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2828 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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3030 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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3232 HOUSE BILL 2428 By: May
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3838 AS INTRODUCED
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4040 An Act relating to medical marijuana; amending 63
4141 O.S. 2021, Sections 421, 422, and 423, as amended by
4242 Sections 1, 2, and 3, Chapter 332, O.S.L. 2022, and
4343 424 (63 O.S. Supp. 2022, Sections 421, 422 , and 423),
4444 which relate to licensing requirements for medica l
4545 marijuana dispensaries, commercial growers,
4646 processors and transporters; updating language;
4747 providing for temporary and annual licenses; amending
4848 63 O.S. 2021, Section s 427.14, as amended by Section
4949 4, Chapter 332, O.S.L. 2022 and 427.16, as amended by
5050 Section 16, Chapter 251, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp.
5151 2022, Sections 427.14 and 427.16), which relate to
5252 the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection
5353 Act; creating temporary and annual licensing program
5454 for certain medical marijuana businesses; stating
5555 conditions for temporary licenses; req uiring
5656 adherence to certain rules and regulations;
5757 clarifying obligations of the Oklahoma Medical
5858 Marijuana Authority when issuing temporary licenses;
5959 stating length of term of temporary licenses;
6060 providing for extensions under certain circumstances;
6161 establishing fees for temporary licenses and
6262 extensions; requirin g submission of certain
6363 information to the Authority; prohibiting issuance of
6464 license until certain inspections are completed;
6565 authorizing rejection of applications; defining term;
6666 clarifying circumstances that allow for the issuance
6767 of annual medical mari juana business licenses;
6868 requiring current licensees to submit certain
6969 documentation prior to renewal; establishing
7070 timelines and procedures; requiring person issued a
7171 temporary and annual license to annually submit
7272 certain documentation when seeking renew al of the
7373 license; updating language; creating temporary
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100100 licensing program for medical marijuana transporters;
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106106 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
107107 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 421, as
108108 amended by Section 1, Chapter 332, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2022,
109109 Section 421), is amended to read as follows:
110110 Section 421. A. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority shall
111111 make available on its website in an easy-to-find location an
112112 application applications for a temporary medical marijuana
113113 dispensary license and annual medical marijuana dispensary license.
114114 The application fee to fees for the temporary or annual lice nse
115115 shall be paid by the applicant shall be in the amounts provided for
116116 in Section 427.14 of this title. A method of payment for the
117117 application fee fees shall be provided on the website of the
118118 Authority. Dispensary Medical marijuana dispensary applicants must
119119 all be residents of Oklahoma. Any entity applying for a temporary
120120 or annual medical marijuana dispensary license must be owned by an
121121 Oklahoma resident and must be registere d to do business in Oklahoma.
122122 The Authority shall have ninety (90) business days to review the
123123 application for a temporary medical marijuana dispensary license;
124124 approve, reject or deny the application; and mail the approval,
125125 rejection or denial letter stating reasons for the rejection or
126126 denial to the applicant.
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153153 B. The In addition to the requirements provided for in the
154154 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, the Authority
155155 shall approve all applications which m eet the following criteria:
156156 1. The applicant must be twenty-five (25) years of age or
157157 older;
158158 2. The applicant, if applying as an individual, must show
159159 residency in the State of Oklahoma;
160160 3. All applying entities must show that a ll members, managers,
161161 and board members are Oklahoma residents;
162162 4. An applying entity may show ownership of non -Oklahoma
163163 residents, but that percentage ownership may not exceed twe nty-five
164164 percent (25%);
165165 5. All applying individuals or entities must be registered to
166166 conduct business in the State of Oklahoma; and
167167 6. All applicants must disclose all ownership interests in the
168168 dispensary.
169169 Applicants with a nonviolent felony conviction in the last two
170170 (2) years, any other felony conviction in the last five (5) years,
171171 inmates in the custody of the Department of Corrections or any
172172 person currently incarcerate d shall not qualify for a temporary or
173173 annual medical marijuana dispensary license.
174174 C. Licensed medical marijuana dispensaries shall be required to
175175 complete a monthly sal es report to the Authority. This report shall
176176 be due on the fifteenth of each month and provide reportin g on the
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203203 previous month. This report shall detail the weight of marijuana
204204 purchased at wholesale and the weight of marijuan a sold to licensed
205205 medical marijuana patients and license d caregivers and account for
206206 any waste. The report shall show total sales in dollars, tax
207207 collected in dollars, and tax due in d ollars. The Authority shall
208208 have oversight and auditing responsibilities to ensure that all
209209 marijuana being grown is accounted for.
210210 D. Only a licensed medical marijuan a dispensary may conduct
211211 retail sales of marijuana or marijuana derivatives. Beginning on
212212 the effective date of this act, licens ed medical marijuana
213213 dispensaries shall be authorized to package and sell pre -rolled
214214 marijuana to licensed medical marijuana pati ents and licensed
215215 caregivers. The products described in this subsection shall contain
216216 only the ground parts of the marijuana p lant and shall not include
217217 marijuana concentrates or derivatives . The total net weight of each
218218 pre-roll packaged and sold by a m edical marijuana dispensary shall
219219 not exceed one (1) gram. These products shall be tested, packaged
220220 and labeled in accordance with Oklahoma law and rules promulgated by
221221 the Authority.
222222 E. No medical marijuana dispensary shall offer or allow a
223223 medical marijuana patient licensee, careg iver licensee or other
224224 member of the public to handle or otherwise have physical contact
225225 with any medical marijuana not contained in a sealed or separate
226226 package. Provided, such prohibition shall not preclude an employe e
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253253 of the medical marijuana dispensary from handling loose or
254254 nonpackaged medical marijuana to be placed in packaging consistent
255255 with the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and
256256 the rules promulgated by the Authority for the packaging of m edical
257257 marijuana for retail sale. Provided, further, such prohibition
258258 shall not prevent a medical marijuana dispensary from displaying
259259 samples of its medical marijuana in separate display cases, jars or
260260 other containers and allowing medical marijuana pati ent licensees
261261 and caregiver licensee s the ability to handle or smell the various
262262 samples as long as the sample medical marijuana is used for display
263263 purposes only and is not offered for retail sale.
264264 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 422, as
265265 amended by Section 2, Chapter 332, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Su pp. 2022,
266266 Section 422), is amended to read as follows:
267267 Section 422. A. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authori ty shall
268268 make available on its website in an easy-to-find location an
269269 application applications for a temporary medical marijuana
270270 commercial grower license and annual medical marijuana commercial
271271 grower license. The application fee fees for the temporary or
272272 annual license shall be paid by the applicant in the amounts
273273 provided for in Section 427.14 of this title. A method of payment
274274 for the application fee fees shall be provided on the website of the
275275 Authority. The Authority shall have ninety (90) days to review the
276276 application for a temporary medical marijuana commercial grower
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303303 license; approve, reject or deny the application; and mail the
304304 approval, rejection or denial letter stating the reasons for the
305305 rejection or denial to the applicant.
