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331 BILL NO. 3439 By: Kerbs of the House
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14-An Act relating to industrial hemp; amending 2 O.S.
40+[ industrial hemp – Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program
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43+creation and verification of carbon credits from
44+the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program –
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54+"An Act relating to industrial hemp; amending 2 O.S.
1555 2021, Sections 3-402, 3-403, and 3-408, which relate
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1757 definitions; allowing licensee to remediate
1858 noncompliant industrial hemp; providing guidelines
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2060 providing that licensee may sell industrial hemp
2161 grain and other industrial hemp derivatives ;
2262 providing that for certain delta -9
2363 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration testing levels the
2464 licensee shall not be subject to any penalty if the
2565 crop is destroyed or reme diated; amending 63 O.S.
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30-industrial hemp; and declar ing an emergency.
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66+2021, Section 2-101, as last amended by Section 1,
67+Chapter 222, O.S.L. 2021, which relates to the
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37101 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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39102 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 2 O.S. 2021, Section 3 -402, is
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42104 Section 3-402. As used in the Oklahom a Industrial Hemp Program:
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44-1. "Department" means the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture,
105+1. “Department” means the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture,
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47-2. "Fiber" means the stalk of the industrial hemp plant and
107+2. “Fiber” means the stalk of the industrial hemp plant and
48108 does not include the flower or seeds of the plant;
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51-contains the majority of the industrial hemp plant's
109+3. “Flower” means the part of the industrial hemp plant that
110+contains the majority of the industrial hemp plant’s
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54-4. "Grain" means all of the parts of an industrial hemp plant
112+4. “Grain” means all of the parts of an industrial hemp plant
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57-5. "Handling" means possessing or storing industrial hemp for
114+5. “Handling” means possessing or storing industrial hemp for
58115 any period of time on premises owned, operated or controlled by a
59116 person licensed to cultivate or process industrial hemp and al so
60117 includes possessing or storing industrial he mp in a vehicle for any
61118 period of time other than during its actual transport from the
62119 premises of a licensed person to cultivate or process industri al
63120 hemp to the premises of another licensed person;
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65-3. 6. "Industrial hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativ a L. and
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147+3. 6. “Industrial hemp” means the plant Cannabis sativ a L. and
66148 any part of the plant, including the seeds thereof, and all
67149 derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts and salts
68150 of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta -9
69151 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than three -tenths of
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153+4. 7. “Licensee” means a person who holds a valid Industrial
73154 Hemp License to grow industrial hemp under t he Oklahoma Industrial
74155 Hemp Program. A licensee shall have the ability to remediate
75156 noncompliant industrial hemp with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol
76157 concentration of not more than one percent (1.0%) on a dry-weight
77158 basis for retesting as set forth by the Department as long as the
78159 noncompliant industrial hemp has a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol
79160 concentration of not more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on
80161 a dry-weight basis after retesting, and the option to remediate the
81162 industrial hemp through the reasonable destruction of the flower or
82163 shredding of the entire lot into a homogeneous biomass results in
83164 the remediation of any par t of the industrial hemp plant that is
84165 above three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry-weight basis. All
85166 noncompliant hemp must be tracked and documented. The State Board
86167 of Agriculture shall have jurisdiction over such remediation, which
87168 includes, but is not limited to, destruction through composting,
88169 burning, or other regulated disposal methods if the industrial hemp
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89196 is not remediated into a final product before processing below
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92-5. 8. "License" means authorization by the Department for any
198+5. 8. “License” means authorization by the Department for any
93199 person to grow and cultivate industrial hemp on a registered land
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201+6. 9. “Processing” means converting industrial hemp into a
97202 marketable form, including the production of all derivatives,
98203 extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts and salts of isomers.
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100204 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 2 O.S. 2021, Section 3 -403, is
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103206 Section 3-403. A. 1. A licensee is authorized to engage in
104207 the growth, cultivation, handling or processing of industrial hemp
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106209 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not mo re than one percent
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109212 delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol conc entration of not more than three -
110213 tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry-weight basis after re testing,
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112215 remediation so that only a compliant product (with a delta-9
113216 tetrahydrocannabinol concentrat ion of not more than three -tenths of
114217 one percent (0.3%) on a dry -weight basis) is left, or all disposable
115218 waste is destroyed follow ing a remediation process.
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118246 process. The licensee may remediate any noncompliant industrial
119247 hemp at its own facilities, affiliated facilities, or third -party
120248 facilities as long as these facil ities are licensed and approved by
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122250 Board of Agriculture shall be notified before any non compliant
123251 industrial hemp is transported to a remediation facility. Retesting
124252 of any noncompliant industrial hemp shall be done within sixty (60)
125253 days post-harvest. Within seven (7) days of receiving notice of a
126254 measured tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that exceeds the
127255 acceptable hemp tetrahydrocannabinol level but is less than one
128256 percent (1.0%), the licensed grower shall consent to the destruction
129257 of all cannabis from that lot, or he or she may request remediation
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131259 the procedures established by the State Board of Agriculture. A
132260 measured tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that exceeds one percent
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134262 cannabis from that lot. The retest fee shall be paid in an amount
135263 established by the State Board of Agriculture. Samples with a
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138266 remediation and shall be destroye d.
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141268 other industrial hemp derivatives that are either grown or processed
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143296 livestock feed and other animal consumption in this state.
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146298 Program shall not subject the persons participating in the program
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148300 Substances Act. The exemption from criminal liability pr ovided for
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150302 construed and shall not apply to an activity that is not expressly
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159308 1. Violates any provision of the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp
160309 Program or rules adop ted pursuant to the program;
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162310 2. Engages in fraud or deception in the procurement of or
163311 attempt to procure a license under this the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp
164312 Program or provides false information on a license application;
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345+information pertaining to the licensee’s cultivation, handling or
346+processing of industrial hemp to the Department by any means,
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348+record or inspection required or maintained for purposes of the
349+Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program;
350+6. Fails to submit any report required by the Oklahoma
351+Industrial Hemp Program; or
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354+B. 1. A licensee that negligently violates the provisions of
355+the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program shall not be subject to a
356+criminal enforcement action If a sample of a licensee’s industrial
357+hemp tests higher than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) but less
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359+tetrahydrocannabinol concentration, the licensee shall not be
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361+the crop is destroyed or remediated.
362+2. A licensee that negligently violates the prov isions of the
363+Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program th ree times in any five-year period
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365+Industrial Hemp Program for a period of five (5) years beginning on
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393+C. Any person convicted of a felony relating to a contr olled
394+substance under state or federal law shall be ineligible during the
395+ten-year period following the date of conviction to participate in
396+this program.
