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28	28	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30	30	2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 3999 By: Dobrinski
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to medical marijuana; amending 63
41	41	O.S. 2021, Section 427.17, which relates to the
42	42	Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection
43	43	Act; prohibiting medical marijuana testing
44	44	laboratories from accepting samples directly from
45	45	medical marijuana growers; authorizing employees of
46	46	the Oklahoma Medical Mari juana Authority to collect
47	47	and submit samples; directing the Authority t o retain
48	48	test samples for certain amount of time; and
49	49	providing an effective date .
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54	54	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPL E OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
55	55	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2 021, Section 427.17, is
56	56	amended to read as follows:
57	57	Section 427.17 A. There is hereby created a medical marijuana
58	58	testing laboratory license as a category of the medical marijuana
59	59	business license. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority is
60	60	hereby enabled to monitor, inspect and audit a licensed testin g
61	61	laboratory under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
62	62	Protection Act.
63	63	B. The Authority is hereby authorized to contract with a
64	64	private laboratory for the purpose of conducting compliance te sting
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91	91	of medical marijuana testing laboratories licensed i n this state.
92	92	Any such laboratory under contract for compliance testing shall be
93	93	prohibited from conducting any other commercial medical marijuana
94	94	testing in this state . The laboratory the Authori ty contracts with
95	95	for compliance testing shall not employ, or be owned by, the
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97	97	1. Any individual that has a direct or indirect interest in a
98	98	licensed medical marijuana business; or
99	99	2. Any individual or his or her spouse, parent, child, spouse
100	100	of a child, sibling or spouse of a sibling that has an app lication
101	101	for a medical marijuana business license pending before the
102	102	Department Authority or is a member of the board of directors of a
103	103	medical marijuana business, or is an individual financially
104	104	interested in any licensee or medical marijuana business loc ated
105	105	within this state.
106	106	C. The Authority shall develop acceptable testin g practices
107	107	including, but not limited to, testing, standards, quality control
108	108	analysis, equipment certification and calibration, a nd chemical
109	109	identification and substances used.
110	110	D. A person who is a direct beneficial owne r of a medical
111	111	marijuana dispensary, medical marijuana commercial grower or medical
112	112	marijuana processor shall not be an owner of a laboratory.
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139	139	E. A laboratory and a laboratory applicant sha ll comply with
140	140	all applicable local ordinances including , but not limited to,
141	141	zoning, occupancy, licensing and building codes.
142	142	F. A separate license shall be required for each specific
143	143	laboratory.
144	144	G. A medical marijuana testing laboratory license may b e issued
145	145	to a person who performs testing on medical marijuana and medical
146	146	marijuana products for medical marijuana businesses, medical
147	147	marijuana research facilities, medical marijuana education
148	148	facilities, and testin g on marijuana and marijuana products g rown or
149	149	produced by a patien t or caregiver on behalf of a patient, upon
150	150	verification of registration . A medical marijuana testing
151	151	laboratory may also conduct research related to the development and
152	152	improvement of its testing practi ces and procedures. No state-
153	153	approved medical marij uana testing facility shall operate unless a
154	154	medical laboratory director is on site during operational hours.
155	155	H. Laboratory applicants and licensees shall comply with the
156	156	application requirements of this section and shall submit such other
157	157	information as required for a medical marijuana business applicant,
158	158	in addition to any information the Authority may request for initial
159	159	approval and periodic evaluations during the approval period.
160	160	I. A 1. Except as provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection,
161	161	a medical marijuana testing laboratory may accept samples of medical
162	162	marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate or medical marijuana
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189	189	product from a medical marijuana business , medical marijuana
190	190	research facility or medical marijuana education facility for
191	191	testing purposes only, which purposes may include the provision of
192	192	testing services for samples submitted by a medical marijuana
193	193	business for product development . The Department Authority may
194	194	require a medical mar ijuana business to submit a sample of medical
195	195	marijuana, medical marijuan a concentrate or medical marijuana
196	196	product to a medical marijuana testing or quality assurance
197	197	laboratory upon demand.
198	198	2. A medical marijuana testing laboratory shall be prohibited
199	199	from accepting test samples of medical marijuana directly from a
200	200	medical marijuana grower. An employee of the Authority shall be
201	201	authorized to collect samples from the harvest batch of the medical
202	202	marijuana grower and shall submit such samples for testing to the
203	203	medical marijuana testing lab oratory on behalf of the medical
204	204	marijuana grower and i n accordance with the provisi ons of this
205	205	section. All test samples collected from a medical marijuana grower
206	206	by an employee of the Authority shall be retained by the Authority
207	207	for a minimum of sixty (60) days.