306306 B. The In addition to the requirements provided for in the
307307 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Pat ient Protection Act, the Authority
308308 shall approve all applications which meet the following criteria:
309309 1. The applicant must be twenty-five (25) years of age or
310310 older;
311311 2. The applicant, if applying as an individua l, must show
312312 residency in the State of Oklahoma;
313313 3. All applying entities must show that all members, managers,
314314 and board members are Oklahoma residents;
315315 4. An applying entity may show owner ship of non-Oklahoma
316316 residents, but that percentage ownership ma y not exceed twenty-five
317317 percent (25%);
318318 5. All applying individuals or entities must be registered to
319319 conduct business in the State of Oklahoma; and
320320 6. All applicants must disclose all owner ship interests in the
321321 commercial grower operation.
322322 Applicants with a nonviolent felony conviction in the last two
323323 (2) years, any other felony conviction in the last five (5) years,
324324 inmates in the custody of the Department of Corrections or any
325325 person currently incarcerated shall not qualify for a temporary or
326326 annual medical marijuana commercial grower lice nse.
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353353 C. A licensed medical marijuana commercial grower may sell
354354 marijuana to a licensed medical marijuana dispensary or a licensed
355355 medical marijuana processor. Further, sales by a licensed medical
356356 marijuana commercial grower shall be considered wholesale sales and
357357 shall not be subject to taxation. Under no circumstances may a
358358 licensed medical marijuana commercial grower sell marijuana directly
359359 to a licensed medical marijuana patient or licensed medical
360360 marijuana caregiver. A licensed medical marijuana commercial grower
361361 may only sell at the wholesale level to a licensed medical marijuana
362362 dispensary, a licensed medical marijuana commercial grower or a
363363 licensed medical marijuana processor. If the federal government
364364 lifts restrictions on buying and selling marijuana between states,
365365 then a licensed medical marijuana commercial grower would be allowed
366366 to sell and buy marijuana wholesale from, or to, an out-of-state
367367 wholesale provider. A licensed medical marijuana commercial grower
368368 shall be required to complet e a monthly yield and sales report to
369369 the Authority. This report shall be due on the fifteenth of each
370370 month and provide reporting on the previous month. This report
371371 shall detail the amount of marijuana harvested in pounds, the amount
372372 of drying or dried marijuana on hand, t he amount of marijuana sold
373373 to licensed processors in pounds, the amount of waste in pounds, and
374374 the amount of marijuana sold to licensed medical marijuana
375375 dispensaries in pounds. Additionally, this repor t shall show total
376376 wholesale sales in dollars . The Authority shall have oversight and
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403403 auditing responsibilities to ensure th at all marijuana being grown
404404 by licensed medical marijuana commercial growers is accounted for.
405405 D. There shall be no limits on how much marijuana a lic ensed
406406 medical marijuana commercial grower can grow.
407407 E. Beginning on the effective date of this act, licensed
408408 medical marijuana commercial growers shall be authorized to package
409409 and sell pre-rolled marijuana to licensed medical marijuana
410410 dispensaries. The products described in this subsection shall
411411 contain only the ground parts of t he marijuana plant and shall not
412412 include marijuana concentrates or derivatives. The total net weight
413413 of each pre-roll packaged and sold by licensed medical marijuana
414414 commercial growers shall not exc eed one (1) gram. These products
415415 must be tested, package d and labeled in accordance with Oklahoma law
416416 and rules promulgated by the Authority.
417417 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 423, as
418418 amended by Section 3, Chap ter 332, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2022,
419419 Section 423), is amended to read as follows:
420420 Section 423. A. The Oklahoma Medical Mar ijuana Authority shall
421421 make available on its website in an easy-to-find location an
422422 application applications for a temporary medical marijuana processor
423423 license and annual medical marijuana processing processor license.
424424 The Authority shall be authorized to issue two types of annual
425425 medical marijuana processor licenses based on the lev el of risk
426426 posed by the type of processing conducted:
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453453 1. Nonhazardous medical marijuana processor license; and
454454 2. Hazardous medical ma rijuana processor license .
455455 The application fee fees for a nonhazardous or hazardous medical
456456 marijuana processor the temporary or annual license shall be paid by
457457 the applicant in the amounts provided for in Section 427.14 of this
458458 title. A method of payment shall be provided on the website of the
459459 Authority. The Authority shall have ninety (90) days to review the
460460 application for a temporary medical marijuana processor license ;
461461 approve, reject or deny the application; and mail the approval,
462462 rejection or denial letter stating the reasons for the rejection or
463463 denial to the applicant.
464464 B. The Authority shall approve all applications which mee t the
465465 following criteria:
466466 1. The applicant must be twenty-five (25) years of age or
467467 older;
468468 2. The applicant, if applying as an individual, must show
469469 residency in the State of Oklahoma;
470470 3. All applying entities must show that all members, managers,
471471 and board members are Oklahoma residents;
472472 4. An applying entity may show ownership of non -Oklahoma
473473 residents, but that pe rcentage ownership may not exceed t wenty-five
474474 percent (25%);
475475 5. All applying individuals or entities must be registered to
476476 conduct business in the State of Oklahoma; and
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503503 6. All applicants must disclose all ownership interests in the
504504 processing operation.
505505 Applicants with a nonviolent felony conviction in the last two
506506 (2) years, any other felony conviction in the last five (5) years,
507507 inmates in the custody of the Department of Corrections or any
508508 person currently incarcerate d shall not qualify for a temporary or
509509 annual medical marijuana processing processor license.
510510 C. 1. A licensed medical marijuana processor may take
511511 marijuana plants and dis till or process these plants into
512512 concentrates, edibles, and other forms for consumption.
513513 2. As required by subsection D of this section, the Authority
514514 shall make available a set of standards which shall be used by
515515 licensed medical marijuana processors in the preparation of edible
516516 marijuana products. The standards should be in line with curr ent
517517 food preparation guidelines . No excessive or punitive rules may b e
518518 established by the Authority.
519519 3. Up to two times a year, the Authority may inspect a
520520 processing operation and de termine its compliance with the
521521 preparation standards . If deficiencies are found, a written report
522522 of the deficiency shall be issued to the licensed medical marijuana
523523 processor. The licensed medical marijuana processor shall have one
524524 (1) month to correct the deficiency or be subject to a f ine of Five
525525 Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each deficiency.
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552552 4. A licensed medical marijuana processor may sell marijuana
553553 products it creates to a licensed medical marijuana dispensary or
554554 any other licensed medical marijuana processor. All sales by a
555555 licensed medical marijuana processor shall be considered wholesale
556556 sales and shall not be subject to taxation.
557557 5. Under no circumstances may a licensed medical marijuana
558558 processor sell marijuana or a ny marijuana product directly to a
559559 licensed medical marijuana patient or licensed medical marijuana
560560 caregiver. However, a licensed medical marijuana processor may
561561 process cannabis into a concentrated form for a licensed medical
562562 marijuana patient for a fee.
