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4		-	An Act
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6	36		BILL NO. 913 By: Jech of the Senate
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8	38		and
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10	40		Moore of the House
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15	45		An Act relating to medical marijuana growing
16	46		operations; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.14, as
17	47		last amended by Secti on 4, Chapter 332, O.S.L. 2022
18	48		(63 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 427.14), which relates
19	49		to the medical marijuana business license; requiring
20	50		bond to be submitted during application process if
21	51		participating in growing operations; requiring bond
22	52		to be filed with the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana
23	53		Authority for designated area of commercial growing
24	54		operations; providing minimum amount; allowing
25	55		Authority to require additional coverage; requiring
26	56		amount should be sufficient in event of loss of
27	57		license; allowing additional agencies to recall the
28	58		bond under certain circumstances; providing an
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35		-	SUBJECT: Medical marijuana bon d requirement
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37	65		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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39	66		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.14, as
40	67		last amended by Section 4, Chapter 332, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp.
41	68		2022, Section 427.14), is amended to read as follows:
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43	96		Section 427.14. A. There is hereby created the medical
44	97		marijuana business license, which shall inc lude the following
45	98		categories:
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49	99		1. Medical marijuana commercial grower;
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51	100		2. Medical marijuana processor;
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53	101		3. Medical marijuana dispensary;
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55	102		4. Medical marijuana transporter; and
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57	103		5. Medical marijuana testing laboratory.
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59	104		B. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, with the aid of
60	105		the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, shall develop a
61	106		website for medical marijuana business applications.
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63	107		C. The Authority shall make available on its website in an
64	108		easy-to-find location, applications for a medical m arijuana
65	109		business.
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67	110		D. 1. The annual, nonrefundable fee for a medical marijuana
68	111		transporter license shall be Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
69	112		($2,500.00).
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71	113		2. The initial fee for a medical marijuana commer cial grower
72	114		license shall be calculated based upon the total amount of square
73	115		feet of canopy or acres the grower estimates will be harvested for
74	116		the year. The annual, nonrefundable license fee shall be based upon
75	117		the total amount of square feet of canopy harvested by the grower
76	118		during the previous twelve (12 ) months. The amount of the fees
77	119		shall be determined as follows:
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79	147		a. For an indoor, greenhouse, or light deprivation
80	148		medical marijuana grow facility:
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82	149		(1) Tier 1: Up to ten thousand (10,000) square feet
83	150		of canopy, the fee shall be Two Thousand Five
84	151		Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00),
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86	152		(2) Tier 2: Ten thousand one (10,001) square feet of
87	153		canopy to twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of
88	154		canopy, the fee shall be Five Thousand Dollars
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93	156		(3) Tier 3: Twenty thousand one (20,001) square fee t
94	157		of canopy to forty thousand (40,000) square feet
95	158		of canopy, the fee shall be Ten Thousand Dollars
96	159		($10,000.00),
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98	160		(4) Tier 4: Forty thousand one (40,001) square feet
99	161		of canopy to sixty thousand (60,000) square feet
100	162		of canopy, the fee shall be Twent y Thousand
101	163		Dollars ($20,000.00),
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103	164		(5) Tier 5: Sixty thousand one (60,001) square feet
104	165		of canopy to eighty thousand (80,000) square feet
105	166		of canopy, the fee shall be Thirty Thousand
106	167		Dollars ($30,000.00),
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109	169		of canopy to ninety-nine thousand nine hundred
110	170		ninety-nine (99,999) square feet of canopy, the
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114	200		(7) Tier 7: One hundred thousand (100,000) square
115	201		feet of canopy and beyond, the fee shall be Fifty
116	202		Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) , plus an additional
117	203		twenty-five cents ($0.25) per square foot of
118	204		canopy over one hundred thousand (100,000) square
119	205		feet.
