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7		-	BILL NO. 1726 By: Leewright and Stephens of
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	30	+	ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO . 1726 By: Leewright of the Senate
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12	34		Hilbert of the House
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17		-	An Act relating to medical marijuana; amending 6 3
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	40	+	[ medical marijuana - license holder protection -
	41	+	exception from regulatory zoning laws - waste
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	48	+	AMENDMENT NO. 1. Strike the title, enacting clause, and entire bill
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18	55		O.S. 2021, Section 427.2, as amended by Section 4,
19	56		Chapter 584, O.S.L. 2021, which relates to the
20	57		Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Prote ction
21	58		Act; modifying certain definition; amending 63 O.S.
22	59		2021, Section 425, as amended by Section 5, Chapter
23	60		553, O.S.L. 2021, which relates to license holder
24		-	protection; imposing certain restrictions on locatio n
25		-	of medical marijuana commercial growers; providing
26		-	method of certain measurement; providing exce ptions;
27		-	amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 430, as amended by
28		-	Section 28, Chapter 553, O.S.L. 2021, which relates
29		-	to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Waste Management
30		-	Act; adding definition; updating statutory language;
31		-	and declaring an emergency.
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36		-	SUBJECT: Medical marijuana
	61	+	protection; imposing certain restrictions on
	62	+	location of medical mariju ana commercial growers;
	63	+	providing method of certain measurement; providing
	64	+	exceptions; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 430, as
	65	+	amended by Section 28, Chapter 553, O.S.L. 2021,
	66	+	which relates to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana
	67	+	Waste Management Act; adding definition; updating
	68	+	statutory language; and declaring an emergency.
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38	74		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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40	101		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.2, as
41	102		amended by Section 4, Chapter 584, O.S.L. 2021, is amended to read
42	103		as follows:
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44		-	Section 427.2. As used in the Oklahoma Medical Ma rijuana and
	104	+	Section 427.2 As used in the Oklahoma Medical Ma rijuana and
45	105		Patient Protection Act:
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49	106		1. "Advertising" means the act of providing consideration for
50	107		the publication, dis semination, solicitation or circulation, of
51	108		visual, oral or written communication to induce directly or
52	109		indirectly any person to patroniz e a particular medical marijuana
53	110		business, or to purchase particular medical marijuana or a medical
54	111		marijuana product. Advertising includes marketing , but does not
55	112		include packaging and labeling;
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57	113		2. "Authority" means the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Author ity;
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59	114		3. "Batch number" means a unique numeric or alphanumeric
60	115		identifier assigned prior to testing to allow for inventory tracking
61	116		and traceability;
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63	117		4. "Cannabinoid" means any of the chemical compounds that are
64	118		active principles of marijuana;
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66	119		5. "Caregiver" means a family member or assistant who regularly
67	120		looks after a medical marijuana license holde r whom a physician
68	121		attests needs assistance;
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70	122		6. "Child-resistant" means special packaging that is:
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74	151		not difficult for normal adults to use properl y as
75	152		defined by 16 C.F.R. 1700.15 (1995) and 16 C.F .R.
76	153		1700.20 (1995),
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79	155		the product to be seen withou t opening the packaging
80	156		material, and
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82	157		c. resealable to maintain its child-resistant
83	158		effectiveness for multiple openings for any product
84	159		intended for more than a single use or containing
85	160		multiple servings;
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87	161		7. "Clone" means a nonflowering plant cut from a m other plant
88	162		that is capable of developing into a new plant and has shown no
89	163		signs of flowering;
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93	164		8. "Commissioner" means the State Commissioner of Hea lth;
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95	165		9. "Complete application" means a document prepared in
96	166		accordance with the provisions set forth in the Oklahoma Medical
97	167		Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, rules promulgated pursuant
98	168		thereto, and the forms and instructions provided by the Departmen t
99	169		including any supporting documentation required and the applicable
100	170		license application fee;
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102	171		10. "Department" means the State Department of Health;
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104	172		11. "Director" means the Executive Director of th e Oklahoma
105	173		Medical Marijuana Authority;
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107	200		12. "Dispense" means the selling of medical marijuana or a
108	201		medical marijuana product to a qualified patient or the design ated
109	202		caregiver of the patient that is packaged in a suitable container
110	203		appropriately labeled for subsequent administration to or use by a
111	204		qualifying patient;
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113	205		13. "Dispensary" means a medical marijuana dispensary, an
114	206		entity that has been licensed by the De partment pursuant to the
115	207		Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act to purchase
116	208		medical marijuana or medical marijuana products from a lice nsed
117	209		medical marijuana commercial grower or medical marijuana processor,
118	210		sell medical marijuana or medical marijuana products to patients and
119	211		caregivers as defined under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and
120	212		Patient Protection Act , or sell or transfer product s to another
121	213		dispensary;
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123	214		14. "Edible medical marijuana product" means any medical-
124	215		marijuana-infused product for which the intended use is oral
125	216		consumption including, but not limited to, any type of food, drink
126	217		or pill;
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128	218		15. "Entity" means an individual, g eneral partnership, limited
129	219		partnership, limited liability company, trus t, estate, association,
130	220		corporation, cooperative or any other legal or commercial entity;
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132	221		16. "Flower" means the reproductive organs of the marijuana or
133	222		cannabis plant referred to as the bud or parts of the plant that are
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136	249		harvested and used to consume in a variety of medical marijuana
137	250		products;
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139	251		17. "Flowering" means the reproductive state of the marijuana
140	252		or cannabis plant in which th ere are physical signs of flower or
141	253		budding out of the nodes of the stem;
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143	254		18. "Food-based medical marijuana concentrate " means a medical
144	255		marijuana concentrate that was produced by extracting cannabinoids
145	256		from medical marijuana through the use of propylene glycol,
146	257		glycerin, butter, olive oil, coconut oil o r other typical food-safe
147	258		cooking fats;
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149	259		19. "Good cause" for purposes of an initial, renewal or
150	260		reinstatement license application, or for purposes of discipline of
151	261		a licensee, means:
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153	262		a. the licensee or applicant has violated, does not meet,
154	263		or has failed to comply with any of the terms,
155	264		conditions or provisions of the act, an y rules
156	265		promulgated pursuant the reto, or any supplemental
157	266		relevant state or local law, rule or regulation,
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159	267		b. the licensee or applica nt has failed to comply with
160	268		any special terms or c onditions that were placed upo n
161	269		the license pursuant to an order of the State
162	270		Department of Health, Okl ahoma Medical Marijuana
163	271		Authority or the municipality, or
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165	298		c. the licensed premises of a medical mariju ana business
166	299		or applicant have been operated in a m anner that
167	300		adversely affects the public health or welfare or the
168	301		safety of the immediate vicinity in w hich the
169	302		establishment is located;
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171	303		20. "Harvest batch" means a specifically identified quantity of
172	304		medical marijuana that is uniform in strain, cultivate d utilizing
173	305		the same cultivation practices, harvested at the same time f rom the
174	306		same location and cur ed under uniform conditions;
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176	307		21. "Harvested marijuana" means post-flowering medical
177	308		marijuana not including trim, concentrate or waste;
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181	309		22. "Heat- or pressure-based medical marijuana concentrate"
182	310		means a medical marijuana con centrate that was produced by
183	311		extracting cannabinoids from medical marijuana through the use of
184	312		heat or pressure;
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186	313		23. "Immature plant" means a nonflowering marijuana plant that
187	314		has not demonstrated signs of flower ing;
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189	315		24. "Inventory tracking system " means the required tracking
190	316		system that accounts for medical marijuana from either the seed or
191	317		immature plant stage until the medical mar ijuana or medical
192	318		marijuana product is sold to a pa tient at a medical marijuana
193	319		dispensary, transferred to a medical mariju ana research facility,
194	320		destroyed by a medical marijuana business or used in a research
195	321		project by a medical marijuana research facili ty;
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197	348		25. "Licensed patient" or "patient" means a person who has been
198	349		issued a medical marijuana patient license by the Stat e Department
199	350		of Health or Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority;
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201	351		26. "Licensed premises" means the premises specified in an
202	352		application for a medical marijuana business license, medica l
203	353		marijuana research facility license or medical marijuana education
204	354		facility license pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and
205	355		Patient Protection Act that are owned or in possession of the
206	356		licensee and within which the licensee is authorized to culti vate,
207	357		manufacture, distribute, sell, store, transport, test or research
208	358		medical marijuana or medical marij uana products in accordance with
209	359		the provisions of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
210	360		Protection Act and rules promulgated pursuant thereto;
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212	361		27. "Manufacture" means the production, propagation,
213	362		compounding or processing of a medical marijuana prod uct, excluding
214	363		marijuana plants, either directly or indirectly by extraction from
215	364		substances of natural or synthetic origin, or independently by means