397+SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 2-101, as
398+last amended by Secti on 1, Chapter 222, O.S.L. 2021, is amended to
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400+Section 2-101. As used in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous
401+Substances Act:
402+1. “Administer” means the direct application of a controlled
403+dangerous substance, whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion or
404+any other means, to the body of a patient, animal or rese arch
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406+a. a practitioner (or, in the presence of the
407+practitioner, by the authorized agent of the
408+practitioner), or
409+b. the patient or research subject at the direction and
410+in the presence of the practitioner;
411+2. “Agent” means a peace officer app ointed by and who acts o n
412+behalf of the Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and
413+Dangerous Drugs Control or an authorized p erson who acts on behalf
414+of or at the direction of a person who manufactures, distrib utes,
415+dispenses, prescribes, admin isters or uses for scien tific purposes
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443+contract carrier, public warehous er or employee thereof, or a person
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445+Substances Act;
446+3. “Board” means the Advisory Board to the Director of the
447+Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control;
448+4. “Bureau” means the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and
449+Dangerous Drugs Control;
450+5. “Coca leaves” includes cocaine and any compound,
451+manufacture, salt, deri vative, mixture or preparation of coca
452+leaves, except derivatives of coca leaves which do not contain
453+cocaine or ecgonine;
454+6. “Commissioner” or “Director” means the Director of the
455+Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous D rugs Control;
456+7. “Control” means to add, remove or change the placement of a
457+drug, substance or immediate precursor under the Uniform Co ntrolled
458+Dangerous Substances Act;
459+8. “Controlled dangerous substance ” means a drug, substance or
460+immediate precursor in Schedules I through V of the Uniform
461+Controlled Dangerous Substances Act or any drug, substance or
462+immediate precursor listed either t emporarily or permanently as a
463+federally controlled substance. Any conflict between state and
464+federal law with regard to the particular schedu le in which a
465+substance is listed shall be resolved in favor of state law;
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493+or the container or labeling of which without authorization , bears
494+the trademark, trade name or other identifying mar ks, imprint,
495+number or device or any likeness thereof of a manufacturer,
496+distributor or dispenser other than the person who in fact
497+manufactured, distributed or dispensed the substance;
498+10. “Deliver” or “delivery” means the actual, constructive or
499+attempted transfer from one person to another of a controlled
500+dangerous substance or drug paraphernalia, whether or not there is
501+an agency relationship;
502+11. “Dispense” means to deliver a controlled danger ous
503+substance to an ultimate user or human research subjec t by or
504+pursuant to the lawful order of a practitioner, including the
505+prescribing, administering, packaging, labe ling or compounding
506+necessary to prepare the substance for such distribution.
507+“Dispenser” is a practitioner who delive rs a controlled dangerou s
508+substance to an ultimate user or human research subject;
509+12. “Distribute” means to deliver other than by admin istering
510+or dispensing a controlled dangerous substance;
511+13. “Distributor” means a commercial entity engaged in the
512+distribution or reverse di stribution of narcotics and dangerous
513+drugs and who complies with all regulations promulgated by the
514+federal Drug Enforcement Administration and the Oklahoma State
515+Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control;
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542+14. “Drug” means articles:
543+a. recognized in the official United States Pharmacopeia,
544+official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United
545+States, or official N ational Formulary, or any
546+supplement to any of them,
547+b. intended for use in the diagn osis, cure, mitigation,
548+treatment or prevention of disease in man or other
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550+c. other than food, intended to affect the structure or
551+any function of the body of man or other animals, and
552+d. intended for use as a component of any article
553+specified in this paragraph;
554+provided, however, the term “drug” does not include devices or their
555+components, parts or accessories;
556+15. “Drug-dependent person” means a person who is using a
557+controlled dangerous substance and who is in a state of psychic or
558+physical dependence, or both, arising from a dministration of that
559+controlled dangerous substance on a continuous basis. Drug
560+dependence is characterized by behavioral and other res ponses which
561+include a strong compulsion to take the substance on a continuous
562+basis in order to experience its psychic effects, or to avoid th e
563+discomfort of its absence;
564+16. “Home care agency” means any sole proprietorship,
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593+pursuant to a contract for such service s, to clients in their place
594+of residence;
595+17. “Home care services” means skilled or personal care
596+services provided to clients in their place of residence for a fee;
597+18. “Hospice” means a centrally administered, nonprofit or for -
598+profit, medically direct ed, nurse-coordinated program which provides
599+a continuum of home and inpatient care for the terminally ill
600+patient and the patient’s family. Such term shall also include a
601+centrally administered, n onprofit or for-profit, medically directed,
602+nurse-coordinated program if such program is licensed pursuant to
603+the provisions of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act.
604+A hospice program offers palliative and supportive care to meet the
605+special needs arising out of the physical, e motional and spiritual
606+stresses which are experienced during the final stages of illness
607+and during dying and bereavement. This care is available twenty-
608+four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week, and is provided on the
609+basis of need, regardless of abil ity to pay. “Class A” Hospice
610+refers to Medicare-certified hospices. “Class B” refers to all
611+other providers of hospice services;
612+19. “Imitation controlled substance” means a substance that is
613+not a controlled dangerous substance, which by dosage unit
614+appearance, color, shape, size, markings or by representations made,
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642+controlled dangerous substance. In the event the appearance of the
643+dosage unit is not r easonably sufficient to establish that the
644+substance is an “imitation controlled substance”, the court or
645+authority concerned should consider, in addition to all other
646+factors, the following factors as related to “representations made”
647+in determining wheth er the substance is an “imitation controlled
648+substance”:
649+a. statements made by an owner or by any other person in
650+control of the substance concerning the nature of the
651+substance, or its use or effect,
652+b. statements made to the recipient that the substance
653+may be resold for inordinate profi t,
654+c. whether the substance is packaged in a manner normally
655+used for illicit controlled substances,
656+d. evasive tactics or actions utiliz ed by the owner or
657+person in control of the substance to avoid detection
658+by law enforcement authorities,
659+e. prior convictions, if any, of an ow ner, or any other
660+person in control of the object, under state or
661+federal law related to controlled substances or fraud,
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663+f. the proximity of the substances to controlled
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692+has found to be and by regulation designates as being the principal
693+compound commonly used or produced primar ily for use, and which is
694+an immediate chemical intermediary used, or likely to be us ed, in
695+the manufacture of a contro lled dangerous substance , the control of
696+which is necessary to prevent, curtail or limit such manufacture;
697+21. “Laboratory” means a laboratory approved by the Director as
698+proper to be entrusted with the custody of control led dangerous
699+substances and the u se of controlled dangero us substances for
700+scientific and medical purposes and for purposes of instruction;
701+22. “Manufacture” means the production, preparation,
702+propagation, compounding or processing of a controlled danger ous
703+substance, either directly or indirectly by extraction from
704+substances of natural or synthetic origin, or independently by means
705+of chemical synthesis or by a combinat ion of extraction and chemical
