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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR ENGROSSED
SENATE BILL NO. 1841 By: Paxton of the Senate
and
Bush of the House
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to medical marijuana; amending 63
O.S. 2021, Section 426.1, as last amended by Section
3, Chapter 584, O.S.L. 2021, which relates to
licensure revocation; authorizing the Oklahoma
Medical Marijuana Authority to deny applications or
suspend or revoke business l icenses for certain
violations of laws or regulations; and declaring an
emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OK LAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 426.1, as
last amended by Section 3, Chapter 584, O.S.L. 2021, is amended to
read as follows:
Section 426.1 A. Except for revocation hearings concerning
licensed patients, as d efined in Section 427.2 of this title, all
licensure revocation h earings conducted pursuant to marijuana
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licenses established in the Ok lahoma Statutes shal l be recorded. A
party may request a copy of the recording of the proceedings.
Copies shall be prov ided to local law enforcement if the revocation
was based on alleged criminal activity.
B. The State Department of Health shall assist any law
enforcement officer in the performanc e of his or her duties upon
such request by the law e nforcement officer or the request of other
local officials having jurisdiction. Excep t for license information
concerning licensed patients, as defined in S ection 427.2 of this
title, the Department sha ll share information with law enforcement
agencies upon request without a s ubpoena or search warrant.
C. The State Department of Health s hall make available all
information displayed on medical marijuana licen ses, as well as
whether the license is valid, to law enforcement electronically
through the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Tele communications System.
D. The Department shall make available to political
subdivisions a list of marijuana -licensed premises, medical
marijuana businesses or any other premises wh ere marijuana or its
by-products are licensed to be c ultivated, grown, proc essed, stored
or manufactured to aid county and municipal gove rnments in
identifying locations within their jurisdiction and ensure
compliance with local r egulations.
E. 1. All marijuana-licensed premises, medical marijuana
businesses or any other premis es where marijuana or its by-products
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are licensed to be cult ivated, grown, processed, stored or
manufactured shall submit with their a pplication, after no tifying
the political subdivision of their intent, a certificate of
compliance from the political sub division where the facility of the
applicant or use is to be located certifying compliance with zoning
classifications, applicable muni cipal ordinances and all applicable
safety, electrical, fire, plumbing, waste, construction and bui lding
specification codes.
2. Beginning on the effective date of this act May 28, 2021,
upon the initial request for renewal or transfer of a retail
marijuana dispensary licens e, a municipal government may object to
the continued licensure of the medical marijuana dis pensary if the
municipal government determines it is operating contrary to the
required setback distance from a school including the error in
measurement allowance authorized by Section 425 of this title .
3. To prevent the granting of the grandfather prov isions of
Section 425 of this title as a matter of law, the municipal
government shall provide the following documentation prior to the
initial renewal or transfer of a license:
a. a municipal resolution finding that the marijuana
dispensary is located wit hin the prohibited setback
distance from a school that was openly in existence i n
such a way that the public generally would have known
of the school’s existence and operation in that
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location prior to the original marijuana dispensary
being licensed. For purposes of this subparagraph,
"openly in existence" means any building, locati on or
structure on a school site that has visible outward
markings indicating the bu ilding, location or
structure was operating as a school which would serve
as sufficient notice of the existence of the school or
a reason for further inquiry on the part of the
marijuana dispensary license applicant. "Openly in
existence" shall not mean any school that operated
secretly or discreetly without any signs or other
markings on any building, location or structure on the
school site, undeveloped land or a structur e owned by
a school that was not openly used and marked as a
school site, or any sch ool site that was established
after the marijuana dispensary had been established
and licensed by the Authority, and
b. documentation of the measured distance from the sch ool
to the marijuana dispensary utilizing the method for
determining the setback dist ance less any allowable
error in measurement calculated and remeasured on and
after the effective date of this act May 28, 2021, as
authorized by Section 425 of this title.
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4. Prior to initial renewal or transfer of a license and upon
receipt of documentation required by paragraph 3 of this subsection,
if the Authority determines that the medical marijua na dispensary is
operating contrary to the required setback distance from a school
including the error in measurement allowance authori zed by Section
425 of this title, the Authority may deny the renewal or t ransfer of
the medical marijuana dispensary lice nse and shall cause the license
to be revoked.
5. For purposes of this subsection , "school" means the same as
defined in Section 427.2 of this title.
F. After a final determination by the applicable entity, the
Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority may deny an application or
suspend or revoke a medical marijuana busine ss license due to any
violation of state law, any violations of a regulation applicable t o
the operation of a medical marijuana business including those
adopted or enforced by any state agenc y including, but not limited
to, the Department of Environmental Quality, the Oklahoma Water
Resources Board, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food , and
Forestry, the Corporation Commission, or any other agency or
commission of this state, or any lo cal ordinance or regulation
applicable to a medical marijuana business or inaccurate reporting
or disclosures to municipal governments.
SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for t he preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, a n emergency is hereby
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declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
58-2-11391 GRS 04/14/22