216	365		of chemical synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and
217	366		chemical synthesis;
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219	367		28. "Marijuana" shall have the same meaning as such term is
220	368		defined in Section 2-101 of this title and shall not include a ny
221	369		plant or material containing delta -8 or delta-10
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224	370		tetrahydrocannabinol which is grown, processed or sold pursuant to
225	371		the provisions of the Oklah oma Industrial Hemp Program;
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227	398		29. "Material change" means any change that would require a
228	399		substantive revision to the standard operating procedures of a
229	400		licensee for the cultivation or produc tion of medical marijuana,
230	401		medical marijuana concentrate or medic al marijuana products;
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232	402		30. "Mature plant" means a harvestable female marijuana plant
233	403		that is flowering;
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235	404		31. "Medical marijuana business (MMB) " means a licensed medical
236	405		marijuana dispensary, medical marijuana processor, medical mari juana
237	406		commercial grower, medical marijuana laboratory, medical marijuana
238	407		business operator or a medical marijuana transporter;
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240	408		32. "Medical marijuana concentrate " or "concentrate" means a
241	409		specific subset of medica l marijuana that was produced by extractin g
242	410		cannabinoids from me dical marijuana. Categories of medical
243	411		marijuana concentrate include water-based medical marijuana
244	412		concentrate, food-based medical marijuana concentrate, so lvent-based
245	413		medical marijuana conce ntrate, and heat- or pressure-based medical
246	414		marijuana concentrat e;
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248	415		33. "Medical marijuana commercial grower" or "commercial
249	416		grower" means an entity licensed to cultivate, pre pare and package
250	417		medical marijuana and transf er or contract for transfer medical
251	418		marijuana to a medical marijuana dispensar y, medical marijuana
252	419		processor, any other medical marijuana commercial grower, medical
253	420		marijuana research facility, medical marijuana education facility
254	421		and pesticide manufacture rs. A commercial grower may sell se eds,
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255	448		flower or clones to commercial grower s pursuant to the Oklahoma
256	449		Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act;
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258	450		34. "Medical marijuana education facility " or "education
259	451		facility" means a person or entity approved pu rsuant to the Oklahoma
260	452		Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act to operate a facility
261	453		providing training and education to individuals involving the
262	454		cultivation, growing, harvesting, curing, preparing, packagi ng or
263	455		testing of medical marijuana, or the p roduction, manufacture,
264	456		extraction, processing, packaging or creation of medica l-marijuana-
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267	457		infused products or me dical marijuana products as described in the
268	458		Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act ;
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270	459		35. "Medical-marijuana-infused product" means a product infused
271	460		with medical marijuana including, but not limited to , edible
272	461		products, ointments and tinctu res;
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275	463		that contains cannabinoids that have been extracted from plant
276	464		material or the resin therefrom by physical or che mical means and is
277	465		intended for administration to a qualified patient includ ing, but
278	466		not limited to, oils, tinctures, edibles, pills, topical forms,
279	467		gels, creams, vapors, patc hes, liquids and forms administered by a
280	468		nebulizer, excluding live plant forms wh ich are considered medical
281	469		marijuana;
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285	498		Protection Act to operate a business including the pro duction,
286	499		manufacture, extraction, proces sing, packaging or creation of
287	500		concentrate, medical-marijuana-infused products or medical marijuana
288	501		products as described in the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
289	502		Protection Act;
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291	503		38. "Medical marijuana re search facility" or "research
292	504		facility" means a person or entity approved pursuant to the Oklahoma
293	505		Medical Marijuana and P atient Protection Act to conduct medical
294	506		marijuana research. A medical marijuana research facility is not a
295	507		medical marijuana business;
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297	508		39. "Medical marijuana testing laboratory " or "laboratory"
298	509		means a public or private laboratory licensed pursuant to the
299	510		Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, to conduct
300	511		testing and research on medica l marijuana and medical marijuana
301	512		products;
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303	513		40. "Medical marijuana transporter " or "transporter" means a
304	514		person or entity that is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical
305	515		Marijuana and Patient Protection Act. A medical marijuana
306	516		transporter does not inc lude a medical marijuana business that
307	517		transports its own medical mariju ana, medical marijuana concentrate
308	518		or medical marijuana products to a property or fac ility adjacent to
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314	547		41. "Medical marijuana waste " or "waste" means unused, surplus,
315	548		returned or out-of-date marijuana, plant debris of the plant of the
316	549		genus Cannabis including dead plants and all unused plant parts and
317	550		roots, except the term shall not include roots, st ems, stalks and
318	551		fan leaves;
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320	552		42. "Medical use" means the acquisition, possession, use,
321	553		delivery, transfer or transportat ion of medical marijuana, medical
322	554		marijuana products, medical marijuana devices or paraphernalia
323	555		relating to the administration of medi cal marijuana to treat a
324	556		licensed patient;
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326	557		43. "Mother plant" means a marijuana plant that is grown or
327	558		maintained for the purpose of generating clones, and that will not
328	559		be used to produce plant material for sale to a m edical marijuana
329	560		processor or medical marijuana dispensary;
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331	561		44. "Oklahoma physician" or "physician" means a physician
332	562		licensed by and in good standing with the State Board of Medical
333	563		Licensure and Supervision, the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners
334	564		or the Board of Podiatric Medical Exam iners;
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336	565		45. "Oklahoma resident" means an individual who can provide
337	566		proof of residency as required by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and
338	567		Patient Protection Act;
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340	568		46. "Owner" means, except where the context otherw ise requires,
341	569		a direct beneficial owner in cluding, but not limited to, all persons
342	570		or entities as follows:
343	571
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344	597		a. all shareholders owning an interest of a corporate
345	598		entity and all officers of a corporate entity,
346		-
347	599		b. all partners of a general partnership,
348		-
349	600		c. all general partners and all limited partn ers that own
350	601		an interest in a limited partnership,
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354	602		d. all members that own an interest in a li mited
355	603		liability company,
356		-
357	604		e. all beneficiaries that hold a beneficial interest in a
358	605		trust and all trustees of a trust,
359		-
360	606		f. all persons or entities that own inter est in a joint
361	607		venture,
362		-
363	608		g. all persons or entities that own an interest in an
364	609		association,
365		-
366	610		h. the owners of any other type of legal entity, and
367		-
368	611		i. any other person holding an interest or convertible
369	612		note in any entity which owns, operates or manages a
370	613		licensed facility;
371		-
372	614		47. "Package" or "packaging" means any container or wrapper
373	615		that may be used by a medical marijuana business to enc lose or
374	616		contain medical marijuana;
375		-
376	617		48. "Person" means a natural person, partnership, association,
377	618		business trust, compa ny, corporation, estate, l imited liability
378	619		company, trust or any other legal entity or organization, o r a
379	620		manager, agent, owner, directo r, servant, officer or employee
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380	647		thereof, except that "person" does not include any governmental
381	648		organization;
382		-
383	649		49. "Pesticide" means any substance or mixture of substances
384	650		intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any
385	651		pest or any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a
386	652		plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant, except t hat the term
387	653		"pesticide" shall not include any article that is a "new animal
388	654		drug" as designated by the United States Food and Drug
389	655		Administration;
390		-
391	656		50. "Production batch" means:
392		-
393	657		a. any amount of medical marijuana concentrate of the
394	658		same category and produ ced using the same extraction
395	659		methods, standard operating procedures and an
396		-
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398	660		identical group of harvest batch of medical mar ijuana,
399	661		or
400		-
401	662		b. any amount of medica l marijuana product of the same
402	663		exact type, produced using the same ingredients,
403	664		standard operating procedures and the same production
404	665		batch of medical marijuana concentrate;
405		-
406	666		51. "Public institution" means any entity esta blished or
407	667		controlled by the feder al government, state government, or a local
408	668		government or municipality including, but not limited t o,
409	669		institutions of higher education or rel ated research institutions;
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411	696		52. "Public money" means any funds or money obtained by the
412	697		holder from any government al entity including, but not limited to,
413	698		research grants;
414		-
415	699		53. "Recommendation" means a document that is signed or
416	700		electronically submitted by a physician on behalf of a patient for
417	701		the use of medical marijuana pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical
418	702		Marijuana and Patient Protection Act;
419		-
420	703		54. "Registered to conduct business" means a person that has
421	704		provided proof that the business applicant is in good standing with
422	705		the Oklahoma Secretary of State and Oklahoma Tax Commission;
423		-
424	706		55. "Remediation" means the process by which the medical
425	707		marijuana flower or trim, which has failed microbial testing, is
426	708		processed into solvent-based medical marijuana concentrate and
427	709		retested as required by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
428	710		Protection Act;
429		-
430	711		56. "Research project" means a discrete scientific endeavor to
431	712		answer a research question or a set of research questions rel ated to
432	713		medical marijuana and is required fo r a medical marijuana research
433	714		license. A research project shall include a des cription of a
434	715		defined protocol, cl early articulated goals, defined methods and
435	716		outputs, and a defined start and end date. The descri ption shall
436	717		demonstrate that the research pr oject will comply with all
437	718		requirements in the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and P atient
438	719		Protection Act and rules promulgated pursuant thereto. All research