706+synthesis. “Manufacturer” includes any person who pac kages,
707+repackages or labels any co ntainer of any controlle d dangerous
708+substance, except practitioners who dispense or compound
709+prescription orders for delivery to the ulti mate consumer;
710+23. “Marijuana” means all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa
711+L., whether growing or not; the seeds ther eof; the resin extracted
712+from any part of such plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt,
713+derivative, mixture or preparation of such p lant, its seeds or
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745+marijuana plant,
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747+mixture or preparation of such mature stalks (ex cept
748+the resin extracted therefrom ), including cannabidiol
749+derived from mature stalks, fiber, oil or cake,
750+d. the sterilized seed of such plant which is incapable
751+of germination,
752+e. for any person participating in a clinical trial to
753+administer cannabidiol for the treatment of severe
754+forms of epilepsy pursuant to Section 2-802 of this
755+title, a drug or substance approved by the federal
756+Food and Drug Administration for use by those
757+participants,
758+f. for any person or the parents, legal guardians or
759+caretakers of the person who have received a written
760+certification from a physician licensed in this state
761+that the person has been diagnosed by a physician as
762+having Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, Dravet syndrome, also
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792+due to multiple sclerosis or due to paraplegia,
793+intractable nausea and vomiting, appetite stimulation
794+with chronic wasting diseases, the substance
795+cannabidiol, a nonpsychoactive canna binoid, found in
796+the plant Cannabis sativa L. or any other preparation
797+thereof, that has a tetrahydrocannabinol concentration
798+of not more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%)
799+and that is delivered to the patient in the form of a
800+liquid,
801+g. any federal Food-and-Drug-Administration-approved drug
802+or substance, or
803+h. industrial hemp, from the plant Cannabis sativa L. and
804+any part of such pla nt, whether growing or not, with a
805+delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more
806+than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry
807+weight dry-weight basis which shall only be grown
808+pursuant to the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program and
809+may be shipped intrastate and interstate;
810+24. “Medical purpose” means an intention to utilize a
811+controlled dangerous substance for physical or mental treatment, for
812+diagnosis, or for the prevention of a disease condition not in
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842+Registered Nurse as defined and within parameters specified in
843+Section 567.3a of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or a certified
844+animal euthanasia technician as defined in Section 698.2 of Title 59
845+of the Oklahoma Statutes, or an anim al control officer regis tered by
846+the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control
847+under subsection B of Section 2-301 of this title within the
848+parameters of such officer’s duties under Sections 501 throug h 508
849+of Title 4 of the Oklahoma S tatutes;
850+26. “Narcotic drug” means any of the following, whether
851+produced directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of
852+vegetable origin, or independently b y means of chemical synthesis,
853+or by a combination of e xtraction and chemical synthesis:
854+a. opium, coca leaves an d opiates,
855+b. a compound, manufacture, salt, derivative or
856+preparation of opium, coca leaves or opiates,
857+c. cocaine, its salts, optical and geo metric isomers, and
858+salts of isomers,
859+d. ecgonine, its derivatives, their salts, isomers and
860+salts of isomers, an d
861+e. a substance, and any compound, manufacture, salt,
862+derivative or preparation thereof, which is chemically
863+identical with any of the substan ces referred to in
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892+101 et seq. of this title shall not include
893+decocainized coca leaves or extracts of coca leaves,
894+which extracts do not contain cocain e or ecgonine;
895+27. “Opiate” or “opioid” means any Schedule II, III, IV or V
896+substance having an addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining
897+liability similar to morphine or being capable of conversion into a
898+drug having such addiction-forming or addiction -sustaining
899+liability. The terms do not include, unless specifically designated
900+as controlled under the Uniform Co ntrolled Dangerous Substances Act,
901+the dextrorotatory isomer of 3-methoxy-n-methyl-morphinan and its
902+salts (dextromethorphan). The terms do in clude the racemic and
903+levorotatory forms;
904+28. “Opium poppy” means the plant of the speci es Papaver
905+somniferum L., except the seeds thereof;
906+29. “Peace officer” means a police officer, sheriff, deputy
907+sheriff, district attorney’s investigator, investigato r from the
908+Office of the Attorney General, or any other person elected or
909+appointed by law to enforce any of the criminal laws of this state
910+or of the United States;
911+30. “Person” means an individual, corporation, government or
912+governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust,
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941+opium poppy, after mowing;
942+32. “Practitioner” means:
943+a. (1) a medical doctor or osteopathic physicia n,
944+(2) a dentist,
945+(3) a podiatrist,
946+(4) an optometrist,
947+(5) a veterinarian,
948+(6) a physician assistant or Advanced Practice
949+Registered Nurse under the supervision of a
950+licensed medical doctor or osteopathic physician,
951+(7) a scientific investigator, or
952+(8) any other person,
953+licensed, registered or otherwise perm itted to
954+prescribe, distribute, di spense, conduct research with
955+respect to, use for scientific purposes or administer
956+a controlled dangerous substance in the course of
957+professional practice or research in this state, or
958+b. a pharmacy, hospital, laboratory or other institution
959+licensed, registered or otherwise per mitted to
960+distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect
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962+controlled dangerous substance in the course of
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991+cultivation, growing or harvesting of a controlled dangerous
992+substance;
993+34. “State” means the State of Oklahoma or any other state of
994+the United States;
995+35. “Ultimate user” means a person who lawfully possesses a
996+controlled dangerous substance for t he person’s own use or for the
997+use of a member of the person’s household or for administration to
998+an animal owned by the person or by a member of the person’s
999+household;
1000+36. “Drug paraphernalia” means all equipment, products and
1001+materials of any kind whic h are used, intended for use, or fashioned
1002+specifically for use in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing,
1003+harvesting, manufacturing, comp ounding, converting, producing,
1004+processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, rep ackaging,
1005+storing, containing, concealing, injecting, ingesting, inhaling or
1006+otherwise introducing into the human body, a controlled dangerous
1007+substance in violation o f the Uniform Controlled Dangerous
1008+Substances Act inclu ding, but not limited to:
1009+a. kits used, intended for use, or fashioned specifically
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1011+or harvesting of any species of plant which is a
1012+controlled dangerous substance or from which a
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1044+c. isomerization devices used, intended for use, or
1045+fashioned specifically for use in i ncreasing the
1046+potency of any species of plant which is a controlled
1047+dangerous substance,
1048+d. testing equipment used, intended for use, or fashioned
1049+specifically for use in identifying, or in analyzing
1050+the strength, effectiv eness or purity of controlled
1051+dangerous substances,
1052+e. scales and balances used, intended for use, or
1053+fashioned specifically for use in weighing or
1054+measuring controlled dangerous substances,
1055+f. diluents and adulterants, such as quinine
1056+hydrochloride, manni tol, mannite, dextrose and
1057+lactose, used, intended for use , or fashioned
1058+specifically for use in cutting controlled dangerous
1059+substances,
1060+g. separation gins and sifters used, intended for use, or
1061+fashioned specifically for use in removing twigs and
1062+seeds from, or in otherwise cleaning or r efining,
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1092+use in compounding controlled dange rous substances,
1093+i. capsules, balloons, envelopes and o ther containers
1094+used, intended for use, or fashioned speci fically for
1095+use in packaging small quantities of controlled
