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28		-	ENGROSSED SENATE
29		-	BILL NO. 1779 By: Jett and Stephens of the
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	29	+	SENATE FLOOR VERSION
	30	+	February 17, 2022
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34		-	~~Roberts (Eric) of the House~~
	33	+	SENATE BILL NO. 1779 By: Jett
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40		-	[ medical marijuana - business license holder to post
41		-	signage - effective date ]
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	41	+	An Act relating to medical marijuana; amending 63
	42	+	O.S. 2021, Section 427.14, as last amended by Section
	43	+	8, Chapter 584, O.S.L. 2021, which relates to the
	44	+	medical marijuana business license; requiring a
	45	+	medical marijuana business license holder to post
	46	+	signage on all licensed premises with li cense number
	47	+	and telephone; updating statutory langu age; and
	48	+	providing an effecti ve date.
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46	55		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
47	56		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.14, as
48	57		last amended by Section 8, Chapter 584, O.S.L. 2021, is amended to
49	58		read as follows:
50	59		Section 427.14. A. There is hereby created the medical
51	60		marijuana business license, which shall include the following
52	61		categories:
53	62		1. Medical marijuana commercial grower;
54	63		2. Medical marijuana processor;
55	64		3. Medical marijuana dispensary;
56	65		4. Medical marijuana transporte r; and
57		-	5. Medical marijuana testing laboratory.
58		-	B. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, with the aid of
59		-	the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, shall develop a
60		-	website for medical marijuana business applications.
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	93	+	5. Medical marijuana testing laboratory.
	94	+	B. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, with the aid of
	95	+	the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, shall develop a
	96	+	website for medical marijuana business applications.
87	97		C. The Authority shall ma ke available on its website in an
88	98		easy-to-find location, applications for a medical marijuana
89	99		business.
90	100		D. The nonrefundable application fee for a medical marijuana
91	101		business license shall be Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
92	102		($2,500.00).
93	103		E. All applicants seeking licensure as a medical marijuana
94	104		business shall comply with the following general requirements:
95	105		1. All applications for licenses and registrations authorized
96	106		pursuant to this secti on shall be made upon forms prescribed by the
97	107		Authority;
98	108		2. Each application shall identify the city or cou nty in which
99	109		the applicant seeks to obtain licensure as a medical ma rijuana
100	110		business;
101	111		3. Applicants shall submit a complete application to the
102	112		Authority before the application may be accepted or considered;
103	113		4. All applications shall be compl ete and accurate in e very
104	114		detail;
105		-	5. All applications shall include all attachments or
106		-	supplemental information required by the forms supplied by the
107		-	Authority;
108		-	6. All applications shall be acco mpanied by a full remittance
109		-	for the whole amount of the application fees. Appli cation fees are
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	142	+	5. All applications shall includ e all attachments or
	143	+	supplemental information required by the forms supplied by the
	144	+	Authority;
	145	+	6. All applications shall be acco mpanied by a full remittance
	146	+	for the whole amount of the application fees. Appli cation fees are
	147	+	nonrefundable;
137	148		7. All applicants shall be approved for licensing review that,
138	149		at a minimum, meets the following criteria:
139	150		a. all applicants shall be age twent y-five (25) years of
140	151		age or older,
141	152		b. any applicant applying as an individual sha ll show
142	153		proof that the applicant is an Okl ahoma resident
143	154		pursuant to paragraph 11 of this subsection,
144	155		c. any applicant applying as an entity shall show that
145	156		seventy-five percent (75%) of all members, manag ers,
146	157		executive officers, partners, board members or any
147	158		other form of business ownership are Oklahoma
148	159		residents pursuant to paragraph 11 of this subsection,
149	160		d. all applying individuals or ent ities shall be
150	161		registered to conduc t business in this state,
151	162		e. all applicants shall disclose all ownership interest s
152	163		pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
153	164		Protection Act, and
154		-	f. applicants shall not have been convicted o f a
155		-	nonviolent felony in the last two (2) years, and any
156		-	other felony conviction within the last five (5)
157		-	years, shall not be current inmates, or currently
158		-	incarcerated in a jail or corrections facility;
159		-	8. There shall be no limit to the number of medical marijuana
160		-	business licenses or categories that an in dividual or entity can