563563 6. Licensed medical marijuana processors shall be required to
564564 complete a monthly yield and sales report to the Authority. This
565565 report shall be due on the fifteenth of each month and shall provide
566566 reporting on the previous month . This report shall detail the
567567 amount of marijuana and medical marijuana products purchased in
568568 pounds, the amount of marijuana cooked or processed in p ounds, and
569569 the amount of waste i n pounds. Additionally, this repor t shall show
570570 total wholesale sales in dolla rs. The Authority shall have
571571 oversight and auditing responsibilities to ensu re that all marijuana
572572 being processed is accounted for.
573573 D. The Authority shall oversee the inspection and compliance of
574574 licensed medical marijuana processors producing products with
575575 marijuana as an additive . The Authority shall be compelled to,
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602602 within thirty (30) days of passage of this initiative, appoint
603603 twelve (12) Oklahoma residents to the Medical Marijuan a Advisory
604604 Council, who are marijuana industry experts, to create a list of
605605 food safety standards for processing and handling me dical marijuana
606606 in Oklahoma. These standards shall be adopted by the Authority and
607607 the Authority may enforce these standards fo r licensed medical
608608 marijuana processors. The Authority shall develop a standards
609609 review procedure and these stan dards can be altered by calling
610610 another council of twelve (12) Oklahoma marijuana industry experts .
611611 A signed letter of twenty operating, licensed medical marijuana
612612 processors shall constitute a need for a new council and standards
613613 review.
614614 E. If it becomes permissible unde r federal law, marijuana may
615615 be moved across state lines.
616616 F. Any device used for the processing or consumption of medical
617617 marijuana shall be considered legal to be sold, manufactured,
618618 distributed and possessed . No merchant, wholesaler, manufacturer or
619619 individual may be unduly harassed or prosecuted for sellin g,
620620 manufacturing or possessing marijuana paraphernalia .
621621 SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 424, is
622622 amended to read as follows :
623623 Section 424. A. A temporary medical marijuana transportation
624624 transporter license will or an annual medical marijuana tra nsporter
625625 license shall be issued to qualifying applicants for a medical
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652652 marijuana retail dispensary, growing medical marijuana commercial
653653 grower, or processing medical marijuana processor license. The
654654 transportation temporary or annual medical marijuana tran sporter
655655 license will shall be issued at the time of approval of a retail,
656656 growing, or processing the temporary or annual medical marijuana
657657 dispensary, medical marijuana commercial grower, or medical
658658 marijuana processor license. The fees for the temporary or annual
659659 license shall be paid by the applicant in the amounts provided for
660660 in Section 427.14 of th is title.
661661 B. A transportation medical marijuana transporter license will
662662 shall allow the holder to transport medical marijuana from an
663663 Oklahoma-licensed medical marijuana retailer dispensary, licensed
664664 growing medical marijuana commercial grower facility, or licensed
665665 medical marijuana processor facility to an Oklahoma -licensed medical
666666 marijuana retailer dispensary, licensed growing medical marijuana
667667 commercial grower facility, or licensed medical marijuana processing
668668 facility.
669669 C. All medical marijuana or medical marijuana products shall be
670670 transported in a locked container and clearly labeled "Medical
671671 Marijuana or Derivative ".
672672 SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.14, as
673673 amended by Section 4, Chapter 332, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2022,
674674 Section 427.14), is amended to read as follows:
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701701 Section 427.14 A. There is hereby created the medical
702702 marijuana business license, which shall include the following
703703 categories:
704704 1. Medical marijuana commercial grower;
705705 2. Medical marijuana processor;
706706 3. Medical marijuana dispensary;
707707 4. Medical marijuana transporter; and
708708 5. Medical marijuana testing laboratory.
709709 B. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, with the aid of
710710 the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, shall develop a
711711 website for medical marijuana business license applications.
712712 C. The Authority shall make available on it s website in an
713713 easy-to-find location, applications for a temporary medical
714714 marijuana business license and annual medical marijuana business
715715 license.
716716 D. Beginning November 1, 2023, the Authority shall require all
717717 persons or entities seeking licensure as a medical marijuana
718718 commercial grower, medical marijuan a processor, medical marijuana
719719 dispensary, or medical marijuana transporter to first apply for a
720720 temporary medical marijuana business license.
721721 1. A temporary medical marijuana business license is a
722722 conditional license and does not authorize the licensee t o conduct
723723 any sales of medical marijuana or marijuana products, the growing or
724724 processing of marijuana, or the transportation of any medical
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751751 marijuana or marijuana products by the licensee. A tempo rary
752752 medical marijuana business licensee shall follow all applicable
753753 rules and regulations promulgated by the Authority.
754754 2. A temporary medical marijuana busines s license does not
755755 obligate the Authority to issue an annual medical marijuana business
756756 license nor does the temporary medical marijuana business licens e
757757 create a vested right in the holder to either an extension of the
758758 temporary medical marijuana business license or to the granting o f a
759759 subsequent annual medical marijuana business license.
760760 3. A temporary medical marijuana business license issued under
761761 the provisions of this subsection shall be valid for one hundred
762762 eighty (180) days from its effective dat e.
763763 4. A temporary medical ma rijuana business license may be
764764 extended by the Authority for add itional ninety-day periods not to
765765 exceed eighteen (18) mon ths if:
766766 a. an application for an annual license has been
767767 submitted to the Authority prior to the initial
768768 expiration date of the tempo rary medical marijuana
769769 business license, and
770770 b. the Authority determines that the application and
771771 required documentation su bmitted by the applicant for
772772 an annual medical marijuana business license is
773773 deficient in some manner.
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800800 5. In addition to the initial fee for a medical marijuana
801801 business license provided for in subsection E of this section , a
802802 nonrefundable application fee for a temporary medical marijuana
803803 business license shall be assessed in the amount of One Thousand
804804 Dollars ($1,000.00). A nonrefund able fee of One Thousand Dollars
805805 ($1,000.00) shall be assessed for every ninety -day extension
806806 requested by the holder of a temporary medical marijuana business
807807 license and subsequently granted by the Authori ty.
