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636 BILL NO. 1995 By: Howard of the Senate
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1545 An Act relating to multiple versions of medical
1646 marijuana statutes; amending, merging, consolidating,
1747 and repealing multiple versions of statutes; amending
1848 63 O.S. 2021, Section 420, as last amended by Section
1949 1, Chapter 584, O.S.L. 2021 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023,
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2151 last amended by Section 2, Chapter 312, O.S.L. 2019
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2353 2021, Section 420, as last amended by Section 1,
2454 Chapter 251, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section
2555 420); amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 421, as last
2656 amended by Section 1, Chapter 3 22, O.S.L. 2023 (63
2757 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 421); repealing 63 O.S.
2858 2021, Section 421, as amended by Section 2, Chapter
2959 251, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 421);
3060 amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 422, as last amended
3161 by Section 2, Chapter 3 22, O.S.L. 2023 (63 O.S. Supp.
3262 2023, Section 422); repealing 63 O.S. 2021, Sectio n
3363 422, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 329,
3464 O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 42 2);
3565 amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 423, as last amended
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3868 423, as amended by Section 4, Chapter 251, O.S.L.
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4070 O.S. 2021, Section 425, as last amended by Section 2,
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46103 Chapter 251, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section
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51106 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 425); amending 63 O.S. 2021,
52107 Section 426.1, as last amended by Section 6, Chapter
53108 251, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 426.1);
54109 repealing 63 O.S. 2021, Section 426.1, as a mended by
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58113 O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 427.2);
59114 repealing 63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.2, as l ast
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61116 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 427.2); repealing 63 O.S.
62117 2021, Section 427.2, as last amended by Secti on 1,
63118 Chapter 317, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section
64119 427.2); amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.3, as
65120 amended by Section 8, Chapter 251, O.S.L. 2022 (63
66121 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 427.3); repealing 63 O.S.
67122 2021, Section 427.3, as amended by Section 30 Chapter
68123 228, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 427.3);
69124 repealing 63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.3, as last
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71126 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 427.3); amending 63 O.S.
72127 2021, Section 427.6, as last amended by Secti on 4,
73128 Chapter 168, O.S.L. 2023 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section
74129 427.6); repealing 63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.6 , as
75130 amended by Section 2, Chapter 482, O.S.L. 202 1 (63
76131 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 427.6); repe aling 63 O.S.
77132 2021, Section 427.6, as last amended by Sect ion 10,
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82137 O.S. 2021, Section 427.13, as amended by Section 7,
83138 Chapter 584, O.S.L. 2021 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section
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87142 O.S. 2021, Section 427.14, as amende d by Section 8,
88143 Chapter 584, O.S.L. 2021 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section
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97177 as last amended by Section 11, Chapter 168, O.S.L.
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99179 O.S. 2021, Section 430, as a mended by Section 12,
100180 Chapter 584, O.S.L. 2021 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section
101181 430); repealing 63 O.S. 2021, Section 430, as last
102182 amended by Section 24, Chapter 251, O.S.L. 2022 (63
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109-SUBJECT: Amending, merging, consolidating, and repealing multiple
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112189 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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114190 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Sec tion 420, as last
115191 amended by Section 1, Chapter 584, O.S.L. 2021 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023,
116192 Section 420), is amended to read as follows:
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118193 Section 420. A. A person in possession of a state -issued
119194 medical marijuana patient license shall be able to:
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123196 2. Legally possess up to three (3) ounces or eighty-four and
124197 nine-tenths (84.9) grams of marijuana on their person ;
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126198 3. Legally possess six mature marijuana plants and the
127199 harvested marijuana therefrom ;
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136203 6. Legally possess seventy -two (72) ounces or two thousand
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140233 twenty-six and four-tenths (226.4) grams of marijuana in their
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144236 marijuana.
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146237 B. Possession of up to one and one -half (1.5) ounces or forty-
147238 two and forty-five one-hundredths (42.45) grams of marijuana by
148239 persons who can state a medical condition, but are not in possession
149240 of a state-issued medical marijuana patient license, shall
150241 constitute a misdemeanor offense punishable by a fine not to exceed
151242 Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) and shall not be subject to
152243 imprisonment for the offense. Any law enforcement officer who comes
153244 in contact with a person in violation of this subsection and who is
154245 satisfied as to the identity of the person, as well as any oth er
155246 pertinent information the law enforcement officer deems necessary,
156247 shall issue to the person a written citation containing a notice to
157248 answer the charge against the person in the appropriate court. Upon
158249 receiving the written promise of the alleged viol ator to answer as
159250 specified in the citation, the law enforcement officer shall release
160251 the person upon personal recognizance unless there has been a
161252 violation of another provision of law.
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163253 C. A regulatory office The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority
164254 shall be established under the State Department of Health which
165255 shall receive applications for medical marijuana patient and
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166283 caregiver license recipients, dispensaries, growers, and packagers
167284 processors within sixty (60) days of the passage of this initiative .
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170286 thirty (30) days of passage of this initiative, make available on
171287 its website, in an easy-to-find location, an application for a
172288 medical marijuana patient license. The license shall be good valid
173289 for two (2) years. The biannual application fee shall be One
174290 Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for
175291 individuals on Medicaid, Medi care or SoonerCare. The methods of
176292 payment shall be provided on the website of the Department
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179293 Authority. Reprints of the medical marijuana patient license shall
180294 be Twenty Dollars ($20.00).
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182295 E. A short-term medical marijuana patient license application
183296 shall also be made available on the website of the State Department
184297 of Health Authority. A short-term medical marijuana patient license
185298 shall be granted to any applicant who can meet the requirements for
186299 a two-year medical marijuana patient license, but whose physician
187300 recommendation for medical marijuana is only valid for sixty (60)
188301 days. Short-term medical marijuana patient licenses shall be issued
189302 for sixty (60) days. The fee for a short -term medical marijuana
190303 patient license, reprints of the short-term medical marijuana
191304 patient license, and the procedure for extending or renewing the
192305 license shall be dete rmined by the Department Executive Director of
193306 the Authority.
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195334 F. A temporary medical marijuana patient license application
196335 shall also be made availabl e on the website of the Department
197336 Authority for residents of other states . A temporary Temporary
198337 medical marijuana license patient licenses shall be granted to any
199338 medical marijuana license holder holders from other states, provided
200339 that the state has a such states have state-regulated medical
201340 marijuana program programs, and the applicant applicants can prove
202341 he or she is a member they are members of such program programs.
203342 Temporary medical marijuana patient licenses shall be issued for
204343 thirty (30) days. The cost for a temporary license shall be One
205344 Hundred Dollars ($100.00). Renewal shall be granted with
206345 resubmission of a new application. No additional criteria shall be
207346 required. Reprints of the temporary medical marijuana patient
208347 license shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00).
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210348 G. Medical marijuana patient license applicants shall submit
211349 his or her their applications to the State Department of Health
212350 Authority for approval. The applicant shall be an Oklahoma state a
213351 resident of this state and shall prove residency by a valid driver
214352 license, utility bills, or other accepted methods.
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217354 medical marijuana patient license application,; approve, or reject,
218355 or deny the application,; and mail the approval, or rejection, or
219356 denial letter stating any reasons for rejection , to the applicant
220357 within fourteen (14) business days of receipt of the application.
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223385 Approved applicants shall be issued a medical marijuana patient
224386 license which shall act as proof of his or her approved status.
225387 Applications may only be rejected or denied based on the applicant
226388 not meeting stated criteria or improper completion of the
227389 application.
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230391 records for each approved medical marijuana license:
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241397 J. The State Department of Health Authority shall make
242398 available, both on its website and through a telephone verification
243399 system, an easy method to validate the authenticity of the medical
244400 marijuana patient license by the unique 24-character twenty-four-
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247402 K. J. The State Department of Health Authority shall ensure
248403 that all application medical marijuana patient and caregiver records
249404 and information are sealed to protect the privacy of medical
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252406 L. K. A caregiver license shall be made available for qualified
253407 caregivers of a medical marijuana patient license holder who is
254408 homebound. As provided in Section 427.11 of this title, the
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255436 caregiver license shall provide the caregiver the same rights as the
256437 medical marijuana patient licensee including the ability to possess
257438 marijuana, marijuana products and mature and immatur e plants or
258439 cultivated medical marijuana pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical
259440 Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, but excluding the ability to
260441 use marijuana or marijuana products unless the caregiver has a
261442 medical marijuana patient license. An applicant Applicants for a
262443 caregiver license shall submit proof of the license status and
263444 homebound status of the medical marijuana patient and p roof that the
264445 applicant is the designee of the medical marijuana patient. The
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268447 years of age or older and proof of his or her Oklahoma state
269448 residency. This shall be the only criteria for a caregiver license.
270449 A licensed caregiver shall not cultivate medical marijuana for more
271450 than five medical marijuana patient licensees and shall not charge a
272451 medical marijuana patient licensee for cultivating medical marijuana
273452 in excess of the actual costs incurred in cultivating the medical
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276454 M. L. All applicants for a medical marijuana patient license
277455 shall be eighteen (18) years of age or older. A special exception
278456 shall be granted to an applicant under the age of eighteen (18);
279457 however, these applications shall be signed by two physicians and
280458 the parent or legal guardian of the applicant.
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282486 N. M. All applications for a medical marijuana patient license
283487 shall be signed by an Oklahoma physician licensed by and in good
284488 standing with the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision,
285489 the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners, or the Board of Podiatric
286490 Medical Examiners. There are no qualifying conditions. A medical
287491 marijuana patient license must shall be recommended according to the
288492 accepted standards a reasonable and prudent physician would follow
289493 when recommending or approving any medication. No physician may be
290494 unduly stigmatized, penalized, subjected to discipline, sanctioned,
291495 reprimanded or harassed for signing a medical marijuana patient
292496 license application; provided, the physician acted in accordance
293497 with the provisions of this subsection and all other rules go verning
294498 the medical license of the physician in this state.
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297500 guidelines allowing medical marijuan a patient license holders or
298501 caregivers caregiver license holders to exceed the state limits set
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301503 SECTION 2. REPEALER 63 O.S. 2021, Section 420, as last
302504 amended by Section 2 , Chapter 312, O.S.L. 2019 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023,
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305506 SECTION 3. REPEALER 63 O.S. 2021, Section 420, as last
306507 amended by Section 1, Chapter 251, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023,
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311536 SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 421, as last
312537 amended by Section 1, Chapter 3 22, O.S.L. 2023 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023,
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315539 Section 421. A. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Au thority shall
316540 make available on its website in an easy -to-find location an
317541 application for a medical marijuana dispensary li cense. The
318542 application fee to be paid by the applicant shall be in the amounts
319543 provided for in Section 427.14 of this title. A method of payment
320544 for the application fee shall be provided on the website of the
321545 Authority. Dispensary applicants must all be residents of Oklahoma.
322546 Any entity applying for a dispensary license must be owned by an
323547 Oklahoma resident a resident of this state and must be registered to
324548 do business in Oklahoma this state. The Authority shall have ninety
325549 (90) business days to review the application; approve, reject, or
326550 deny the application; and send the approval, rejection, or denial
327551 letter stating reasons for the rejection or den ial to the applicant
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339586 3. All applying entities must show tha t all members, managers,
340587 and board members are Oklahoma residents of this state;
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354595 Applicants with a nonviolent felony conviction in the last two
355596 (2) years, any other felony conviction in t he last five (5) years,
356597 inmates in the custody of the Department of Corrections or any
357598 person currently incarcerated shall not qualify for a medical
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360600 C. Licensed medical marijuana dispensaries shall be required to
361601 complete a monthly sales report to the Authority. This report shall
362602 be due on the fifteenth of each month and provide reporting on the
363603 previous month. This report shall detail the weight of marijuana
364604 purchased at wholesale and the weight of marijuana sold to license d
365605 medical marijuana patients and licensed caregivers and account for
366606 any waste. The report shall show total sales in dollars, tax
367607 collected in dollars , and tax due in dollars. The Authority shall
368608 have oversight and auditing responsibilities to ensure tha t all
369609 marijuana being grown is accounted for.
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371637 D. Only a licensed medical marijuana dispensary may conduct
372638 retail sales of marijuana or marijuana derivatives. Beginning on
373639 November 1, 2021, licensed medical marijuana dispensaries shall be
374640 authorized to package and sell pre-rolled marijuana to licensed
375641 medical marijuana patients and licensed caregivers. The products
376642 described in this subsection shall co ntain only the ground parts of
377643 the marijuana plant and shall not include marijuana concentrates or
378644 derivatives. The total net weight of each pre -roll packaged and
379645 sold by a medical marijuana dispensary shall not exceed one (1)
380646 gram. These products shall be tested, packaged and labeled in
381647 accordance with Oklahoma state law and rules promulgated by the
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385650 medical marijuana patient licensee , caregiver licensee or other
386651 member of the public to handle or otherwise have physical contact
387652 with any medical marijuana not contained in a sealed or separate
388653 package. Provided, such prohibition shall not preclude an employee
389654 of the medical marijuana dispensary from handling loose or
390655 nonpackaged medical marijuana to be placed in packaging consistent
391656 with the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and
392657 the rules promulgated by the Authority Executive Director for the
393658 packaging of medical mar ijuana for retail sale. Provided, further,
394659 such prohibition shall not prevent a medical marijuana dispen sary
395660 from displaying samples of its medical marijuana in separate display
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398688 cases, jars or other containers and allowing medical marij uana
399689 patient licensees and caregiver licensees the ability to handle or
400690 smell the various samples as long as the sample medi cal marijuana is
401691 used for display purposes only and is not offered for retail sale.