1096+dangerous substances,
1097+j. containers and other objects used, intended for use,
1098+or fashioned specifically for use in parenterally
1099+injecting controlled dangerous substances in to the
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1101+k. hypodermic syringes, needles and other objects used,
1102+intended for use, or fashioned specifically for use in
1103+parenterally injecting controlled dan gerous substances
1104+into the human body,
1105+l. objects used, intended for use, or fashioned
1106+specifically for use in in gesting, inhaling or
1107+otherwise introducing marijuana, cocaine, hashish or
1108+hashish oil into the human body, such as:
1109+(1) metal, wooden, acrylic, glass, stone, plastic or
1110+ceramic pipes with or without screens, permanent
1111+screens, hashish heads or punctured me tal bowls,
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1141+(5) roach clips, meaning objects used to hold burning
1142+material, such as a marijuana cigarette, that has
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1145+(6) miniature cocaine spoons and cocaine vials,
1146+(7) chamber pipes,
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1153+m. all hidden or novelty pipes, and
1154+n. any pipe that has a tobacco bowl or chamber of less
1155+than one-half (1/2) inch in diameter in which there is
1156+any detectable residue of any controlled dangerous
1157+substance as defined in this section or any other
1158+substances not legal for possession or use;
1159+provided, however, the term “drug paraphernalia” shall not include
1160+separation gins intended for use in preparing tea or spice, clamps
1161+used for constructing electrical equipme nt, water pipes designed for
1162+ornamentation in which no detectable amount of an illegal su bstance
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1191+or antique pipes that are th irty (30) years of age or older;
1192+37. a. “Synthetic controlled substance” means a substance:
1193+(1) the chemical structure of which is substantially
1194+similar to the chemical structure of a controlled
1195+dangerous substance in Schedule I or II,
1196+(2) which has a stimulant, depressant, or
1197+hallucinogenic effect on the cent ral nervous
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1199+greater than the stimulant, depressant or
1200+hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous
1201+system of a controlled dangerous substance in
1202+Schedule I or II, or
1203+(3) with respect to a particular person, which such
1204+person represents or intends to have a stimulant,
1205+depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the
1206+central nervous system that is substantially
1207+similar to or greater than the stimulant,
1208+depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the
1209+central nervous system of a controlled dangerous
1210+substance in Schedule I or II.
1211+b. The designation of gamma butyrolactone or any other
1212+chemical as a precursor, pursuant to Section 2-322 of
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1242+c. “Synthetic controlled substance” does not include:
1243+(1) a controlled dangerous substance,
1244+(2) any substance for which there is an approved new
1245+drug application,
1246+(3) with respect to a particular person any
1247+substance, if an exemption is in eff ect for
1248+investigational use, for that person under the
1249+provisions of Section 505 of the Federal Food,
1250+Drug and Cosmetic Act, Title 21 of the United
1251+States Code, Section 355, to the extent conduct
1252+with respect to such subst ance is pursuant to
1253+such exemption, or
1254+(4) any substance to the extent not intended for
1255+human consumption before such an exemption takes
1256+effect with respect to that substance.
1257+d. Prima facie evidence t hat a substance containing
1258+salvia divinorum has been en hanced, concentrated or
1259+chemically or physically altered s hall give rise to a
1260+rebuttable presumption that the substance is a
1261+synthetic controlled substance;
1262+38. “Tetrahydrocannabinols” means all substances that have been
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1291+from industrial hemp;
1292+39. “Isomer” means the optical isomer, except as used in
1293+subsections C and F of S ection 2-204 of this title and paragraph 4
1294+of subsection A of Section 2-206 of this title. As used in
1295+subsections C and F of Section 2-204 of this title, “isomer” means
1296+the optical, positional or geometric isomer. As used in paragraph 4
1297+of subsection A of Section 2-206 of this title, the term “isomer”
1298+means the optical or geometric isomer;
1299+40. “Hazardous materials” means materials, whether solid,
1300+liquid or gas, which are toxic to human, animal, aquatic or plant
1301+life, and the disposal of which materials i s controlled by state or
1302+federal guidelines;
1303+41. “Anhydrous ammonia” means any substance that exhibits
1304+cryogenic evaporative behavior and tests positive for ammonia;
1305+42. “Acute pain” means pain, whether resulting from disease,
1306+accidental or intentional t rauma or other cause, that the
1307+practitioner reasonably expects to last only a short perio d of time.
1308+“Acute pain” does not include chronic pain, pain being treated as
1309+part of cancer care, hospice or other end-of-life care, or pain
1310+being treated as part of palliative care;
1311+43. “Chronic pain” means pain that persists beyond the usual
1312+course of an acute disease or heal ing of an injury. “Chronic pain”
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1341+years;
1342+44. “Initial prescription” means a prescription issued to a
1343+patient who:
1344+a. has never previously been issued a prescription for
1345+the drug or its pharmaceutical equivalent in the past
1346+year, or
1347+b. requires a prescription for the drug or its
1348+pharmaceutical equivalent due to a surgica l procedure
1349+or new acute event and has previously had a
1350+prescription for the drug or its pharmaceutical
1351+equivalent within the past year.
1352+When determining whether a patient was previously issued a
1353+prescription for a drug or its pharmaceutical equivalent, th e
1354+practitioner shall consult with the patient and review t he medical
1355+record and prescription monitoring information of the patient;
1356+45. “Patient-provider agreement” means a written contract or
1357+agreement that is executed between a practitioner and a patien t,
1358+prior to the commencement of tr eatment for chronic pain using an
1359+opioid drug as a means to:
1360+a. explain the possible risk of development of physical
1361+or psychological dependence in the patient and pre vent
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1391+agreement of the patient,
1392+c. establish the rights of the patient in association
1393+with treatment and the obligat ions of the patient in
1394+relation to the responsible use, discontinuation of
1395+use, and storage of opioid drugs, including any
1396+restrictions on the refill of prescriptions or the
1397+acceptance of opioid prescriptions from practitioners,
1398+d. identify the specific me dications and other modes of
1399+treatment, including physical therapy or exercise,
1400+relaxation or psychological couns eling, that are
1401+included as a part of the patient-provider agreement,
1402+e. specify the measures the practitioner may employ to
1403+monitor the compliance of the patient including, but
1404+not limited to, rand om specimen screens and pill
1405+counts, and
1406+f. delineate the process for terminating the agreement,
1407+including the consequences if the practitioner has
1408+reason to believe that the patient is not complying
1409+with the terms of the agreement. Compliance with the
1410+“consent items” shall constitute a v alid, informed
1411+consent for opioid therapy. The practitioner shall be
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1440+by the patient with any of the provisions of t he
1441+patient-provider agreement;
1442+46. “Serious illness” means a medical illness or physical
1443+injury or condition that substantially affects quality of life for
1444+more than a short period of time. “Serious illness” includes, but
1445+is not limited to, Alzheimer ’s disease or related dementias, lung
1446+disease, cancer, heart f ailure, renal failure, liver failure or
1447+chronic, unremitting or intractable pain such as neuropathic pain;
1448+and
1449+47. “Surgical procedure” means a procedure that is performed
1450+for the purpose of struct urally altering the human body by incision
1451+or destruction of tissues as part of the practice of medicine. This
1452+term includes the diagnostic or therapeutic treatment of conditions
1453+or disease processes by use of instruments such as lasers,
1454+ultrasound, ionizing, radiation, scalpels, probes o r needles that
1455+cause localized alteration or transportation of live human tissue by
1456+cutting, burning, vaporizing, freezing, suturing, probing or
1457+manipulating by closed reduction for major dislocations or
1458+fractures, or otherwise altering by any mechanical, thermal, light-
1459+based, electromagnetic or chemical means.