808808 6. In addition to the general requirements p rovided for in
809809 subsection F of this section, persons or entities applying for a
810810 temporary medical marijuana busin ess license or applying to renew a
811811 medical marijuana business license shall submit the followi ng to the
812812 Authority:
813813 a. business-formation documents, which may include, but
814814 not be limited to, articles of incorporation,
815815 operating agreements, partnership agree ments, and
816816 fictitious business name statements. The applicant
817817 shall also provide all document s filed with the
818818 Oklahoma Secretary of State,
819819 b. financial information pertaining to the operations of
820820 the medical marijuana business, which shall include
821821 the following:
822822 (1) a list of funds belonging to the applicant held
823823 in savings, checking, or other acc ounts
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850850 maintained by a financial institution. The
851851 applicant shall provide for each account the name
852852 of the financial institution, the address of the
853853 financial institution, account type, account
854854 number, and the amount of money in the account,
855855 (2) a list of loans made to the applicant. For each
856856 loan, the applicant shall provide the amount of
857857 the loan, the date of the loan, term of the loan,
858858 security provided for th e loan, and the name,
859859 address, and phone number of the lender,
860860 (3) a list of investments made into the medical
861861 marijuana business. For each in vestment, the
862862 applicant shall provide the amount of the
863863 investment, the date of the investment, term of
864864 the investment, and the name, address, and phone
865865 number of the investor, and
866866 (4) a list of all monetary gifts, equipment, and
867867 property of any kind given to the applicant for
868868 the purpose of or in exchange for applying for or
869869 operating a medical marijuana business. For each
870870 gift, the applicant shall provide the value or a
871871 description of the gift and the name, address,
872872 and phone number of the provider of th e gift,
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899899 c. a complete list of every individual who has a
900900 financial interest in the medical marijuana business
901901 who is not an owner of the medical marijuana busine ss,
902902 d. whether the applicant has an o wnership or a financial
903903 interest in any other medical mari juana business
904904 licensed under the provisions of the Oklahoma Medical
905905 Marijuana and Patient Protection Act,
906906 e. a complete and detailed diagram of the proposed
907907 premises. If changes to the proposed pr emises occur
908908 during the application period, a revised set of plans
909909 shall be submitted to the Authority for final
910910 inspection. The diagram shall be to scale and shall
911911 show the following:
912912 (1) boundaries of the property an d the proposed
913913 premises to be license d, showing all boundaries,
914914 dimensions, entrances and exits , interior
915915 partitions, walls, rooms, windows, doorways, and
916916 common or shared entryways, and shall include a
917917 brief statement or description of the principal
918918 activity to be conducted therein,
919919 (2) the location of medical marijuana business
920920 activities that will take place in each area of
921921 the premises, and limited -access areas,
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948948 (3) where all cameras are located with a number
949949 assigned to each camera for identification
950950 purposes, and
951951 (4) if the proposed premi ses consists of only a
952952 portion of the property, labels ind icating which
953953 part of the property is the proposed premises and
954954 what the remaining property is used for,
955955 f. if the applicant is not the landowner of the real
956956 property upon which the premises is loca ted, a
957957 document from the landowner or the agent of the
958958 landowner that states that the applicant has the right
959959 to occupy the property and acknowledging the applicant
960960 may use the property for the medical marijuana
961961 business activity for which the applicant is applying
962962 for licensure. An applicant shall also provide a copy
963963 of the rental agreement, as applicable,
964964 g. if the applicant is the landowner of the real property
965965 upon which the premises is located, a copy of the
966966 title or deed to the property,
967967 h. if the applicant is applying for a medical marijuana
968968 commercial grower license, the applicant shall also
969969 submit the following:
970970 (1) for indoor and mixed -light cultivation,
971971 identification of all power sources for
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998998 cultivation activities including, but not limited
999999 to, illumination, heating, cooling, and
10001000 ventilation,
10011001 (2) if the applicant is proposing to use a diversion
10021002 from a waterbody, groundwater well, or rain
10031003 catchment system as a water s ource for
10041004 cultivation, the applicant shall include the
10051005 following locations on the property diagram with
10061006 locations also provided as coordinates in either
10071007 latitude and longitude or the Oklahoma Coordinate
10081008 System:
10091009 (a) sources of water used, including the
10101010 location of waterbody diversion, pump
10111011 location, and distribution system, and
10121012 (b) location, type, and capacity of each storage
10131013 unit to be used for cultivation, and
10141014 (3) a proposed cultivation plan, which shall includ e
10151015 identification of all water sources used for
10161016 cultivation activities, and
10171017 i. evidence of insurance including, but not limited to:
10181018 (1) general liability insurance,
10191019 (2) workers' compensation insurance or a copy of an
10201020 Affidavit of Exempt Status filed with th e
10211021 Workers' Compensation Commission if compensation
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10481048 coverage is not required pursuant to t he
10491049 Administrative Workers' Compensation Act, and
10501050 (3) product liability insurance.
10511051 7. The Authority may request additiona l information from the
10521052 applicant.
10531053 8. The Authority may reject an application for an annual
10541054 medical marijuana business license if the r equirements for a
10551055 temporary medical marijuana business license or any provision of the
10561056 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Ac t are not
10571057 satisfied.
10581058 9. For purposes of this subsection, "financial interest"
10591059 concerning a medical marijuana busines s shall include any
10601060 contractual agreements for profit sharing, subcontracting, or
10611061 similar financial arrangements; provided, that such discl osures
10621062 alone shall not automatically indicate ownership of the license or
10631063 require disclosure as an owner of the licen se.
10641064 E. 1. The In addition to the fee for a temporary medical
10651065 marijuana transporter license, the annual, nonrefundable fee for a
10661066 medical marijuana transporter license shall be Two Thousand Five
10671067 Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00).
10681068 2. The In addition to the nonrefundable application fee for a
10691069 temporary medical marijuana business license, the initial fee for a
10701070 medical marijuana commercial grower license shall be calculated
10711071 based upon the total amount of square feet o f canopy or acres the
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10981098 grower estimates will be ha rvested for the year. The annual,
10991099 nonrefundable license fee shall be based upon the total a mount of
11001100 square feet of canopy harvested by the grower during the previous
11011101 twelve (12) months. The amount of the fees shall be determined as
11021102 follows:
11031103 a. For an indoor, greenhouse, or light deprivation
11041104 medical marijuana grow facility:
11051105 (1) Tier 1: Up to ten thousand (10,000) square feet
11061106 of canopy, the fee shall be Two Thousand Five
11071107 Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00),
11081108 (2) Tier 2: Ten thousand one (10,001) square feet of
11091109 canopy to twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of
11101110 canopy, the fee shall be Five Tho usand Dollars
11111111 ($5,000.00),
11121112 (3) Tier 3: Twenty thousand one (20,001) square fee t
11131113 of canopy to forty thousand (40,000) s quare feet
11141114 of canopy, the fee shall be Ten Thousand Dol lars
11151115 ($10,000.00),
11161116 (4) Tier 4: Forty thousand one (40,001) square feet
11171117 of canopy to sixty thousand (60,000) square feet
11181118 of canopy, the fee shall be Twent y Thousand
11191119 Dollars ($20,000.00),
11201120 (5) Tier 5: Sixty thousand one (60,001) square feet
11211121 of canopy to eighty thousand (80,000) square feet
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11481148 of canopy, the fee shall be Thirty Thou sand
11491149 Dollars ($30,000.00),
11501150 (6) Tier 6: Eighty thousand one (80,001) square feet
11511151 of canopy to ninety-nine thousand nine hundred
11521152 ninety-nine (99,999) square feet of canopy, the
11531153 fee shall be Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00),
11541154 and
11551155 (7) Tier 7: One hundred thousand (100,000) square
11561156 feet of canopy and beyond, the fee shall be Fifty
11571157 Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), plus an additional
11581158 twenty-five cents ($0.25) per square foot of
11591159 canopy over one hundred thousand (100,000) square
11601160 feet.