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441	746		and development conducted by a medical marijuana research facility
442	747		shall be conducted in fur therance of an approved research project;
443		-
444	748		57. "Revocation" means the final decision by the Department
445	749		that any license issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana
446	750		and Patient Protection Act is rescinded because the individual or
447	751		entity does not comply with the appl icable requirements set forth in
448	752		the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Pati ent Protection Act or rules
449	753		promulgated pursuant thereto;
450		-
451	754		58. "School" means a public or private preschool or, a public
452	755		or private elementary or secondary school, or a technology center
453	756		school which is primarily used for classroom instruction. A
454	757		homeschool, daycare or child-care facility shall not be considered a
455	758		"school" as used in the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
456	759		Protection Act;
457		-
458	760		59. "Shipping container" means a hard-sided container with a
459	761		lid or other enclosure that can be secured in place. A shipping
460	762		container is used solel y for the transport of medical marijuana,
461	763		medical marijuana concentrate, or medical marijuan a products between
462	764		medical marijuana businesses, a medical marijuana research facility,
463	765		or a medical marijuana education facility;
464		-
465	766		60. "Solvent-based medical marijuana concentrate" means a
466	767		medical marijuana concentrate that was produced by extracting
467	768		cannabinoids from medical mariju ana through the use of a solvent
468	769		approved by the Department;
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470	796		61. "State Question" means Oklahoma State Question No. 788,
471	797		Initiative Petition No. 412, approved by a majority vote of the
472	798		citizens of Oklahoma on June 26, 2018;
473		-
474	799		62. "Strain" means the classification of marijuana or cannabis
475	800		plants in either pure sativ a, indica, afghanica, ruderalis or hybrid
476	801		varieties;
477		-
478	802		63. "THC" means tetrahydrocannabinol, which is the primary
479	803		psychotropic cannabinoid in marijuana formed by dec arboxylation of
480	804		naturally tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, which generally occurs by
481	805		exposure to heat;
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485	806		64. "Test batch" means with regard to usable marijuana, a
486	807		homogenous, identified quantity of usable marijuana by strain, no
487	808		greater than ten (10) pounds, t hat is harvested during a seven-day
488	809		period from a specified cultivation area, and with regard to oils,
489	810		vapors and waxes derived from us able marijuana, means an identifie d
490	811		quantity that is uniform, that is intended to meet specifications
491	812		for identity, strength and composition, and that is manufactured,
492	813		packaged and labeled during a specified time p eriod according to a
493	814		single manufacturing, packaging and labeling protocol;
494		-
495	815		65. "Transporter agent" means a person who transports medical
496	816		marijuana or medical ma rijuana products for a licensed tr ansporter
497	817		and holds a transporter agent license pursuant to the Oklahoma
498	818		Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act;
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500	845		66. "Universal symbol" means the image established by the State
501	846		Department of Health or Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority and
502	847		made available to licensees through its website indicating that the
503	848		medical marijuana or the medical marijuan a product contains THC;
504		-
505	849		67. "Usable marijuana" means the dried leaves, flowers, oils,
506	850		vapors, waxes and other portions of the mariju ana plant and any
507	851		mixture or preparation thereof, exc luding seeds, roots, stems,
508	852		stalks and fan leaves; and
509		-
510	853		68. "Water-based medical marijuana concentrate " means a
511	854		concentrate that was produced by extracting cannabinoids from
512	855		medical marijuana through the use of only water, ice or dry ice.
513		-
514	856		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 425, as
515	857		amended by Section 5, Chapter 553, O.S.L. 2021, is amended to read
516	858		as follows:
517		-
518	859		Section 425. A. No school or landlord may refuse to enro ll or
519	860		lease to and may not otherwise penalize a person solely for his or
520	861		her status as a medical marijuana patient licensee, unless failing
521	862		to do so would cause the school or landlord the potential to lose a
522	863		monetary or licensing-related benefit under fede ral law or
523	864		regulations.
524		-
525	865		B. Unless a failure to do so would cause an employer the
526	866		potential to lose a monetary or licensing -related benefit under
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529	867		federal law or regulations, an employer may not discriminat e against
530	868		a person in hiring, termination or imposi ng any term or condition of
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531	895		employment or otherwi se penalize a person based upon the status of
532	896		the person as a medical mari juana patient licensee. Employers may
533	897		take action against a medical marijuana patient licensee if the
534	898		licensee uses or possesses mar ijuana while in his or her place of
535	899		employment or during the hours of employment . Employers may not
536	900		take action against a medical marijuana patient licensee solely
537	901		based upon the status of an employee as a medical marijuana patient
538	902		licensee or the results of a drug test showing positive for
539	903		marijuana or its components.
540		-
541	904		C. For the purposes of medical care, including organ
542	905		transplants, the authorized use of marijuana by a medical marijuana
543	906		patient licensee shall be considered the equivalent of the use of
544	907		any other medication under the direction of a physician and does not
545	908		constitute the use of an illicit substance or otherwise disqualify a
546	909		registered qualifying patient from medical care.
547		-
548	910		D. No medical marijuana patient licensee may be denied custody
549	911		of or visitation or parenting time with a minor child, and there is
550	912		no presumption of neglect or child endangerment for conduct al lowed
551	913		under this law unless the behavior of the medical marijuana patient
552	914		licensee creates an unreasonable danger to the safety of th e minor
553	915		child.
554		-
555	916		E. No person who possesses a medical marijuana patient license
556	917		may be unduly withheld from holdin g another state-issued license by
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558	945		including, but not limited to, a conceale d carry permit.
559		-
560	946		F. 1. No city or local municipality may unduly change or
561	947		restrict zoning laws to prevent the opening of a medical marijuana
562	948		dispensary.
563		-
564	949		2. For purposes of this subsection, an undue chang e or
565	950		restriction of municipal zoning laws means an act which entirely
566	951		prevents medical marijuana dispensaries from operating within
567	952		municipal boundaries as a matter of law . Municipalities may follow
568	953		their standard planning and zoning procedures to determi ne if
569	954		certain zones or districts would be appropria te for locating
570	955		marijuana-licensed premises, medical marijuana businesses or any
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573	956		other premises where marijuana or its by -products are cultivated,
574	957		grown, processed, stored or manufactured.
575		-
576	958		3. A medical marijuana dispensary does not include those other
577	959		entities licensed by th e Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority as
578	960		marijuana-licensed premises, medical marijuana businesses or other
579	961		facilities or locations where marijuana or any product containing
580	962		marijuana or its by-products are cultivated, grown, processed ,
581	963		stored or manufactured.
582		-
583	964		G. 1. The location of any medical marijuana dispensary is
584	965		specifically prohibited within one thousa nd (1,000) feet of any
585	966		public school or private school. The distance indicated in this
586	967		subsection paragraph shall be measured from the nearest property
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588	995		perimeter wall of the licensed premises of such medic al marijuana
589	996		dispensary. If a medical marijuana dispensary met the requirements
590	997		of this subsection paragraph at the time of its initial licensure,
591	998		the medical marijuana dispensary licensee shall be permit ted to
592	999		continue operating at the licensed premises in the sa me manner and
593	1000		not be subject to nonrenewal or revocation due to subseque nt events
594	1001		or changes in regulations o ccurring after licensure that would
595	1002		render the medical marijuana dispensary in violation by being within
596	1003		one thousand (1,000) feet of a public school or private school. If
597	1004		any public school or private school is established within one
598	1005		thousand (1,000) feet of any medical marijuana dispensary after such
599	1006		medical marijuana dispensary has been licensed, the provisions of
600	1007		this subsection paragraph shall not be a deterrent to the renewal of
601	1008		such license or warrant revocation o f the license. For purposes of
602	1009		this subsection paragraph, a property owned, used or operate d by a
603	1010		public school or by a private school that is not used for classroom
604	1011		instruction on core curriculum, such as an administrative building,
605	1012		athletic facility, ballpark, field or stadium, shall not constitute
606	1013		a public school or private school unless such property is located on
607	1014		the same campus as a building used for classroom ins truction on core
608	1015		curriculum.
609		-
610	1016		2. The location of any medical marijuana commercial grower
611	1017		shall not be within one thousand (1,000) feet of any public s chool
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612	1044		or private school as measured from the nearest property line of such
613	1045		public school or private school to the nearest property line of the
614	1046		licensed premises of such medical marijuana commerc ial grower.
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617	1047		Additionally, the location of the medical marijua na commercial
618	1048		grower shall not adjoin to any public school or private school or be
619	1049		located at the same physical address as the public school or private
620	1050		school. If a medical marijuana commercial grower met the
621	1051		requirements of this paragraph at the time of its initial licensure,
622	1052		the medical marijuana commercial grower licensee shall be permitted
623	1053		to continue operating at the licensed premises in the same manner
624	1054		and not be subject to nonrenewal or r evocation due to subsequent
625	1055		events or changes in regulations o ccurring after licensure that
626	1056		would render the medical marijua na commercial grower in violation of
627	1057		this paragraph. If any public school or private school is
628	1058		established within one thousand (1,0 00) feet of any medical
629	1059		marijuana commercial grower after such medical marijuana commercial
630	1060		grower has been licensed, or if any public school or private school
631	1061		is established adjoining to or at the same physical address a s any
632	1062		medical marijuana commercial grower after such medical marijuana
633	1063		commercial grower has been licensed, the provisions of this
634	1064		paragraph shall not be a det errent to the renewal of such license or
635	1065		warrant revocation of the license. For purposes of this paragraph,
636	1066		a property owned, used, or operated by a public school or by a
637	1067		private school that is not used for classroom instruction on co re
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638	1094		curriculum, such as an administrative building, athletic facility,
639	1095		ballpark, field, or stadium, shall not constitut e a public school or
640	1096		private school unless such property is located on the same campus as
641	1097		a building used for classroom instruction on cor e curriculum.