1460+SECTION 5. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
1461+of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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1489+be in full force from and after its passage and approval."
1490+Passed the Senate the 19th day of April, 2022.
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1540+[ industrial hemp – Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program
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1543+creation and verification of carbon credits from
1544+the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program –
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1550+BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
1551+SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 2 O.S. 2021, Section 3 -402, is
1552+amended to read as follows:
1553+Section 3-402. As used in the Oklahom a Industrial Hemp Program:
1554+1. "Department" means the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture,
1555+Food, and Forestry;
1556+2. "Fiber" means the stalk of the industrial hemp plant and
1557+does not include the flower or seeds of the plant;
1558+3. "Flower" means the part of the industrial hemp plant that
1559+contains the majority of the industrial hemp plant's
1560+tetrahydrocannabinol and other cannabinoids ;
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1589+5. "Handling" means possessing or stor ing industrial hemp for
1590+any period of time on premises owned, operated or controlled by a
1591+person licensed to cultivate or process industrial hemp and al so
1592+includes possessing or storing industrial he mp in a vehicle for any
1593+period of time other than during its actual transport from the
1594+premises of a licensed person to cultivat e or process industrial
1595+hemp to the premises of another licensed person;
1596+3. 6. "Industrial hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativ a L. and
1597+any part of the plant, including the seeds there of, and all
1598+derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts and salts
1599+of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta -9
1600+tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than three -tenths of
1601+one percent (0.3%) on a dry-weight basis;
1602+4. 7. "Licensee" means a person who holds a valid Industrial
1603+Hemp License to grow industrial hemp under the Oklahoma Industrial
1604+Hemp Program. A licensee shall have the ability to remediate
1605+noncompliant industrial hemp with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol
1606+concentration of not more than one percent (1.0%) on a dry-weight
1607+basis for retesting as set forth by the Department as long as the
1608+noncompliant industrial hemp has a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol
1609+concentration of not more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on
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1637+industrial hemp through the reasonable destruction of the flower or
1638+shredding of the entire lot into a homogeneous biomass results in
1639+the remediation of any par t of the industrial hemp plant that is
1640+above three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry-weight basis. All
1641+noncompliant hemp must be tracked and documented. The State Board
1642+of Agriculture shall have jurisdiction over said remediation, which
1643+includes, but is not limited to, destruction t hrough composting,
1644+burning, or other regulated disposal methods if the industrial hemp
1645+is not remediated into a final product before processing below
1646+three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry -weight basis;
1647+5. 8. "License" means authorization by the Depa rtment for any
1648+person to grow and cultivate industrial hemp on a registered la nd
1649+area as part of the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program; and
1650+6. 9. "Processing" means converting industrial hemp into a
1651+marketable form, includi ng the production of all derivati ves,
1652+extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts and salts of isomers.
1653+SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 2 O.S. 2021, Section 3 -403, is
1654+amended to read as follows:
1655+Section 3-403. A. 1. A licensee is authorized to engage in
1656+the growth, cultivation, handling or processing of industrial hemp
1657+and may remediate noncompliant industrial hemp with a delta-9
1658+tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not mo re than one percent
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1690+remediation so that only a compliant product (with a delta-9
1691+tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than three -tenths of
1692+one percent (0.3%) on a dry -weight basis) is left, or all disposable
1693+waste is destroyed follow ing a remediation process.
1694+2. A remediation facility shall be an option of the remediation
1695+process. The licensee may remediate any non compliant industrial
1696+hemp at its own facilities, affiliated facilities, or third -party
1697+facilities as long as these facil ities are licensed and approved by
1698+the State Board of Agriculture as a remediation facility. The State
1699+Board of Agriculture shall be notified before any non compliant
1700+industrial hemp is transported to a remediation facility. Retesting
1701+of any noncompliant industrial hemp shall be done within sixty (60)
1702+days post-harvest. Within seven (7) days of receiving notice of a
1703+measured tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that exceeds the
1704+acceptable hemp tetrahydrocannabinol level but is less than one
1705+percent (1.0%), the licensed grower shall consent to the destruction
1706+of all cannabis from that lot, or he or she may request remediation
1707+and a post-harvest retest in a homogenized form in accordance with
1708+the procedures established by the State Board of Agriculture. A
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1739+measured tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of one percent (1.0%) or
1740+greater shall not be eligible for a post -harvest retest or
1741+remediation and shall be destroye d.
1742+3. Licensees are allowed to sell industrial hemp grain and
1743+other industrial hemp derivatives that are either grown or processed
1744+in the State of Oklahoma, that do not include the flower, for the
1745+purpose of livestock feed and other animal consumption in the State
1746+of Oklahoma.
1747+4. The Oklahoma Conservation Commission shall have jurisdiction
1748+over the creation and verification of carbon credits from the
1749+Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program. The Oklahoma Conservation
1750+Commission shall develop rules to implement a pilot carbon credit
1751+verification and trading program specific to Oklahoma industrial
1752+hemp, and the Oklahoma Conservation Commission shall have the
1753+authority and jurisdiction to approve and recognize o ther voluntary
1754+programs for verification of carbon credits. These rules shall be
1755+in place within sixty (60) days of the effective date of thi s act.