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	192	+	f. applicants shall not have been convicted o f a
	193	+	nonviolent felony in the last two (2) years, and any
	194	+	other felony conviction within the last five (5)
	195	+	years, shall not be current inmates, or currently
	196	+	incarcerated in a jail or corrections facility;
	197	+	8. There shall be no limit to the number of medical marijuana
	198	+	business licenses or categories that an in dividual or entity can
187	199		apply for or receive, although each application and each c ategory
188	200		shall require a separate application and application fee. A
189	201		commercial grower, processor and dispensary, or any c ombination
190	202		thereof, are authorized to share the same address or physical
191	203		location, subject to the restrictions set forth in the Oklahoma
192	204		Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act ;
193	205		9. All applicants for a medical marijuana business license,
194	206		research facility license or education facility license authorize d
195	207		by the Oklahoma Medical Mari juana and Patient Protection Act shall
196	208		undergo an Oklahoma criminal history background check conducted by
197	209		the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) within thirty (30)
198	210		days prior to the application for the license including:
199	211		a. individual applicants applying on their own behalf,
200	212		b. individuals applying on behalf of an entity,
201	213		c. all principal officers of an entity, and
202	214		d. all owners of an entity as d efined by Section 427.2 of
203	215		this title;
204		-	10. All applicable fees charged by OSBI are the responsibility
205		-	of the applicant and shall not be higher than fees charged to any
206		-	other person or industry for such background checks;
207		-	11. In order to be consi dered an Oklahoma resident for purpo ses
208		-	of a medical marijuana business application, all applicants shall
209		-	provide proof of Oklahoma residency for at least two (2) years
210		-	immediately preceding the date of application or five (5) years of
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	243	+	10. All applicable fees charged by OSBI are the responsibility
	244	+	of the applicant and shall not be higher than fees charged to any
	245	+	other person or industry for such background checks;
	246	+	11. In order to be consi dered an Oklahoma resident for purpo ses
	247	+	of a medical marijuana business application, all applicants shall
	248	+	provide proof of Oklahoma residency for at least two (2) years
	249	+	immediately preceding the date of application or five (5) years of
237	250		continuous Oklahoma residency during the preceding twent y-five (25)
238	251		years immediately preceding the date of application. Sufficien t
239	252		documentation of proof of residency shall include a combination of
240	253		the following:
241	254		a. an unexpired Oklahoma -issued driver license,
242	255		b. an Oklahoma voter identification card,
243	256		c. a utility bill preceding the date of application,
244	257		excluding cellular telephone and Internet bills,
245	258		d. a residential property deed to property in this state,
246	259		and
247	260		e. a rental agreement preceding the date of application
248	261		for residential property located in this state.
249	262		Applicants that were issued a medical ma rijuana business license
250	263		prior to the enactment of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
251	264		Protection Act are hereby exempt from the two-year or five-year
252	265		Oklahoma residence requirement m entioned above;
253		-	12. All license applicants shall be required to s ubmit a
254		-	registration with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and
255		-	Dangerous Drugs Control as provided in Sections 2-302 through 2-304
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257		-	13. All applicants shall establish their identity through
258		-	submission of a color copy or digital image o f one of the following
259		-	unexpired documents:
260		-	a. front and back of an Oklahoma driv er license,
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	293	+	12. All license applicants shall be required to s ubmit a
	294	+	registration with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and
	295	+	Dangerous Drugs Control as provided in Sections 2 -302 through 2-304
	296	+	of this title;
	297	+	13. All applicants shall establish their identity through
	298	+	submission of a color copy or digital image o f one of the following
	299	+	unexpired documents:
	300	+	a. front and back of an Oklahoma driv er license,
287	301		b. front and back of an Oklahoma identification card,
288	302		c. a United States passport or other photo identifica tion
289	303		issued by the United States government,
290	304		d. certified copy of the applicant ’s birth certificate
291	305		for minor applicants who do not posse ss a document
292	306		listed in this section, or
293	307		e. a tribal identification card approved for
294	308		identification purposes by the Oklahoma Department of
295	309		Public Safety; and
296	310		14. All applicants shall submit an applicant photograph.