642		-
643	1098		H. Research shall be provided for under this law. A researcher
644	1099		may apply to the State De partment of Health for a special research
645	1100		license. The research license shall be granted, provided the
646	1101		applicant meets the criteria list ed in the Medical Marijuana and
647	1102		Patient Protection Act. Research licensees shall be required to
648	1103		file monthly consumpti on reports to the State Department of Health
649	1104		with amounts of marijuana used for research. Biomedical and
650	1105		clinical research which is subj ect to federal regulations and
651	1106		institutional oversight shall not be subject to oversight by the
652	1107		State Department of Hea lth.
653		-
654	1108		SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 430, as
655	1109		amended by Section 28, Chap ter 553, O.S.L. 2021, is amended to read
656	1110		as follows:
657		-
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	1111	+	Section 430. A. There is hereby created and authorized a
	1112	+	medical marijuana waste disposal license . A person or entity in
	1113	+	possession of a medical marijuana waste disposal license shall be
	1114	+	entitled to possess, transport and dispose of medi cal marijuana
	1115	+	waste. No person or entity shall dispose of medical marijuana waste
	1116	+	without a valid medical marijuana waste disposal license. The
	1117	+	Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority shall issue licenses upon
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	1144	+	proper application by a licensee and determinat ion by the Authority
	1145	+	that the proposed site and facility are physically and technically
	1146	+	suitable. Upon a finding that a pr oposed medical marijuana waste
	1147	+	disposal facility is not physically or technically suitable, the
	1148	+	Authority shall deny the license . The Authority may, upon
	1149	+	determining that public health or safety requires emergency action,
	1150	+	issue a temporary license for tre atment or storage of medical
	1151	+	marijuana waste for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days. The
	1152	+	Authority shall not, for the first yea r of the licensure program ,
	1153	+	issue more than ten medical marijuana waste disposal licenses. Upon
	1154	+	the conclusion of the firs t year, the Authority shall assess the
	1155	+	need for additional medical marijuana waste disposal licenses and
	1156	+	shall, if demonstrated, incr ease the number of license s as deemed
	1157	+	necessary by the Authority.
	1158	+	B. Entities applying for a medical marijuana waste dispo sal
	1159	+	license shall undergo the follo wing screening process:
	1160	+	1. Complete an application form, as prescribed by the
	1161	+	Authority, which shall include:
	1162	+	a. an attestation that the applicant is authorized to
	1163	+	make application on behalf of the entity,
	1164	+	b. full name of the organization,
	1165	+	c. trade name, if applicable,
	1166	+	d. type of business organization,
	1167	+	e. complete mailing address,
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	1195	+	located on tribal land,
	1196	+	g. telephone number and email address of the entity, and
	1197	+	h. name, residential address and date of birth of each
	1198	+	owner and each member, manager and board member, if
	1199	+	applicable;
	1200	+	2. The application for a medical marijuana w aste disposal
	1201	+	license made by an individual on his or her own behalf shall be on
	1202	+	the form prescribed by the Authority and shall incl ude, but not be
	1203	+	limited to:
	1204	+	a. the first, middle and last name of the applicant and
	1205	+	suffix, if applicable,
	1206	+	b. the residence address and mailing address of the
	1207	+	applicant,
	1208	+	c. the date of birth of the applicant,
	1209	+	d. the preferred telephone number and email add ress of
	1210	+	the applicant,
	1211	+	e. an attestation that the information provided by the
	1212	+	applicant is true and correct, and
	1213	+	f. a statement signed by the applicant pledging not to
	1214	+	divert marijuana to any individual or entity that is
	1215	+	not lawfully entitled to possess ma rijuana; and
	1216	+	3. Each application shall be accompanied by the following
	1217	+	documentation:
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	1244	+	a. a list of all persons or entities that have an
	1245	+	ownership interest in the entity,
	1246	+	b. a certificate of good standing from the Oklahoma
	1247	+	Secretary of State, if applicable ,
	1248	+	c. an Affidavit of Lawful Presence for each owner,
	1249	+	d. proof that the proposed location of the disposal
	1250	+	facility is at least one thousand (1,000) feet from a
	1251	+	public or private school. The distance indicated in
	1252	+	this subparagraph shall be measured from the nearest
	1253	+	property line of such public or private school to the
	1254	+	nearest perimeter wall of the premises of such
	1255	+	disposal facility. If any public or private school is
	1256	+	established within one thousand (1,000) feet of any
	1257	+	disposal facility after such disposal f acility has
	1258	+	been licensed, the provisions of this subparagrap h
	1259	+	shall not be a deterrent to the renewal of such
	1260	+	license or warrant revocation of the license . For the
	1261	+	purposes of this section, "school" shall mean the same
	1262	+	as provided in Section 427.2 of this title, and
	1263	+	e. documents establishing the applicant, the mem bers,
	1264	+	managers and board members, if applicable, and
	1265	+	seventy-five percent (75%) of the ownership interests
	1266	+	are Oklahoma residents as established in Section 420
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	1294	+	residency.
	1295	+	C. No license shall be issued excep t upon proof of sufficient
	1296	+	liability insurance and financial re sponsibility. Liability
	1297	+	insurance shall be provided by th e applicant and shall apply to
	1298	+	sudden and nonsudden bodily injury or prope rty damage on, below or
	1299	+	above the surface, as required by the rules of the Authority . Such
	1300	+	insurance shall be maintained fo r the period of operation of the
	1301	+	facility and shall provid e coverage for damages resulting from
	1302	+	operation of the facility during ope ration and after closing.
	1303	+	D. Submission of an application fo r a medical marijuana waste
	1304	+	disposal license shall constitute p ermission for entry to and
	1305	+	inspection of the facility of the licensee during hours of operation
	1306	+	and other reasonable times. Refusal to permit such entry of
	1307	+	inspection shall constitute grounds for the nonrenewal, suspension
	1308	+	or revocation of a license . The Authority may perform an annual
	1309	+	unannounced on-site inspection of the operations and any facility of
	1310	+	the licensee. If the Authority receives a complaint concerning
	1311	+	noncompliance by a licensee with the provisions o f the Oklahoma
	1312	+	Medical Marijuana Waste Ma nagement Act, the Authority may conduct
	1313	+	additional unannounced, on-site inspections beyond an ann ual
	1314	+	inspection. The Authority may refer all complaints alleging
	1315	+	criminal activity that are made against a licensed facility to
	1316	+	appropriate state or local law enforcement authorities.
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	1344	+	marijuana waste disposal facility operated by a licensee. A permit
	1345	+	shall be issued only upon proper app lication by a licensee and
	1346	+	determination by the Authority that the proposed site and facility
	1347	+	are physically and techni cally suitable. Upon a finding that a
	1348	+	proposed medical marijuana waste disp osal facility is not physically
	1349	+	or technically suitable, the Authority shall deny the permit . The
	1350	+	Authority shall have the authority to revoke a permit upon a finding
	1351	+	that the site and facility are not physically and tec hnically
	1352	+	suitable for processing. The Authority may, upon determining that
	1353	+	public health or saf ety requires emergency action, issue a temporary
	1354	+	permit for treatment or storage of medical marijuana waste for a
	1355	+	period not to exceed ninety (90) days.
	1356	+	F. The cost of a medical marijuana waste disposal license shall
	1357	+	be Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) f or the initial license . The
	1358	+	cost of a medical marijuana waste disposal facility permit shall be
	1359	+	Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). A medical marijuana waste disp osal
	1360	+	facility permit that has been revoked shall be reinstated upon
	1361	+	remittance of a reinstatemen t fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)
	1362	+	to restore the facility permit. All license and permit fees shall
	1363	+	be deposited into the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Auth ority Revolving
	1364	+	Fund as provided in Section 427.5 of this title.
	1365	+	G. The holder of a medical mar ijuana waste disposal license
	1366	+	shall not be required to obtain a medical marijuana transporter
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	1393	+	license provided for in the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
	1394	+	Protection Act for purposes of tra nsporting medical marijuana waste.
	1395	+	H. All commercial license es, as defined in Sectio n 428.1 of
	1396	+	this title, shall utilize a licensed medical marijuana waste
	1397	+	disposal service to process all medical marijuana waste generate d by
	1398	+	the licensee.
	1399	+	I. The State Commissioner of Health shall promulgate rules for
	1400	+	the implementation of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Waste
	1401	+	Management Act. Promulgated rules shall address disposal process
	1402	+	standards, site security and any other subject m atter deemed
	1403	+	necessary by the Autho rity.
