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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-315. Display of sign by retailers as to meat inspection.

All retail establishments selling meats which have been either state or federally inspected shall display a sign adjacent to the meat counter and plainly visible to the customer stating that "meat sold over this counter has been state inspected," or if it is federally inspected it shall state that "meat sold over this counter has been federally inspected." This sign shall be not less than 24"x10" in size with prominent letters.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 692, § 6, emerg. eff. July 29, 1961.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-330.31. Independent audits - Reimbursable cost statements.

The superintendent of each hospital operated by the State of Oklahoma or any department, commission, agency, or authority thereof is authorized to employ Certified Public Accountants for the purpose of conducting an independent audit of such hospital's books and records and preparing an audit report and reimbursable cost statement at the close of each fiscal year in accordance with the requirements of third party payors that may reimburse such hospital for care and treatment provided.
Laws 1965, c. 128, § 1, emerg. eff. May 24, 1965.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-330.52a. Transfer of duties, powers, and responsibilities.

A. On November 1, 2023, all employees, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the Oklahoma State Board of Examiners for Long-Term Care Administrators shall be transferred to the State Department of Health. The transfer shall include all equipment, supplies, records, assets, current and future liabilities, fund balances, encumbrances, obligations, and indebtedness associated with the Oklahoma State Board of Examiners for Long-Term Care Administrators.
B. Any monies accruing to or in the name of the Oklahoma State Board of Examiners for Long-Term Care Administrators on and after November 1, 2023, or any monies that accrue in any funds or accounts or are maintained for the benefit of the Oklahoma State Board of Examiners for Long-Term Care Administrators on and after November 1, 2023, shall be transferred to the State Department of Health.
C. The State Department of Health shall succeed to any contractual rights and responsibilities incurred by the Oklahoma State Board of Examiners for Long-Term Care Administrators.
D. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services is hereby directed to coordinate the transfer of funds, allotments, purchase orders, and outstanding financial obligations or encumbrances as provided for in this section.
E. On November 1, 2023, all administrative rules promulgated by the Oklahoma State Board of Examiners for Long-Term Care Administrators shall be transferred to and become a part of the administrative rules of the State Department of Health. The Office of Administrative Rules in the Secretary of State’s office shall provide adequate notice in the Oklahoma Register of the transfer of such rules and shall place the transferred rules under the Oklahoma Administrative Code title of the State Department of Health. Such rules shall continue in force and effect as rules of the State Department of Health from and after November 1, 2023, and any amendment, repeal, or addition to the transferred rules shall be under the jurisdiction of the State Commissioner of Health.
F. The state agency known as the Oklahoma State Board of Examiners for Long-Term Care Administrators shall be abolished after all the transfers described in this section have been completed.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 271, § 2, emerg. eff. May 22, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-330.98. Emergency Management Assistance Compact and Rescue Out of State Deployments Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, to be designated the "Emergency Management Assistance Compact and Rescue Out of State Deployments Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies deposited to the credit of the fund by law. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security for the direct reimbursement of participating entities deployed through the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security that is consistent with the federal Emergency Management Assistance Compact Guidelines. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 173, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-420. See the following versions:

OS 63-420v1 (SB 162, Laws 2019, c. 312, § 2).
OS 63-420v2 (SB 1033, Laws 2021, c. 584, § 1).
OS 63-420v3 (SB 1543, Laws 2022, c. 251, § 1).
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-424. Marijuana transportation license.