208	208	J. A medical marijuana testing laboratory may accept samples of
209	209	medical marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate or medical
210	210	marijuana product from an individual person for testing only under
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238	238	1. The individual person is a patient or c aregiver pursuant to
239	239	the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act or is a
240	240	participant in an approved clinical or observ ational study conducted
241	241	by a research facility; and
242	242	2. The medical marijuana testing laboratory shall require the
243	243	patient or caregiver to produce a valid patient license and current
244	244	and valid photo identification.
245	245	K. A medical marijuana testing laborator y may transfer samples
246	246	to another medical marijuana testing laboratory fo r testing. All
247	247	laboratory reports provided to or b y a medical marijuana business or
248	248	to a patient or caregiver shall identify the medical marijuana
249	249	testing laboratory that actually co nducted the test.
250	250	L. A medical marijuana testing laboratory may utilize a
251	251	licensed medical marijuana transporter to transpo rt samples of
252	252	medical marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate and medical
253	253	marijuana product for testing, in accordance wit h the Oklahoma
254	254	Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and the rules adopted
255	255	pursuant thereto, between the originating medical m arijuana business
256	256	requesting testing services and the destination laboratory
257	257	performing testing services.
258	258	M. The medical marijuana testing laboratory shall establish
259	259	policies to prevent the existence of o r appearance of undue
260	260	commercial, financial or othe r influences that may diminish the
261	261	competency, impartiality and integrity of the testing processes or
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288	288	results of the laboratory, or that may diminish public confidence in
289	289	the competency, impartiality and i ntegrity of the testing processes
290	290	or results of the laboratory. At a minimum, employees, owners or
291	291	agents of a medical marijuana testing laboratory who participate in
292	292	any aspect of the analysis and results of a sample are prohibited
293	293	from improperly influe ncing the testing process, improperly
294	294	manipulating data or improperly benefiting from any ongoing
295	295	financial, employment, personal or business relationship with the
296	296	medical marijuana business that provided the sample. A medical
297	297	marijuana testing laboratory shall not test samples for any medical
298	298	marijuana business in which an owner, employee or agent of the
299	299	medical marijuana testing laboratory has any form of ownership or
300	300	financial interest in the medical marijuana business.
301	301	N. The Department Authority, pursuant to rules promulgated by
302	302	the State Commissione r of Health, shall develop standards, policies
303	303	and procedures as necessary for:
304	304	1. The cleanliness and orderliness of a laboratory premises a nd
305	305	the location of the laboratory in a secure location, and ins pection,
306	306	cleaning and maintenance of any equipment or utensils used for the
307	307	analysis of test samples;
308	308	2. Testing procedures, testing standards for cannabinoid and
309	309	terpenoid potency and safe le vels of contaminants, and remediation
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337	337	3. Controlled access areas for storage of medical marijuana and
338	338	medical marijuana product test samples, waste and reference
339	339	standards;
340	340	4. Records to be retained and computer systems to be utilized
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342	342	5. The possession, storage and use by the laborato ry of
343	343	reagents, solutions and reference standards;
344	344	6. A certificate of analysis (COA) for each lot of reference
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346	346	7. The transport and disposal of unused marijuana, marijuana
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348	348	8. The mandatory use by a laboratory of an invento ry tracking
349	349	system to ensure all harvest and production batches or samples
350	350	containing medical marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate or
351	351	medical marijuana products are identified and tracked f rom the point
352	352	they are transferred from the Authority, a medical marijuana
353	353	business, or a patient or a caregiver through the point of transfer,
354	354	destruction or disposal. The inventory tracking system reporting
355	355	shall include the results of any tests that are conducted on med ical
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357	357	product;
358	358	9. Standards of performance;
359	359	10. The employment of laboratory personnel;
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386	386	11. A written standard operating procedure manual to be
387	387	maintained and updated by the laboratory;
388	388	12. The successful participation in a Department-approved an
389	389	Authority-approved proficiency testing p rogram for each testing
390	390	category listed in this section, in order to obtain and maintain
391	391	certification;
392	392	13. The establishment of and adherence to a quality assurance
393	393	and quality control program to ensure sufficient monitoring of
394	394	laboratory processes and q uality of results reported;
395	395	14. The immediate recall of medical marijuana or medical
396	396	marijuana products that test above allowable thresholds or are
397	397	otherwise determined to be unsa fe;
398	398	15. The establishment by the laboratory of a system to document
399	399	the complete chain of custody for samples from receipt through
400	400	disposal;
401	401	16. The establishment by the laboratory of a system to retain
402	402	and maintain all required records , including business records, and
403	403	processes to ensure results are reported in a timely and acc urate
404	404	manner; and
405	405	17. Any other aspect of laboratory testing of medical marijuana
406	406	or medical marijuana product deemed necessary by the Department
407	407	Authority.