	1404	+	SECTION 4. It being immediately necess ary for the preservation
	1405	+	of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
	1406	+	declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
	1407	+	be in full force from and after its pass age and approval."
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	1434	+	Passed the House of Representatives the 27th day of April, 2022.
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	1440	+	Presiding Officer of the House of
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	1444	+	Passed the Senate the ____ day of _______ ___, 2022.
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	1478	+	ENGROSSED SENATE
	1479	+	BILL NO. 1726 By: Leewright of the Senate
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	1481	+	and
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	1483	+	Hilbert of the House
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	1488	+	[ medical marijuana - license holder protection -
	1489	+	exception from regulatory zoning laws - waste
	1490	+	disposal license -
	1491	+	emergency ]
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	1496	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
	1497	+	SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.2, as
	1498	+	last amended by Section 4, Chapter 584, O.S.L. 2021, is amended to
	1499	+	read as follows:
	1500	+	Section 427.2. As used in the Oklahoma Medical Ma rijuana and
	1501	+	Patient Protection Act:
	1502	+	1. “Advertising” means the act of providing consideration for
	1503	+	the publication, dis semination, solicitation or circulation, of
	1504	+	visual, oral or written communication to induce directly or
	1505	+	indirectly any person to patroniz e a particular medical marijuana
	1506	+	business, or to purchase particular m edical marijuana or a medical
	1507	+	marijuana product. Advertising includes marketing , but does not
	1508	+	include packaging and labeling;
	1509	+	2. “Authority” means the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Author ity;
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	1536	+	3. “Batch number” means a unique numeric or alphanumeric
	1537	+	identifier assigned prior to testing to allow for in ventory tracking
	1538	+	and traceability;
	1539	+	4. “Cannabinoid” means any of the chemical compounds that are
	1540	+	active principles of marijuana;
	1541	+	5. “Caregiver” means a family member or assistant who regularly
	1542	+	looks after a medical marijuana license holder whom a physi cian
	1543	+	attests needs assistance;
	1544	+	6. “Child-resistant” means special packaging that is:
	1545	+	a. designed or construc ted to be significantly difficult
	1546	+	for children under five (5) years of age to open and
	1547	+	not difficult for normal adults to use properly as
	1548	+	defined by 16 C.F.R. 1700.15 (1995) and 16 C.F .R.
	1549	+	1700.20 (1995),
	1550	+	b. opaque so that the outermost packaging does not a llow
	1551	+	the product to be seen withou t opening the packaging
	1552	+	material, and
	1553	+	c. resealable to maintain its ch ild-resistant
	1554	+	effectiveness for multipl e openings for any product
	1555	+	intended for more than a single use or containing
	1556	+	multiple servings;
	1557	+	7. “Clone” means a nonflowering plant cut from a m other plant
	1558	+	that is capable of developing into a new plant and has sho wn no
	1559	+	signs of flowering;
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	1586	+	8. “Commissioner” means the State Commissioner of Hea lth;
	1587	+	9. “Complete application” means a document prepared in
	1588	+	accordance with the provisions set forth in the Oklahoma Medical
	1589	+	Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, rules promulgated pursuant
	1590	+	thereto, and the forms and instructions provided by the Departmen t
	1591	+	including any supporting documentation req uired and the applicable
	1592	+	license application fee;
	1593	+	10. “Department” means the State Department of Health;
	1594	+	11. “Director” means the Executive Director of th e Oklahoma
	1595	+	Medical Marijuana Authority;
	1596	+	12. “Dispense” means the selling of medical marijuana or a
	1597	+	medical marijuana product to a qualified patient or the design ated
	1598	+	caregiver of the patient that is packaged in a suitable container
	1599	+	appropriately labeled for subsequent administration to or use by a
	1600	+	qualifying patient;
	1601	+	13. “Dispensary” means a medical marijuana dispensary, an
	1602	+	entity that has been licensed by the De partment pursuant to the
	1603	+	Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act to purchase
	1604	+	medical marijuana or medical marijuana products from a lice nsed
	1605	+	medical marijuana commercial grower or medical marijuana processor,
	1606	+	sell medical marijuana or medical marijuana products to patients and
	1607	+	caregivers as defined under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and
	1608	+	Patient Protection Act , or sell or transfer product s to another
	1609	+	dispensary;
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	1636	+	14. “Edible medical marijuana product” means any medical-
	1637	+	marijuana-infused product for which the intended use is oral
	1638	+	consumption including, but not limi ted to, any type of food, drink
	1639	+	or pill;
	1640	+	15. “Entity” means an individual, g eneral partnership, limited
	1641	+	partnership, limited liability company, trus t, estate, association,
	1642	+	corporation, cooperative or any other legal or commercial entity;
	1643	+	16. “Flower” means the reproductive organs of the marijuana or
	1644	+	cannabis plant referred to as the bud or parts of the plant that are
	1645	+	harvested and used to consume in a variety of medical marijuana
	1646	+	products;
	1647	+	17. “Flowering” means the reproductive state of the marijuana
	1648	+	or cannabis plant in which there are physical signs of flower or
	1649	+	budding out of the nodes of the stem;
	1650	+	18. “Food-based medical marijuana concentrate ” means a medical
	1651	+	marijuana concentrate that was produced by extracting cannabinoids
	1652	+	from medical marijuana through the use of propylene glycol,
	1653	+	glycerin, butter, olive oil, coconut oil o r other typical food-safe
	1654	+	cooking fats;
	1655	+	19. “Good cause” for purposes of an initial, renewal or
	1656	+	reinstatement license application, or for purposes of discipline of
	1657	+	a licensee, means:
	1658	+	a. the licensee or applicant has violated, does not meet,
	1659	+	or has failed to comply with any of the terms,
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	1687	+	promulgated pursuant the reto, or any supplemental
	1688	+	relevant state or local law, rule or regulation,
	1689	+	b. the licensee or applicant has failed to comply with
	1690	+	any special terms or c onditions that were placed upon
	1691	+	the license pursuant to an order of the State
	1692	+	Department of Health, Okl ahoma Medical Marijuana
	1693	+	Authority or the municipality, or
	1694	+	c. the licensed premises of a medical marijuana business
	1695	+	or applicant have been operated in a m anner that
	1696	+	adversely affects the public heal th or welfare or the
	1697	+	safety of the immediate vicinity in w hich the
	1698	+	establishment is located;
	1699	+	20. “Harvest batch” means a specifically identified quantity of
	1700	+	medical marijuana that is uniform in strain, cultivate d utilizing
	1701	+	the same cultivation practices, harvested at the same time f rom the
	1702	+	same location and cur ed under uniform conditions;
	1703	+	21. “Harvested marijuana” means post-flowering medical
	1704	+	marijuana not including trim, concentrate or waste;
	1705	+	22. “Heat- or pressure-based medical marijuana concentrate ”
	1706	+	means a medical marijuana con centrate that was produced by
	1707	+	extracting cannabinoids from medical marijuana through the use of
	1708	+	heat or pressure;
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	1736	+	has not demonstrated signs of flowering;
	1737	+	24. “Inventory tracking system ” means the required tracking
	1738	+	system that accounts for medical marijuana from either the seed or
	1739	+	immature plant stage until the medical marijuana or medical
	1740	+	marijuana product is sold to a pa tient at a medical marijuana
	1741	+	dispensary, transferred to a medical mariju ana research facility,
	1742	+	destroyed by a medical marijuana business or used in a research
	1743	+	project by a medical marijuana research facility;
	1744	+	25. “Licensed patient” or “patient” means a person who has been
	1745	+	issued a medical marijuana patient license by the Stat e Department
	1746	+	of Health or Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority;
	1747	+	26. “Licensed premises” means the premises specified in an
	1748	+	application for a medical marijuana business license, medica l
	1749	+	marijuana research facility license or med ical marijuana education
	1750	+	facility license pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and
	1751	+	Patient Protection Act that are owned or in possession of the
	1752	+	licensee and within which the licensee is authorized to culti vate,
	1753	+	manufacture, distribute, sell, store, transport, test or research
	1754	+	medical marijuana or medical marij uana products in accordance with
	1755	+	the provisions of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
	1756	+	Protection Act and rules promulgated pursuant thereto;
	1757	+	27. “Manufacture” means the production, prop agation,
	1758	+	compounding or processing of a medical marijuana prod uct, excluding
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	1785	+	marijuana plants, either directly or indirectly by extraction from
	1786	+	substances of natural or synthetic origin, or independently by means
	1787	+	of chemical synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and
	1788	+	chemical synthesis;
	1789	+	28. “Marijuana” shall have the same meaning as such term is
	1790	+	defined in Section 2-101 of this title and shall not include any
	1791	+	plant or material containing delta -8 or delta-10
	1792	+	tetrahydrocannabinol which is grown, pro cessed or sold pursuant to
	1793	+	the provisions of the Oklah oma Industrial Hemp Program;
	1794	+	29. “Material change” means any change that would require a
	1795	+	substantive revision to the standard operating procedures of a