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403692 SECTION 5. REPEALER 63 O.S. 2021, Section 421, as
404693 amended by Section 2, Chapter 25 1, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023,
405694 Section 421), is hereby repealed.
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407695 SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 422, as last
408696 amended by Section 2, Chapter 3 22, O.S.L. 2023 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023,
409697 Section 422), is amended to read as follows:
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412699 make available on its website in an easy -to-find location an
413700 application for a medical marijuana commercial grower license. The
414701 application fee shall be paid by the applicant in the amounts
415702 provided for in Section 427.14 of this title. A metho d of payment
416703 for the application fee shall be provided on the website of the
417704 Authority. The Authority shall have ninety (90) busine ss days to
418705 review the application; approve, reject, or deny the application;
419706 and send the approval, rejection, or denial let ter stating the
420707 reasons for the rejection or denial to the applicant in the same
421708 method the application was submitted to the Authority.
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424710 following criteria:
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427739 older;
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436745 residents, but that percentage ownership may not exceed twenty -five
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445750 commercial grower operation.
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447751 Applicants with a nonviolent felony conviction in the last two
448752 (2) years, any other felony conviction in the last five (5) years,
449753 inmates in the custody of the Department of Corrections or any
450754 person currently incar cerated shall not qualify for a commercial
451755 grower license.
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453756 C. A licensed medical marijuana commercial grower may sell
454757 marijuana to a licensed medical marijuana dispensary or a licensed
455758 medical marijuana processor. Further, sales by a licensed medical
456759 marijuana commercial grower shall be considered wholesale sales and
457760 shall not be subject to taxation. Under no circumstances may a
458761 licensed medical marijuana commercial grower sell marijuana directly
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460790 marijuana caregiver. A licensed medical marijuana commercial grower
461791 may only sell at the wholesale level to a licensed medical marijuana
462792 dispensary, a licensed medical marijuana commercial grower or a
463793 licensed medical marijuana processor. If the federa l government
464794 lifts restrictions on buying and selling marijuana between states,
465795 then a licensed medical marijuana commercial grower would be allowed
466796 to sell and buy marijuana wholesale from, or to, an out -of-state
467797 wholesale provider. A licensed medical ma rijuana commercial grower
468798 shall be required to complete a monthly yield and sales report to
469799 the Authority. This report shall be due on the fifteenth o f each
470800 month and provide reporting on the previous month. This report
471801 shall detail the amount of marijua na harvested in pounds, the amount
472802 of drying or dried marijuana on hand, the amount of marijuana sold
473803 to licensed processors in poun ds, the amount of waste in pounds, and
474804 the amount of marijuana sold to licensed medical marijuana
475805 dispensaries in pounds. A dditionally, this report shall show total
476806 wholesale sales in dollars. The Authority shall have oversight and
477807 auditing responsibilities to ensure that all marijuana being grown
478808 by licensed medical marijuana commercial growers is accounted for.
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480809 D. There shall be no limits on how much marijuana a licensed
481810 medical marijuana commercial grower can grow.
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486812 commercial growers shall be authorized to package and sell pre -
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487840 rolled marijuana to licensed medica l marijuana dispensaries. The
488841 products described in this subsection shall contain only the ground
489842 parts of the marijuana plant and shall not include m arijuana
490843 concentrates or derivatives. The total net weight of each pre -roll
491844 packaged and sold by license d medical marijuana commercial growers
492845 shall not exceed one (1) gram. These products must be tested,
493846 packaged and labeled in accord ance with Oklahoma law and rules
494847 promulgated by the Authority.
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496848 F. Beginning November 1, 2022, all medical marijuana commerc ial
497849 grower licensees who operate an outdoor medical marijuana production
498850 facility shall be required to register with the Oklahoma Department
499851 of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry as an environmentally sensitive
500852 crop owner. Registration shall provide notice t o commercial and
501853 private pesticide applicators of the locations of medical marijuana
502854 crops and help minimize the potential for damag ing pesticide drift.
503855 Medical marijuana commercial grower licensees shall provide their
504856 business name, address, Global Posit ioning System (GPS) coordinates
505857 for all outdoor medical marijuana production facilities, and any
506858 other information required by the Department when regi stering with
507859 the Environmentally Sensitive Area Registry.
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509860 SECTION 7. REPEALER 6 3 O.S. 2021, Section 422, as last
510861 amended by Section 1, Chapter 329, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023,
511862 Section 422), is hereby repealed.
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514891 amended by Section 3, Chapter 3 22, O.S.L. 2023 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023,
515892 Section 423), is amended to read as follows:
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517893 Section 423. A. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority shall
518894 make available on its website in an easy -to-find location an
519895 application for a medical marijuana processing license . The
520896 Authority shall be authorized to issue two types of medical
521897 marijuana processor licenses based on the level of risk posed by the
522898 type of processing conducted:
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524899 1. Nonhazardous medical marijuana processor license; and
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526900 2. Hazardous medical marijuana processor license.
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530901 The application fee for a nonhazardous or hazardous medical
531902 marijuana processor license shall be paid by the applicant in the
532903 amounts provided for in Section 427.14 of this title. A method of
533904 payment shall be provided on the website of the Authority. The
534905 Authority shall have ninety (90) business days to review the
535906 application; approve, reject, or deny the applicati on; and send the
536907 approval, rejection, or denial letter stating the reasons for the
537908 rejection or denial to the applicant in t he same method the
538909 application was submitted to the Authority.
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540910 B. The Authority shall approve all applications which meet the
541911 following criteria:
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543912 1. The applicant must be twenty -five (25) years of age or
544913 older;
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547942 residency in this state;
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550944 and board members are Oklah oma residents of this state;
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552945 4. An applying entity may show ownership of non-Oklahoma
553946 nonstate residents, but that percenta ge ownership may not exceed
554947 twenty-five percent (25%);
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560951 processing operation.
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562952 Applicants with a nonviolent felony conviction in the last two
563953 (2) years, any other felony conviction in the last five (5) years,
564954 inmates in the custody of the Department of Corrections or any
565955 person currently incarcerated shall not qualify for a medical
566956 marijuana processing license.
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568957 C. 1. A licensed processor may take marijuana plants and
569958 distill or process these plants into concentrates, edibles, and
570959 other forms for consumption.
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574960 2. As required by subsection D of this section, the The
575961 Executive Director of the Authority shall make available a set of
576962 standards which shall be used by licensed processors in the
577963 preparation of edible marijuana products . The standards should be
578964 in line with current food preparation guidelines. No excessive or
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580993 Director.
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582994 3. Up to two times a year, the Authority may inspect a
583995 processing operation and determine its compliance with the
584996 preparation standards. If deficiencies are found, a written report
585997 of the deficiency shall be issue d to the licensed processor. The
586998 licensed processor shall have one (1) month to correct the
587999 deficiency or be subject to a fine of F ive Hundred Dollars ($500.00)
5881000 for each deficiency.
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5901001 4. A licensed processor may sell marijuana products it creates
5911002 to a licensed dispensary or any other licensed processor. All sales
5921003 by a licensed processor shall be considered wholesale sales and
5931004 shall not be subject to tax ation.
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5951005 5. Under no circumstances may a licensed processor sell
5961006 marijuana or any marijuana product direct ly to a licensed medical
5971007 marijuana patient or licensed caregiver. However, a licensed
5981008 processor may process cannabis into a concent rated form for a
5991009 licensed medical marijuana patient for a fee.
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6011010 6. Licensed processors shall be required to complete a month ly
6021011 yield and sales report to the Authority. This report shall be due
6031012 on the fifteenth of each month and shall provide reporting on the
6041013 previous month. This report shall detail the amount of marijuana
6051014 and medical marijuana products purchased in pounds, th e amount of
6061015 marijuana cooked or processed in pounds, and the amount of waste in
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6081044 in dollars. The Authority shall have oversight and auditing
6091045 responsibilities to ensure that all marijuana b eing processed is
6101046 accounted for.
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6131048 licensed processors producing products with marijuana as an
6141049 additive. The Authority shall be compelled to, within thirty (30)
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6171050 days of passage of this initiat ive, appoint twelve (12) Oklahoma
6181051 residents to the Medical Marijuana Advisory Council, who are
6191052 marijuana industry experts, to create a list of food safety
6201053 standards for processing and handling medical marijuana in Oklahoma.
6211054 These standards shall be adopte d by the Authority and the Authority
6221055 may enforce these standards for licensed processors. The Authority
6231056 shall develop a standards review procedure and these standards can
6241057 be altered by calling another council of twelve (12) Oklahoma
6251058 marijuana industry exp erts. A signed letter of twenty operating,
6261059 licensed processors shall constitute a need for a new council and
6271060 standards review.
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6291061 E. If it becomes permissible under federal law, marijuana may
6301062 be moved across state lines.
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6321063 F. E. Any device used for the proce ssing or consumption of
6331064 medical marijuana shall be considered legal to be sold,
6341065 manufactured, distributed and possessed. No merchant, wholesaler,
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6351093 manufacturer or individual may be unduly harassed or prosecuted for
6361094 selling, manufacturing or possessing mari juana paraphernalia.
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6381095 SECTION 9. REPEALER 63 O.S. 2021, Section 423, as
6391096 amended by Section 4, Chapter 251, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023,
6401097 Section 423), is hereby repealed.
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6421098 SECTION 10. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 202 1, Section 425, as
6431099 last amended by Section 2, Chapter 584, O.S.L. 2021 (63 O.S. Supp.
6441100 2023, Section 425), is amended to read as follows:
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6461101 Section 425. A. No school or landlord may refuse to enroll or
6471102 lease to and may not otherwise penalize a person solely for his or
6481103 her status as a licensed medical marijuana patient, unless failing
6491104 to do so would cause the school or landlord the poten tial to lose a
6501105 monetary or licensing-related benefit under federal law or
6511106 regulations.
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6531107 B. 1. Unless a failure to do so wou ld cause an employer the
6541108 potential to lose a monetary or licensing -related benefit under
6551109 federal law or regulations, an employer may not discriminate a gainst
6561110 a person in hiring, termination or imposing any term or condition of
6571111 employment or otherwise penal ize a person based upon the status of
6581112 the person as a licensed medical marijuana patient.
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6621113 2. Employers may take action against a li censed medical
6631114 marijuana patient if the licensed medical marijuana patient uses or
6641115 possesses marijuana while in his or her p lace of employment or
6651116 during the hours of employment. Employers may not take action
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6671145 status of an employee as a licensed medical marijuana patient or the
6681146 results of a drug test showing po sitive for marijuana or its
6691147 components.
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6711148 C. For the purposes of medical care, including organ
6721149 transplants, the authorized use of mar ijuana by a licensed medical
6731150 marijuana patient shall be considered the equivalent of the use of
6741151 any other medication under t he direction of a physician and does not
6751152 constitute the use of an illicit substance or otherwise disqualify a
6761153 registered qualifying patient from medica l care.
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6781154 D. No licensed medical marijuana patient may be denied custody
6791155 of or visitation or parenting tim e with a minor child, and there is
6801156 no presumption of neglect or child endangerment for conduct allowed
6811157 under this law, unless the be havior of the person creates an
6821158 unreasonable danger to the safety of the minor child.
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6841159 E. No licensed medical marijuana pati ent may unduly be withheld
6851160 from holding a state -issued license by virtue of their being a
6861161 licensed medical marijuana patient including, but not limited to, a
6871162 concealed carry permit.
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6891163 F. 1. No city or local municipality may unduly change or
6901164 restrict zoning laws to prevent the opening of a medical marijuana
6911165 dispensary.
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6931166 2. For purposes of this subsection, an undue change or
6941167 restriction of municipal zoning laws means an act which entirely
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6961196 municipal boundaries as a matter of law. Municipalities may follow
6971197 their standard planning and zoning procedures to determine if
6981198 certain zones or districts wou ld be appropriate for locating
6991199 marijuana-licensed premises, medical marijuana businesses or any
7001200 other premises where marijuana or its by -products are cultivated,
7011201 grown, processed, stored or manufactured.
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7051202 3. For purposes of this section, a medical marijuana dispensary
7061203 does not include those other entities licensed by the Department
7071204 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority as marijuana-licensed premises,
7081205 medical marijuana businesses or other facilities or locations where
7091206 marijuana or any product containing marij uana or its by-products are
7101207 cultivated, grown, processed, stored or manufactured.
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7121208 G. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the
7131209 location of any retail medical marijuana dispensary is specifically
7141210 prohibited within one thou sand (1,000) feet of any school entrance.
7151211 On and after the effective date of this act, for purposes of
7161212 calculating the 1,00 0-foot setback distance, the measurement shall
7171213 be determined by calculating the distance in a straight line from
7181214 the school door nearest the front door of the retail marijuana
7191215 dispensary to the front door of the retail marijuana dispensary.
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7211216 1. 2. On and after June 26, 2018, if any school is established
7221217 within one thousand (1,000) feet of any retail marijuana dispensary
7231218 after a license has been issued by the Authority for that location,
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7251247 the licensed property is used for its original licensed purpose.