1756+B. The activities performed under the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp
1757+Program shall not subject the persons part icipating in the program
1758+to criminal liability under the Uniform Controlled Dangerous
1759+Substances Act. The exemption fr om criminal liability pr ovided for
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1789+SECTION 8. AMENDATORY 2 O.S. 2021 , Section 3-408, is
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1791+Section 3-408. A. The Department may deny, revoke or suspend a
1792+license if the licensee:
1793+1. Violates any provision of the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp
1794+Program or rules adopted pursuant t o the program;
1795+2. Engages in fraud or deception in the procurement of or
1796+attempt to procure a license under this the Oklahoma Industrial Hem p
1797+Program or provides false information on a license a pplication;
1798+3. Refuses or fails to cooperate and assist the Department with
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1741804 information pertaini ng to the licensee's cul tivation, handling or
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1871840 the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program shall not be subject to a
1881841 criminal enforcement action If a sample of a licensee's industrial
1891842 hemp tests higher than three -tenths of one percent (0.3%) but less
1901843 than one percent (1.0%) on a dry-weight basis for delta-9
1911844 tetrahydrocannabinol con centration, the licensee shall not be
1921845 subject to any penalty under the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program if
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1961848 Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program three times in a ny five-year period
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1981850 Industrial Hemp Program for a period of five (5) years beginning on
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2021853 substance under state or federal law shall be ineligible during the
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2101858 Section 2-101. As used in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous
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2131886 1. "Administer" means the direct application of a controlled
2141887 dangerous substance, whether by inje ction, inhalation, ingestion or
2151888 any other means, to the body of a patient, animal or rese arch
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2271897 Dangerous Drugs Control or an authorized person who acts on behalf
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2291899 dispenses, prescribes, admin isters or uses for scien tific purposes
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2541944 immediate precursor in Schedules I through V of the Uniform
2551945 Controlled Dangerous Substances Act or any drug, substance or
2561946 immediate precursor listed either temporarily or permanently as a
2571947 federally controlled substance. Any conflict between state and
2581948 federal law with regard to the particular schedu le in which a
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2641953 number or device or any likeness thereof of a manufacturer,
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2741987 substance to an ultimate user or human research subjec t by or
2751988 pursuant to the lawful order of a practitioner, including the
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2861997 drugs and who complies with all regulations promulgated by the
2871998 federal Drug Enforcement Administration an d the Oklahoma State
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3342087 the provisions of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act.
3352088 A hospice program offer s palliative and supportive care to meet the
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3452097 not a controlled dangerous substance, which by dosage unit
3462098 appearance, color, shape, size, markings or by representations made,
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3482100 controlled dangerous substance. In the event the appearance of the
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3502102 substance is an "imitation controlled substance", the court or
3512103 authority concerned should consider, in addition to all other
3522104 factors, the following factors as related to "representations made"
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3912186 propagation, compounding or processing of a controlled danger ous
3922187 substance, either directly or indirectly by extraction from
3932188 substances of natural or synthetic origin, or independently by means
3942189 of chemical synthesis or by a combination of extraction and chemical
3952190 synthesis. "Manufacturer" includes any person who pac kages,
3962191 repackages or labels any co ntainer of any controlle d dangerous
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4002194 23. "Marijuana" means all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa
4012195 L., whether growing or not; the seeds ther eof; the resin extracted
4022196 from any part of such plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt,
4032197 derivative, mixture or preparation of such plant, its seeds or
404-resin, but shall not include: ENR. H. B. NO. 3439 Page 10
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4062199 a. the mature stalks of such plant o r fiber produced from
4072200 such stalks,
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4092201 b. oil or cake made fro m the seeds of such plant,
4102202 including cannabidiol derived from the seeds of the
4112203 marijuana plant,
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4132204 c. any other compound, manufacture, salt, deriv ative,
4142205 mixture or preparation of such mature stalks (ex cept
4152206 the resin extracted therefrom ), including cannabidiol
4162207 derived from mature stalks, fiber, oil or cake,
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4192235 of germination,
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4212236 e. for any person participating in a clinical trial to
4222237 administer cannabidiol for the treatment of severe
4232238 forms of epilepsy pursuant to Section 2-802 of this
4242239 title, a drug or substance approved by the federal
4252240 Food and Drug Administration for use by those
4262241 participants,
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4282242 f. for any person or the parents, legal guardians or
4292243 caretakers of the person who have received a written
4302244 certification from a physician licensed in this state
4312245 that the person has been diagnosed by a physician as
4322246 having Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, Dravet syndrome, als o
4332247 known as severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy, or any
4342248 other severe form of epilepsy tha t is not adequately
4352249 treated by traditional medical therapies, spasticity
4362250 due to multiple sclerosis or due to paraplegia,
4372251 intractable nausea and vomiting, appetite stim ulation
4382252 with chronic wasting diseases, the substance
4392253 cannabidiol, a nonpsychoactive canna binoid, found in
4402254 the plant Cannabis sativa L. or any other preparation
4412255 thereof, that has a tetrahydrocannabinol concentration
4422256 of not more than three -tenths of one percent (0.3%)
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4442284 liquid,
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4462285 g. any federal Food-and-Drug-Administration-approved drug
4472286 or substance, or
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4492287 h. industrial hemp, from the plant Cannabis sativa L. and
4502288 any part of such plant, whether growing or not, wi th a
4512289 delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more
452-than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry
453-weight dry-weight basis which shall only be grown
454-pursuant to the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program and
455-may be shipped intrastate and interstate;
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2291+weight basis which shall only be grown pursuant to the
2292+Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program and may be shipped
2293+intrastate and interstate;
4572294 24. "Medical purpose" means an intention to utilize a
4582295 controlled dangerous substance for physical or mental treatment, for
4592296 diagnosis, or for the prevention of a disease condition not in
4602297 violation of any state or federal law and not for the purpose of
4612298 satisfying physiological or psychological dependence or other abuse;
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4632299 25. "Mid-level practitioner" means a n Advanced Practice
4642300 Registered Nurse as defined and within parameters specified in
4652301 Section 567.3a of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or a certified
4662302 animal euthanasia technician as defined in Section 698.2 of Title 59
4672303 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or an anim al control officer regis tered by
4682304 the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control
4692305 under subsection B of Section 2 -301 of this title within the
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4702332 parameters of such officer's duties under Sections 501 throug h 508
4712333 of Title 4 of the Oklahoma S tatutes;
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4732334 26. "Narcotic drug" means any of the following, whether
4742335 produced directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of
4752336 vegetable origin, or independently b y means of chemical synthesis,
4762337 or by a combination of e xtraction and chemical synthesis:
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4782338 a. opium, coca leaves an d opiates,
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4802339 b. a compound, manufacture, salt, derivative or
4812340 preparation of opium, coca leaves or opiates,
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4832341 c. cocaine, its salts, optical and geo metric isomers, and
4842342 salts of isomers,
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4862343 d. ecgonine, its derivatives, their salts, isomers and
4872344 salts of isomers, an d
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4892345 e. a substance, and any compound, manufacture, salt,
4902346 derivative or preparation thereof, which is chemically
4912347 identical with any of the substan ces referred to in
4922348 subparagraphs a through d of this pa ragraph, except
493-that the words "narcotic drug" as used in Section 2- ENR. H. B. NO. 3439 Page 12
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4942350 101 et seq. of this title shall not include
4952351 decocainized coca leaves or extracts of coca leaves,
4962352 which extracts do not contain cocain e or ecgonine;