	1796	+	licensee for the cultivation or production of me dical marijuana,
	1797	+	medical marijuana concentrate or medic al marijuana products;
	1798	+	30. “Mature plant” means a harvestable female marijuana plant
	1799	+	that is flowering;
	1800	+	31. “Medical marijuana business (MMB) ” means a licensed medical
	1801	+	marijuana dispensary, medical marijuana processor, medical mari juana
	1802	+	commercial grower, medical marijuana laboratory, medical marijuana
	1803	+	business operator or a medical marijuana transporter;
	1804	+	32. “Medical marijuana concentrate ” or “concentrate” means a
	1805	+	specific subset of medical mari juana that was produced by extractin g
	1806	+	cannabinoids from me dical marijuana. Categories of medical
	1807	+	marijuana concentrate include water-based medical marijuana
	1808	+	concentrate, food-based medical marijuana concentrate, so lvent-based
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	1835	+	medical marijuana concentrate , and heat- or pressure-based medical
	1836	+	marijuana concentrat e;
	1837	+	33. “Medical marijuana commercial grower” or “commercial
	1838	+	grower” means an entity licensed to cultivate, prepare and package
	1839	+	medical marijuana and transf er or contract for transfer medical
	1840	+	marijuana to a medical marijuana dispensar y, medical marijuana
	1841	+	processor, any other medical marijuana commercial grower, medical
	1842	+	marijuana research facility, medical marijuana education facility
	1843	+	and pesticide manufacture rs. A commercial grower may sell seeds,
	1844	+	flower or clones to commercial grower s pursuant to the Oklahoma
	1845	+	Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act;
	1846	+	34. “Medical marijuana education facility ” or “education
	1847	+	facility” means a person or entity approved pu rsuant to the Oklahoma
	1848	+	Medical Marijuana and Patien t Protection Act to operate a facility
	1849	+	providing training and education to individuals involving the
	1850	+	cultivation, growing, harvesting, curing, preparing, packaging or
	1851	+	testing of medical marijuana, or the p roduction, manufacture,
	1852	+	extraction, processing, pac kaging or creation of medica l-marijuana-
	1853	+	infused products or me dical marijuana products as described in the
	1854	+	Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act ;
	1855	+	35. “Medical-marijuana-infused product” means a product infused
	1856	+	with medical marijuana includ ing, but not limited to , edible
	1857	+	products, ointments and tinctu res;
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	1884	+	36. “Medical marijuana product” or “product” means a product
	1885	+	that contains cannabinoids that have been extracted from plant
	1886	+	material or the resin therefrom by physical or chemical means an d is
	1887	+	intended for administration to a qualified patient includ ing, but
	1888	+	not limited to, oils, tinctures, edibles, pills, topical forms,
	1889	+	gels, creams, vapors, patches, liquids and forms administered by a
	1890	+	nebulizer, excluding live plant forms which are consid ered medical
	1891	+	marijuana;
	1892	+	37. “Medical marijuana processor ” means a person or entity
	1893	+	licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
	1894	+	Protection Act to operate a business including the pro duction,
	1895	+	manufacture, extraction, processing, packagin g or creation of
	1896	+	concentrate, medical-marijuana-infused products or medical marijuana
	1897	+	products as described in the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
	1898	+	Protection Act;
	1899	+	38. “Medical marijuana re search facility” or “research
	1900	+	facility” means a person or en tity approved pursuant to the Oklahoma
	1901	+	Medical Marijuana and P atient Protection Act to conduct medical
	1902	+	marijuana research. A medical marijuana research facility is not a
	1903	+	medical marijuana business;
	1904	+	39. “Medical marijuana testing laboratory” or “laboratory”
	1905	+	means a public or private laboratory licensed pursuant to the
	1906	+	Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, to conduct
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	1933	+	testing and research on medical marijuana and medical marijuana
	1934	+	products;
	1935	+	40. “Medical marijuana transporter” or “transporter” means a
	1936	+	person or entity that is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical
	1937	+	Marijuana and Patient Protection Act. A medical marijuana
	1938	+	transporter does not include a medical marijuana business that
	1939	+	transports its own medical marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate
	1940	+	or medical marijuana products to a property or fac ility adjacent to
	1941	+	or connected to the licensed premises if the property is another
	1942	+	licensed premises of t he same medical marijuana busine ss;
	1943	+	41. “Medical marijuana waste” or “waste” means unused, surplus,
	1944	+	returned or out-of-date marijuana, plant debris of the plant of the
	1945	+	genus Cannabis including dead plants and all unused plant parts and
	1946	+	roots, except the term shall not include roots, st ems, stalks and
	1947	+	fan leaves;
	1948	+	42. “Medical use” means the acquisition, possession, use,
	1949	+	delivery, transfer or transportat ion of medical marijuana, medical
	1950	+	marijuana products, medical marijuana devices or paraphernalia
	1951	+	relating to the administration of medi cal marijuana to treat a
	1952	+	licensed patient;
	1953	+	43. “Mother plant” means a marijuana plant that is grown or
	1954	+	maintained for the purpose of generating clones, and that will not
	1955	+	be used to produce plant material for sale to a med ical marijuana
	1956	+	processor or medical marijuana dispensary;
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	1983	+	44. “Oklahoma physician” or “physician” means a physician
	1984	+	licensed by and in good standing with the State Board of Medical
	1985	+	Licensure and Supervision, the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners
	1986	+	or the Board of Podiatric Medical Exam iners;
	1987	+	45. “Oklahoma resident” means an individual who can p rovide
	1988	+	proof of residency as required by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and
	1989	+	Patient Protection Act;
	1990	+	46. “Owner” means, except where the context otherw ise requires,
	1991	+	a direct beneficial owner in cluding, but not limited to, all persons
	1992	+	or entities as follows :
	1993	+	a. all shareholders owning an interest of a corporate
	1994	+	entity and all officers of a corporate entity,
	1995	+	b. all partners of a general partnership,
	1996	+	c. all general partners and all limited partn ers that own
	1997	+	an interest in a limited partnership,
	1998	+	d. all members that own an interest in a li mited
	1999	+	liability company,
	2000	+	e. all beneficiaries that hold a beneficial interest in a
	2001	+	trust and all trustees of a trust,
	2002	+	f. all persons or entities that own inter est in a joint
	2003	+	venture,
	2004	+	g. all persons or entities that own an intere st in an
	2005	+	association,
	2006	+	h. the owners of any other type of legal entity, and
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	2034	+	note in any entity which owns, operates or manages a
	2035	+	licensed facility;
	2036	+	47. “Package” or “packaging” means any container or w rapper
	2037	+	that may be used by a medical marijuana business to enc lose or
	2038	+	contain medical marijuana;
	2039	+	48. “Person” means a natural person, partn ership, association,
	2040	+	business trust, compa ny, corporation, estate, l imited liability
	2041	+	company, trust or any other leg al entity or organization, o r a
	2042	+	manager, agent, owner, directo r, servant, officer or employee
	2043	+	thereof, except that “person” does not include any governmental
	2044	+	organization;
	2045	+	49. “Pesticide” means any substance or mixture of substances
	2046	+	intended for preventin g, destroying, repelling or mitigating any
	2047	+	pest or any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a
	2048	+	plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant, except that the term
	2049	+	“pesticide” shall not include any article that is a “new animal
	2050	+	drug” as designated by the United States Food and Drug
	2051	+	Administration;
	2052	+	50. “Production batch” means:
	2053	+	a. any amount of medical marijuana concentrate of the
	2054	+	same category and produced using the same extraction
	2055	+	methods, standard operating procedures and an
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	2082	+	identical group of harvest batch of medical mar ijuana,
	2083	+	or
	2084	+	b. any amount of medica l marijuana product of the same
	2085	+	exact type, produced using the same ingred ients,
	2086	+	standard operating procedures and t he same production
	2087	+	batch of medical marijuana concentrate;
	2088	+	51. “Public institution” means any entity esta blished or
	2089	+	controlled by the feder al government, state government, or a local
	2090	+	government or municipality in cluding, but not limited to,
	2091	+	institutions of higher education or rel ated research institutions;
	2092	+	52. “Public money” means any funds or money obtained by the
	2093	+	holder from any government al entity including, but not limited to,
	2094	+	research grants;
	2095	+	53. “Recommendation” means a document that is signed o r
	2096	+	electronically submitted by a physician on behalf of a patient for
	2097	+	the use of medical marijuana pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical
	2098	+	Marijuana and Patient Protection Act;
	2099	+	54. “Registered to conduct business” means a person that has
	2100	+	provided proof that the business applicant is in good standing with
	2101	+	the Oklahoma Secretary of State and Ok lahoma Tax Commission;
	2102	+	55. “Remediation” means the process by which the medical
	2103	+	marijuana flower or trim, which has failed microbial testing, is
	2104	+	processed into solvent -based medical marijuana concentrate and
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	2131	+	retested as required by the Oklahoma Medical Ma rijuana and Patient
	2132	+	Protection Act;
	2133	+	56. “Research project” means a discrete scientific endeavor to
	2134	+	answer a research question or a set of research questions related to