7261248 The licensed location shall be grandfathered in as to the setback
7271249 distance as long as the property is used in accordance with the
7281250 original licensed purpose.
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7301251 2. 3. On and after June 26, 2018, th e Authority, due to an
7311252 error in measurement of the setback distance or failure to measure
7321253 the setback distance by the Authority prio r to issuance of an
7331254 original license at a location, shall not:
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7351255 a. deny any issuance or renewal of a license at that
7361256 location,
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7381257 b. deny any transfer of license pursuant to a change in
7391258 ownership at that location, or
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7411259 c. revoke any license due to an error in measurement or
7421260 failure to measure the setback distance, except as
7431261 otherwise provided by law.
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7471262 The retail marijuana dispensary s hall be grandfathered in as to
7481263 the setback distance, subject only to the municipal compliance
7491264 provisions of Section 426.1 of this ti tle.
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7511265 3. 4. For purposes of this subsection and subsection H of this
7521266 section:
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7541267 a. “school” means the same as defined in Secti on 427.2 of
7551268 this title, and
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7571296 b. “error in measurement ” means a mistake made by the
7581297 Authority or a municipality in the setback measurement
7591298 process where either the distance between a retail
7601299 marijuana dispensary and a school is miscalculated due
7611300 to mathematical error or the method used to measure
7621301 the setback distance is inconsistent with this
7631302 section. The setback measurement process is a llowed
7641303 an error in measurement up to and including five
7651304 hundred (500) feet when remeasured after an original
7661305 license has been issued.
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7681306 H. The location of any medical marijuana commercial grower
7691307 shall not be within one thousand (1,000) feet of any school as
7701308 measured from the nearest property line of such school to the
7711309 nearest property line of the licensed premises of such medica l
7721310 marijuana commercial grower. Additionally, the location of the
7731311 medical marijuana commercial grower shall not adjoin to any school
7741312 or be located at the same physical address as the school. If a
7751313 medical marijuana commercial grower met the requirements of this
7761314 subsection at the time of its initial licensure, the medical
7771315 marijuana commercial grower licensee shall be permitted to continue
7781316 operating at the licensed premises in the same manner and not be
7791317 subject to nonrenewal or revocation due to subsequent ev ents or
7801318 changes in regulations occurring after licensure that would render
7811319 the medical marijuana commercial grower in violation of t his
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7821347 subsection. If any school is established within one thousand
7831348 (1,000) feet of any medical marijuana commercial grower af ter such
7841349 medical marijuana commercial grower has been licensed, or if any
7851350 school is established adjoining to or at the same physical address
7861351 as any medical marijuana commercial grower after such medical
7871352 marijuana commercial grower has been licensed, the pr ovisions of
7881353 this subsection shall not be a deterrent to the renewal of such
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7911354 license or warrant revocation of the license. For purpo ses of this
7921355 subsection, a property owned, used, or operated by a school that is
7931356 not used for classroom instruction on core c urriculum, such as an
7941357 administrative building, athletic facility, ballpark, field, or
7951358 stadium, shall not constitute a school unless such property is
7961359 located on the same campus as a building used for classroom
7971360 instruction on core curriculum.
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7991361 SECTION 11. REPEALER 63 O.S. 2021, Section 425, as last
8001362 amended by Section 1, Chapter 10, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023,
8011363 Section 425), is hereby repealed.
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8031364 SECTION 12. REPEALER 63 O.S. 2021, Section 425, as last
8041365 amended by Section 5, Chapter 251, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023,
8051366 Section 425), is hereby repealed.
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8071367 SECTION 13. REPEALER 63 O.S. 2021, Section 425, as last
8081368 amended by Section 2, Chapter 317 , O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023,
8091369 Section 425), is hereby repealed.
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8121398 last amended by Section 6, Chapter 251, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp.
8131399 2023, Section 426.1), is amended to read as follows:
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8151400 Section 426.1. A. All licensure revocation hearings conducted
8161401 pursuant to marijuana licenses established in the Oklahoma Statutes
8171402 shall be recorded. A party may request a copy of the recording of
8181403 the proceedings. Copies shall be provided to local law enforcement
8191404 if the revocation was ba sed on alleged criminal activity.
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8211405 B. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority shall assist any
8221406 law enforcement officer in the perfo rmance of his or her duties upon
8231407 such request by the law enforcement officer or the request of other
8241408 local officials having jurisdiction. Except for license information
8251409 concerning licensed patients, as defined in Section 427.2 of this
8261410 title, the Authority shall share inform ation with law enforcement
8271411 agencies upon request without a subpoena or search warrant.
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8291412 C. The Authority shall make available all information on
8301413 whether or not a medical marijuana patient or caregiver license is
8311414 valid to law enforcement electronically through an online
8321415 verification system.
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8371417 political subdivisions a list of marijuana -licensed premises,
8381418 medical marijuana businesses or any other premises where marijuana
8391419 or its by-products are licensed to be cultivated, grown, processed,
8401420 stored or manufactured to aid state agencies and county and
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8421449 jurisdiction and ensuring compliance with applicable laws, rules and
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8451451 E. 1. Any marijuana-licensed premises, medical marijuana
8461452 business or any other premises where marijuana or its by -products
8471453 are licensed to be cultivated, grown, processed, stored or
8481454 manufactured shall submit with its application or request to change
8491455 location, after notify ing the political subdivision of its intent, a
8501456 certificate of compliance from the political subdivision w here the
8511457 facility of the applicant or licensee is to be located certifying
8521458 compliance with zoning classifications, applicable munici pal
8531459 ordinances and all applicable safety, electrical, fire, plumbing,
8541460 waste, construction and building specification codes.
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8561461 2. Beginning on May 28, 2021, upon the initial request for
8571462 renewal or transfer of a retail marijuana dispensary license, a
8581463 municipal government may ob ject to the continued licensure of the
8591464 medical marijuana dispensary if the municipal government determine s
8601465 it is operating contrary to the required setback distance from a
8611466 school including the error in measurement allowance authorized by
8621467 Section 425 of this title.
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8651469 Section 425 of this title as a matt er of law, the municipal
8661470 government shall provide the following documentation prior to the
8671471 initial renewal or transfer of a license:
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8691499 a. a municipal resolution finding that the marijuana
8701500 dispensary is located within the prohibited setback
8711501 distance from a school that was openly in existence in
8721502 such a way that the public generally would have known
8731503 of the school’s existence and operation i n that
8741504 location prior to the original marijuana dispensary
8751505 being licensed. For purposes of this subparagraph,
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8801508 markings indicating the building, location or
8811509 structure was operating as a school which would serve
8821510 as sufficient notice of the existence of the school or
8831511 a reason for further inquiry on the part of the
8841512 marijuana dispensary license applicant. Openly in
8851513 existence shall not mean any school that operated
8861514 secretly or discreetly without any signs or other
8871515 markings on any building, location or structure on the
8881516 school site, undeveloped land or a structure owned by
8891517 a school that was not openly used and marked as a
8901518 school site, or any school site that was established
8911519 after the marijuana dispensary had been established
8921520 and licensed by the Authority, and
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8971551 error in measurement calculated and remeasured on and
8981552 after the effective date of this act as authorized by
8991553 Section 425 of this title.
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9011554 4. Prior to initial renewal or transfer of a license and upon
9021555 receipt of documentation required by paragraph 3 of this subsection,
9031556 if the Authority determines that the medical marijuana dispensary is
9041557 operating contrary to the required setback distance from a school
9051558 including the error in measurement allowance authorized by Section
9061559 425 of this title, the Authority m ay deny the renewal or transfer of
9071560 the medical marijuana dispensary license and shall cause the license
9081561 to be revoked.
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9111563 defined in Section 427.2 of this title.
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9141565 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority showing full compliance as
9151566 outlined in this subsection, no ad ditional certificate of compliance
9161567 shall be required for license renewal unless a change of use or
9171568 occupancy occurs, or there is any change concerning the facility or
9181569 location that would, by law, require additional inspection,
9191570 licensure or permitting by th e state or municipality.
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9231571 SECTION 15. REPEALER 63 O.S. 2021, Section 426.1, as
9241572 amended by Section 3, Chapter 584, O.S.L. 2021 ( 63 O.S. Supp. 2023,
9251573 Section 426.1), is hereby repealed.
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9281602 last amended by Section 7, Chapter 251, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp.
9291603 2023, Section 427.2), is amended t o read as follows:
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9311604 Section 427.2. As used in the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and
9321605 Patient Protection Act:
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9341606 1. “Advertising” means the act of providing consideration for
9351607 the publication, dissemination, solicitation, or circulation, of
9361608 visual, oral, or written communication to induce directly or
9371609 indirectly any person to patronize a particular medical marijuana
9381610 business, or to purc hase particular medical marijuana or a medical
9391611 marijuana product. Advertising includes marketing, but does not
9401612 include packaging an d labeling;
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9421613 2. “Authority” means the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority;
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9441614 3. “Batch number” means a unique numeric or alp hanumeric
9451615 identifier assigned prior to testing to allow for inventory tracking
9461616 and traceability;
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9481617 4. “Cannabinoid” means any of the chemical compounds that are
9491618 active principles of marijuana;
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9511619 5. “Caregiver” means a family member or assistant who regularly
9521620 looks after a medical marijuana patient license holder whom a
9531621 physician attests needs assistance;
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9581624 for children under five (5) years of age to o pen and
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9601653 defined by 16 C.F.R. 1700.15 (1995) and 16 C.F.R.