297	311		F. The Authority shall review the medi cal marijuana business
298	312		application, approve or reject the applicat ion and mail the
299	313		approval, rejection or status -update letter to the applicant within
300	314		ninety (90) business day s of receipt of the applicatio n.
301		-	G. 1. The Authority shall review the medical m arijuana
302		-	business applications and conduct all investigations, in spections
303		-	and interviews before approving the app lication.
304		-	2. Approved applicants shall be issued a medical m arijuana
305		-	business license for the specific category applied under which shall
306		-	act as proof of their approved status. Rejection letters shall
307		-	provide a reason for the rejection. Applications ma y only be
308		-	rejected based on the applicant not meeting the stan dards set forth
309		-	in the provisions of this section, improper completion of the
310		-	application or for a reason provided for in the Oklahoma Medical
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	342	+	G. 1. The Authority shall review the medical m arijuana
	343	+	business applications and conduct all investigations, in spections
	344	+	and interviews before approving the app lication.
	345	+	2. Approved applicants shall be issued a medical m arijuana
	346	+	business license for the specific category applied under which shall
	347	+	act as proof of their approved status. Rejection letters shall
	348	+	provide a reason for the rejection. Applications ma y only be
	349	+	rejected based on the applicant not meeting the stan dards set forth
	350	+	in the provisions of this section, improper completion of the
	351	+	application or for a reason provided for in the Oklahoma Medical
337	352		Marijuana and Patient Protection Act . If an application is rejected
338	353		for failure to provide required information, the applicant shall
339	354		have thirty (30) days to submit the required information for
340	355		reconsideration. No additional application fee shall be charged for
341	356		such reconsideration.
342	357		3. Status-update letters shall provide a reason for delay in
343	358		either approval or re jection should a situation ari se in which an
344	359		application was submitted properly, but a delay in processing the
345	360		application occurred.
346	361		4. Approval, rejection or status -update letters shall be s ent
347	362		to the applicant in the s ame method the application was subm itted to
348	363		the Authority.
349	364		H. A medical marijuana business license shall not b e issued to
350	365		or held by:
351		-	1. A person until all required fees have been paid;
352		-	2. A person who has been convicte d of a nonviolent felony
353		-	within two (2) years of the date of applicat ion, or within five (5)
354		-	years for any other felony;
355		-	3. A corporation, if th e criminal history of any of its
356		-	officers, directors or stockholders indicates that the officer,
357		-	director or stockholder has been convicted of a nonviolent felony
358		-	within two (2) years of the date of application , or within five (5)
359		-	years for any other felon y;
360		-	4. A person under twenty-five (25) years of age;
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	393	+	1. A person until a ll required fees have been paid;
	394	+	2. A person who has been convicte d of a nonviolent felony
	395	+	within two (2) years of the date of applicat ion, or within five (5)
	396	+	years for any other felony;
	397	+	3. A corporation, if th e criminal history of any of its
	398	+	officers, directors or stockholders indicates that the officer,
	399	+	director or stockholder has been convicted of a nonviolent felony
	400	+	within two (2) years of the date of application , or within five (5)
	401	+	years for any other felon y;
	402	+	4. A person under twenty-five (25) years of age;
387	403		5. A person licensed pursuant to this section who, dur ing a
388	404		period of licensure, or who, at the time of application, has faile d
389	405		to:
390	406		a. file taxes, interest or penalties due related to a
391	407		medical marijuana business, or
392	408		b. pay taxes, interest or penalties due related to a
393	409		medical marijuana business;
394	410		6. A sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer or prosecuting
395	411		officer, or an officer or employee of the Authority o r municipality;
396	412		or
397	413		7. A person whose authorit y to be a caregiver as defined in the
398	414		Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act has been
399	415		revoked by the Authority.