11611161 b. For an outdoor medical marijuana grow facility:
11621162 (1) Tier 1: Up to two and one-half (2 1/2) acres,
11631163 the fee shall be Two Thousand Five Hundred
11641164 Dollars ($2,500.00),
11651165 (2) Tier 2: Two and one-half (2 1/2) acres up to
11661166 five (5) acres, the fee shall be Five Thousand
11671167 Dollars ($5,000.00),
11681168 (3) Tier 3: Five (5) acres up to ten (10) acres, the
11691169 fee shall be Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00),
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11961196 (4) Tier 4: Ten (10) acres up to twenty (20) acres,
11971197 the fee shall be Twenty Thousand Dollars
11981198 ($20,000.00),
11991199 (5) Tier 5: Twenty (20) acres up to thirty (30)
12001200 acres, the fee shall be Thirty Thousand Dollars
12011201 ($30,000.00),
12021202 (6) Tier 6: Thirty (30) acres up to forty (40)
12031203 acres, the fee shall be Forty Thousan d Dollars
12041204 ($40,000.00),
12051205 (7) Tier 7: Forty (40) acres up to fifty (50) acres,
12061206 the fee shall be Fifty Thousand Do llars
12071207 ($50,000.00), and
12081208 (8) Tier 8: If the amount of acreage exceeds fifty
12091209 (50) acres, the fee shall be Fifty Thousand
12101210 Dollars ($50,000.00) plu s an additional Two
12111211 Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) per acre.
12121212 c. For a medical marijuana commercial grower that has a
12131213 combination of both indoor and outdoor growing
12141214 facilities at one location, the medical marijuana
12151215 commercial grower shall be required to obtain a
12161216 separate license from the Authority for each type of
12171217 grow operation and shall be subject to the licensing
12181218 fees provided for in subparagraphs a and b of this
12191219 paragraph.
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12461246 d. As used in this paragraph:
12471247 (1) "canopy" means the total surface area within a
12481248 cultivation area that is dedicated to the
12491249 cultivation of flowering marijuana plants. The
12501250 surface area of the plant canopy must be
12511251 calculated in square feet and mea sured and must
12521252 include all of the area within the boundaries
12531253 where the cultivation of the fl owering marijuana
12541254 plants occurs. If the surface of the plant
12551255 canopy consists of noncontiguous areas, each
12561256 component area must be separat ed by identifiable
12571257 boundaries. If a tiered or shelving system is
12581258 used in the cultivation area, the surface area of
12591259 each tier or shelf must be included in
12601260 calculating the area of the plant canopy.
12611261 Calculation of the area of the plant canopy may
12621262 not include the areas within the cult ivation area
12631263 that are used to cultivate immature marijuana
12641264 plants and seedlings, p rior to flowering, and
12651265 that are not used at any time to cultivate mature
12661266 marijuana plants. If the flowering plants are
12671267 vertically grown in cylinde rs, the square footage
12681268 of the canopy shall be measu red by the
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12951295 circumference of the cylinder multiplied by the
12961296 total length of the cylinder,
12971297 (2) "greenhouse" means a structure located outdoors
12981298 that is completely covered by a material that
12991299 allows a controlled level of light transmission,
13001300 and
13011301 (3) "light deprivation" means a structure that has
13021302 concrete floors and the ability t o manipulate
13031303 natural light.
13041304 3. The In addition to the nonrefundable application fee for a
13051305 temporary medical marijuana business license, the annual,
13061306 nonrefundable license fee for a medical marijuana processor license
13071307 shall be determined as follows:
13081308 a. Tier 1: Zero (0) to ten thousand (10,000) pounds of
13091309 biomass or production or use of up to one hundred
13101310 (100) liters of cannabis concentrate, the annual fee
13111311 shall be Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
13121312 ($2,500.00),
13131313 b. Tier 2: Ten thousand one (10,001) pounds to fifty
13141314 thousand (50,000) pounds of biomass or production or
13151315 use from one hundred one (101) to three hundred fifty
13161316 (350) liters of cannabis concentrate, the annual fee
13171317 shall be Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000 .00),
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13441344 c. Tier 3: Fifty thousand one (50,001) pounds to one
13451345 hundred fifty thousand (150,000) pounds of biomass or
13461346 production or use from three hundred fifty-one (351)
13471347 to six hundred fifty (650) liters of cannabis
13481348 concentrate, the annual fee shall be Ten Thousand
13491349 Dollars ($10,000.00),
13501350 d. Tier 4: One hundred fifty thousand one (150,001)
13511351 pounds to three hundred thousand (300,000) pounds of
13521352 biomass or production or use from six hundred fifty-
13531353 one (651) to one thousand (1,000) liters of cannabis
13541354 concentrate, the annual fee shall be Fifteen Thousand
13551355 Dollars ($15,000.00), and
13561356 e. Tier 5: More than three hundred thousand one
13571357 (300,001) pounds of biomass or production or use in
13581358 excess of one thousand one (1,001) liters of cannabis
13591359 concentrate, the annual fee shall be Twenty Thousand
13601360 Dollars ($20,000.00).
13611361 For purposes of this paragraph only, if the cannabi s concentrate
13621362 is in nonliquid form, every one thousand (1,000) grams of
13631363 concentrated marijuana shall be calculated as one (1) liter of
13641364 cannabis concentrate.
13651365 4. The In addition to the nonrefundable application fee for a
13661366 temporary medical marijuana business license, the initial fee for a
13671367 medical marijuana dispensary license shall be Two Thousand Five
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13941394 Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00). The annual, nonrefundable license fee
13951395 for a medical marijuana dispensary license shall be cal culated at
13961396 ten percent (10%) of the sum of twelve (12) calendar months of the
13971397 combined annual state sales tax and state excise tax of the
13981398 dispensary. The minimum fee shall be not less than Two Thousand
13991399 Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) and the maximum fee shall not
14001400 exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).
14011401 5. The In addition to the nonrefundable application fee for a
14021402 temporary medical marijuana business license, the annual,
14031403 nonrefundable license fee for a medical marijuana testing laboratory
14041404 shall be Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00).