	2135	+	medical marijuana and is required fo r a medical marijuana research
	2136	+	license. A research project shall include a des cription of a
	2137	+	defined protocol, cl early articulated goals, defined methods and
	2138	+	outputs, and a defined start and end date. The description shall
	2139	+	demonstrate that the research pr oject will comply with all
	2140	+	requirements in the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and P atient
	2141	+	Protection Act and rules promulgated pursuant thereto. All research
	2142	+	and development conducted by a medical marijuana research facility
	2143	+	shall be conducted in fur therance of an approved research project;
	2144	+	57. “Revocation” means the final decision by the Department
	2145	+	that any license issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana
	2146	+	and Patient Protection Act is rescinded because the individual or
	2147	+	entity does not comply with the appl icable requirements set forth in
	2148	+	the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Pati ent Protection Act or rules
	2149	+	promulgated pursuant thereto;
	2150	+	58. “School” means a public or private preschool or, a public
	2151	+	or private elementary or secondary school, or a technology center
	2152	+	school which is primarily used for classroom instruction. A
	2153	+	homeschool, daycare or child-care facility shall not be considered a
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	2180	+	“school” as used in the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
	2181	+	Protection Act;
	2182	+	59. “Shipping container” means a hard-sided container with a
	2183	+	lid or other enclosure that can be secured in place. A shipping
	2184	+	container is used solel y for the transport of medical marijuana,
	2185	+	medical marijuana concentrate, or medical marijuan a products between
	2186	+	medical marijuana businesses, a medical marijuana research facility,
	2187	+	or a medical marijuana education facility;
	2188	+	60. “Solvent-based medical marijuana concentrate” means a
	2189	+	medical marijuana concentrate that was produced by extracting
	2190	+	cannabinoids from medical mariju ana through the use of a solvent
	2191	+	approved by the Department;
	2192	+	61. “State Question” means Oklahoma State Question No. 788,
	2193	+	Initiative Petition No. 412, approved by a majority vote of the
	2194	+	citizens of Oklahoma on June 26, 2018;
	2195	+	62. “Strain” means the classification of marijuana or cannabis
	2196	+	plants in either pure sativa, indica, afghanica, ruderalis or hybrid
	2197	+	varieties;
	2198	+	63. “THC” means tetrahydrocannabinol, which is the primary
	2199	+	psychotropic cannabinoid in marijuana formed by dec arboxylation of
	2200	+	naturally tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, which generally occurs by
	2201	+	exposure to heat;
	2202	+	64. “Test batch” means with regard to usable marijuana, a
	2203	+	homogenous, identified quantity of usable marijuana by strain, no
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	2230	+	greater than ten (10) pounds, t hat is harvested during a seven -day
	2231	+	period from a specified cultivation area, and with regard to oils,
	2232	+	vapors and waxes derived from us able marijuana, means an identifie d
	2233	+	quantity that is uniform, that is intended to meet specifications
	2234	+	for identity, strength and composition, and that is manufactured,
	2235	+	packaged and labeled during a specified time period according to a
	2236	+	single manufacturing, packaging and labeling protocol;
	2237	+	65. “Transporter agent” means a person who transports medical
	2238	+	marijuana or medical ma rijuana products for a licensed tr ansporter
	2239	+	and holds a transporter agent license pursuant to the Oklahoma
	2240	+	Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act;
	2241	+	66. “Universal symbol” means the image established by the State
	2242	+	Department of Health or Okla homa Medical Marijuana Authority an d
	2243	+	made available to licensees through its website indicating that the
	2244	+	medical marijuana or the medical marijuan a product contains THC;
	2245	+	67. “Usable marijuana” means the dried leaves, flowers, oils,
	2246	+	vapors, waxes and othe r portions of the marijuana plant an d any
	2247	+	mixture or preparation thereof, exc luding seeds, roots, stems,
	2248	+	stalks and fan leaves; and
	2249	+	68. “Water-based medical marijuana concentrate ” means a
	2250	+	concentrate that was produced by extracting cannabinoids from
	2251	+	medical marijuana through the use of only water, ice or dry ice.
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	2279	+	amended by Section 5, Chapter 553, O.S.L. 2021, is amended to read
	2280	+	as follows:
	2281	+	Section 425. A. No school or landlord may refuse to enroll or
	2282	+	lease to and may not otherwise penalize a person solely f or his or
	2283	+	her status as a medical marijuana patient licensee, unless failing
	2284	+	to do so would cause the school or landlord the potential to lose a
	2285	+	monetary or licensing -related benefit under federal law or
	2286	+	regulations.
	2287	+	B. Unless a failure to do so would cau se an employer the
	2288	+	potential to lose a monetary or licensing -related benefit under
	2289	+	federal law or regulations, an employer may not discriminat e against
	2290	+	a person in hiring, termination or imposing any term or condition of
	2291	+	employment or otherwi se penalize a person based upon the status of
	2292	+	the person as a medical mari juana patient licensee. Employers may
	2293	+	take action against a medical marijuana patient licensee if the
	2294	+	licensee uses or possesses marijuana while in his or her place of
	2295	+	employment or during the ho urs of employment. Employers may not
	2296	+	take action against a medical marijuana patient licensee solely
	2297	+	based upon the status of an employee as a medical marijuana patient
	2298	+	licensee or the results of a drug test showing positive for
	2299	+	marijuana or its component s.
	2300	+	C. For the purposes of medical care, including organ
	2301	+	transplants, the authorized use of marijuana by a medical marijuana
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	2328	+	patient licensee shall be considered the equivalent of the use of
	2329	+	any other medication under the direction of a physician and does not
	2330	+	constitute the use of an illicit substance or otherwise disqualify a
	2331	+	registered qualifying patient from medical care.
	2332	+	D. No medical marijuana patient licensee may be denied custody
	2333	+	of or visitation or parenting time with a minor child, and there is
	2334	+	no presumption of neglect or child endangerment for conduct al lowed
	2335	+	under this law unless the behavior of the medical marijuana patient
	2336	+	licensee creates an unreasonable danger to the safety of the minor
	2337	+	child.
	2338	+	E. No person who possesses a medical marijuana patient license
	2339	+	may be unduly withheld from holdin g another state-issued license by
	2340	+	virtue of his or her status as a medical marijuana patient licensee
	2341	+	including, but not limited to, a concealed carry permit.
	2342	+	F. 1. No city or local municipality may undul y change or
	2343	+	restrict zoning laws to prevent the opening of a medical marijuana
	2344	+	dispensary.
	2345	+	2. For purposes of this subsection, an undue chang e or
	2346	+	restriction of municipal zoning laws means an act which entirely
	2347	+	prevents medical marijuana dispensaries from operating within
	2348	+	municipal boundaries as a matter of law . Municipalities may follow
	2349	+	their standard planning and zoning procedures to determi ne if
	2350	+	certain zones or districts would be appropriate for locating
	2351	+	marijuana-licensed premises, medical marijuana businesses or any
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	2378	+	other premises where marijuana or its by -products are cultivated,
	2379	+	grown, processed, stored or manufactured.
	2380	+	3. A medical marijuana dispensary does not include those other
	2381	+	entities licensed by th e Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority as
	2382	+	marijuana-licensed premises, medical marijuana businesses or other
	2383	+	facilities or locations where marijuana or any product containing
	2384	+	marijuana or its by-products are cultivated, grown, processed,
	2385	+	stored or manufactured.
	2386	+	G. The location of any medical marijuana dispensary or
	2387	+	commercial grower is specifically prohibited within one thousa nd
	2388	+	(1,000) feet of any public school or private school. The distance
	2389	+	indicated in this subsection shall be measured from the nearest
	2390	+	property line of such public school or private school to the nearest
	2391	+	perimeter wall of the licensed premises of such medic al marijuana
	2392	+	dispensary or commercial grower. If a medical marijuana dispensary
	2393	+	or commercial grower met the requirements o f this subsection at the
	2394	+	time of its initial licens ure, the medical marijuana dispensary or
	2395	+	commercial grower licensee shall be permitted to cont inue operating
	2396	+	at the licensed premises in the sa me manner and not be subject to
	2397	+	nonrenewal or revocation due to subsequent events o r changes in
	2398	+	regulations occurring after licensure that would render the medical
	2399	+	marijuana dispensary or commercial grower in violation by being
	2400	+	within one thousand (1,000) feet of a public school or private
	2401	+	school. If any public school or private school is established
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	2429	+	or commercial grower after such medical marijuana dispensary or
	2430	+	commercial grower has been licensed, the provisions of this
	2431	+	subsection shall not be a det errent to the renewal of such license
	2432	+	or warrant revocation of the license . For purposes of this
	2433	+	subsection, a property owned, used or operate d by a public school or
	2434	+	by a private school that is not used for classroom i nstruction on
	2435	+	core curriculum, such as an administrative building, athletic
	2436	+	facility, ballpark, field or stadium, shall not constitute a public
	2437	+	school or private school unless such property is located on the same
	2438	+	campus as a building used for classroom ins truction on core
	2439	+	curriculum.