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121	206		b. For an outdoor medical marijuana grow facility:
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123	207		(1) Tier 1: Up to two and one-half (2 1/2) acres,
124	208		the fee shall be Two Thousand Five Hundred
125	209		Dollars ($2,500.00),
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127	210		(2) Tier 2: Two and one-half (2 1/2) acres up to
128	211		five (5) acres, the fee shall be Five Thous and
129	212		Dollars ($5,000.00),
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131	213		(3) Tier 3: Five (5) acres up to ten (10) acres, the
132	214		fee shall be Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00),
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136	215		(4) Tier 4: Ten (10) acres up to twenty (20) acres,
137	216		the fee shall be Twenty Thousand Dollars
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141	219		acres, the fee shall be Thirty Thousand Dollars
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144	248		(6) Tier 6: Thirty (30) acres up to forty (40)
145	249		acres, the fee shall be Forty Thou sand Dollars
146	250		($40,000.00),
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148	251		(7) Tier 7: Forty (40) acres up to fifty (50) acres,
149	252		the fee shall be Fifty Thousand Dollars
150	253		($50,000.00), and
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153	255		(50) acres, the fee sha ll be Fifty Thousand
154	256		Dollars ($50,000.00) plus an additional Two
155	257		Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) per acre.
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157	258		c. For a medical marijuana commercial grower that has a
158	259		combination of both indoor and outdoor growing
159	260		facilities at one location, the medical marijuana
160	261		commercial grower shall be required to obtain a
161	262		separate license from the Authority for each type of
162	263		grow operation and shall be subject to the licensing
163	264		fees provided for in subparagraphs a and b of this
164	265		paragraph.
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168	267		(1) “canopy” means the total surface area within a
169	268		cultivation area that is dedicated to the
170	269		cultivation of flowering marijuana plants. The
171	270		surface area of the plant canopy must be
172	271		calculated in square feet and measured and must
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173	299		include all of the area within the boundaries
174	300		where the cultivation of the flowering marijuana
175	301		plants occurs. If the surface of the plant
176	302		canopy consists of noncontiguous areas, each
177	303		component area must be sepa rated by identifiable
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180	304		boundaries. If a tiered or shelving system is
181	305		used in the cultivation area, the surface area of
182	306		each tier or shelf must be included in
183	307		calculating the area of the plant canopy .
184	308		Calculation of the area of the plant canopy may
185	309		not include the areas within the cultivation area
186	310		that are used to cultivate immature marijuana
187	311		plants and seedlings, p rior to flowering, and
188	312		that are not used at any time to cultivate mature
189	313		marijuana plants. If the flowering plants are
190	314		vertically grown in cyli nders, the square footage
191	315		of the canopy shall be measu red by the
192	316		circumference of the cylinder multiplied by the
193	317		total length of the cylinder,
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195	318		(2) “greenhouse” means a structure located outdoors
196	319		that is completely covered by a material that
197	320		allows a controlled level of light transm ission,
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201	350		concrete floors and the abilit y to manipulate
202	351		natural light.
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205	353		marijuana processor license shall be determined as follows:
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207	354		a. Tier 1: Zero (0) to ten thousand (10,000) pounds of
208	355		biomass or production or use of up to one hundred
209	356		(100) liters of cannabis concentrate, the annual fee
210	357		shall be Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
211	358		($2,500.00),
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213	359		b. Tier 2: Ten thousand one (10,001) pounds to fifty
214	360		thousand (50,000) pounds of biomass or production or
215	361		use from one hundred one (101) to three hundred fifty
216	362		(350) liters of cannabis concentrate, the annual fee
217	363		shall be Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00),
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219	364		c. Tier 3: Fifty thousand one (50,001) pounds to one
220	365		hundred fifty thousand (150,000) pounds of biomass or
221	366		production or use from three hundred fifty-one (351)
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224	367		to six hundred fifty (650) liters of cannabis
225	368		concentrate, the annual fee shall be Ten Thousand
226	369		Dollars ($10,000.00),
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229	371		pounds to three hundred thousand (300,000) pounds of
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231	400		one (651) to one thousand (1,000) liters of cannabis
232	401		concentrate, the annual fee shall be Fifteen Thousand
233	402		Dollars ($15,000.00), and
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235	403		e. Tier 5: More than three hundred thousand one
236	404		(300,001) pounds of biomass or production or use in
237	405		excess of one thousand one (1,001) liters of cannabis
238	406		concentrate, the annual fee shall be Twenty Thousand
239	407		Dollars ($20,000.00).