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4982353 27. "Opiate" or "opioid" means any Sche dule II, III, IV or V
4992354 substance having an addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining
5002355 liability similar to morphine or being capable of conversion into a
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5012382 drug having such addiction -forming or addiction -sustaining
5022383 liability. The terms do not include, unless specifically designated
5032384 as controlled under the Uniform Co ntrolled Dangerous Substances Act,
5042385 the dextrorotatory isomer of 3-methoxy-n-methyl-morphinan and its
5052386 salts (dextromethorphan). The terms do in clude the racemic and
5062387 levorotatory forms;
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5082388 28. "Opium poppy" means the plant of the speci es Papaver
5092389 somniferum L., except the seeds thereof;
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5112390 29. "Peace officer" means a police officer, sheriff, deputy
5122391 sheriff, district attorney's investigator, investigato r from the
5132392 Office of the Attorney General, or any other person elected or
5142393 appointed by law to enforce any of the criminal laws of this state
5152394 or of the United States;
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5172395 30. "Person" means an individual, corporation, government or
5182396 governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust,
5192397 partnership or association, or any other legal ent ity;
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5212398 31. "Poppy straw" means all parts, except the seeds, of the
5222399 opium poppy, after mowing;
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5242400 32. "Practitioner" means:
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5262401 a. (1) a medical doctor or osteopathic physicia n,
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5282402 (2) a dentist,
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5322404 (4) an optometrist,
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5342405 (5) a veterinarian,
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5372433 Registered Nurse under the supervision of a
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5402435 (7) a scientific investigator, or
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5442437 licensed, registered or otherwise perm itted to
5452438 prescribe, distribute, di spense, conduct research with
5462439 respect to, use for scientific purposes or administer
5472440 a controlled dangerous substance in the course of
5482441 professional practice or research in this state, or
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5502442 b. a pharmacy, hospital, laboratory or other institution
5512443 licensed, registered or otherwise per mitted to
5522444 distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect
5532445 to, use for scientific purposes or administer a
5542446 controlled dangerous substance in the course of
5552447 professional practice or research in thi s state;
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5572448 33. "Production" include s the manufacture, plant ing,
5582449 cultivation, growing or harvesting of a controlled dangerous
5592450 substance;
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5612451 34. "State" means the State of Oklahoma or any other state of
5622452 the United States;
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5642453 35. "Ultimate user" means a person who lawfully possesses a
5652454 controlled dangerous substance for t he person's own use or for the
5662455 use of a member of the person's household or for administration to
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5672482 an animal owned by the person or by a member of the person's
5682483 household;
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5702484 36. "Drug paraphernalia" me ans all equipment, products and
5712485 materials of any kind whic h are used, intended for use, or fashioned
5722486 specifically for use in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing,
5732487 harvesting, manufacturing, comp ounding, converting, producing,
5742488 processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, rep ackaging,
5752489 storing, containing, concealing, injecting, ingesting, inhaling or
5762490 otherwise introducing into the human body, a controlled dangerous
5772491 substance in violation o f the Uniform Controlled Dangerous
5782492 Substances Act inclu ding, but not limited to:
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5802493 a. kits used, intended for use, or fashioned specifically
5812494 for use in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing
582-or harvesting of any species of plant which is a ENR. H. B. NO. 3439 Page 14
2495+or harvesting of any species of plant which is a
5832496 controlled dangerous substance or from which a
5842497 controlled dangerous substance can be derived,
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5862498 b. kits used, intended for use, or fashioned specifically
5872499 for use in manufacturing, compounding, converting,
5882500 producing, processing or preparing controlled
5892501 dangerous substances ,
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5912502 c. isomerization devices used, intended for use, or
5922503 fashioned specifically for use in i ncreasing the
5932504 potency of any species of plant which is a controlled
5942505 dangerous substance,
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5962532 d. testing equipment used, intended for use, or fashioned
5972533 specifically for use in identifying, or in analyzing
5982534 the strength, effectiv eness or purity of controlled
5992535 dangerous substances,
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6012536 e. scales and balances used, intended for use, or
6022537 fashioned specifically for use in weighing or
6032538 measuring controlled dangerous substances,
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6052539 f. diluents and adulterants, such as quinine
6062540 hydrochloride, manni tol, mannite, dextrose and
6072541 lactose, used, intended for use , or fashioned
6082542 specifically for use in cutting controlled dangerous
6092543 substances,
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6112544 g. separation gins and sifters used, intended for use, or
6122545 fashioned specifically for use in removing twigs and
6132546 seeds from, or in otherwise cleaning or r efining,
6142547 marijuana,
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6162548 h. blenders, bowls, containers, spoons and mixing devices
6172549 used, intended for use, or fashioned specifically for
6182550 use in compounding controlled dange rous substances,
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6202551 i. capsules, balloons, envelopes and o ther containers
6212552 used, intended for use, or fashioned speci fically for
6222553 use in packaging small quantities of controlled
6232554 dangerous substances,
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6272583 injecting controlled dangerous substances in to the
6282584 human body,
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6302585 k. hypodermic syringes, needles and other objects used,
6312586 intended for use, or fashioned specifically for use in
6322587 parenterally injecting controlled dan gerous substances
6332588 into the human body,
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6352589 l. objects used, intended for use, or fashioned
6362590 specifically for use in in gesting, inhaling or
6372591 otherwise introducing marijuana, cocaine, hashish or
6382592 hashish oil into the human body, such as:
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6402593 (1) metal, wooden, acrylic, glass, stone, plastic or
6412594 ceramic pipes with or without screens, permanent
6422595 screens, hashish heads or punctured me tal bowls,
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6442596 (2) water pipes,
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6462597 (3) carburetion tubes and devices,
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6482598 (4) smoking and carburetion masks,
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6502599 (5) roach clips, meaning objects used to hold burning
6512600 material, such as a marijuana cigarette, that has
6522601 become too small or too short to be held in the
6532602 hand,
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6552603 (6) miniature cocaine spoons and cocaine vials,
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6572604 (7) chamber pipes,
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6632633 (10) air-driven pipes,
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6652634 (11) chillums,
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6692636 (13) ice pipes or chillers,
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6732638 n. any pipe that has a tobacco bowl or chamber of less
6742639 than one-half (1/2) inch in diameter in which there is
6752640 any detectable residue of any controlled dangerous
6762641 substance as defined in this section or any other
6772642 substances not legal for possession or use;
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6792643 provided, however, the term "dr ug paraphernalia" shall not include
6802644 separation gins intended for use in preparing tea or spice, clamps
6812645 used for constructing electrical equipme nt, water pipes designed for
6822646 ornamentation in which no detectable amount of an illegal su bstance
6832647 is found or pipes designed and used solely for smoking tobacco,
6842648 traditional pipes of an American Indian tribal religious ceremony,
6852649 or antique pipes that are th irty (30) years of age or older;
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6872650 37. a. "Synthetic controlled substance" means a substanc e:
688-
6892651 (1) the chemical structure of which is substantially
6902652 similar to the chemical structure of a controlled
6912653 dangerous substance in Schedule I or II,
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6932680 (2) which has a stimulant, depressant, or
6942681 hallucinogenic effect on the cent ral nervous
6952682 system that is substan tially similar to or
6962683 greater than the stimulant, depressant or
6972684 hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous
6982685 system of a controlled dangerous substance in
6992686 Schedule I or II, or
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7012687 (3) with respect to a particular person, which such
7022688 person represents or intends to have a stimulant,
7032689 depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the
7042690 central nervous system that is substantially
7052691 similar to or greater than the stimulant,
7062692 depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the
7072693 central nervous system of a controlled dangerous
7082694 substance in Schedule I or II.