	2440	+	H. Research shall be provided for under this law. A researcher
	2441	+	may apply to the State De partment of Health for a sp ecial research
	2442	+	license. The research license shall be granted, provided the
	2443	+	applicant meets the criteria list ed in the Medical Marijuana and
	2444	+	Patient Protection Act. Research licensees shall be required to
	2445	+	file monthly consumpti on reports to the State Dep artment of Health
	2446	+	with amounts of marijuana used for research. Biomedical and
	2447	+	clinical research which is subj ect to federal regulations and
	2448	+	institutional oversight shall not be subject to oversight by the
	2449	+	State Department of Hea lth.
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	2476	+	SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 430, as
	2477	+	amended by Section 28, Chap ter 553, O.S.L. 2021 , is amended to read
	2478	+	as follows:
660	2479		Section 430. A. There is hereby created and authorized a
661	2480		medical marijuana waste disposal license . A person or entity in
662	2481		possession of a medical mariju ana waste disposal license shall be
663	2482		entitled to possess, transport and dispose of medi cal marijuana
664	2483		waste. No person or entity shall dispose of medical marijuana waste
665	2484		without a valid medical marijuana waste disposal lice nse. The
666	2485		Oklahoma Medical Marijua na Authority shall issue licenses upon
667	2486		proper application by a licensee and determinat ion by the Authority
668	2487		that the proposed site and facility are physically and technically
669	2488		suitable. Upon a finding that a proposed medica l marijuana waste
670	2489		disposal facility is not physically or technically suitable, the
671	2490		Authority shall deny the license . The Authority may, upon
672	2491		determining that public health or safety requires emer gency action,
673	2492		issue a temporary license for treatment or sto rage of medical
674	2493		marijuana waste for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days. The
675	2494		Authority shall not, for the first yea r of the licensure program,
676	2495		issue more than ten medical marijuana waste disp osal licenses. Upon
677	2496		the conclusion of the first year, the A uthority shall assess the
678	2497		need for additional medical marijuana waste disposal licenses and
679	2498		shall, if demonstrated, incr ease the number of licenses as deemed
680	2499		necessary by the Authority.
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682	2526		B. Entities applying for a medical marijuana waste disposal
683	2527		license shall undergo the following screeni ng process:
684		-
685	2528		1. Complete an application form, as prescribed by the
686	2529		Authority, which shall include:
687		-
688	2530		a. an attestation that the applicant is authorized to
689	2531		make application on behalf of the entity,
690		-
691	2532		b. full name of the organiz ation,
692		-
693	2533		c. trade name, if applicabl e,
694		-
695	2534		d. type of business organization,
696		-
697	2535		e. complete mailing address,
698		-
699	2536		f. an attestation that the commercial entity wi ll not be
700	2537		located on tribal land,
701		-
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704	2538		g. telephone number and email address of the entity, and
705		-
706	2539		h. name, residential address and date of birth of ea ch
707	2540		owner and each member, manager and board member, if
708	2541		applicable;
709		-
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711	2543		license made by an individual on his or her own behalf shall be on
712	2544		the form prescribed by the Au thority and shall include, but not be
713	2545		limited to:
714		-
715	2546		a. the first, middle and last name of the applicant and
716	2547		suffix, if applicable,
717		-
718	2548		b. the residence address and mailing address of the
719	2549		applicant,
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724	2578		the applicant,
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726	2579		e. an attestation that the information provided by the
727	2580		applicant is true and correct, and
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729	2581		f. a statement signed by the applicant pledging not to
730	2582		divert marijuana to any individual or entity that is
731	2583		not lawfully entitled to possess marijuana; and
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734	2585		documentation:
735		-
736	2586		a. a list of all persons or entities t hat have an
737	2587		ownership interest in the entity,
738		-
739	2588		b. a certificate of good standing from the Oklahoma
740	2589		Secretary of State, if applicable,
741		-
742	2590		c. an Affidavit of Lawful Presence for each owner,
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744	2591		d. proof that the proposed location of the disposal
745	2592		facility is at least one thousand (1,000) feet from a
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748	2593		public or private school. The distance indicated in
749	2594		this subparagraph shall be measured from the nearest
750	2595		property line of such public or private school to the
751	2596		nearest perimeter wall of the premises of such
752	2597		disposal facility. If any public or private school is
753	2598		established within one thousand (1,000) feet of any
754	2599		disposal facility after such disposal facility has
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756	2627		shall not be a deterrent to the renewal of such
757	2628		license or warrant revocation of the license . For the
758		-	purposes of this section, "school" shall mean the same
	2629	+	purposes of this section, “school” shall mean the same
759	2630		as provided in Section 427.2 of this title, and
760		-
761	2631		e. documents establishing the applicant, the mem bers,
762	2632		managers and board members, if applicable, and
763	2633		seventy-five percent (75%) of the ownership interests
764	2634		are Oklahoma residents as established in Section 420
765	2635		et seq. of this title, as it relates to proof o f
766	2636		residency.
767		-
768	2637		C. No license shall be issued excep t upon proof of sufficient
769	2638		liability insurance and financial res ponsibility. Liability
770	2639		insurance shall be provid ed by the applicant and shall apply to
771	2640		sudden and nonsudden bodily injury or property damage o n, below or
772	2641		above the surface, as required by the rules of the Authority . Such
773	2642		insurance shall be maintained for the period of operation of the
774	2643		facility and shall provide coverage for damages resulting from
775	2644		operation of the facility during operation and a fter closing.
776		-
777	2645		D. Submission of an application fo r a medical marijuana waste
778	2646		disposal license shall constitute pe rmission for entry to and
779	2647		inspection of the facil ity of the licensee during hours of operation
780	2648		and other reasonable times. Refusal to permit such entry of
781	2649		inspection shall constitute grounds for the nonrenewal, suspension
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783	2677		unannounced on-site inspection of the operations and any facility of
784	2678		the licensee. If the Authority receives a complaint concerning
785	2679		noncompliance by a licensee with the provisions o f the Oklahoma
786	2680		Medical Marijuana Waste Man agement Act, the Authority may conduct
787	2681		additional unannounced, on-site inspections beyond an annual
788	2682		inspection. The Authority may refer all complaints alleging
789		-
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791	2683		criminal activity that are made against a licensed facility to
792	2684		appropriate state or local law e nforcement authorities.
793		-
794	2685		E. The Authority shall i ssue an annual permit for each medical
795	2686		marijuana waste dispo sal facility operated by a license e. A permit
796	2687		shall be issued only upon proper app lication by a licensee and
797	2688		determination by the Authority that t he proposed site and facility
798	2689		are physically and technically suitable. Upon a finding that a
799	2690		proposed medical marijuana waste disposal facilit y is not physically
800	2691		or technically suitable, the Authority shall deny the permit . The
801	2692		Authority shall have the a uthority to revoke a permit upon a finding
802	2693		that the site and facility are not physically and technically
803	2694		suitable for processing. The Authority may, upon determining that
804	2695		public health or saf ety requires emergency action, issue a temporary
805	2696		permit for treatment or storage of medical marijuana waste for a
806	2697		period not to exceed ninety (90) days.
807		-
808	2698		F. The cost of a medical marijuana waste disposal lic ense shall
809	2699		be Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) f or the initial license . The
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810	2726		cost of a medical marijuana waste d isposal facility permit shall be
811	2727		Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). A medical marijuana waste disposal
812	2728		facility permit that has been revoked shal l be reinstated upon
813	2729		remittance of a reinstatemen t fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)
814	2730		to restore the facility permit. All license and permit fees shall
815	2731		be deposited into the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Revolvi ng
816	2732		Fund as provided in Sectio n 427.5 of this title.
817		-
818	2733		G. The holder of a medical mar ijuana waste disposal license
819	2734		shall not be required to obtain a medical marijuana transporter
820	2735		license provided for in the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
821	2736		Protection Act for purposes of transporting me dical marijuana waste.
822		-
823	2737		H. All commercial license es, as defined in Sectio n 428.1 of
824	2738		this title, shall utilize a licensed medical marijuana waste
825	2739		disposal service to process all medical marijuana waste generated by
826	2740		the licensee.
827		-
828	2741		I. The State Commissioner o f Health shall promulgate rules for
829	2742		the implementation of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Waste
830	2743		Management Act. Promulgated rules shall address disposal process
831	2744		standards, site security and any other subject matter deemed
832	2745		necessary by the Authority.
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	2746	+	SECTION 8. It being immediately necess ary for the preservation
837	2747		of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
838	2748		declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
839	2749		be in full force from and after its passage and appr oval.
840	2750
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844	2777
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846	2779
847	2780		Presiding Officer of the Senate
848	2781
849	2782
850		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 27th day of April, 2022.
	2783	+	Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
	2784	+	2022.
851	2785
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853	2787
854	2788		Presiding Officer of the House
855	2789		of Representatives
856	2790
857		-	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
858		-	Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
859		-	day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
860		-	By: _______________________________ __
861		-	Approved by the Governor of the Stat e of Oklahoma this _____ ____
862		-	day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
863		-
864		-	_________________________________
865		-	Governor of the State of Oklahoma
866		-
867		-
868		-	OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
869		-	Received by the Office of the Secretary of State thi s __________
870		-	day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
871		-	By: _______________________________ __
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