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241	408		For purposes of this paragraph only, if the cannabis concentrate
242	409		is in nonliquid form, every one thousand (1,000) grams of
243	410		concentrated marijuana shall be calculated as one (1) liter of
244	411		cannabis concentrate.
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246	412		4. The initial fee for a medical marijuana dispensary license
247	413		shall be Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00). The annual,
248	414		nonrefundable license fee for a medical marijuana dispensary license
249	415		shall be calculated at ten percent (10%) of the sum of twelve (12)
250	416		calendar months of the combined a nnual state sales tax and state
251	417		excise tax of the dispensary . The minimum fee shall be not less
252	418		than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) and the maximum
253	419		fee shall not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).
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256	421		marijuana testing laboratory shall be Twenty Thousand Dollars
257	422		($20,000.00).
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259	450		E. All applicants seeking licensure or licensure renewal as a
260	451		medical marijuana business shall comply with the following general
261	452		requirements:
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263	453		1. All applications for licenses and registrations authorized
264	454		pursuant to this section shall be made upon forms prescribed by the
265	455		Authority;
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269	456		2. Each application shall identify the city or county in which
270	457		the applicant seeks to obtain licensure as a medical marijuana
271	458		business;
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273	459		3. Applicants shall submit a complete application to the
274	460		Authority before the application may be accepted or considered;
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276	461		4. All applications shall be complete and accurate in every
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279	463		5. All applications shall include all attachments or
280	464		supplemental information required by the forms supplied by the
281	465		Authority;
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283	466		6. All applications shall be accompanied by a full remittance
284	467		for the whole amount of the application fees. Application fees are
285	468		nonrefundable;
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287	469		7. All applicants shall be approved for licensing review that,
288	470		at a minimum, meets the following criteria:
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292	499		b. if applying as an individual, proof that the applicant
293	500		is an Oklahoma resident pursuant to paragraph 11 of
294	501		this subsection,
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296	502		c. if applying as an entity, proof that seventy-five
297	503		percent (75%) of all members, managers, executive
298	504		officers, partners, board members or any other form of
299	505		business ownership are Oklahoma residents pursuant to
300	506		paragraph 11 of this subsection,
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302	507		d. if applying as an individual or entity, proof that the
303	508		individual or entity is registered to conduct business
304	509		in the State of Oklahoma,
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306	510		e. disclosure of all ownership interests pursuant to the
307	511		Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act,
308	512		and
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312	513		f. proof that the medical marijuana business, medical
313	514		marijuana research facility, medical marijuana
314	515		education facility and medical marijuana waste
315	516		disposal facility applicant or licensee has not been
316	517		convicted of a nonviolent felony in the last two (2)
317	518		years, or any other felony conviction within the last
318	519		five (5) years, is not a current inmate in the custody
319	520		of the Department of Corrections, or currently
320	521		incarcerated in a jail or corrections facility;
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323	550		business licenses or categories that an individual or entity can
324	551		apply for or receive, although each application and each category
325	552		shall require a separate application and application fee. A
326	553		commercial grower, processor and dispensary, or any combination
327	554		thereof, are authorized to share the same address or physical
328	555		location, subject to the restrictions set forth in the Oklahoma
329	556		Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act;
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331	557		9. All applicants for a medical marijuana business license,
332	558		research facility license or education facility license authorized
333	559		by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, or for
334	560		a renewal of such license, shall undergo an Oklahoma criminal
335	561		history background check conducted by the Oklahoma State Bureau of
336	562		Investigation (OSBI) within thirty (30) days prior to the
337	563		application for the license, including:
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343	566		c. all principal officers of an entity, and
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345	567		d. all owners of an entity as defined by the Oklahoma
346	568		Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act;
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348	569		10. All applicable fees charged by the OSBI are the
349	570		responsibility of the applicant and shall not be higher than fees
350	571		charged to any other person or industry for such background checks;
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353	600		of a medical marijuana business application, all applicants shall
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356	601		provide proof of Oklahoma residency for at least two (2) years
357	602		immediately preceding the date of application or five (5) years of
358	603		continuous Oklahoma residency during the preceding twenty-five (25)
359	604		years immediately preceding the date of application. Sufficient
360	605		documentation of proof of residency shall include a combination of
361	606		the following:
362		-
363	607		a. an unexpired Oklahoma-issued driver license,
364		-
365	608		b. an Oklahoma identification card,
366		-
367	609		c. a utility bill preceding the date of application,
368	610		excluding cellular telephone and Internet bills,
369		-
370	611		d. a residential property deed to property in the State
371	612		of Oklahoma, and
372		-
373	613		e. a rental agreement preceding the date of application
374	614		for residential property located in the State of
375	615		Oklahoma.
