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29		-	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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31		-	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33		-	1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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35	28		ENGROSSED SENATE
36	29		BILL NO. 445 By: Paxton of the Senate
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40	33		Hardin (David) of the House
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45		-	[ medical marijuana - providing cumulative penalties
46		-	for certain offenses - effective date ]
	38	+	An Act relating to medical marijuana; amending
	39	+	Section 6, Chapter 11, O.S.L. 2019, as amended by
	40	+	Section 7, Chapter 477, O.S.L. 2019 (63 O.S . Supp.
	41	+	2020, Section 427.6), which relates to disciplinary
	42	+	actions; providing cumulative penal ties; specifying
	43	+	type of fine; clarifying language ; and providing an
	44	+	effective date.
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51	50		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
52	51		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 6, Chapter 11, O.S.L.
53	52		2019, as amended by Section 7, Chapter 477, O.S.L. 2019 (63 O.S.
54	53		Supp. 2020, Section 427.6), is amended to read as follows:
55	54		Section 427.6. A. The State Department of Health shall address
56	55		issues related to the medical marijuana program in Oklahoma this
57	56		state including, but not limited to, monitoring and disciplinary
58	57		actions as they relate to the medical marijuana program.
59	58		B. 1. The Department or it s designee may perform on-site
60	59		assessments of a licensee or applicant for any medical marijuana
61	60		business license issued pursuant to this act the Oklahoma Medical
62	61		Marijuana and Patient Protection Act to determine compliance with
	62	+	this act or submissions made pursuant to this section. The
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90		-	this act or submissions made pursuant to this section. The
91	89		Department may enter the licensed premises of a medical marijuana
92	90		business licensee or applicant to assess or monitor compliance.
93	91		2. Inspections shall be limited to twice per calendar year and
94	92		twenty-four (24) hours of noti ce shall be provided to a medical
95	93		marijuana business applicant or licensee prior to an o n-site
96	94		assessment. However, additional inspections may occur when the
97	95		Department shows that an additional inspection is necessary due to a
98	96		violation of this act the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
99	97		Protection Act. Such inspection may be without notice if the
100	98		Department believes that such notice will resul t in the destruction
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102	100		3. The Department may review relevant records of a licensed
103	101		medical marijuana business, licensed medical marijuana rese arch
104	102		facility or licensed medical marijuana education facility, and may
105	103		require and conduct interviews with such persons or entities and
106	104		persons affiliated with such entities, for the pu rpose of
107	105		determining compliance with Department requirements and appli cable
108	106		laws. However, prior to conducting any interviews with the medical
109	107		marijuana business, research facility or education facility, the
110	108		licensee shall be afforded sufficient time to s ecure legal
111	109		representation during such questioning if requested by the business
112	110		or facility or any of its agents or employees or contractors.
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140	137		4. The Department shall refer complaints alleging criminal
141	138		activity that are made against a licensee to appropria te Oklahoma
142	139		state or local law enforcement authorities.
143	140		C. Disciplinary action may be taken against an applicant or
144	141		licensee under this act the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
145	142		Protection Act for not adhering to the law pur suant to the terms,
146	143		conditions and guidelines set fo rth in this act.
147	144		D. Disciplinary actions may include revocation, suspension or
148	145		denial of an application, license or final aut horization and other
149	146		action deemed appropriate by the Department.
150	147		E. Disciplinary actions may be imposed upon a medical marijuana
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152	149		1. Failure to comply with or satisfy any provision of this
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154	151		2. Falsification or misrepresent ation of any material or
155	152		information submitted to the Department;
156	153		3. Failing to allow or impeding a monitoring visit by
157	154		authorized representatives of the Department;
158	155		4. Failure to adhere to any acknowledgement, verification or
159	156		other representation made t o the Department;
160	157		5. Failure to submit or disclose information required by th is
161	158		section or otherwise requested by the Department;
162	159		6. Failure to correct any violation of this section cited as a
163	160		result of a review or audit of financial records or other mat erials;
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191	187		7. Failure to comply with requested access by the Department to
192	188		the licensed premises or materials;
193	189		8. Failure to pay a required monetary penalty;
194	190		9. Diversion of medical marijuana or any medical marijuana
195	191		product, as determined by the Departmen t;
196	192		10. Threatening or harming a patient, a medical practitioner or
197	193		an employee of the Department; and
198	194		11. Any other basis indica ting a violation of the applicable
199	195		laws and regulations as identified by the Department.
200	196		F. Disciplinary actions against a li censee may include the
201	197		imposition of monetary penalties, which may be assessed by the
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203	199		G. Penalties In addition to any other penalties provided by
204	200		law, penalties for sales by a medical marijuana business to persons
205	201		other than those allowed b y law occurring within any two -year time
206	202		period may include an ini tial administrative fine of One Thousand
207	203		Dollars ($1,000.00) for a first violation and a an administrative
208	204		fine of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for any subsequent
209	205		violation. The medical marijuana busine ss may be subject to a
210	206		revocation of any license granted pursua nt to this act the Oklahoma
211	207		Medical Marijuana and Pa tient Protection Act upon a showing that the
212	208		violation was willful or grossly negligent.
213	209		H. 1. First In addition to any other penalties provided under
214	210		the Uniform Controlled Dan gerous Substance Act , a first offense for
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242	237		intentional and impermissible diver sion of medical marijuana,
243	238		concentrate, or products by a patient or caregiver to an
244	239		unauthorized person shall not be punished unde r a criminal statute
245	240		but may be subject to a an administrative fine of Two Hundred
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247	242		2. The In addition to any other penalties provided under the
248	243		Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substance Act, the second offense for
249	244		impermissible diversion of medical marijuana, concentrate, or
250	245		products by a patient or caregiv er to an unauthorized person shall
251	246		not be punished under a criminal statute but may be subject to a an
252	247		administrative fine of not to exceed Five Hu ndred Dollars ($500.00)
253	248		and may result in revocation of the license upon a showing that the
254	249		violation was willful or grossly negligent.
255	250		I. The following persons or e ntities may request a hearing to
256	251		contest an action or proposed action of the Department:
257	252		1. A medical marijuana business, research facility or education
258	253		facility licensee whose license has been summ arily suspended or who
259	254		has received a notice of contempla ted action to suspend or revoke a
260	255		license or take other disciplinary action; and
261	256		2. A patient or caregiver licensee whose license has been
262	257		summarily suspended or who has received notice of contempla ted
263	258		action to suspend or revoke a license or take other d isciplinary
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292	286		J. All hearings held pu rsuant to this section shall be in
293	287		accordance with the Oklahoma Administrative Procedures Act, Section
294	288		250 et seq. of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
295	289		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
	290	+	Passed the Senate the 10th day of March, 2021.
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297		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND CONTROLLED
298		-	SUBSTANCES, dated 04/08/2021 - DO PASS, As Amended.
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	294	+	Presiding Officer of the Senate
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	297	+	Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
	298	+	2021.
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