9611654 1700.20 (1995), and
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9651655 b. opaque so that the outermost packaging does not allow
9661656 the product to be seen without opening the packaging
9671657 material, and
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9691658 c. resealable to maintain its child -resistant
9701659 effectiveness for multiple openings for any product
9711660 intended for more than a single use o r containing
9721661 multiple servings;
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9741662 7. “Clone” means a nonflowering plant cut from a mother plant
9751663 that is capable of developing into a new plant and has shown no
9761664 signs of flowering;
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9791666 accordance with the provisions set forth in the Oklahoma Medical
9801667 Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, rules promulgated pursuant
9811668 thereto, and the forms and instructions provided by the Oklahoma
9821669 Medical Marijuana Authority including any supporting documentation
9831670 required and the applicable license application fee;
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9851671 9. “Director” means the Executive Director of the Oklahoma
9861672 Medical Marijuana Authorit y;
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9891674 medical marijuana product to a qualified patient or the designated
9901675 caregiver of the pati ent that is packaged in a suitable container
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9921704 qualifying patient;
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9941705 11. “Dispensary” means a medical marijuana dispensary, an
9951706 entity that has been licensed by the Authority pursuant to the
9961707 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act to purchase
9971708 medical marijuana or medical marijuana pr oducts from a licensed
9981709 medical marijuana commercial grower or licensed medical marijuana
9991710 processor, to prepare and package noninfused pre -rolled medical
10001711 marijuana, and to sell medical marijuana or medical marijuana
10011712 products to licensed patients and caregiv ers as defined in this
10021713 section, or sell or transfer products to another licensed
10031714 dispensary;
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10051715 12. “Edible medical marijuana product ” means any medical-
10061716 marijuana-infused product for which the intended use is oral
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10091717 consumption including, but not limited to, a ny type of food, drink
10101718 or pill;
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10121719 13. “Entity” means an individual, general partnership, limited
10131720 partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate, association,
10141721 corporation, cooperative or any other legal or commercial entity;
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10161722 14. “Flower” means the reproductive organs of the marijuana or
10171723 cannabis plant referred to as the bud or parts of the plant that are
10181724 harvested and used for co nsumption in a variety of medical marijuana
10191725 products;
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10221754 or cannabis plant in which there are physical signs of flower or
10231755 budding out of the nodes of the stem;
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10251756 16. “Exit package” means an opaque bag that is provide d at the
10261757 point of sale in which pre -packaged medical marijuana is placed;
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10281758 17. “Food-based medical mariju ana concentrate” means a medical
10291759 marijuana concentrate that was produced by extracting cannabinoids
10301760 from medical marijuana through t he use of propylene glycol,
10311761 glycerin, butter, olive oil, coconut oil or other typical food -safe
10321762 cooking fats;
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10341763 17. 18. “Harvest batch” means a specifically identified
10351764 quantity of medical marijuana that is uniform in strain, cultivated
10361765 utilizing the same cultivation practices , harvested at the same time
10371766 from the same location and cured under uniform conditions;
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10391767 18. 19. “Harvested marijuana” means postflowering medical
10401768 marijuana not including trim, concentrate or waste;
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10421769 19. 20. “Heat- or pressure-based medical marijuana concentrate”
10431770 means a medical marijuana concentrate that was produced by
10441771 extracting cannabinoids from medical m arijuana through the use of
10451772 heat or pressure;
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10471773 20. 21. “Immature plant” means a nonflowering marijuana plant
10481774 that has not demonstrated signs of floweri ng;
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10521775 21. 22. “Inventory tracking system ” means the required tracking
10531776 system that accounts for the entire life span of medical marijuana
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10551805 and medical marijuana waste;
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10571806 22. 23. “Licensed patient” or “patient” means a person who has
10581807 been issued a medical marijuana patient license by the Oklahoma
10591808 Medical Marijuana Authority;
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10611809 23. 24. “Licensed premises” means the premises specified in an
10621810 application for a medical marijuana business license, med ical
10631811 marijuana research facility license or medical marijuana education
10641812 facility license pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and
10651813 Patient Protection Act that are owned or in possession of the
10661814 licensee and within which the licensee is authorized to cultivate,
10671815 manufacture, distribute, sell, store, transport, test or research
10681816 medical marijuana or medical m arijuana products in accordance with
10691817 the provisions of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
10701818 Protection Act and rules promulgated pursuant thereto ;
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10721819 24. 25. “Manufacture” means the production, propagation,
10731820 compounding or processing of a medical mariju ana product, excluding
10741821 marijuana plants, either directly or indirectly by extraction from
10751822 substances of natural or synthetic origin, or independently by means
10761823 of chemical synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and
10771824 chemical synthesis;
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10791825 25. 26. “Marijuana” shall have the same meaning as such term is
10801826 defined in Section 2 -101 of this title and shall not include any
10811827 plant or material containing delta -8 or delta 10
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10831856 the provisions of the Okl ahoma Industrial Hemp Program ;
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10851857 26. 27. “Material change” means any change that would affect
10861858 the qualifications for licensure of an applicant or licensee;
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10881859 27. 28. “Mature plant” means a harvestable female marijuana
10891860 plant that is flowering;
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10911861 28. 29. “Medical marijuana business (MMB) ” means a licensed
10921862 medical marijuana dispensary, medical marijuana processor, medical
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10961864 marijuana business operator or a medical marijuana transporter;
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10981865 29. 30. “Medical marijuana concentrate ” or “concentrate” means
10991866 a specific subset of medical marijuana that was produced by
11001867 extracting cannabino ids from medical marijuana. Categories of
11011868 medical marijuana concentrate include water -based medical marijuana
11021869 concentrate, food-based medical marijuana concentrate, solvent -based
11031870 medical marijuana concentrate, and heat - or pressure-based medical
11041871 marijuana concentrate;
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11061872 30. 31. “Medical marijuana commercial grower ” or “commercial
11071873 grower” means an entity licensed to cultivate, p repare and package
11081874 medical marijuana or package medical marijuana as pre -rolls, and
11091875 transfer or contract for transfer medical mariju ana and medical
11101876 marijuana pre-rolls to a medical marijuana dispensary, medical
11111877 marijuana processor, any other medical mariju ana commercial grower,
11121878 medical marijuana research facility or medical marijuana education
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11141907 commercial growers pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and
11151908 Patient Protection Act;
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11171909 31. 32. “Medical marijuana education facility ” or “education
11181910 facility” means a person or entity approved pursuant to the Oklahoma
11191911 Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act to operate a facility
11201912 providing training and education to individuals involving the
11211913 cultivation, growing, harvesting, curing, preparing, packaging or
11221914 testing of medical marijuana, or the production, manufacture,
11231915 extraction, processing, pack aging or creation of medical -marijuana-
11241916 infused products or medical marijuana products as described in the
11251917 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act;
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11271918 32. 33. “Medical-marijuana-infused product” means a product
11281919 infused with medical marijuana including, but not limited to, edible
11291920 products, ointments and tinctures;
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11311921 33. 34. “Medical marijuana product ” or “product” means a
11321922 product that contains cannabinoids that have been extracted from
11331923 plant material or the resin therefrom by physical or chemical m eans
11341924 and is intended for administration to a qualified patient including,
11351925 but not limited to, oils, tinct ures, edibles, pills, topical forms,
11361926 gels, creams, vapors, patches, liquids, and forms administered by a
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11391927 nebulizer, excluding live p lant forms which are considered medical
11401928 marijuana;
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11421956 34. 35. “Medical marijuana processor ” means a person or entity
11431957 licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
11441958 Protection Act to operate a business including the production,
11451959 manufacture, extraction, processi ng, packaging or creation of
11461960 concentrate, medical -marijuana-infused products or medical marijuana
11471961 products as described in the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
11481962 Protection Act;
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11501963 35. 36. “Medical marijuana research facility ” or “research
11511964 facility” means a person or entity approved pursuant to the Oklahoma
11521965 Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act to co nduct medical
11531966 marijuana research. A medical marijuana research facility is not a
11541967 medical marijuana business;
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11561968 36. 37. “Medical marijuana testing labor atory” or “laboratory”
11571969 means a public or private laboratory licensed pursuant to the
11581970 Oklahoma Medical Mar ijuana and Patient Protection Act to conduct
11591971 testing and research on medical marijuana and medical marijuana
11601972 products;
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11621973 37. 38. “Medical marijuana transporter” or “transporter” means
11631974 a person or entity that is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical
11641975 Marijuana and Patient Protection Act. A medical marijuana
11651976 transporter does not include a medical marijuana business that
11661977 transports its own medical mariju ana, medical marijuana concentrate
11671978 or medical marijuana products to a property or facility adjacent to
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11692007 licensed premises of the same medical marijuana business;
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11712008 38. 39. “Medical marijuana waste” or “waste” means unused,
11722009 surplus, returned or out -of-date marijuana, plant debris of the
11732010 plant of the genus Cannabis including dead plants and all unused
11742011 plant parts and roots, except the term shall not include roots,
11752012 stems, stalks and fan leaves;
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11772013 39. 40. “Medical use” means the acquisition, possession, use,
11782014 delivery, transfer or transportation of medic al marijuana, medical
11792015 marijuana products, medical marijuana devices or paraphernalia
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11822016 relating to the administration of medical marij uana to treat a
11832017 licensed patient;
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11852018 40. 41. “Mother plant” means a marijuana plant that is grown or
11862019 maintained for the purpos e of generating clones, and that will not
11872020 be used to produce plant material for sale to a medical marijuana
11882021 processor or medical marijuana dispensary;
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11902022 41. 42. “Oklahoma physician” or “physician” means a physician
11912023 licensed by and in good standing with the State Board of Medical
11922024 Licensure and Supervision, the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners
11932025 or the Board of Podiatric Medical Examine rs;
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11952026 42. 43. “Oklahoma resident” means an individual who can provide
11962027 proof of residency as required by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and
11972028 Patient Protection Act;
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12002057 requires, a direct beneficial owner including, but not limited to,
12012058 all persons or entities as follows:
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12032059 a. all shareholders owning an interest of a corporate
12042060 entity and all officers of a corporate entity,
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12092063 an interest in a limited partnership,
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12122065 liability company,
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12142066 e. all beneficiaries that hold a beneficial interest in a
12152067 trust and all trustees of a trust,
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12172068 f. all persons or entities that own interest in a joint
12182069 venture,
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12202070 g. all persons or entities that own an interest in an
12212071 association,
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12272073 i. any other person holding an interest or convertible
12282074 note in any entity which owns, operates or manages a
12292075 licensed facility;
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12312076 44. 45. “Package” or “packaging” means any container or wrapper
12322077 that may be used by a medical marijuana busines s to enclose or
12332078 contain medical marijuana;
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12352106 45. 46. “Person” means a natural person, partnership,
12362107 association, business trust, company, corporation, es tate, limited
12372108 liability company, trust or any other legal entity or organization,
12382109 or a manager, agent, ow ner, director, servant, officer or employee
12392110 thereof, except that person does not include any governmental
12402111 organization;
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12422112 46. 47. “Pesticide” means any substance or mixture of
12432113 substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or
12442114 mitigating any pest or any substance or mixture of substances
12452115 intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant,
12462116 except that the term pesticide shall not inclu de any article that is
12472117 a “new animal drug” as designated by the United States Food and Drug
12482118 Administration;
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12502119 47. 48. “Production batch” means:
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12522120 a. any amount of medical marijuana concentrate of the
12532121 same category and produced using the sam e extraction
12542122 methods, standard operating procedures and an
12552123 identical group of harvest batch of medical marijuana,
12562124 or
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12582125 b. any amount of medical marijuana product of the same
12592126 exact type, produced using the same ingredients,
12602127 standard operating procedures and the same production
12612128 batch of medical marijuana concentrate;
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12642157 controlled by the federal government, state government, or a local
12652158 government or municipality including, but not limited to,
12662159 institutions of higher education or related research institutions;
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12702160 49. 50. “Public money” means any funds or money obtained by the
12712161 holder from any governmental entity including, but not limited to,
12722162 research grants;
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12742163 50. 51. “Recommendation” means a document that is signed or
12752164 electronically submitted by a physician on behalf of a patient for
12762165 the use of medical marijuana pursuant to the O klahoma Medical
12772166 Marijuana and Patient Protection Act;
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12792167 51. 52. “Registered to conduct business ” means a person that
12802168 has provided proof that the business applicant or licensee is in
12812169 good standing with the Secretary of State;
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12832170 52. 53. “Remediation” means the process by which a harvest
12842171 batch or production batch that fails testing undergoes a procedure
12852172 to remedy the harvest batch or production batch and is r etested in
12862173 accordance with state laws, rules and regulations;
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12882174 53. 54. “Research project” means a discrete scientific endeavor
12892175 to answer a research question or a set of research questions related
12902176 to medical marijuana and is required for a medical marijuana
12912177 research license. A research project shall include a description of
12922178 a defined protocol, clearly articul ated goals, defined methods and
12932179 outputs, and a defined start and end date. The description shall
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12952208 requirements in the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
12962209 Protection Act and rules promulgated pur suant thereto. All research
12972210 and development conducted by a medical marijuana research facility
12982211 shall be conducted in furtherance of an approved research project;
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13002212 54. 55. “Revocation” means the final decision by the Authority
13012213 that any license issued pursu ant to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana
13022214 and Patient Protection Act is rescinded because the individual or
13032215 entity does not comply with the applicable requ irements set forth in
13042216 the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act or rules
13052217 promulgated pursuant thereto;
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13072218 55. 56. “School” means a public or private elementary, middle
13082219 or high school, or technology center school which is pr imarily used
13092220 for school classes and classroom instruction. A homeschool, daycare
13102221 or child-care facility shall not be consid ered a school as used in
13112222 the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act;
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13152223 56. 57. “Shipping container” means a hard-sided container with
13162224 a lid or other enclosure that can be secured in place. A shipping
13172225 container is used solely for the transpor t of medical marijuana,
13182226 medical marijuana concentrate, or medical marijuana products between
13192227 medical marijuana businesses, a medical marijuana research facility,
13202228 or a medical marijuana education facility;
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13222229 57. 58. “Solvent-based medical marijuana concentra te” means a
13232230 medical marijuana concentrate that was produced by extracting
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13242258 cannabinoids from medical marijuana through the use of a solvent
13252259 approved by the Executive Director;
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13272260 58. 59. “State Question” means Oklahoma State Question No. 788,
13282261 Initiative Petition No. 412, approved by a majority vote of the
13292262 citizens of Oklahoma on June 26, 2018;
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13312263 59. 60. “Strain” means the name given to a p articular variety
13322264 of medical marijuana that is based on a combination of factors which
13332265 may include, but is not limited to, b otanical lineage, appearance,
13342266 chemical profile and accompanying effects. An example of a “strain”
13352267 would be “OG Kush” or “Pineapple Express”;
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13372268 60. 61. “THC” means tetrahydrocannabinol, which is the primary
13382269 psychotropic cannabinoid in marijuana formed by de carboxylation of
13392270 naturally tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, which generally occurs by
13402271 exposure to heat;
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13422272 61. 62. “Transporter agent” means a person who transports
13432273 medical marijuana or medical marijuana products as an employee of a
13442274 licensed medical marijuana bu siness and holds a transporter agent
13452275 license specific to that business pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical
13462276 Marijuana and Patient Protection Act;
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13482277 62. 63. “Universal symbol” means the image established by the
13492278 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority and made avail able to licensees
13502279 through its website indicating that the medical marijuana or the
13512280 medical marijuana product contains THC;
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13542309 oils, vapors, waxes and other portions of the marijuana plant and
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13572310 any mixture or preparation thereof, excluding seeds, roots, stems,
13582311 stalks and fan leaves; and
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13602312 64. 65. “Water-based medical marijuana concentrate ” means a
13612313 concentrate that was produced by extracting cannabinoids from
13622314 medical marijuana through the use of only wat er, ice or dry ice.
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13642315 SECTION 17. REPEALER 63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.2, as
13652316 last amended by Section 1, Chapter 141, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp.
13662317 2023, Section 427.2) , is hereby repealed.
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13682318 SECTION 18. REPEALER 63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.2, as
13692319 last amended by Section 1, Chapter 317, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp.
13702320 2023, Section 427.2) , is hereby repealed.
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13722321 SECTION 19. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.3, as
13732322 amended by Section 8, Chapter 251, O.S .L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023,
13742323 Section 427.3), is amended to read as follows:
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13762324 Section 427.3. A. There is hereby created the Oklahom a Medical
13772325 Marijuana Authority which shall address issues related to the
13782326 medical marijuana program in this state including, b ut not limited
13792327 to, the issuance of patient licenses and medical marijuana business
13802328 licenses, and the dispensing, cultivating, processing, testing,
13812329 transporting, storage, research, and the use of and sale of medical
13822330 marijuana pursuant to the Oklahoma Medica l Marijuana and Patient
13832331 Protection Act.
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13852359 B. 1. Beginning on the effective date of this act, the
13862360 Authority shall cease to be part of or a division of the State
13872361 Department of Health and shall be deemed to be a separate and
13882362 distinct agency, to be known as th e Oklahoma Medical Marijuana
13892363 Authority. The Authority and the Executive Director of the
13902364 Authority shall continue to exercise their statutory powers, d uties,
13912365 and contractual responsibilities. All records, property, equipment,
13922366 assets, monies, financial int erests, liabilities, matters pending,
13932367 and funds of the division shall be transferred to the Authority.