376		-
377	616		Applicants that were issued a medical marijuana business license
378	617		prior to August 30, 2019, are hereby exempt from the two-year or
379	618		five-year Oklahoma residence requirement mentioned above;
380		-
381	619		12. All license applicants shall be required to submit a
382	620		registration with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and
383	621		Dangerous Drugs Control as provided in Sections 2-302 through 2-304
384	622		of this title;
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386	650		13. All applicants shall establish their identity through
387	651		submission of a color copy or digital image of one of the following
388	652		unexpired documents:
389		-
390	653		a. front of an Oklahoma driver license,
391		-
392	654		b. front of an Oklahoma identification card,
393		-
394	655		c. a United States passport or other photo identification
395	656		issued by the United States government, or
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399	657		d. a tribal identification card approved for
400	658		identification purposes by the Oklahoma Department of
401	659		Public Safety; and
402		-
403	660		14. All applicants shall submit an applicant photograph; and
404		-
405	661		15. All applicants for a medical marijuana business license
406	662		seeking to operate a commercial grow shall file along with their
407	663		application a bond as prescribed in Section 2 of this act.
408		-
409	664		F. The Authority shall review the medical marijuana business
410	665		application; approve, reject or deny the application; and mail the
411	666		approval, rejection, denial or status-update letter to the a pplicant
412	667		within ninety (90) business days of receipt of the application.
413		-
414	668		G. 1. The Authority shall review the medical marijuana
415	669		business applications and conduct all investigations, inspections
416	670		and interviews before approving the application.
417		-
418	671		2. Approved applicants shall be issued a medical marijuana
419	672		business license for the specific category applied under, which
420	673		shall act as proof of their approved status. Rejection and denial
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421	701		letters shall provide a reason for the rejection or denial.
422	702		Applications may only be rejected or denied based on the applicant
423	703		not meeting the standards set forth in the provisions of the
424	704		Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and Sections
425	705		420 through 426.1 of this title, improper completion of the
426	706		application, or for a reason provided for in the Oklahoma Medical
427	707		Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and Sections 420 through 426.1
428	708		of this title. If an application is rejected for failure to provide
429	709		required information, the applicant shall have thirty (30) days to
430	710		submit the required information for reconsideration. No additional
431	711		application fee shall be charged for such reconsideration. Unless
432	712		the Authority determines otherwise, an application that has been
433	713		resubmitted but is still incomplete or contains errors tha t are not
434	714		clerical or typographical in nature shall be denied.
435		-
436	715		3. Status-update letters shall provide a reason for delay in
437	716		either approval, rejection or denial should a situation arise in
438	717		which an application was submitted properly but a delay in
439	718		processing the application oc curred.
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443	719		4. Approval, rejection, denial or status-update letters shall
444	720		be sent to the applicant in the same method the application was
445	721		submitted to the Authority.