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7102695 b. The designation of gamma butyrolactone or any other
7112696 chemical as a precursor, pursuant to Section 2-322 of
7122697 this title, does not preclude a findin g pursuant to
7132698 subparagraph a of this paragraph that the chemical is
7142699 a synthetic controlle d substance.
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2700+c. "Synthetic controlled substance" does not include:
7182701 (1) a controlled dangerous substance,
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7202702 (2) any substance for which there is an approved new
7212703 drug application,
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7232730 (3) with respect to a particular person any
7242731 substance, if an exemption is in eff ect for
7252732 investigational use, for that person under the
7262733 provisions of Section 505 of the Federal Food,
7272734 Drug and Cosmetic Act, Title 21 of the United
7282735 States Code, Section 355, to the extent conduct
7292736 with respect to such subst ance is pursuant to
7302737 such exemption, or
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7322738 (4) any substance to the extent not intended for
7332739 human consumption before such an exemption takes
7342740 effect with respect to that substance.
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7362741 d. Prima facie evidence t hat a substance containing
7372742 salvia divinorum has been en hanced, concentrated or
7382743 chemically or physically altered s hall give rise to a
7392744 rebuttable presumption that the substance is a
7402745 synthetic controlled substance;
741-
7422746 38. "Tetrahydrocannabinols" means all subst ances that have been
7432747 chemically synthesized to emulate the tetrahydrocannabinols of
7442748 marijuana, specifically including any tetrahydrocannabinols derived
7452749 from industrial hemp;
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7472750 39. "Isomer" means the optical isomer, except as used in
7482751 subsections C and F of S ection 2-204 of this title and paragraph 4
7492752 of subsection A of Section 2-206 of this title. As used in
7502753 subsections C and F of Section 2-204 of this title, "isomer" means
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7522781 of subsection A of Section 2-206 of this title, the term "isomer"
7532782 means the optical or geometric isomer;
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7552783 40. "Hazardous materials " means materials, whether solid,
7562784 liquid or gas, which are toxic to human, animal, aquatic or plant
7572785 life, and the disposal of which materials i s controlled by state or
7582786 federal guidelines;
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7602787 41. "Anhydrous ammonia" means any substance that exhibits
761-cryogenic evaporative behavior and tests positive for ammonia; ENR. H. B. NO. 3439 Page 18
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2788+cryogenic evaporative behavior and tests positive for ammonia;
7632789 42. "Acute pain" means pain, whether resulting from disease,
7642790 accidental or intentional t rauma or other cause, that the
7652791 practitioner reasonably expects to last only a short perio d of time.
7662792 "Acute pain" does not include chronic pain, pain being treated as
7672793 part of cancer care, hospice or other end-of-life care, or pain
7682794 being treated as part of palliative care;
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7702795 43. "Chronic pain" means pain that pe rsists beyond the usual
7712796 course of an acute disease or heal ing of an injury. "Chronic pain"
7722797 may or may not be associated with an acute or chronic pathologic
7732798 process that causes continuous or intermitte nt pain over months or
7742799 years;
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7762800 44. "Initial prescriptio n" means a prescription issued to a
7772801 patient who:
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7792828 a. has never previously been issued a prescription for
7802829 the drug or its pharmaceutical equivalent in the past
7812830 year, or
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7832831 b. requires a prescription for the drug or its
7842832 pharmaceutical equivalent due to a surgica l procedure
7852833 or new acute event and has previously had a
7862834 prescription for the drug or its pharmaceutical
7872835 equivalent within the past year.
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7892836 When determining whether a patient was previously issued a
7902837 prescription for a drug or its pharmaceutical equivalent, th e
7912838 practitioner shall consult with the patient and review t he medical
7922839 record and prescription monitoring information of the patient;
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7942840 45. "Patient-provider agreement" means a written contract or
7952841 agreement that is executed between a practitioner and a patien t,
7962842 prior to the commencement of tr eatment for chronic pain using an
7972843 opioid drug as a means to:
798-
7992844 a. explain the possible risk of development of physical
8002845 or psychological dependence in the patient and pre vent
8012846 the possible development of addiction,
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8032847 b. document the understanding of both the pra ctitioner
8042848 and the patient regarding the patient-provider
8052849 agreement of the patient,
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8082851 with treatment and the obligat ions of the patient in
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8092878 relation to the responsible use, discontinuation of
8102879 use, and storage of opioid drugs, incl uding any
8112880 restrictions on the refill of prescriptions or the
8122881 acceptance of opioid prescriptions from practitioners,
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8142882 d. identify the specific me dications and other modes of
8152883 treatment, including physi cal therapy or exercise,
8162884 relaxation or psychological couns eling, that are
8172885 included as a part of the patient-provider agreement,
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8192886 e. specify the measures the practitioner may employ to
8202887 monitor the compliance of the patient including, but
8212888 not limited to, rand om specimen screens and pill
8222889 counts, and
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8262892 reason to believe that the patient is not complying
8272893 with the terms of the agreement. Compliance with the
8282894 "consent items" shall constitute a v alid, informed
8292895 consent for opioid therapy. The practitioner shall be
8302896 held harmless from civil litigation for failure to
8312897 treat pain if the event occurs because of nona dherence
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8482938 ultrasound, ionizing, radiation, scalpels, probes o r needles that
8492939 cause localized alteration or transportation of live human tissue by
8502940 cutting, burning, vaporizing, freezing, suturing, probing or
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8522942 fractures, or otherwise altering by any mechanical, thermal, light-
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8562945 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
8572946 declared to exist, by r eason whereof this act shall take effect and
8582947 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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860-Passed the House of Representatives the 10th day of May, 2022.
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877-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
878-Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
879-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
880-By: _________________________________
881-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma th is _________
882-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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886- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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888-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
889-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
890-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
891-By: _________________________________