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13952368 2. All licenses granted by t he Department pertaining to medical
13962369 marijuana shall maintain rights and privileges under the authority
13972370 of the Authority; pro vided, however, that all licenses shall be
13982371 subject to revocation, suspension, or disciplinary action for
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14012372 violation of any of the provisions of the Okla homa Medical Marijuana
14022373 and Patient Protection Act and rules promulgated by the Executive
14032374 Director.
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14052375 3. The Authority shall succeed to any contractual rights or
14062376 responsibilities incurred by the Department pertaining to medical
14072377 marijuana.
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14092378 4. Rules promulgated by the State Commissioner of Health
14102379 pertaining to medical marijuana that are in effect on the effectiv e
14112380 date of this act shall be immediately adopted and enforced by the
14122381 Executive Director. The Executive Director maintains the authority
14132382 to further promulgate and enforce rules.
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14152410 5. The Department and the Authority may enter into an agreement
14162411 for the transfer of personnel from the Department to the Authority.
14172412 No employee shall be transferred to the Authority except on the
14182413 freely given written consent of the employee. All employees who are
14192414 transferred to the Authority shall not be required to accept a
14202415 lesser grade or salary than presently received. All employees shall
14212416 retain leave, sick, and annual time earned, and any retirement and
14222417 longevity benefits w hich have accrued during their tenure with the
14232418 Department. The transfer of personnel between the state a gencies
14242419 shall be coordinated with the Office of Management and Enterprise
14252420 Services.
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14272421 6. The expenses incurred by the Authority as a result of the
14282422 transfer required by this subsection shall be paid by the Authority.
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14302423 7. The division within the Department kn own as the Oklahoma
14312424 Medical Marijuana Authority shall be abolished by the Department
14322425 after the transfer has been completed.
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14342426 8. The Office of Managemen t and Enterprise Services shall
14352427 coordinate the transfer of records, property, equipment, assets,
14362428 funds, allotments, purchase orders, liabilities, outstanding
14372429 financial obligations, or encumbrances provided for in this
14382430 subsection.
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14402431 C. The Authority shall implement the provisions of the Oklahoma
14412432 Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act consistently with the
14422433 voter-approved State Question No. 788, Initiative Petition No. 412,
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14452461 subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and
14462462 Patient Protection Act.
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14482463 D. The Authority shall exercise its respective powers and
14492464 perform its respective duties and functi ons as specified in the
14502465 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and this title
14512466 including, but not limited to, the foll owing:
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14532467 1. Determine steps the state shall take, whether administrative
14542468 or legislative in nature, to ensure that research on marijuana and
14552469 marijuana products is being conducted for public purposes including
14562470 the advancement of:
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14582471 a. public health policy and public safety policy ,
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14602472 b. agronomic and horticultural best practices, and
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14622473 c. medical and pharmacopoeia best practices;
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14642474 2. Contract with third-party vendors and other governmental
14652475 entities in order to carry out the respective duties and functions
14662476 as specified in the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
14672477 Protection Act;
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14692478 3. Upon complaint or upon its own motion and upon a complet ed
14702479 investigation, levy fines as prescribed in applicable laws, rules
14712480 and regulations and suspend, revoke or not renew licenses pursuant
14722481 to applicable laws, rules and regulations;
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14742482 4. Issue subpoenas for the appearance or production of persons,
14752483 records and things in connection with disciplinary or contested
14762484 cases considered by the Authority;
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14792513 provisions of applicable laws, rules and regulations;
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14812514 6. Inspect and examine all licensed premises of medi cal
14822515 marijuana businesses, research facilities, education facilities and
14832516 waste disposal facilities in which medical marijuana is cultivated,
14842517 manufactured, sold, stored, transported, tested, distributed or
14852518 disposed of;
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14892519 7. Upon action by the federal governme nt by which the
14902520 production, sale, and use of marijuana in this state does not
14912521 violate federal law, work with the Banking Department and the State
14922522 Treasurer to develop good practices and standards for banking and
14932523 finance for medical marijuana businesses;
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14952524 8. Establish internal control procedures for licenses including
14962525 accounting procedures, reporting procedures , and personnel policies;
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14982526 9. Establish a fee schedule and collect fees for performing
14992527 background checks as the Executive Director deems appropriate. The
15002528 fees charged pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed the actual
15012529 cost incurred for each background check;
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15032530 10. Establish a fee schedule and collect fees for material
15042531 changes requested by the licensee; and
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15062532 11. Establish regulations, which require a medical marijuana
15072533 business to submit information to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana
15082534 Authority, deemed reasonably necessary to assist the Authority in
15092535 the prevention of diversion of medical marijuana by a licensed
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15102563 medical marijuana business. Such informati on required by the
15112564 Authority may include, but shall not be limited to:
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15132565 a. the square footage of the licensed premises,
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15152566 b. a diagram of the licensed premises,
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15172567 c. the number and type of lights at the licensed medical
15182568 marijuana commercial grower business,
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15202569 d. the number, type, and production capacity of equipment
15212570 located at the medical marijuana processing facility,
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15232571 e. the names, addresses , and telephone numbers of
15242572 employees or agents of a medical marijuana business,
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15262573 f. employment manuals and standard operating procedures
15272574 for the medical marijuana business, and
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15292575 g. any other information as the Authority reasonably
15302576 deems necessary; and
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15342577 12. Declare and establish a moratorium on processing and
15352578 issuing new medical marijuana business licenses pursuant to Section
15362579 427.14 of this title for an amount of time the Authority deems
15372580 necessary.
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15392581 E. The Authority shall be authorized to enter into and
15402582 negotiate the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding between the
15412583 Authority and other state agencies concerning the enforcement of
15422584 laws regulating medical marijuana in this state .
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15452613 amended by Section 30, Chapter 228, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023,
15462614 Section 427.3), is hereby repealed.
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15482615 SECTION 21. REPEALER 63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.3, as
15492616 last amended by Section 4, Chapter 322 , O.S.L. 2023 (63 O.S. Supp.
15502617 2023, Section 427.3) , is hereby repealed.
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15522618 SECTION 22. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.6, as
15532619 last amended by Section 4, Chapter 168, O.S.L. 2023 (63 O.S. Supp.
15542620 2023, Section 427.6), is amended to read as follows:
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15562621 Section 427.6. A. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority
15572622 shall address issues related to the medical marijuana program in
15582623 this state including, b ut not limited to, monitoring and
15592624 disciplinary actions as they relate to the medical marijuana
15602625 program.
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15622626 B. 1. The Authority, its designee, or the Okl ahoma State
15632627 Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the Oklahoma State
15642628 Bureau of Investigation, and the Attorney General may perform on -
15652629 site inspections or investigations of a licensee or applicant for
15662630 any medical marijuana busi ness license, research facility, education
15672631 facility or waste disposal facility to determine compliance with
15682632 applicable laws, rules and regulations or submissions made pursuant
15692633 to this section. The Authority, its designee, or the Oklahoma State
15702634 Bureau of Narcotics and Danger ous Drugs Control, the Oklahoma State
15712635 Bureau of Investigation, and the Attorney General may enter the
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15732664 facility, education facility or waste disposal facility licensee or
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15762665 applicant to assess or monitor compliance or ensure qualifications
15772666 for licensure.
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15792667 2. Post-licensure Except as otherwise provided b y law, post-
15802668 licensure inspections shall be limited to twice per calendar year.
15812669 However, investigations and additional inspections may occur when
15822670 the Authority believes an investigation or additional inspection is
15832671 necessary due to a possible violation or noncompliance of applicable
15842672 laws, rules or regulations. The Executive Director of the Authority
15852673 may adopt rules imposing penalties i ncluding, but not limited to,
15862674 monetary fines and suspension or revocation of licensure for failure
15872675 to allow the Authority re asonable access to the licensed premises
15882676 for purposes of conducting an inspection.
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15902677 3. The Authority, its designee, or the Oklahoma State Bureau of
15912678 Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the Oklahoma State Bureau of
15922679 Investigation, and the Attorney General may review relevant records
15932680 of a licensed medical marijuana business, licensed medical marijuana
15942681 research facility, licensed medical marijuana education facility or
15952682 licensed medical marijuana waste disposal facility, and may require
15962683 and conduct interviews with such persons or entities and persons
15972684 affiliated with such entities, for the purpose of determining
15982685 compliance with Authority requirements of the Executive Director and
15992686 applicable laws, rules and regulations.
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16022715 activity that are made against a licensee to appropriate state or
16032716 local law enforcement authorities including, but not limited to, the
16042717 Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the
16052718 Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, and the Attorney General.
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16072719 C. Disciplinary action may be taken against an applicant or
16082720 licensee for not adhering to applicable laws pursuant to the te rms,
16092721 conditions and guidelines set forth in the Oklahoma Medical
16102722 Marijuana and Patient Protection Act.
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16122723 D. Disciplinary actions may include revocation, suspension or
16132724 denial of an application, license or final authorization and other
16142725 action deemed appropriate by the Executive Director of the
16152726 Authority.
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16192727 E. Disciplinary actions may be imposed upon a medical mar ijuana
16202728 business licensee for:
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16222729 1. Failure to comply with or satisfy any provision of
16232730 applicable laws, rules or regulations;
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16252731 2. Falsification or misrep resentation of any material or
16262732 information submitted to the Authority or other licensees;
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16282733 3. Failing to allow or impeding entry by authorized
16292734 representatives of the Authority;
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16352765 applicable laws, rul es or regulations or otherwise requested by the
16362766 Authority;
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16382767 6. Failure to correct any violation of this section cited as a
16392768 result of a review or audit of financial records or other materials;
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16412769 7. Failure to comply with requested access by the Authority to
16422770 the licensed premises or materials;
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16442771 8. Failure to pay a required monetary penalty;
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16462772 9. Diversion of medical marijuana or any medica l marijuana
16472773 product, as determined by the Authority;
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16492774 10. Threatening or harming a medical marijuana patient
16502775 licensee, caregiver licensee, a medical practitioner or an employee
16512776 of the Authority; and
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16532777 11. Any other basis indicating a violation of the applicable
16542778 laws and regulations as identified by the Authority.
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16562779 F. Disciplinary actions against a licensee may include the
16572780 imposition of monetary penalties, which may be assessed by the
16582781 Authority. The Authority may suspend or revoke a license for
16592782 failure to pay any monetary penalty lawfully assessed by the
16602783 Authority against a licensee.
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16642784 G. 1. In addition to any other penalties pre scribed by law,
16652785 penalties for sales, purchases or transfers for value of medical
16662786 marijuana by a medical marijuana business or employees or agents of
16672787 the medical marijuana business to persons other than those allowed
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16682815 by law occurring within any one -year time period may include an
16692816 initial fine of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for a first
16702817 violation and a fine of Fifteen Thousand Dolla rs ($15,000.00) for
16712818 any subsequent violation.
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16732819 2. Penalties for grossly inaccurate or fraudulent reporting
16742820 occurring within any two-year time period may include an initial
16752821 administrative fine of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for a first
16762822 violation and an administrative fi ne of Ten Thousand Dollars
16772823 ($10,000.00) for any subsequent violation. The medical marijuana
16782824 business shall be subject to a revocation of any license granted
16792825 pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection
16802826 Act upon a second incident of grossly inaccurate or fraudulent
16812827 reporting in a ten-year period by the medical marijuana business or
16822828 any employee or agent thereof.
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16842829 3. After investigation by the Authority, the Authority may
16852830 revoke the license of any person directly involved with the
16862831 diversion of marijuana.
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16882832 4. If the Authority, after investigation, is able to establish,
16892833 by a preponderance of evidence, a pattern of diversion or negligence
16902834 leading to diversion, the Authority may revoke any business licenses
16912835 associated with the diversion and any entity with common ownership.
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16932836 H. 1. In addition to any other penalties prescribed by law, a
16942837 first offense for intentional and impermissible diversion of medical
16952838 marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate, or medical marijuana
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16962866 products for value by a pat ient or caregiver to an unauthorized
16972867 person shall be subject to an administrative fine of Four Hundred
16982868 Dollars ($400.00). The Authority shall have the authority to
16992869 enforce the provisions of this subsection.
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17012870 2. In addition to any other penalties prescribed by law, an
17022871 additional incident resulting in a second offense for impermissible
17032872 diversion of medical mar ijuana, medical marijuana concentrate, or
17042873 medical marijuana products by a patient or caregiver to an
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17072874 unauthorized person for value shall be subject to an administrative
17082875 fine of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), and shall result in
17092876 revocation of the license or licenses of the person.