446		-
447	722		H. A license for a medical marijuana business, medical
448	723		marijuana research facility, medical marijuana education facility or
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449	751		medical marijuana waste disposal facility shall not be issued to or
450	752		held by:
451		-
452	753		1. A person until all required fees have been paid;
453		-
454	754		2. A person who has been convicted of a nonviolent felony
455	755		within two (2) years of the date of application, or within five (5)
456	756		years for any other felony;
457		-
458	757		3. A corporation, if the criminal history of any of its
459	758		officers, directors or stockholders indicates that the officer,
460	759		director or stockholder has been convicted of a nonviolent felony
461	760		within two (2) years of the date of application, or within five (5)
462	761		years for any other felony;
463		-
464	762		4. A person under twenty-five (25) years of age;
465		-
466	763		5. A person licensed pursuant to this section who, during a
467	764		period of licensure, or who, at the time of application, has failed
468	765		to:
469		-
470	766		a. file taxes, interest or penalties due related to a
471	767		medical marijuana business, or
472		-
473	768		b. pay taxes, interest or penalties due related to a
474	769		medical marijuana business;
475		-
476	770		6. A sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer or pros ecuting
477	771		officer, or an officer or employee of the Authority or municipality;
478		-
479	772		7. A person whose authority to be a caregiver, as defined in
480	773		Section 427.2 of this title, has been revoked by the Authority; or
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482	801		8. A person who was involved in the man agement or operations of
483	802		any medical marijuana business, medical marijuana research facility,
484	803		medical marijuana education facility or medical marijuana waste
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487	804		disposal facility that, after the initiation of a disciplinary
488	805		action, has had a medical marijuana license revoked, not renewed, or
489	806		surrendered during the five (5) years preceding submission of the
490	807		application and for the following violations:
491		-
492	808		a. unlawful sales or purchases,
493		-
494	809		b. any fraudulent acts, falsification of records or
495	810		misrepresentation to the Authority, medical marijuana
496	811		patient licensees, caregiver licensees or medical
497	812		marijuana business licensees,
498		-
499	813		c. any grossly inaccurate or fraudulent reporting,
500		-
501	814		d. threatening or harming any medical marijuana patient,
502	815		caregiver, medical practitioner or e mployee of the
503	816		Authority,
504		-
505	817		e. knowingly or intentionally refus ing to permit the
506	818		Authority access to premises or records,
507		-
508	819		f. using a prohibited, hazardous substance for processing
509	820		in a residential area,
510		-
511	821		g. criminal acts relating to t he operation of a medical
512	822		marijuana business, or
513		-
514	823		h. any violations that endanger public health and safety
515	824		or product safety.
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516	851
517	852		I. In investigating the qualifications of an applicant or a
518	853		licensee, the Authority and municipalities may have access to
519	854		criminal history record information furnished by a criminal justice
520	855		agency subject to any restrictions imposed by such an agency.
521		-
522	856		J. The failure of an applicant or licensee to provide the
523	857		requested information by the Authority deadline may be grounds for
524	858		denial of the application.
525		-
526	859		K. All applicants and licensees shall submit information to the
527	860		Authority in a full, faithful, truthful and fair manner. The
528	861		Authority may recommend denial of an application where the applicant
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531	862		or licensee made misstatements, omissions, misrepresentations or
532	863		untruths in the application or in connection with the background
533	864		investigation of the applicant. This type of conduct may be grounds
534	865		for administrative action against the applicant or licensee. Typos
535	866		and scrivener errors shall not be grounds for denial.
536		-
537	867		L. A licensed medical marijuana business premises shall be
538	868		subject to and responsible for compliance with applicable provisions
539	869		consistent with the zoning where such business is located as
540	870		described in the most recent versions of the Oklahoma Uniform
541	871		Building Code, the International Building Code and the International
542	872		Fire Code, unless granted an exemption by a municipality or
543	873		appropriate code enforcement entity.
544		-
545	874		M. All medical marijuana business, medical marijuana research
546	875		facility, medical marijuana education fa cility and medical marijuana
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547	903		waste disposal facility licensees shall pay the relevant licensure
548	904		fees prior to receiving licensure to operate.
549		-
550	905		N. A medical marijuana business, medical marijuana rese arch
551	906		facility, medical marijuana education facility or med ical marijuana
552	907		waste disposal facility that attempts to renew its license after the
553	908		expiration date of the license shall pay a late renewal fee in an
554	909		amount to be determined by the Authority to reinstate the license.