14051405 E. F. All applicants seeking licensure or licensure renewal as
14061406 a medical marijuana business shall comply with the following general
14071407 requirements:
14081408 1. All applications for licenses and registrations authorized
14091409 pursuant to this section shall be made upon forms prescribed by the
14101410 Authority;
14111411 2. Each application shall identify the city or co unty in which
14121412 the applicant seeks to obtain licensure as a medical marijuana
14131413 business;
14141414 3. Applicants shall submit a complete application to the
14151415 Authority before the application may be accepted or considered;
14161416 4. All applications shall be comple te and accurate in every
14171417 detail;
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14441444 5. All applications shal l include all attachments or
14451445 supplemental information required by the forms supplied by the
14461446 Authority;
14471447 6. All applications shall be accompanied by a full remittance
14481448 for the whole amount of the appl ication fees. Application fees are
14491449 nonrefundable;
14501450 7. All applicants shall be approved for licensing review that,
14511451 at a minimum, meets the following criteria:
14521452 a. twenty-five (25) years of age or older,
14531453 b. if applying as an individual, proof that the applic ant
14541454 is an Oklahoma resident pursuant to paragraph 11 of
14551455 this subsection,
14561456 c. if applying as an entity, proof that seventy-five
14571457 percent (75%) of all members, managers, executive
14581458 officers, partners, board members or any other form of
14591459 business ownership are Ok lahoma residents pursuant to
14601460 paragraph 11 of this subsecti on,
14611461 d. if applying as an individual or entity, proof that the
14621462 individual or entity is registered to conduct business
14631463 in the State of Oklahoma,
14641464 e. disclosure of all ownership interests pursuant t o the
14651465 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act,
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14931493 f. proof that the medical marijuana business, medical
14941494 marijuana research facility, medical marijuana
14951495 education facility and medical marijuana waste
14961496 disposal facility applicant or licensee has not been
14971497 convicted of a nonviolent felony in the last two (2)
14981498 years, or any other felony conviction within the last
14991499 five (5) years, is not a current inmate in the custody
15001500 of the Department of Corrections, or currently
15011501 incarcerated in a jail or corrections fac ility;
15021502 8. There shall be no limit to the number of medica l marijuana
15031503 business licenses or categories that an individual or entity can
15041504 apply for or receive, although each application and each category
15051505 shall require a separate application and application fe e. A
15061506 commercial grower, processor and dispensary, or any combination
15071507 thereof, are authorized to share the same address or physical
15081508 location, subject to the restrictions set forth in the Oklahoma
15091509 Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act;
15101510 9. All applicants for a medical marijuana business license,
15111511 research facility license or education facility license authorized
15121512 by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, or for
15131513 a renewal of such license, shall undergo an Oklahoma criminal
15141514 history background check conducted by the Oklahoma State Bureau of
15151515 Investigation (OSBI) within thirty (30) days prior to the
15161516 application for the license, including:
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15431543 a. individual applicants applying on their own behalf,
15441544 b. individuals applying on behalf of an entity,
15451545 c. all principal officers of an entity, and
15461546 d. all owners of an entity as defined by the Oklahoma
15471547 Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act;
15481548 10. All applicable fees charged by the OSBI are the
15491549 responsibility of the applicant and shall not be higher than fees
15501550 charged to any other person or industry for such b ackground checks;
15511551 11. In order to be considered an Oklahoma resident for purposes
15521552 of a medical marijuana business application, all applicants shall
15531553 provide proof of Oklahoma residency for at le ast two (2) years
15541554 immediately preceding the date of applicatio n or five (5) years of
15551555 continuous Oklahoma residency during the preceding twenty-five (25)
15561556 years immediately preceding the date of application. Sufficient
15571557 documentation of proof of residency sh all include a combination of
15581558 the following:
15591559 a. an unexpired Oklahoma-issued driver license,
15601560 b. an Oklahoma identification card,
15611561 c. a utility bill preceding the date of application,
15621562 excluding cellular telephone and Internet bills,
15631563 d. a residential property deed to property in the State
15641564 of Oklahoma, and
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15911591 e. a rental agreement preceding the date of application
15921592 for residential property located in the State of
15931593 Oklahoma.
15941594 Applicants that were issued a medical marijuana business license
15951595 prior to August 30, 2019, are hereby exempt from the two-year or
15961596 five-year Oklahoma residen ce requirement mentioned above;
15971597 12. All license applicants shall be required to submit a
15981598 registration with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and
15991599 Dangerous Drugs Control as provided in Sections 2-302 through 2-304
16001600 of this title;
16011601 13. All applicants shall establish their identity through
16021602 submission of a color copy or digital image of one of the following
16031603 unexpired documents:
16041604 a. front of an Oklahoma driver license,
16051605 b. front of an Oklahoma identification card,
16061606 c. a United States passport or other photo id entification
16071607 issued by the United States government, or
16081608 d. a tribal identification card approved for
16091609 identification purposes by the Oklahoma Department of
16101610 Public Safety; and
16111611 14. All applicants shall submit an applicant photograph.
16121612 F. G. The Authority shall review the temporary medical
16131613 marijuana business license application; approve, reject or deny the
16141614 application; and mail the approval, rejection, denial or status-
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16411641 update letter to the a pplicant within ninety (90) business days of
16421642 receipt of the application.
16431643 G. H. 1. The Authority shall review the temporary medical
16441644 marijuana business applications and conduct all investigations,
16451645 inspections and interviews before approving the application for an
16461646 annual medical marijuana business license for the specific category
16471647 applied under. The annual medical marijuana business license shall
16481648 not be issued until the Authority determines that all n ecessary
16491649 inspections and reviews including, bu t not limited to, plan reviews,
16501650 safety inspections or compliance inspections, have been completed .
16511651 2. Approved applicants shall be issued a an annual medical
16521652 marijuana business license for the specific category applied under,
16531653 which shall act as proof of their approved status. Rejection and
16541654 denial letters shall provide a reason for the rejection or denial.
16551655 Applications for an annual medical marijuana business license may
16561656 only be rejected or denied based on the applicant not meeting the
16571657 standards set forth in the provisions of subsection D of this
16581658 section for a temporary medical marijuana business license, the
16591659 provisions of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection
16601660 Act and Sections 420 through 426.1 of this title, improper
16611661 completion of the application, or for a reason provided for in the
16621662 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and Sections
16631663 420 through 426.1 of this title. If an application for an annual
16641664 medical marijuana business licens e is rejected for failure to
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16911691 provide required information, the applicant shall have thirty (30)
16921692 days be granted an extension of time as pro vided for in paragraph 4
16931693 of subsection D of this section to submit the required information
16941694 for reconsideration. No additional application fee and shall be
16951695 charged for such reconsideration assessed a nonrefundable fee of One
16961696 Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for every ninety-day extension
16971697 requested by the applicant and su bsequently granted by the
16981698 Authority. Unless the Authority determines otherwise, an
16991699 application that has been resubmitted but is still incomplete or
17001700 contains errors that are not clerical or typographical in nature
17011701 shall be denied.
17021702 3. Status-update letters shall provide a reason for delay in
17031703 either approval, rejection or denial should a situation arise in
17041704 which an application was submitted properly but a delay in
17051705 processing the application oc curred.
17061706 4. Approval, rejection, denial or status-update letters shall
17071707 be sent to the applicant in the same method the application was
17081708 submitted to the Authority.
