38616563 excessively used drugs or controlled dangerous substances;
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38636590 8. Has prescribed, sold, administered , or ordered any
38646591 controlled substance for an immediate family member, himself or
38656592 herself; provided that this shall not apply to a medical emergency
38666593 when no other doctor is available to respond to the emergency;
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38686594 9. Has possessed, used, prescribed, dispensed or administered
38696595 drugs or controlled dangerous substances for other than legitimate
38706596 medical or scientific purposes or for purposes outside the normal
38716597 course of his or her professional practice;
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38736598 10. Has been under the influence of alcohol or another
38746599 intoxicating substance which ad versely affected the central nervous
38756600 system, vision, hearing or other sensory or motor functioning to
38766601 such degree the person was impaired during the performance of his or
38776602 her job; or
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38796603 11. Has violated any federal law relating to any controlled
38806604 substances, any provision of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous
38816605 Substances Act, or any rules of the Oklahoma State Bureau of
38826606 Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control.
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38846607 B. In the event the Director suspends or revokes a registration
38856608 granted under Section 2 -303 of this title, all controlled dangerous
38866609 substances owned or possessed by the registrant pursuant to such
3887-registration at the time of denial or suspension or the effective ENR. H. B. NO. 2646 Page 88
6610+registration at the time of denial or suspension or the effective
38886611 date of the revocation order, as the case may be, may in the
38896612 discretion of the Director be impound ed and preserved. No
38906613 disposition may be made of substances impounded and preserved until
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38926641 been concluded unless a court, upon application therefor, orders the
38936642 sale of perishable substances and the deposit of the proceeds of the
38946643 sale with the court. Upon a revocation order becoming final, all
38956644 such controlled dangerous substances shall be forfeited to the
38966645 state.
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38986646 C. The Drug Enforcement Administration shall promptly be
38996647 notified of all orders suspending or revoking registration and all
39006648 forfeitures of controlled dangerous substances.
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39026649 D. In lieu of or in addition to any other remedies available to
39036650 the Director, if a finding is made that a registrant has committed
39046651 any act in violation of federal law relating to any controlled
39056652 substance, any provision of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous
39066653 Substances Act, or any rules of the Oklahoma State Bureau of
39076654 Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the Director is hereby
39086655 authorized to assess an administrative p enalty not to exceed Two
39096656 Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each such act. The provisions of
39106657 this subsection shall not apply to violations of subsection G of
39116658 Section 2-309D of this title. Nothing in this section shall be
39126659 construed so as to permit the Direc tor of the State Bureau of
39136660 Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control to assess administrative fines
39146661 for violations of the provisions of subsection G of Section 2 -309D
39156662 of this title.
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39186690 amended to read as follows:
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39206691 Section 2-305. A. Before denying, suspending or revoking a
39216692 registration or, refusing a renewal of registration or taking
39226693 administrative action on a nonregistrant engaged in manufacturing,
39236694 distributing, dispensing, prescribing, administering or using for
39246695 scientific purposes any controlled dangerous substance within or
39256696 into this state, the Director shall serve upon the applicant or
39266697 registrant an order to show cause why registration should not be
39276698 denied, revoked or suspended or wh y the renewal should not be
39286699 refused. The order to show cause shall contain a statement of the
39296700 basis therefor and shall call upon the applicant or registrant to
39306701 appear before the appropriate person or agency at a time and place
39316702 within thirty (30) days afte r the date of service of the order, but
3932-in the case of a denial or renewal of registration the show cause ENR. H. B. NO. 2646 Page 89
6703+in the case of a denial or renewal of registration the show cause
39336704 order shall be served within thirty (30) days before the expiration
39346705 of the registration. These proceedings shall be conducted in
39356706 accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act without regard to
39366707 any criminal prosecution or other proceeding. Proceedings to refuse
39376708 renewal of registration shall not abate the existing registration
39386709 which shall remain in effect pending the outcome of the
39396710 administrative hearing.
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39416711 B. The Director shall suspend, without an order to show cause,
39426712 any registration simultaneously with the institution of proceedings
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39446740 imminent danger to the public health or safety which w arrants this
39456741 action. The suspension shall continue in effect until the
39466742 conclusion of the proceedings , including judicial review thereof,
39476743 unless sooner withdrawn by the Director or dissolved by a court of
39486744 competent jurisdiction.
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39506745 SECTION 32. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
3951- ENR. H. B. NO. 2646 Page 90
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3953-Passed the House of Representatives the 24th day of May, 2021.
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3957-
3958- Presiding Officer of the House
3959- of Representatives
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3962-Passed the Senate the 25th day of May , 2021.
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3965-
3966-
3967- Presiding Officer of the Senate
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3970-
3971-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
3972-Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
3973-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
3974-By: _________________________________
3975-Approved by the Governor of the Sta te of Oklahoma this _________
3976-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
3977-
3978-
3979- _________________________________
3980- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
3981-
3982-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
3983-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State th is __________
3984-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
3985-By: _________________________________
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