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31		-	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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36	29		BILL NO. 697 By: Coleman of the Senate
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45	38		An Act relating to medical marijuana licenses; 63
46	39		O.S. 2021, Section 427.16, as last amended by Section
47	40		140, Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024 (63 O.S. Supp. 2024,
48	41		Section 427.16), which relates to medical marijuana
49	42		transporter license; establishing certain
50	43		requirements for license issuance; updating statutory
51	44		language; allowing certain actions by certain
52	45		licensee; requiring certain information to be
53	46		documented in certain inven tory manifest prior to
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59	52		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
60	53		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.16, as
61	54		last amended by Section 140, Chapter 452, O.S .L. 2024 (63 O.S. Supp.
62	55		2024, Section 427.16), is amended to read as follows:
63	56		Section 427.16. A. There is hereby created a medical marijuana
64	57		transporter license as a category of the medical marijuana business
65	58		license.
66	59		B. Pursuant to Section 424 of this title, the Oklahoma Medical
67	60		Marijuana Authority shall issue a medical m arijuana transporter
	61	+	license to licensed medical marijuana commercial growers, processors
	62	+	and dispensaries upon issuance of such licenses and upon each
	63	+	renewal. Medical marijuana trans porter licenses shall also be
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95		-	license to licensed medical marijuana commercial growers, p rocessors
96		-	and dispensaries upon issuance of such licenses and upon each
97		-	renewal. Medical marijuana transporter licenses shall also be
98	90		issued to licensed medical marijuana research facilities, medical
99	91		marijuana education facilities and medical marijuana testing
100	92		laboratories upon issuance of such licenses and upon each renewal.
101	93		C. A medical marijuana transpor ter license may also be issued
102	94		to qualifying applicants who are registe red with the Secretary of
103	95		State and otherwise meet the requirements for a medical marijuana
104	96		business license set forth in the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and
105	97		Patient Protection Act and t he requirements set forth in this
106	98		section to provide logistics, distribution and storage of medical
107	99		marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate and medical marijuana
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109	101		D. A medical marijuana transporter license shall be valid for
110	102		one (1) year and sha ll not be transferred with a change of
111	103		ownership. A licensed medical m arijuana transporter shall be
112	104		responsible for all medical marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate
113	105		and medical marijuana products once the transporter takes control of
114	106		the product.
115	107		E. A transporter license shall be required for any person or
116	108		entity to transport or transfer medical marijuana, medical marijuana
117	109		concentrate or medical marijuana products from a licensed medical
118	110		marijuana business to another medical marijuana business, or fr om a
	111	+	medical marijuana business to a medical marijuana research facilit y
	112	+	or medical marijuana education facility.
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146		-	medical marijuana business to a medical marijuana research facility
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148	139		F. A medical marijuana transporter licensee may contract with
149	140		multiple licensed medical marijuana businesses.
150	141		G. A medical marijuana transpo rter may maintain a licensed
151	142		premises to temporarily store medical marijuana, medical marijuana
152	143		concentrate and medical marijuana products and to use as a
153	144		centralized distribution point. A medical marijuana transporter may
154	145		store and distribute medical mar ijuana, medical marijuana
155	146		concentrate and medical marijuana products fr om the licensed
156	147		premises. The licensed premises shall meet all security
157	148		requirements applicable to a medical marijuana business. The
158	149		Authority shall issue licenses upon proper applica tion by a licensee
159	150		and determination by the Authority that the proposed site and
160	151		facility are physically and technically suitable.
161	152		H. A medical marijuana transporter licensee shall use the seed -
162	153		to-sale tracking system developed pursuant to the Oklahoma Me dical
163	154		Marijuana and Patient Protection Act to create shipping inventory
164	155		manifests documenting the transport or temporary storage of medical
165	156		marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate and medical marijuana
166	157		products throughout the state.
167	158		I. A licensed medical marijuana transporter may maintain and
168	159		operate one or more warehouses in the state to handle medical
169	160		marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate and medical marijuana
	161	+	products, provided they posses s a valid, unexpired medical marijuana
	162	+	transport license and have applied for and received a permit for
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197		-	products, provided they posses s a valid, unexpired medical marijuana
198		-	transport license and have applied for and received a permit for
199	189		each warehouse location. Th e Authority shall issue an annual permit
200	190		for each warehouse location operated by a licensee that is equal to
201	191		the annual medical marijuana transport license term, and there shall
202	192		be no limit to the number of permits issued under a medical
203	193		marijuana transporter license. A permit shall be issued only upon
204	194		proper application by a licensee and determination by the Authority
205	195		that the proposed site and facility are physically and technically
206	196		suitable. Upon a finding that the proposed site and facility are
207	197		not physically or technically suitable, the Authority shall deny the
208	198		permit. Each warehouse location shall be registered approved and
209	199		inspected by the Authority prior to its use. Medical marijuana
210	200		transporter warehouses that are licensed and approved by the
211	201		Authority may temporarily store medical marijuana, medical marijuana
212	202		concentrate, and medical marijuana products, provided all temporary
213	203		storage is documented, tracked, and traceable.
214	204		J. With the exception of a lawful transfer between medical
215	205		marijuana businesses who are licensed to operate at the same
216	206		physical address, all medical marijuana, medical marijuana
217	207		concentrate and medical marijuana products shall be transported:
218	208		1. In vehicles equipped with Global Positioning System (GPS)
219	209		trackers;
	210	+	2. In a locked container and clearly labeled “Medical Marijuana
	211	+	or Derivative”; and
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247		-	2. In a locked container and clearly labeled “Medical Marijuana
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249	238		3. In a secured area of the vehicle that is not accessible by
250	239		the driver during transit.