400		-	I. In investigating the qualifications of an applica nt or a
401		-	licensee, the Authority and municipalities may have access to
402		-	criminal history record information furnished by a criminal justice
403		-	agency subject to any restrictions imposed by such an agency. In
404		-	the event the Authority considers the criminal histo ry record of the
405		-	applicant, the Authority shall also consider any information
406		-	provided by the applicant regarding such criminal history record
407		-	including but not limited to evidence of rehabilitation, character
408		-	references and educational achievements, espec ially those items
409		-	pertaining to the period of time between the last criminal
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	443	+	I. In investigating the qualifications of an applica nt or a
	444	+	licensee, the Authority and municipalities may have access to
	445	+	criminal history record information furnished by a criminal justice
	446	+	agency subject to any restrictions imposed by such an agency. In
	447	+	the event the Authority considers the criminal histo ry record of the
	448	+	applicant, the Authority shall also consider any information
	449	+	provided by the applicant regarding such crimin al history record
	450	+	including but not limited to evidence of rehabilitation, character
	451	+	references and educational achievements, espec ially those items
	452	+	pertaining to the period of time between the last criminal
436	453		conviction of the applicant and the considerati on of the application
437	454		for a state license.
438	455		J. The failure of an applicant to provide the request ed
439	456		information by the Authority dea dline may be grounds for denial of
440	457		the application.
441	458		K. All applicants shall subm it information to the Authority in
442	459		a full, faithful, truthful and fair manner. The Authority may
443	460		recommend denial of an application where t he applicant made
444	461		misstatements, omissions, misrepresentati ons or untruths in the
445	462		application or in connection with the background investigation of
446	463		the applicant. This type of conduct may be considered as the ba sis
447	464		for additional administrative action aga inst the applicant. Typos
448	465		and scrivener errors shall not b e grounds for denial.
449	466		L. A licensed medical marijuana bu siness premises shall be:
450		-	1. Be subject to and responsible for compliance with applicable
451		-	provisions for medical marijuana business facilities as d escribed in
452		-	the most recent versions of the Oklahoma Unif orm Building Code, the
453		-	International Building Code and the International Fire Code, unless
454		-	granted an exemption by the Authority or municipality ; and
455		-	2. Post conspicuous, easy-to-read signage at each licensed
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457		-	and a telephone number accessible for the public to reach the
458		-	medical marijuana business license holder .
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	494	+	1. Be subject to and responsible for compliance with applicable
	495	+	provisions for medical marijuana business facilities as d escribed in
	496	+	the most recent versions of the Oklahoma Unif orm Building Code, the
	497	+	International Building Code and the International Fire Code, unless
	498	+	granted an exemption by the Authority or municipality ; and
	499	+	2. Post conspicuous, easy-to-read signage at each licensed
	500	+	property entrance with the medical marijuana business license number
	501	+	and a telephone number accessible for the public to reach the
	502	+	medical marijuana business license holder .
485	503		M. All medical marijuana business licensees shall pa y the
486	504		relevant licensure f ees prior to receiving licensure to operate a
487	505		medical marijuana business, as defined in the Oklahoma Medical
488	506		Marijuana and Patient Protection Act for each class of license.
489	507		N. An original medical marijuana business license issued on or
490	508		after June 26, 2018, by the Authority, for a medical marijuana
491	509		commercial grower, a medical marijuana proces sor or a medical
492	510		marijuana dispensary shall be deemed to have been grandfathered into
493	511		the location on the date the original license was first issued for
494	512		purposes of determining the autho rity of the business to conduc t and
495	513		continue the same type of business at that location under a license
496	514		issued by the Authority, except as may be provided in Sectio ns 425
497	515		and 426.1 of this title. Any change in ownership after the original
498	516		medical marijuana business license has been is sued by the Authority
499	517		shall be construed by the Authority to be a continuation of the same
500		-	type of business originally licensed at tha t location. Nothing
501		-	shall authorize the Author ity to deny issuance or renewal of a
502		-	license or transfer of license due to a change in ownership for the
503		-	same business location previously licensed, except when a revocation
504		-	is otherwise authorized by law or a protest is made under the
505		-	municipal compliance provisions of Section 426.1 of this title.
506		-	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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533		-	Passed the Senate the 23rd day of March, 2022.
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537		-	Presiding Officer of the Senate
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540		-	Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
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	545	+	type of business originally licensed at tha t location. Nothing
	546	+	shall authorize the Author ity to deny issuance or renewal of a
	547	+	license or transfer of license due to a change in ownership for the
	548	+	same business location previously licensed, except when a revocation
	549	+	is otherwise authorized by law or a protest is made under the
	550	+	municipal compliance provisions of Section 426.1 of this title.
	551	+	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
	552	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, COMMERCE AND TOURISM
	553	+	February 17, 2022 - DO PASS