408	408	O. A medical marijuana test ing laboratory shall promptly
409	409	provide the Department Authority or designee of the Department
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436	436	Authority access to a report of a test and any underlying data that
437	437	is conducted on a sample at the request of a medical marijuana
438	438	business or qualified patient . A medical marijuana testing
439	439	laboratory shall also provide access to th e Department Authority or
440	440	designee of the Department Authority to laboratory premises and to
441	441	any material or information requested by the Department Authority to
442	442	determine compliance with the requirements of this section.
443	443	P. A medical marijuana testing laboratory shall retain all
444	444	results of laboratory tests conducted on marijuana or products for a
445	445	period of at least seven (7) years and shall make them available to
446	446	the Department Authority upon request.
447	447	Q. A medical marijuana testing laboratory shall test samples
448	448	from each harvest batch or product batch, as appropriate, of medical
449	449	marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate and medical marijuana
450	450	product for each of the following categories of testing, consiste nt
451	451	with standards developed by the Comm issioner:
452	452	1. Microbials;
453	453	2. Mycotoxins;
454	454	3. Residual solvents;
455	455	4. Pesticides;
456	456	5. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other cannabinoid potency;
457	457	6. Terpenoid type and concentration ; and
458	458	7. Heavy metals.
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485	485	R. A licensed medical marijuana testing laboratory shall test
486	486	each individual harvest batch . A grower shall separate each harvest
487	487	lot of usable marijuana into harvest batches containing no more tha n
488	488	fifteen (15) pounds, with the exception of any plant material to be
489	489	sold to a licensed processor for the purposes of turning the plant
490	490	material into concentrate which may be separated into harvest
491	491	batches of no more than fifty (50) pounds . A processor shall
492	492	separate each medical marijuana production lot into production
493	493	batches containing no more tha n four (4) liters of concentrate or
494	494	nine (9) pounds for nonliquid products, and for final products, the
495	495	Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority shall be authorized to
496	496	promulgate rules on final products as necessary . Provided, however,
497	497	the Authority shall not req uire testing of final products less often
498	498	than every one thousand (1,000) grams of THC. As used in this
499	499	subsection, "final products" shall include, but not be limited to,
500	500	cookies, brownies, candies, gummies, beverages and ch ocolates.
501	501	S. Medical marijuana testing laboratory licensure shall be
502	502	contingent upon successful on -site inspection, successful
503	503	participation in proficiency testing and ongoing compliance with the
504	504	applicable requirements in this section.
505	505	T. A medical marijuana testing laboratory shal l be inspected
506	506	prior to initial licensure an d up to two (2) times per year
507	507	thereafter by an inspector approved by the Authority . The Authority
508	508	may enter the licensed premises of a testing laboratory to conduct
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535	535	investigations and additional inspections whe n the Authority
536	536	believes an investigation or additional inspection is necessary due
537	537	to a possible violation of applicable laws, rules or regulations.
538	538	U. Medical marijuana testing laboratories shall obtain
539	539	accreditation by an accrediting body approved by the Commissioner
540	540	within one (1) year of the date the initial license is issued .
541	541	Renewal of any medical marijuana testing laboratory license shall be
542	542	contingent upon accreditation in accordance with this subsection .
543	543	All medical marijuana testing laborator ies shall obtain
544	544	accreditation prior to applying for and receiving a medical
545	545	marijuana testing laboratory license .
546	546	V. Unless authorized by the provisions of this section, a
547	547	commercial grower shall not transfer or sell medical m arijuana and a
548	548	processor shall not transfer, se ll or process into a concentrate or
549	549	product any medical marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate or
550	550	medical marijuana product unless samples from each harvest batch or
551	551	production batch from which that medical marijuana, medical
552	552	marijuana concentrate or med ical marijuana product was derived has
553	553	been tested by a medical marijuana testin g laboratory and passed all
554	554	contaminant tests required b y the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and
555	555	Patient Protection Act and applicabl e laws, rules and regulatio ns.
556	556	A licensed commercial grower may transfer medical marijuana that has
557	557	failed testing to a licensed processor only for the purposes of
558	558	decontamination or remediation and only in accordance with the
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586	586	Act and the rules and regulations of the Department Authority.
587	587	Remediated and decontaminated medical marijuana may be returned only
588	588	to the originating licensed commercial grower.
589	589	W. Kief shall not be transferred or sold except as authorized
590	590	in the rules and regulations of the Department Authority.
591	591	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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