251	240		K. A transporter agent may possess marijuana at any location
252	241		while the transporter agent is t ransferring marijuana to or from a
253	242		licensed medical marijuana business, licensed medical marijuana
254	243		research facility or licensed medical marijuana education facility.
255	244		The Authority shall administer the provisions of this section and
256	245		the Authority, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous
257	246		Drugs Control, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, and the
258	247		Attorney General shall have the authority to enforce the provisions
259	248		of this section concerning transportation.
260	249		L. The Authority shall issue a transporter agent license to
261	250		individual agents, employees, officers or owners of a transporter
262	251		license in order for the individual to qualify to transport medical
263	252		marijuana, medical mar ijuana concentrate or medical marijuana
264	253		products.
265	254		M. The annual fee for a transporter agent license shall be
266	255		Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) and shall be paid by the transporter
267	256		license-holder or the individual applicant. Transporter agent
268	257		license reprints shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00).
269	258		N. The Authority shall issue each tr ansporter agent a registry
270	259		identification card within thirty (30) days of receipt of:
	260	+	1. The name, address and date of birth of the person;
	261	+	2. Proof of current state residency;
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298		-	1. The name, address and date of birth of the person;
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300	288		3. Proof of identity as required for a medical marijuana
301	289		business license;
302	290		4. Possession of a valid state -issued driver license;
303	291		5. Verification of employment with a licensed transporter;
304	292		6. The application and affiliated fee; and
305	293		7. A copy of the criminal background check conducted by the
306	294		Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigatio n, paid for by the applicant.
307	295		O. If the transporter agent application is denied, the
308	296		Authority shall notify the transporter in writing of the reason for
309	297		denying the registry identifica tion card.
310	298		P. A registry identification card for a transporter shall
311	299		expire one (1) year after the date of issuance or upon notification
312	300		from the holder of the transporter license that the transporter
313	301		agent ceases to work as a transporter.
314	302		Q. The Authority may revoke the registry identification card of
315	303		a transporter agent w ho knowingly violates any provision of this
316	304		section, and the transporter is subject to any other penalties
317	305		established by law for the violation.
318	306		R. The Authority may revoke or suspend the transporter license
319	307		of a transporter that the Authority determines knowingly aided or
320	308		facilitated a violation of any provision of this section, and the
	309	+	license holder is subject to any other penalties established in law
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348		-	license holder is subject to any other penalties established in law
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350	337		S. Vehicles used in the transport of medical marijuana or
351	338		medical marijuana product shall be:
352	339		1. Insured at or above the legal requirements in this state;
353	340		2. Capable of securing medical marijuana during transport; and
354	341		3. In possession of a shipping container as def ined in Section
355	342		427.2 of this title capable of securing all transported products.
356	343		T. Prior to the transport of any medical marijuana, medical
357	344		marijuana concentrate or medical marijuana products, an inventory
358	345		manifest shall be prepared at the origination p oint of the medical
359	346		marijuana. The inventory manifest shall include th e following
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361	348		1. For the origination point of the medical marijuana:
362	349		a. the licensee number for the commercial grower,
363	350		processor or dispensary,
364	351		b. address of origination of transport, and
365	352		c. name and contact information for the originating
366	353		licensee;
367	354		2. For temporary storage at a medical marijuana transporter
368	355		licensed premises or warehouse location that is licensed and
369	356		approved by the Authority:
370	357		a. the license number for the commercial grower,
371	358		processor, or dispensary,
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400	386		c. name and contact information for the originating
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402	388		d. the license number, physical address, and name and
403	389		contact information of the medical marijuana
404	390		transporter licensed premises or warehouse location
405	391		and notation that the medical marijuana, medical
406	392		marijuana concentrates, and medical marijuana products
407	393		are being temporarily stored ;
408	394		3. For the end recipient license holder of the medical
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410	396		a. the license number for the dispensary, commercial
411	397		grower, processor, rese arch facility or education
412	398		facility destination,
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417	403		marijuana product contained in transport;
418	404		4. 5. The date of the transport and the approximate time of
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422	408		accompanying the transport; and
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450		-	7. 8. Notation of the transporting licensee.
451	436		U. 1. A separate inventory manifest shall be prepared for each
452	437		licensee receiving the medical marijuana.
453	438		2. The transporter agent shall provide the other medical
454	439		marijuana business with a copy of the inventory manifest at the time
455	440		the product changes hands and after the other licensee prints his or
456	441		her name and signs the inventory manifest.
457	442		3. A receiving licensee shall refuse to accept any medical
458	443		marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate or medical marijuana
459	444		products that are not accompanied by an inventory manifest.
460	445		4. Originating and receiving licensees , including medical
461	446		marijuana transporter warehouses temporarily storing medical
462	447		marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate, and medical m arijuana
463	448		products, shall maintain copies of inventory manifests and logs of
464	449		quantities of medical marijuana received for seven (7) years from
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466	451		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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468		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES , dated
469		-	04/15/2025 – DO PASS.
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	478	+	Passed the Senate the 13th day of March, 2025.
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	482	+	Presiding Officer of the Senate
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	485	+	Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
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