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17112877 3. Any person who shares less than three (3) grams of medical
17122878 marijuana with an unauthorized person, wi thout the transfer being
17132879 for value or other consideration, shall not be subject to criminal
17142880 prosecution but shall be subject to an administrative fine of Four
17152881 Hundred Dollars ($400.00).
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17172882 I. The intentional diversion of medical marijuana, medical
17182883 marijuana concentrate or medi cal marijuana products by a licensed
17192884 medical marijuana patient or caregiver, medical marijuana business
17202885 or employee of a medical marijuana business to an unauthorized minor
17212886 person who the licensed medical marijuana patient or caregiver,
17222887 medical marijuana business or employee of a medical marijuana
17232888 business knew or reasonably should have known to be a minor pe rson
17242889 shall be subject to an administrative fine of Two Thousand Five
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17262918 in a second or subsequent offense, the licensed medical marijuana
17272919 patient or caregiver, medical marijuana business or em ployee of a
17282920 medical marijuana business shall be subject to a cite and release
17292921 citation and, upon a finding of guilt or a plea of no contest, a
17302922 fine of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and automatic revocation
17312923 of the medical marijuana license.
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17332924 J. In addition to any other penalties prescribed by law, it
17342925 shall be unlawful for a licensed medical marijuana commercial grower
17352926 to knowingly hire or employ undoc umented immigrants to perform work
17362927 inside a medical marijuana commercial grow facility or anywhere on
17372928 the property of the medical marijuana commercial grow operation. A
17382929 licensed medical marijuana commercial grower that violates the
17392930 provisions of this subsection shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
17402931 misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail f or a term
17412932 not exceeding one (1) year, or by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred
17422933 Dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. In
17432934 addition, the license of the medical marijuana commercial grower
17442935 shall be subject to revocation and the Authority ma y deny future
17452936 license applications.
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17472937 K. 1. Beginning September 1, 2021, the Oklahoma Medical
17482938 Marijuana Authority shall schedule on -site meetings and compliance
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17512939 inspections of the premises with the medical marijuana dispensary
17522940 licensee at the location of t he medical marijuana dispensary, the
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17532968 medical marijuana commercial grower at the location of the medical
17542969 marijuana commercial grower site and the medica l marijuana processor
17552970 at the location of the medical marijuana processing site. The on -
17562971 site meetings and compliance inspections shall occur within the
17572972 first one hundred eighty (180) days after issuance of the medical
17582973 marijuana dispensary license, commercial grower license or processor
17592974 license and shall be conducted for purposes of verifying whether the
17602975 medical marijuana business licensee is actively operating or is
17612976 working towards operational status.
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17632977 2. If, at the time of the on -site meeting and complianc e
17642978 inspection, the medical marijuana business licensee fails to provide
17652979 proof to the Authority that the me dical marijuana business is
17662980 actively operating or working towards operational status, the
17672981 Authority shall grant the medical marijuan a business licensee a
17682982 grace period of one hundred eighty (180) days to become operational.
17692983 Upon expiration of this grace pe riod, the Authority shall schedule a
17702984 second on-site meeting and compliance inspection of the premises to
17712985 verify whether the medical marijuana business licensee has begun
17722986 operations at the licensed premises or is continuing to work towards
17732987 operational status.
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17752988 3. If, after the second on -site meeting and compliance
17762989 inspection, the medical marijuana business licensee fails to provide
17772990 proof to the Authority that the medical marijuana business licensee
17782991 is actively operating or is continuing to work towards opera tional
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17793019 status, the Authority shall be authorized to grant the medical
17803020 marijuana business licensee an additional grace period of one
17813021 hundred eighty (180) days to become operational.
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17833022 4. Upon expiration of the second grace period, the Authority
17843023 shall terminate the medical marijuana business license if the
17853024 medical marijuana business licensee has failed to provide proof to
17863025 the Authority that the medical marijuana business is actively
17873026 conducting business operations at the licensed premises.
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17893027 L. In addition to any other remedies provided for by law, the
17903028 Authority, pursuant to its rules and regulations promulgated by the
17913029 Executive Director, may issue a written o rder to any licensee the
17923030 Authority has reason to believe has violated Sections 420 through
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17953031 426.1 of this title, the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
17963032 Protection Act, the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Waste Management Act,
17973033 or any rules promulgated by the State Commissioner of Health
17983034 Executive Director and to whom the Authority has served, not less
17993035 than thirty (30) days previously, a written notice of violation of
18003036 such statutes or rules.
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18023037 1. The written order shall state with specificity the nature of
18033038 the violation. The Authority may impose any disciplinary action
18043039 authorized under the provisions of this secti on including, but not
18053040 limited to, the assessment of monetary penalties.
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18073041 2. Any order issued pursuant to the provisions of this sect ion
18083042 shall become a final order unless, not more than thirty (30) days
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18103071 administrative hearing in accordance with the rules and regulations
18113072 promulgated by the Executive Director of the Authority. Upon such
18123073 request, the Authority shall promptly initiate administrative
18133074 proceedings.
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18153075 L. M. Whenever the Executive Director of the Authority finds
18163076 that an emergency exists requiring immediate action in order to
18173077 protect the health or welfare of the p ublic, the Executive Director
18183078 of the Authority may issue an order, without providing notice or
18193079 hearing, stating the existenc e of said an emergency and requiring
18203080 that action be taken as the Executive Director of the Authority
18213081 deems necessary to meet the emergency. Such actio n may include, but
18223082 is not limited to, ordering the licensee to immediately cease and
18233083 desist operations by the licensee. The order shall be effective
18243084 immediately upon issuance. Any person to whom the order is directed
18253085 shall comply immediately with the provisions of the order. The
18263086 Authority may assess a penalty not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars
18273087 ($10,000.00) per day of noncompliance with the order. In assessing
18283088 such a penalty, the Authority shall consider the seriousness of the
18293089 violation and any efforts t o comply with applicable requirements.
18303090 Upon application to the Authority, the licensee shall be offered a
18313091 hearing within ten (10) days of the issuance of the order.
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18333092 M. N. All hearings held pursuant to this section shall be in
18343093 accordance with the Oklahoma Administrative Procedures Act.
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18383121 SECTION 23. REPEALER 63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.6 , as
18393122 amended by Section 2, Chapter 482 , O.S.L. 2021 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023,
18403123 Section 427.6), is hereby repealed.
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18423124 SECTION 24. REPEALER 63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.6, as
18433125 last amended by Section 10, Chapter 251, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp.
18443126 2023, Section 427.6), is hereby repealed.
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18463127 SECTION 25. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.13, as
18473128 last amended by Section 14, Chapter 251, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp.
18483129 2023, Section 427.13), is amended to read as follows:
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18503130 Section 427.13. A. All medical marijuana and medical marijuana
18513131 products shall be purchased solely from a state -licensed medical
18523132 marijuana business, and shall not be purchased from any out -of-state
18533133 providers.
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18553134 B. 1. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority shall have
18563135 oversight and auditing responsibilities to ensure that all marijuana
18573136 being grown in this state is accounted for and shall implemen t an
18583137 inventory tracking system. Pursuant to these duties, the Authority
18593138 shall require that each medical marijuana business, medical
18603139 marijuana research facility, medical marijuana education facility
18613140 and medical marijuana waste disposal facility keep records for every
18623141 transaction with another medical marijuana business, patient or
18633142 caregiver. Inventory shall be tracked and updat ed after each
18643143 individual sale and reported to the Authority.
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18673172 integration of other seed-to-sale systems and, at a minimum, shall
18683173 include the following:
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18703174 a. notification of when marijuana seeds a nd clones are
18713175 planted,
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18733176 b. notification of when marijuana plants are harvested
18743177 and destroyed,
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18763178 c. notification of when marijuana is transported, sold,
18773179 stolen, diverted or lost,
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18813180 d. a complete inventory of all marijuana, seeds, plant
18823181 tissue, clones, plants, us able marijuana or trim,
18833182 leaves and other plant matter, batches of extract, and
18843183 marijuana concentrates,
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18863184 e. all samples sent to a test ing laboratory, an unused
18873185 portion of a sample returned to a licensee, all
18883186 samples utilized by licensee for purposes of
18893187 negotiating a sale, and
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18913188 f. all samples used for quality testing by a licensee.
1892-
18933189 3. Each medical marijuana business, medical marijuana research
18943190 facility, medical marijuana education facility and medical marijuana
18953191 waste disposal facility shall develop written standard operating
18963192 procedures outlining the manner in which it operates as prescribed
18973193 by the Authority and shall use a seed-to-sale tracking system or
18983194 integrate its own seed-to-sale tracking system with the seed -to-sale
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18993222 tracking system established by the Auth ority in accordance with the
19003223 limitations set forth herein .
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19023224 4. These records shall include, but not be limited to, the
19033225 following:
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19053226 a. the name and license number of the medical marijuana
19063227 business that cultivated, manufactured or sold the
19073228 medical marijuana or medical marijuana product,
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19093229 b. the address and phone number of the medical marijuana
19103230 business that cultivated, manufactured or sold the
19113231 medical marijuana or medical marijuana product,
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19133232 c. the type of product received during the transaction,
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19253237 h. marijuana excise tax records, and
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19273238 i. any additional information as may be reasonably
19283239 required by the Executive Director of the Oklahoma
19293240 Medical Marijuana Authority.
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19313241 5. All inventory tracking records retained by a medical
19323242 marijuana business, medical marijuan a research facility, medical
19333243 marijuana education facility or medical marijuana waste disposal
19343244 facility containing medical ma rijuana patient or caregiver
19353245 information shall comply with all relevant state and federal laws
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19373274 Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
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19393275 SECTION 26. REPEALER 63 O.S. 202 1, Section 427.13, as
19403276 amended by Section 7, Chapter 584, O.S.L. 2021 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023,
19413277 Section 427.13), is hereby repealed.
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19433278 SECTION 27. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.14, as
19443279 last amended by Section 7, Chapter 322, O.S.L. 2 023 (63 O.S. Supp.
19453280 2023, Section 427.14), is amended to read as follows:
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19473281 Section 427.14. A. There is hereby created the medical
19483282 marijuana business li cense, which shall include the following
19493283 categories:
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19513284 1. Medical marijuana commercial grower;
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19533285 2. Medical marijuana processor;
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19553286 3. Medical marijuana dispensary;
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19573287 4. Medical marijuana transporter; and
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19593288 5. Medical marijuana testing laborat ory.
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19613289 B. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, with the aid of
19623290 the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, shall d evelop a
19633291 website for medical marijuana business applications.
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19673292 C. The Authority shall make available on its website in an
19683293 easy-to-find location, applic ations for a medical marijuana
19693294 business.
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19713322 D. 1. The annual, nonrefundable fee for a medical marijuana
19723323 transporter license shall be Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
19733324 ($2,500.00).
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19753325 2. The initial, nonrefundable fee for a medical marijuana
19763326 commercial grower license shall be calculated based upon the total
19773327 amount of square feet of canopy or acres the grower esti mates will
19783328 be harvested, transferred, or sold for the year. The annual,
19793329 nonrefundable license fee shall be based upon the total amount of
19803330 square feet of canopy or acres harvested, transferred, or sold by
19813331 the grower during the previous twelve (12) months. The amount of
19823332 the fees shall be determined as follows:
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19853334 medical marijuana grow fa cility:
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19883336 of canopy, the fee shall be Two Thousand Five
19893337 Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00),
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19923339 canopy to twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of
19933340 canopy, the fee shall be Five Thous and Dollars
19943341 ($5,000.00),
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19973343 of canopy to forty thousan d (40,000) square feet
19983344 of canopy, the fee shall be Ten Thousand Dollars
19993345 ($10,000.00),
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20023374 of canopy to sixty thousand (60,000) square feet
20033375 of canopy, the fee shall be Twenty Thousand
20043376 Dollars ($20,000.00),
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20073378 of canopy to eighty thousand (80,000) square feet
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20103379 of canopy, the fee shall be Thirty Thousand
20113380 Dollars ($30,000.00),
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20143382 of canopy to ninety-nine thousand nine hundred
20153383 ninety-nine (99,999) square feet of canopy, the
20163384 fee shall be Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00),
20173385 and
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20193386 (7) Tier 7: One hundred thousand (100,000) square
20203387 feet of canopy and beyond, the fee shall be Fifty
20213388 Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), plus an ad ditional
20223389 twenty-five cents ($0.25) per square foot of
20233390 canopy over one hundred thousand (100,000) square
20243391 feet.
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20263392 b. For an outdoor medical marijuana grow facility:
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20283393 (1) Tier 1: Less than two and one -half (2 1/2)
20293394 acres, the fee shall be Two Thousand Five Hundr ed
20303395 Dollars ($2,500.00),
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20363426 (3) Tier 3: More than five (5) acres up to ten (10)
20373427 acres, the fee shall be Ten Thousand Dollars
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20413430 (20) acres, the fee shall be Twenty Thousand
20423431 Dollars ($20,000.00),
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20543438 (7) Tier 7: More than forty (40) acres up to fifty
20553439 (50) acres, the fee shall be Fifty Thousand
20563440 Dollars ($50,000.00), and
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20583441 (8) Tier 8: If the amou nt of acreage exceeds fifty
20593442 (50) acres, the fee shall be Fifty Thousand
20603443 Dollars ($50,000.00) plus an additional Two
20613444 Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) per acre.
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20633445 c. For a medical marijuana commercial grower that has a
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20653474 facilities at one location, the medical marijuana
20663475 commercial grower shall be required to obtain a
20673476 separate license from the Aut hority for each type of
20683477 grow operation and shall be subject to the licensing
20693478 fees provided for in subparagraphs a and b of t his
20703479 paragraph.