555	910		Late renewal fees are nonrefundable. A license that has been
556	911		expired for more than ninety (90) days shall not be renewed.
557		-
558	912		O. No medical marijuana business, medical marijuana research
559	913		facility, medical marijuana education facility or medical marijuana
560	914		waste disposal facility shall possess, sell or transfer medical
561	915		marijuana or medical marijuana products without a valid, unexpired
562	916		license issued by the Authority.
563		-
564	917		SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
565	918		in the Oklahoma Statu tes as Section 427.26 of Title 63, unless there
566	919		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
567		-
568	920		A. It shall be unlawful for any holder of a medical marijuana
569	921		business license pursuant to Section 427.14 of Title 63 of the
570	922		Oklahoma Statutes to engage in any commercial growing operations in
571	923		this state without acquiring a bond. The bond shall cover that area
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574	924		of land within the permit area upon which the business licensee will
575	925		initiate and conduct commercial growing operations.
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576	952
577	953		B. Every applicant for a commercial grower license or
578	954		commercial grower licensee shall file with the Oklahoma Medical
579	955		Marijuana Authority a bond satisfactory to the Authority and in the
580	956		amount no less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) for each
581	957		license sought or held, with a surety company qualified to do
582	958		business in this state as a surety. The bond shall be fur nished to
583	959		the state for the use of the state pursuant to the provisions of
584	960		this act. The bond shall be conditional that the obligor will
585	961		comply with the provision s of this act including, but not lim ited
586	962		to, building codes, administrative rules, and other relevant laws,
587	963		and all rules and regulations made pursuant to this act and will pay
588	964		all amounts of money that may be due to the state during the time
589	965		such bond is in effect.
590		-
591	966		C. The Authority or the Department of Environmental Quality may
592	967		require a higher amount depending upon the reclamation requirements
593	968		of the approved application . The amount shall reflect the probable
594	969		difficulty of reclamation with consideration for such factors
595	970		including, but not limited to, topography, hydrology, and
596	971		revegetation potential. The amount of the bond for a commercial
597	972		growing operation shall be sufficient to assure the completion of
598	973		the reclamation plan if the work has to be performed by the
599	974		Authority or the Department of Environmental Quality in the event of
600	975		revocation of license.
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602	1003		D. An appropriate agency may recall the bond if the property
603	1004		has been abandoned, the Authority revokes the commercial growing
604	1005		operation’s license, or in response to receiving notice of a
605	1006		violation of any law, regulation, policy, or ordinance nec essitating
606	1007		remedial action. The bond shall be used to d efray the cost of
607	1008		restoration of the prop erty including, but not limited to, removing
608	1009		equipment, destruction of waste, remediation of en vironmental
609	1010		hazards, prohibiting public access, addressing improperly coded
610	1011		buildings, or determination of the final disposition of any sei zed
611	1012		property.
612		-
613	1013		E. A holder of a medical marijuana business license pursuant to
614	1014		Section 427.14 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes engaging in a
615	1015		commercial growing operation may ope rate without obtaining a bond
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618	1016		upon verification by the Authority that the permitted land o n which
619	1017		the licensee operates the commercial growing operation has be en
620	1018		owned by the licensee for a t least a five-year period prior to
621	1019		submission of application .
622		-
623	1020		SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary f or the preservation
624	1021		of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
625	1022		declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
626	1023		be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
627	1024
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630		-	Passed the Senate the 20th day of March, 2023.
631		-
632		-
633		-
634		-	Presiding Officer of the Senate
635		-
636		-
637		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 18th day of April, 2023.
638		-
639		-
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641		-	Presiding Officer of the House
642		-	of Representatives
643		-
644		-	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
645		-	Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
646		-	day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _____ __ M.
647		-	By: _______________________________ __
648		-	Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
649		-	day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
650		-
651		-	_________________________________
652		-	Governor of the State of Oklahoma
653		-
654		-
655		-	OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
656		-	Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
657		-	day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
658		-	By: _______________________________ __
	1025	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND CONTROLLED
	1026	+	SUBSTANCES, dated 04/12/2023 - DO PASS.