17091709 5. Medical marijuana businesses issued a medical m arijuana
17101710 business license prior to the effective date of this act shall b e
17111711 required to submit business -formation documents, financial and
17121712 property information, and insurance information pertaining to the
17131713 operations of the medical marijuana business, as prescribed in
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17411741 of this section, to the Authority prior to renewal of the medical
17421742 marijuana business license. The medical marijuana business licensee
17431743 shall submit the required documentation not less than sixty (60)
17441744 days prior to the date of renewal of the medical marijuana bus iness
17451745 license. The Authority shall have thirty (30) days to review the
17461746 submitted documentation and an addition al thirty (30) days
17471747 immediately thereafter for purposes of resolving any
17481748 inconsistencies, discrepancies, or disputed issues found within the
17491749 submitted documentation. If the medical marijuana business licensee
17501750 fails to submit the required documentation six ty (60) days prior to
17511751 the date of renewal, the license of the medical ma rijuana business
17521752 shall be suspended until such time as the documentation is submitted
17531753 to the Authority.
17541754 6. Medical marijuana businesses that have be en issued a
17551755 temporary and annual me dical marijuana business license pursuant to
17561756 the provisions of subsectio n D of this section shall be required to
17571757 annually submit updated business -formation documents, financial and
17581758 property information, and insurance info rmation pertaining to the
17591759 operations of the medi cal marijuana business, as prescribed in
17601760 subparagraphs a, b, c, d, e, f, and i of paragraph 6 of subsection D
17611761 of this section, to the Authority w hen seeking renewal of the
17621762 medical marijuana business license.
17631763 H. I. A license for a medical marijuana business, medical
17641764 marijuana research facility, medical marijuana education facility or
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17911791 medical marijuana waste disposal facility shall not be issued to or
17921792 held by:
17931793 1. A person until all required fees have been paid;
17941794 2. A person who has been convicted of a nonviolent felony
17951795 within two (2) years of the date of application, or within five (5)
17961796 years for any other felony;
17971797 3. A corporation, if the criminal history of any of its
17981798 officers, directors or stockholders indicates that the officer,
17991799 director or stockholder has been convicted of a nonviolent felony
18001800 within two (2) years of the date of application, or wi thin five (5)
18011801 years for any other felony;
18021802 4. A person under twenty-five (25) years of age;
18031803 5. A person licensed pursuant to this section who, during a
18041804 period of licensure, or who, at the time of application, has failed
18051805 to:
18061806 a. file taxes, interest or pena lties due related to a
18071807 medical marijuana business, or
18081808 b. pay taxes, interest or penalties due related to a
18091809 medical marijuana business;
18101810 6. A sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer or pros ecuting
18111811 officer, or an officer or employee of the Authority or munic ipality;
18121812 7. A person whose authority to be a caregiver, as defined in
18131813 Section 427.2 of this title, has been revoked by the Authority; or
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18401840 8. A person who was involved in the management or operations of
18411841 any medical marijuana business, medical mar ijuana research facility,
18421842 medical marijuana education facility or medical marijuana waste
18431843 disposal facility that, after the initiation of a disciplinary
18441844 action, has had a medical marijuana license revoked, not renewed, or
18451845 surrendered during the five (5) ye ars preceding submission of the
18461846 application and for the following violations:
18471847 a. unlawful sales or purchases,
18481848 b. any fraudulent acts, falsification of records or
18491849 misrepresentation to the Authority, medical marijuana
18501850 patient licensees, caregiver licensees o r medical
18511851 marijuana business licensees,
18521852 c. any grossly inaccurate or fraudulent reporting,
18531853 d. threatening or harming any medical marijuana patient,
18541854 caregiver, medical practitioner or employee of the
18551855 Authority,
18561856 e. knowingly or intentionally refus ing to permit the
18571857 Authority access to premises or records,
18581858 f. using a prohibited, hazardous substance for processing
18591859 in a residential area,
18601860 g. criminal acts relating to t he operation of a medical
18611861 marijuana business, or
18621862 h. any violations that end anger public health and safety
18631863 or product safety.
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18901890 I. J. In investigating the qualifications of an applicant or a
18911891 licensee, the Authority and municipalities may have access to
18921892 criminal history record information furnished by a criminal justice
18931893 agency subject to any restrictions imposed by such an agency.
18941894 J. K. The failure of an applicant or licensee to provide the
18951895 requested information by the Authority deadline may be groun ds for
18961896 denial of the application.
18971897 K. L. All applicants and licensees shall submit information to
18981898 the Authority in a full, faithful, truthful and fair manner. The
18991899 Authority may recommend denial of an application where the appli cant
19001900 or licensee made misstatements, omissions, misrepresentations or
19011901 untruths in the application or in connection with the background
19021902 investigation of the applicant. This type of conduct may be grounds
19031903 for administrative action against the applicant or licensee. Typos
19041904 and scrivener errors shall not be grounds for denial.
19051905 L. M. A licensed medical marijuana business premises shall be
19061906 subject to and responsible for compliance with applicable provisions
19071907 consistent with the zoning where such business is locate d as
19081908 described in the most recent versions of the Oklahoma Uniform
19091909 Building Code, the International Building Code and the International
19101910 Fire Code, unless granted an exemption by a municipality or
19111911 appropriate code enforcement entity.
19121912 M. N. All medical marijuana business, medical marijuana
19131913 research facility, medical marijuana education facility and medical
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19401940 marijuana waste disposal facility licensees shall pay the relevant
19411941 licensure fees prior to receiving licensure to operate.
19421942 N. O. A medical marijuana business, medical marijuana rese arch
19431943 facility, medical marijuana education facility or medical marijuana
19441944 waste disposal facility that attempts to renew its license after the
19451945 expiration date of the license shall pay a late renewal fee in an
19461946 amount to be determined by the Authority to reinstate the license.
19471947 Late renewal fees are nonrefundable. A license that has been
19481948 expired for more than ninety (90) days shall not be renewed.
19491949 O. P. No medical marijuana business, medical marijuana research
19501950 facility, medical marijuana education facility or medical marijuana
19511951 waste disposal facility shall possess, sell or transfer medical
19521952 marijuana or medical marijuana products without a valid, unexpired
19531953 license issued by the Authority.
19541954 SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.16, as
19551955 amended by Section 16, Chapter 251, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2022,
19561956 Section 427.16), is amended to read as follows:
19571957 Section 427.16 A. There is hereby created a medical marijuana
19581958 transporter license as a category of the medical marijuana business
19591959 license.
19601960 B. Pursuant to Sect ion 424 of this title, the Oklahoma Medical
19611961 Marijuana Authority sh all issue a temporary and an annual medical
19621962 marijuana transporter license to licensed medical marijuana
19631963 commercial growers, licensed medical marijuana processors, and
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19901990 licensed medical marijuana dispensaries upon issuance of such
19911991 licenses and upon each renewal. Medical marijuana transporter
19921992 licenses shall also be issued to licensed medical marijuana research
19931993 facilities, licensed medical marijuana education facilities and
19941994 licensed medical marijuana testing laboratories upon issuance of
19951995 such licenses and upon each renewal.