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20723480 d. As used in this paragraph:
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20743481 (1) “canopy” means the total surface area within a
20753482 cultivation area that is dedicated to the
20763483 cultivation of flowering marijuana plants. The
20773484 surface area of the plant canopy must be
20783485 calculated in square feet and measured and must
20793486 include all of the area within the boundaries
20803487 where the cultivation of the flowering marijuana
20813488 plants occurs. If the surface of the plant
20823489 canopy consists of noncontiguous areas, each
20833490 component area must be separated by identifiable
20843491 boundaries. If a tiered or shelving system is
20853492 used in the cultivation area, the surface area of
20863493 each tier or shelf must be included in
20873494 calculating the area of the plant canopy.
20883495 Calculation of the area of the plant canopy may
20893496 not include the areas within the cultivation area
20903497 that are used to cultivate immature marijuana
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20923526 that are not used at an y time to cultivate mature
20933527 marijuana plants. If the flowering plants are
20943528 vertically grown in cylinders, the square footage
20953529 of the canopy shall be measured by the
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20993531 total length of the cylinder,
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21013532 (2) “greenhouse” means a structure located outdoors
21023533 that is completely covered by a material that
21033534 allows a controlled level of light transm ission,
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21063536 (3) “light deprivation” means a structure that has
21073537 concrete floors and the ability to manipulate
21083538 natural light.
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21103539 3. The initial, nonrefundable fee for a medical marijuana
21113540 processor license shall be Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
21123541 ($2,500.00). The annual, nonrefundable license fee for a medical
21133542 marijuana processor license shall be determined based on the
21143543 previous twelve (12) months as follo ws:
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21163544 a. Tier 1: The transfer or sale of zero (0) to ten
21173545 thousand (10,000) pounds of biomass or the produc tion,
21183546 transfer, or sale of up to one hundred (100) liters of
21193547 cannabis concentrate, whichever is greater, the annual
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21213576 ($2,500.00),
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21233577 b. Tier 2: The transfer or sale of ten thousand one
21243578 (10,001) pounds to fifty th ousand (50,000) pounds of
21253579 biomass or the production, transfer, or sale of one
21263580 hundred one (101) to three hundred fifty (350) liters
21273581 of cannabis concentrate, whichever is greater, the
21283582 annual fee shall be Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00),
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21303583 c. Tier 3: The transfer or sale of fifty thousand one
21313584 (50,001) pounds to one hundred fifty thousand
21323585 (150,000) pounds of biomass or the production,
21333586 transfer, or sale of three hundred fifty-one (351) to
21343587 six hundred fifty (650) liters of cannabis
21353588 concentrate, whichever is gre ater, the annual fee
21363589 shall be Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00),
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21383590 d. Tier 4: The transfer or sale of one hundred fifty
21393591 thousand one (150,001) pounds to three hundred
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21423592 thousand (300,000) pounds of biomass or the
21433593 production, transfer, or sale of six hundred f ifty-one
21443594 (651) to one thousand (1,000) liters of cannabis
21453595 concentrate, whichever is greater, the annual fee
21463596 shall be Fifteen Thousan d Dollars ($15,000.00), and
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21483597 e. Tier 5: The transfer or sale of more than three
21493598 hundred thousand one (300,001) pounds of bio mass or
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21513627 thousand one (1,001) liters of cannabis concentrate,
21523628 the annual fee shall be Twenty Thousand Dollars
21533629 ($20,000.00).
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21553630 For purposes of this paragraph only, if the cannabis concentrate
21563631 is in nonliquid form, every one thousand (1,000) grams of
21573632 concentrated marijuana shall be calculated as one (1) liter of
21583633 cannabis concentrate.
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21603634 4. The initial, nonrefundable fee for a medical marijuana
21613635 dispensary license shall be Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
21623636 ($2,500.00). The annual, nonrefundable license fee for a medical
21633637 marijuana dispensary license shall be calculated at ten percent
21643638 (10%) of the sum of twelve (12 ) calendar months of the combined
21653639 annual state sales tax and state excise tax of the dispensary during
21663640 the previous twelve (12) months. The minimum fee shall be not less
21673641 than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) and the maximum
21683642 fee shall not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).
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21703643 5. The annual, nonrefundable license fee for a medical
21713644 marijuana testing laboratory shall be Twenty Thousand Dollars
21723645 ($20,000.00).
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21743646 E. All applicants seeking licensure or licensure renewal as a
21753647 medical marijuana busin ess shall comply with the following general
21763648 requirements:
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21783676 1. All applications for licenses and registrat ions authorized
21793677 pursuant to this section shall be made upon forms prescribed by the
21803678 Authority;
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21843679 2. Each application shall identify t he city or county in which
21853680 the applicant seeks to obtain licensure as a medical marijuana
21863681 business;
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21883682 3. Applicants shall sub mit a complete application to the
21893683 Authority before the application may be accepted or considered;
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21913684 4. All applications shall be complete and accurate i n every
21923685 detail;
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21943686 5. All applications shall include all attachments or
21953687 supplemental information required b y the forms supplied by the
21963688 Authority;
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21983689 6. All applications for a transporter license, initial
21993690 dispensary license, initial processor license, or laboratory license
22003691 shall be accompanied by a full remittance for the whole amount of
22013692 the license fee as set for th in subsection D of this section. All
22023693 submissions of grower applications, renewal processor applications,
22033694 and renewal dispensary applications shall be accompanied by a
22043695 remittance of a fee of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
22053696 ($2,500.00). The Authority shall invoice license applicants, if
22063697 applicable, for any additional licensing fees owed pursuant to
22073698 subsection D of this section pri or to approval of a license
22083699 application. License fees are nonrefundable;
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22113728 at a minimum, meet the following criteria:
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22133729 a. twenty-five (25) years of age or older,
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22153730 b. if applying as an individual, proof that the app licant
22163731 is an Oklahoma resident a resident of this state
22173732 pursuant to paragraph 11 of this subsection,
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22193733 c. if applying as an entity, proof that seventy -five
22203734 percent (75%) of all members, managers, executive
22213735 officers, partners, board members or any other form of
22223736 business ownership are Oklahoma residents of this
22233737 state pursuant to paragraph 11 of this subsection,
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22273738 d. if applying as an individual or entity, proof that the
22283739 individual or entity is registered to conduct business
22293740 in this state,
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22313741 e. disclosure of all own ership interests pursuant to the
22323742 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act,
22333743 and
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22353744 f. proof that the medical marijuana business, medical
22363745 marijuana research facility, medical marijuana
22373746 education facility and medical marijuana was te
22383747 disposal facility applicant or licensee has not been
22393748 convicted of a nonviolent felony in the last two (2)
22403749 years, or any other felony conviction within the last
22413750 five (5) years, is not a current inmate in the custody
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22423778 of the Department of Corrections, or currently
22433779 incarcerated in a jail or corrections facility.
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22453780 Upon reasonable suspicion that a medical marijuana business license e
22463781 is illegally growing, processing, transferring, selling, disposing,
22473782 or diverting marijuana, the Authority, the Oklahoma State Bure au of
22483783 Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the Oklahoma State Bureau of
22493784 Investigation, or the Attorney General may subpoen a documents
22503785 necessary to establish the personal identifying information of all
22513786 owners and individuals with any ownership interest in the business;
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22533787 8. There shall be no limit to the number of medical marijuana
22543788 business licenses or categories that an indivi dual or entity can
22553789 apply for or receive, although each application and each category
22563790 shall require a separate application, applicati on fee, or license
22573791 fee. A commercial grower, processor and dispensary, or any
22583792 combination thereof, are authorized to share the same address or
22593793 physical location, subject to the restrictions set forth in the
22603794 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act;
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22623795 9. All applicants for a medical marijuana business license,
22633796 research facility license or education facility license authorized
22643797 by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, or for
22653798 a renewal of such license, shall undergo a national fingerprint-
22663799 based background check conducted by the Oklahoma State Bureau of
22673800 Investigation (OSBI) within thirty (30) days pr ior to the
22683801 application for the license, including:
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22723829 a. individual applicants applying on their own behalf,
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22743830 b. individuals applying on behalf of an entit y,
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22763831 c. all principal officers of an entity, and
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22783832 d. all owners of an entity as defined by the Oklahoma
22793833 Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act;
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22813834 10. All applicable fees charged by the OSBI are the
22823835 responsibility of the applicant and s hall not be higher than fees
22833836 charged to any other person or industry for such background checks;
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22853837 11. In order to be conside red an Oklahoma resident a resident
22863838 of this state for purposes of a medical marijuana business
22873839 application, all applicants shall provide proof of Oklahoma state
22883840 residency for at least two (2) years immediately preceding the date
22893841 of application or five (5) years of continuous Oklahoma state
22903842 residency during the preceding twenty -five (25) years immediately
22913843 preceding the date of applicati on. Sufficient documentation of
22923844 proof of residency shall include a combination of the following:
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22943845 a. an unexpired Oklahoma-issued state-issued driver
22953846 license,
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22973847 b. an Oklahoma state-issued identification card,
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22993848 c. a utility bill preceding the date of application,
23003849 excluding cellular telephone and Internet bills,
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23023850 d. a residential property deed to property in this state,
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23053879 e. a rental agreement preceding the date of application
23063880 for residential property located in this state.
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23083881 Applicants that were issued a medica l marijuana business license
23093882 prior to August 30, 2019, are hereby exempt from the two -year or
23103883 five-year Oklahoma residence r equirement mentioned above;
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23143884 12. All license applicants shall be required to submit a
23153885 registration with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and
23163886 Dangerous Drugs Control as provided in Sections 2 -302 through 2-304
23173887 of this title;
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23193888 13. All applicants shall establish their identity through
23203889 submission of a color copy or digital image of one of the following
23213890 unexpired documents:
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23233891 a. front of an Oklahoma state-issued driver license,
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23253892 b. front of an Oklahoma state-issued identification card,
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23273893 c. a United States pass port or other photo identification
23283894 issued by the United States government, or
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23303895 d. a tribal identification card approved for
23313896 identification purposes by t he Department of Public
23323897 Safety; and
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23343898 14. All applicants shall submit an applicant photograph ; and
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23363899 15. All applicants for a medical marijuana business license
23373900 seeking to operate a commercial grow shall file along with their
23383901 application a bond as prescribed in Section 427.26 of this title .
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23403929 F. The Authority shall review the medical marijuana business
23413930 application; approve, reject, or deny the application; and send the
23423931 approval, rejection, denial, or status -update letter to the
23433932 applicant in the same method the application was submitted to the
23443933 Authority within ninety (90) business days of receipt of the
23453934 application.
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23473935 G. 1. The Authority shall review the medical marijuana
23483936 business applications, conduct all investigations, inspections, and
23493937 interviews, and collect all license and application fees before
23503938 approving the application.
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23523939 2. Approved applicants shall be issu ed a medical marijuana
23533940 business license for the specific category applied under, which
23543941 shall act as proof of their approved status. Rejection and deni al
23553942 letters shall provide a reason for the rejection or denial.
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23583943 Applications may only be rejected or deni ed based on the applicant
23593944 not meeting the standards set forth in the provisions of the
23603945 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protec tion Act and Sections
23613946 420 through 426.1 of this title, improper completion of the
23623947 application, unpaid license or application fees, or for a reason
23633948 provided for in the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
23643949 Protection Act and Sections 420 through 426.1 of this title. If an
23653950 application is rejected for failure to provide required information,
23663951 the applicant shall have thirty (30) days to submit the required
23673952 information for reconsideration. Unless the Authority determines
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23693981 incomplete or contains errors that are not clerical or typographical
23703982 in nature shall be denied.
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23723983 3. Status-update letters shall provide a reason for delay in
23733984 either approval, rejection or denial should a situation arise in
23743985 which an application was submitted properly but a delay in
23753986 processing the application occurred.
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23773987 4. Approval, rejection, denial or status-update letters shall
23783988 be sent to the applicant in the same method the application was
23793989 submitted to the Authority.
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23813990 H. A license for a medical marijuana business, medical
23823991 marijuana research facility, medical marijuana education facility or
23833992 medical marijuana waste disposal facility shall not be issued to or
23843993 held by:
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23863994 1. A person until all required fees have been paid;
2387-
23883995 2. A person who has been convi cted of a nonviolent felony
23893996 within two (2) years of the date of application, or within five (5)
23903997 years for any other felony;
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23923998 3. A corporation, if the criminal history of any of its
23933999 officers, directors or stockholders indicates that the o fficer,
23944000 director or stockholder has been convicted of a nonviolent felony
23954001 within two (2) years of the date of application, o r within five (5)
23964002 years for any other felony;
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23984003 4. A person under twenty -five (25) years of age;
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24034032 period of licensure, or who, at the time of application, has failed
24044033 to:
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24064034 a. file taxes, interest or penalties due related to a
24074035 medical marijuana business, or
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24094036 b. pay taxes, interest or penalties due related to a
24104037 medical marijuana bus iness;
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24124038 6. A sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer or prosecuting
24134039 officer, or an officer or employee of the Authority or m unicipality;
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24154040 7. A person whose authority to be a caregiver, as defined in
24164041 Section 427.2 of this title, has been revoked by the Authority; or
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24184042 8. A person who was involved in the management or operations of
24194043 any medical marijuana business, medical marijuana research facility,
24204044 medical marijuana education facility or medical marijuana waste
24214045 disposal facility that, after the initiation of a disciplinary
24224046 action, has had a medical marijuana license revoked, not renewed, or
24234047 surrendered during the five (5) years pr eceding submission of the
24244048 application and for the following violations:
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24264049 a. unlawful sales or purchases,
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24284050 b. any fraudulent acts, falsification of record s or
24294051 misrepresentation to the Authority, medical marijuana
24304052 patient licensees, caregiver licensees or medi cal
24314053 marijuana business licensees,
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24334054 c. any grossly inaccurate or fraudulent reporting,
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24354082 d. threatening or harming any medical marijuana patient,
24364083 caregiver, medical practitioner or employee of the
24374084 Authority,
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24394085 e. knowingly or intentionally refusing to permit the
24404086 Authority access to premises or records,
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24424087 f. using a prohibited, hazardous substance for processing
24434088 in a residential area,
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24474089 g. criminal acts relating to the operation of a medical
24484090 marijuana business, or
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24504091 h. any violations that endanger public health and safe ty
24514092 or product safety.
2452-
24534093 I. In investigating the qualifications of an applicant or a
24544094 licensee, the Authority and municipalities may ha ve access to
24554095 criminal history record information furnished by a criminal justice
24564096 agency subject to any restrictions imposed by such an agency.
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24584097 J. The failure of an applicant or licensee to provide the
24594098 requested information by the Authority deadline may be grounds for
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24624100 K. All applicants and licensees shall submit information to the
24634101 Authority in a full, faithful, truthful and fair manner. The
24644102 Authority may recommend denial of an application where the applicant
24654103 or licensee made mis statements, omissions, misrepresentations or
24664104 untruths in the application or in connection with the background
24674105 investigation of the applicant. This type of conduct may be grounds
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24694134 and scrivener errors shall n ot be grounds for denial.
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24714135 L. A licensed medical marijuana business premises shall be
24724136 subject to and responsible for compliance with applicable provisions
24734137 consistent with the zoning where such business is located as
24744138 described in the most recent versions of the Oklahoma Uniform
24754139 Building Code, the International Building Code and the International
24764140 Fire Code, unless granted an exemption by a municipality or
24774141 appropriate code enforcement entity.
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24794142 M. All medical marijuana business, medical marijuana research
24804143 facility, medical marijuana education facility and medical marijuana
24814144 waste disposal facility licensees shall p ay the relevant licensure
24824145 fees prior to receiving licensure to operate.
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24844146 N. A medical marijuana business, medical marijuana research
24854147 facility, medical marijuana education facility or medical marijuana
24864148 waste disposal facility that attempts to renew its lice nse after the
24874149 expiration date of the license shall pay a late renewal fee in an
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24904150 amount to be determined by the Executive Director of the Authority
24914151 to reinstate the license. Late renewal fees are nonrefundable. A
24924152 license that has been expired for more tha n ninety (90) days shall
24934153 not be renewed.
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24954154 O. No medical marijuana business, medical marijuana research
24964155 facility, medical marijuana e ducation facility or medical marijuana
24974156 waste disposal facility shall possess, sell or transfer medical
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24984184 marijuana or medical marijuana products without a valid, unexpired
24994185 license issued by the Authority.
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25014186 P. No more than one medical marijuana commercial grower license
25024187 shall be issued for any one property.
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25044188 Q. An original medical marijuana business license issued on or
25054189 after June 26, 2018, by the Authority, for a medical marijuana
25064190 commercial grower, a medical marijuana processor or a medical
25074191 marijuana dispensary shall be deemed to have been grandfathered into
25084192 the location on the date the original license was first issued for
25094193 purposes of determining the authority of the business to conduct and
25104194 continue the same type of business at that location under a license
25114195 issued by the Authority, except as may be provided in Sections 425
25124196 and 426.1 of this title. Any change in ownership after t he original
25134197 medical marijuana business license has been issued by the Authority
25144198 shall be construed by the Authority to be a continua tion of the same
25154199 type of business originally licensed at that location. Nothing
25164200 shall authorize the Authority to deny issua nce or renewal of a
25174201 license or transfer of license due to a change in ownership for the
25184202 same business location previously licensed, except when a revoc ation
25194203 is otherwise authorized by law or a protest is made under the
25204204 municipal compliance provisions of Se ction 426.1 of this title.
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25224205 R. A medical marijuana business license holder shall require
25234206 all individuals employed under their licens e to be issued a
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25244234 credential pursuant to the provisions of Section 427.14b of this
25254235 title prior to employment.
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25274236 S. The Executive Director of the Authority may promulgate rules
25284237 to implement the provisions of this section including, but not
25294238 limited to, required application mater ials to be submitted by the
25304239 applicant and utilized by the Authority to determine medical
25314240 marijuana business licensing fees pursuant to this section.
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25354241 SECTION 28. REPEALER 63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.14, as
25364242 amended by Section 8, Chapter 584, O.S.L. 2021 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023,
25374243 Section 427.14), is hereby repealed.
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25394244 SECTION 29. REPEALER 63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.14, as
25404245 last amended by Section 2, Chapter 328, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp.
25414246 2023, Section 427.14) , is hereby repealed.
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25444248 last amended by Section 1, Chapter 41, O.S.L. 2023 (63 O.S. Supp.
25454249 2023, Section 427.14) , is hereby repealed.
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25474250 SECTION 31. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 430, as
25484251 last amended by Section 11, Chapter 168, O.S.L. 2023 (63 O.S. Supp.
25494252 2023, Section 430), i s amended to read as follows:
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25514253 Section 430. A. There is hereby created and authorized a
25524254 medical marijuana waste disposal license. A person or entity in
25534255 possession of a medical marijuana waste disposal license shall be
25544256 entitled to possess, transport and d ispose of medical marijuana
25554257 waste. No person or entity shall dispose of medical marijuana waste
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25564285 without a valid medical marijuana w aste disposal license. The
25574286 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority shall issue licenses upon
25584287 proper application by a licensee and determination by the Authority
25594288 that the proposed site and facility are physically and technically
25604289 suitable. Upon a finding that a proposed medical marijuana waste
25614290 disposal facility is not physically or technically suitable, the
25624291 Authority shall deny th e license. The Authority may, upon
25634292 determining that public health or safety requires emergency action,
25644293 issue a temporary license fo r treatment or storage of medical
25654294 marijuana waste for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days. The
25664295 Authority shall not, for the first year of the licensure program
25674296 until November 1, 2021 , issue more than ten medical marijuana waste
25684297 disposal licenses. Upon the conclusion of the first year, the
25694298 Authority shall assess the need for additional medical marijuana
25704299 waste disposal licenses and shall, if demonstrated, increase
25714300 Beginning November 1, 2021, there shall be no limit to the number of
25724301 medical marijuana was te disposal licenses as deemed necessary issued
25734302 by the Authority.
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25774303 B. Entities applying for a medical marijuana waste dispos al
25784304 license shall undergo the following screening process:
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25804305 1. Complete an application form, as prescribed by the
25814306 Authority, which shall include:
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25834307 a. an attestation that the applicant is authorized to
25844308 make application on behalf of the entity,
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25994343 h. name, residential address and date of birth of each
26004344 owner and each member, manager and board member, if
26014345 applicable;
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26044347 license made by an individual on his or her own behalf shall be on
26054348 the form prescribed by the Authority and shall include, but not be
26064349 limited to:
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26094351 suffix, if applicable,
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26124353 applicant,
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26174356 the applicant,
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26214357 e. an attestation that the information provided by the
26224358 applicant is true and correct, and
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26244386 f. a statement signed by the applicant pledging not to
26254387 divert marijuana to any individual or entity that is
26264388 not lawfully entitled to possess marijuana; and
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26294390 documentation:
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26314391 a. a list of all persons or entities that have an
26324392 ownership interest in the entity,
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26344393 b. a certificate of good standing from the Secretar y of
26354394 State, if applicable,
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26374395 c. an Affidavit of Lawful Presence for each owner,
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26394396 d. proof that the proposed location of the disposal
26404397 facility is at least one thousand (1,000) feet from a
26414398 school. The distance indicated in this subparagraph
26424399 shall be measured from the nearest property line of
26434400 such school to the nearest perimeter wall of the
26444401 premises of such disposal facility. If any school is
26454402 established within one thousand (1,000) feet of any
26464403 disposal facility after such disposal facility has
26474404 been licensed, the provisions of this subparagraph
26484405 shall not be a deterrent to the renewal of such
26494406 license or warrant revocation of the license. For the
26504407 purposes of this section, “school” shall mean the same
26514408 as provided in Section 427.2 of this title, and
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26534436 e. documents establishing the applicant, the members,
26544437 managers and board members, if applicable, and
26554438 seventy-five percent (75%) of the ownership int erests
26564439 are Oklahoma residents of this state as established in
26574440 Section 420 et seq. of this title, as it relates to
26584441 proof of state residency.
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26604442 For purposes of this paragraph, “school” means the same as
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26664444 C. No license shall be issued excep t upon proof of sufficient
26674445 liability insurance and financial responsibility. Liability
26684446 insurance shall be provided by the applicant and shall apply to
26694447 sudden and nonsudden bodily injury or property damage on, below or
26704448 above the surface, as required by the rules of the Authority
26714449 promulgated by the Executive Director . Such insurance shall be
26724450 maintained for the period of operation of the facility and shall
26734451 provide coverage for damages resulting from operation of the
26744452 facility during operation and after closin g.
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26764453 D. Submission of an application for a medical marijuana waste
26774454 disposal license shall constitute permi ssion for entry to and
26784455 inspection of the facility of the licensee during hours of operation
26794456 and other reasonable times. Refusal to permit such entry of
26804457 inspection shall constitute grounds for the nonrenewal, suspension
26814458 or revocation of a license. The Aut hority, the Oklahoma State
26824459 Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the Oklahoma State
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26844488 annual unannounced, on -site inspection of the operations and any
26854489 facility of the licensee. If t he Authority receives a complaint
26864490 concerning noncompliance by a licensee with the provisions of the
26874491 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Waste Management Act, the Authority, the
26884492 Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the
26894493 Oklahoma State Burea u of Investigation, and the Attorney General may
26904494 conduct additional unannounced, on -site inspections beyond the
26914495 inspections provided for in Section 427 .6 of this title. The
26924496 Authority may refer all complaints alleging criminal activity that
26934497 are made against a licensed facility to appropriate state or local
26944498 law enforcement authorities.
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26964499 E. The Authority shall issue an annual permit for each medical
26974500 marijuana waste disposal facility operated by a licensee. A permit
26984501 shall be issued only upon proper applicatio n by a licensee and
26994502 determination by the Authority that the proposed site and facility
27004503 are physically and technically suitable. Upon a finding that a
27014504 proposed medical marijuana waste disposal facility is not physically
27024505 or technically suitable, the Authori ty shall deny the permit. The
27034506 Authority shall have the authority to revoke a permit upon a finding
27044507 that the site and facility are n ot physically and technically
27054508 suitable for processing. The Authority may, upon determining that
27064509 public health or safety req uires emergency action, issue a temporary
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27104538 period not to exceed ninety (90) days.
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27124539 F. The cost of a medical marijuana waste disposal license shall
27134540 be Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for the initial license. The
27144541 cost of a medical marijuana waste disposal facility permit shall be
27154542 Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). A medical marijuana waste disposal
27164543 facility permit that has been revoked shall be reinstated upon
27174544 remittance of a reinstatement fee o f Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)
27184545 to restore the facility permit. All license and permit fees shall
27194546 be deposited into the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Au thority Revolving
27204547 Fund as provided in Section 427.5 of this title.
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27224548 G. The holder of a medical marijuana waste disposal license
27234549 shall not be required to obtain a medical marijuana transporter
27244550 license provided for in the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
27254551 Protection Act for purposes of transporting medical marijuana waste.
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27274552 H. All commercial licensees, as defined in Section 428.1 of
27284553 this title, shall utilize a licensed medical marijuana waste
27294554 disposal service to process all medical marijuana waste genera ted by
27304555 the licensee.
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27324556 I. The State Commissioner of Health Executive Director of the
27334557 Authority shall promulgate rules for the implementation of the
27344558 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Waste Management Act. Promulgated rules
27354559 shall address disposal process standards, site security and any
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27374588 Director.
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27394589 SECTION 32. REPEALER 63 O.S. 2021, Section 430, as
27404590 amended by Section 12, Chapter 584, O.S.L. 2021 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023,
27414591 Section 430), is hereby repealed.
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27434592 SECTION 33. REPEALER 63 O.S. 2021, Section 430, as last
27444593 amended by Section 24, Chapter 251, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023,
27454594 Section 430), is hereby repealed.
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27474595 SECTION 34. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
27484596 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
27494597 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
27504598 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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2754-Passed the Senate the 1 4th day of March, 2024.
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2761-Passed the House of Representatives the 23rd day of April, 2024.
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2766- of Representatives
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2768-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
2769-Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
2770-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
2771-By: _________________________________
2772-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _______ __
2773-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
2774-
2775- _________________________________
2776- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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2779-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
2780-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
2781-day of _________________ _, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
2782-By: _________________________________
4600+COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND CONTROLLED
4601+SUBSTANCES, dated 04/10/2024 - DO PASS.