19961996 C. A temporary or annual medical marijuana transporter license
19971997 may also be issued to qualifying appli cants who are registered with
19981998 the Secretary of State and otherwise meet the requirements for a
19991999 medical marijuana business license set forth in Section 427.14 of
20002000 this title, the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection
20012001 Act and the requirements set forth in this section to provide
20022002 logistics, distribution and storage of medical marijuana, medical
20032003 marijuana concentrate and medical marijuana products.
20042004 D. A medical marijuana transporter license shall be v alid for
20052005 one (1) year and shall not be transferred with a change of
20062006 ownership. A licensed medical marijuana transporter shall be
20072007 responsible for all medical marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate
20082008 and medical marijuana products once the transporter takes control of
20092009 the product.
20102010 E. A transporter license shall be required for any person or
20112011 entity to transport or transfer medical marijuana, medical marijuana
20122012 concentrate or medical marijuana products from a licensed medical
20132013 marijuana business to another medi cal marijuana business, or from a
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20402040 medical marijuana business to a medical marijuana research facility
20412041 or medical marijuana education facility.
20422042 F. A medical marijuana transporter licensee may contract with
20432043 multiple licensed medical marijuana businesses.
20442044 G. A medical marijuana transporter may maintain a licensed
20452045 premises to temporarily store medical marijuana, medical marijuana
20462046 concentrate and medical marijuana products and to use as a
20472047 centralized distribution point. A medical marijuana transporter may
20482048 store and distribute medical marijuana, medical marijuana
20492049 concentrate and medical marijuana products from the licensed
20502050 premises. The licensed premises shall meet all security
20512051 requirements applicable to a medical marijuana business.
20522052 H. A medical marijuana tr ansporter licensee shall use the seed-
20532053 to-sale tracking system developed pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical
20542054 Marijuana and Patient Protection Act to create shipping manifests
20552055 documenting the transport of medical marijuana, medical marijuana
20562056 concentrate and medical marijuana products throughout the state.
20572057 I. A licensed medical marijuana transporter may maintain and
20582058 operate one or more warehouses in the state to handle medical
20592059 marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate and medical marijuana
20602060 products. Each locatio n shall be registered and inspected by the
20612061 Authority prior to its use.
20622062 J. With the exception of a lawful transfer between medical
20632063 marijuana businesses who are licensed to operate at the same
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20902090 physical address, all medical marijuana, medical marijuana
20912091 concentrate and medical marijuana products shall be transported:
20922092 1. In vehicles equipped with Global Positioning System (GPS)
20932093 trackers;
20942094 2. In a locked container and clearly labeled "Medical Marijuana
20952095 or Derivative"; and
20962096 3. In a secured area of the vehicle th at is not accessible by
20972097 the driver during transit.
20982098 K. A transporter agent may possess marijuana at any location
20992099 while the transporter agent is transferring marijuana to or from a
21002100 licensed medical marijuana business, licensed medical marijuana
21012101 research facility or licensed medical marijuana education facility.
21022102 The Authority shall administer and enforce the provisions of this
21032103 section concerning transportation.
21042104 L. The Authority shall issue a transporter agent license to
21052105 individual agents, employees, officers or owners of a transporter
21062106 license in order for the individual to qualify to transport medical
21072107 marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate or medical marijuana
21082108 products.
21092109 M. The annual fee for a transporter agent license shall be
21102110 Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) and shall be paid by the transporter
21112111 license holder or the individual applicant. Transporter license
21122112 reprints shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00).
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21392139 N. The Authority shall issue each transporter agent a registry
21402140 identification card within thirty (30) days of receipt of:
21412141 1. The name, address and date of birth of the person;
21422142 2. Proof of current state residency;
21432143 3. Proof of identity as required for a medical marijuana
21442144 business license;
21452145 4. Possession of a valid state-issued driver license;
21462146 5. Verification of employment with a licensed transporter;
21472147 6. The application and affiliated fee; and
21482148 7. A copy of the criminal background check conducted by the
21492149 Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, paid for by the applicant.
21502150 O. If the transporter agent application is denied, the
21512151 Authority shall notify the transporter in writing of the reason for
21522152 denying the registry identification card.
21532153 P. A registry identification card for a transporter shall
21542154 expire one (1) year after the date of issuance or upon notification
21552155 from the holder of the transporter license that the transporter
21562156 agent ceases to work as a transporter.
21572157 Q. The Authority may revoke the registry identification card of
21582158 a transporter agent who knowi ngly violates any provision of this
21592159 section, and the transporter is subject to any other penalties
21602160 established by law for the violation.
21612161 R. The Authority may revoke or suspend the transporter license
21622162 of a transporter that the Authority determines knowingly aided or
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21892189 facilitated a violation of any provision of this se ction, and the
21902190 license holder is subject to any other penalties established in law
21912191 for the violation.
21922192 S. Vehicles used in the transport of medical marijuana or
21932193 medical marijuana product shall be:
21942194 1. Insured at or above the legal requirements in this state;
21952195 2. Capable of securing medical marijuana during transport; and
21962196 3. In possession of a shipping container a s defined in Section
21972197 427.2 of this title capable of securing all transported products.
21982198 T. Prior to the transport of any medical marijuan a, medical
21992199 marijuana concentrate or medical marijuana products, an inventory
22002200 manifest shall be prepared at the originat ion point of the medical
22012201 marijuana. The inventory manifest shal l include the following
22022202 information:
22032203 1. For the origination point of the medical marijuana:
22042204 a. the licensee number for the commercial grower,
22052205 processor or dispensary,
22062206 b. address of originatio n of transport, and
22072207 c. name and contact information for the orig inating
22082208 licensee;
22092209 2. For the end recipient license holder of the medical
22102210 marijuana:
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22382238 grower, processor, research facility or education
22392239 facility destination,
22402240 b. address of the destination, and
22412241 c. name and contact information for the destination
22422242 licensee;
22432243 3. Quantities by weig ht or unit of each type of medical
22442244 marijuana product contained in transport;
22452245 4. The date of the transport and the appr oximate time of
22462246 departure;
22472247 5. The arrival date and estimated ti me of arrival;
22482248 6. Printed names and signatures of the personnel accompan ying
22492249 the transport; and
22502250 7. Notation of the transporting licensee.
22512251 U. 1. A separate inventory manifest shall be prepa red for each
22522252 licensee receiving the medical marijuana.
22532253 2. The transporter agent shall provide the other medical
22542254 marijuana business with a copy of the inventory manifest at the time
22552255 the product changes hands and after the other licensee prints his or
22562256 her name and signs the inventory manifest.
22572257 3. A receiving licensee s hall refuse to accept any medical
22582258 marijuana, medical marijuana concentrat e or medical marijuana
22592259 products that are not accompanied by an inventory manifest.
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22862286 4. Originating and receiving licens ees shall maintain copies of
22872287 inventory manifests and logs of qua ntities of medical marijuana
22882288 received for seven (7) years from date of re ceipt.
22892289 SECTION 7. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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22912291 59-1-6843 GRS 01/11/23