A. A marijuana transportation license will be issued to qualifying applicants for a marijuana retail, growing, or processing license. The transportation license will be issued at the time of approval of a retail, growing, or processing license.
B. A transportation license will allow the holder to transport marijuana from an Oklahoma licensed medical marijuana retailer, licensed growing facility, or licensed processor facility to an Oklahoma licensed medical marijuana retailer, licensed growing facility, or licensed processing facility.
C. All marijuana or marijuana products shall be transported in a locked container and clearly labeled "Medical Marijuana or Derivative".
Added by Section 5, State Question No. 788, Initiative Petition No. 412, adopted at election held June 26, 2018, eff. July 26, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-425. See the following versions:

OS 63-425v1 (SB 1033, Laws 2021, c. 584, § 2).
OS 63-425v2 (SB 1511, Laws 2022, c. 10, § 1).
OS 63-425v3 (SB 1543, Laws 2022, c. 251, § 5).
OS 63-425v4 (SB 1726, Laws 2022, c. 317, § 2).
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-426. Tax on retail medical marijuana.

A. The tax on retail medical marijuana sales shall be established at seven percent (7%) of the gross amount received by the seller.
B. This tax shall be collected at the point of sale. Except as provided for in subsection D, tax proceeds shall be deposited into the Medical Marijuana Tax Fund created in Section 3 of this act.
C. Pursuant to Section 255.2 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall have authority to assess, collect and enforce the tax specified in subsection A of this section including any interest and penalty thereon.
D. For fiscal year 2022, proceeds from the levy authorized by subsection A of this section shall be apportioned as follows:
1. The first Sixty-five Million Dollars ($65,000,000.00) shall be apportioned as follows:
a.
fifty-nine and twenty-three hundredths percent (59.23%) to the State Public Common School Building Equalization Fund,
b.
thirty-four and sixty-two hundredths percent (34.62%) to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, a division within the State Department of Health, and
c.
six and fifteen hundredths percent (6.15%) to the State Department of Health and earmarked for drug and alcohol rehabilitation; and
2. Any surplus collections shall be apportioned to the General Revenue Fund of the State Treasury.
E. If any medical marijuana business licensee intentionally does not remit the taxes as required by the provisions of this section or the provisions of Section 1354 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Authority shall permanently revoke the medical marijuana business license of the business licensee and the business licensee shall be permanently ineligible to receive any other type of medical marijuana business license issued by the Authority, including licenses for a dispensary, commercial grower operation, processing facility, transporter, research, education facility, and waste disposal facility.
Added by Section 7, State Question No. 788, Initiative Petition No. 412, adopted at election held June 26, 2018, eff. July 26, 2018. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 563, § 2, emerg. eff. May 28, 2021; Laws 2022, c. 228, § 27, emerg. eff. May 5, 2022; Laws 2023, c. 168, § 1, Nov. 1, 2023; Laws 2023, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 34, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.
NOTE: Laws 2021, c. 584, § 13 repealed by Laws 2022, c. 228, § 28, emerg. eff. May 5, 2022. Laws 2021, c. 553, § 6 repealed by Laws 2022, c. 228, § 29, emerg. eff. May 5, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-426.1v2. Licensure revocation hearings to be recorded – Sharing information with law enforcement - Sharing information with political subdivisions – Certificate of compliance with political subdivision.

A. All licensure revocation hearings conducted pursuant to marijuana licenses established in the Oklahoma Statutes shall be recorded. A party may request a copy of the recording of the proceedings. Copies shall be provided to local law enforcement if the revocation was based on alleged criminal activity.
B. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority shall assist any law enforcement officer in the performance of his or her duties upon such request by the law enforcement officer or the request of other local officials having jurisdiction. Except for license information concerning licensed patients, as defined in Section 427.2 of this title, the Authority shall share information with law enforcement agencies upon request without a subpoena or search warrant.
C. The Authority shall make available all information on whether or not a medical marijuana patient or caregiver license is valid to law enforcement electronically through an online verification system.
D. The Authority shall make available to state agencies and political subdivisions a list of marijuana-licensed premises, medical marijuana businesses or any other premises where marijuana or its by-products are licensed to be cultivated, grown, processed, stored or manufactured to aid state agencies and county and municipal governments in identifying locations within their jurisdiction and ensuring compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
E. Any marijuana-licensed premises, medical marijuana business or any other premises where marijuana or its by-products are licensed to be cultivated, grown, processed, stored or manufactured shall submit with its application or request to change location, after notifying the political subdivision of its intent, a certificate of compliance from the political subdivision where the facility of the applicant or licensee is to be located certifying compliance with zoning classifications, applicable municipal ordinances and all applicable safety, electrical, fire, plumbing, waste, construction and building specification codes.
Once a certificate of compliance has been submitted to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority showing full compliance as outlined in this subsection, no additional certificate of compliance shall be required for license renewal unless a change of use or occupancy occurs, or there is any change concerning the facility or location that would, by law, require additional inspection, licensure or permitting by the state or municipality.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 509, § 4. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 553, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2021; Laws 2022, c. 251, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 427 of this title to avoid a duplication in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-427.2. See the following versions:

OS 63-427.2v1 (HB 3019, Laws 2022, c. 141, § 1).
OS 63-427.2v2 (SB 1543, Laws 2022, c. 251, § 7).
OS 63-427.2v3 (SB 1726, Laws 2022, c. 317, § 1).
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-427.3. See the following versions:

OS 63-427.3v1 (SB 1802, Laws 2022, c. 228, § 30).
OS 63-427.3v2 (SB 1543, Laws 2022, c. 251, § 8).
OS 63-427.3v3 (SB 813, Laws 2023, c. 322, § 4).
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-427.3a. County Sheriff Public Safety Grant Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority to be designated the "County Sheriff Public Safety Grant Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority that are appropriated or apportioned to this fund, and any federal funds, grants, and donations from any public or private source for the purpose of supporting county sheriffs. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority for the purpose of establishing programs and providing funding to support county sheriffs to enforce the requirements of state law with respect to the commercial growth of medical marijuana or other related business activity for which a license is required pursuant to the provisions of law governing the production, cultivation, transportation, distribution, sale, or other actions related to medical marijuana. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 236, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-427.3b. Petty cash fund.

There is hereby created a petty cash fund for the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority. The fund shall be used by the Authority to supply its agents with money for undercover operations, to perform statutory requirements, and to obtain evidence for case presentations. The amount of the petty cash fund shall be determined by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority. The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall be authorized to prescribe forms, systems, and procedures for the administration of the petty cash fund.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 322, § 5, emerg. eff. June 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-427.5. Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund for the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority to be designated the “Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Authority from fees and fines collected pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund shall be appropriated at the discretion of the Legislature for the purpose of funding the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 11, § 5. Amended by Laws 2023, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 34, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-427.5a. Medical Marijuana Tax Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund for the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority to be designated the “Medical Marijuana Tax Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Authority from tax proceeds collected pursuant to Section 426 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund shall be appropriated at the discretion of the Legislature for the purpose of funding substance abuse programs and common education including but not limited to funding redbud school grants pursuant to Section 3-104 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 2023, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 34, § 3, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-427.6. See the following versions:

OS 63-427.6v1 (HB 2272, Laws 2021, c. 482, § 2).
OS 63-427.6v2 (SB 1543, Laws 2022, c. 251, § 10).
OS 63-427.6v3 (HB 2095, Laws 2023, c. 168, § 4).
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-427.7. Registry of patients and caregivers.

A. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority shall create a medical marijuana use registry of patients and caregivers as provided under this section. The handling of any records maintained in the registry shall comply with all applicable state and federal privacy laws.
B. The medical marijuana use registry shall be accessible to:
1. Oklahoma-licensed medical marijuana dispensaries to verify the license of a patient or caregiver by the twenty-four-character identifier; and
2. Any court in this state.
C. All other records regarding a medical marijuana patient or caregiver licensee shall be maintained by the Authority and shall be deemed confidential. The handling of any records maintained by the Authority shall comply with all applicable state and federal privacy laws. Such records shall be marked as confidential, shall not be made available to the public, and shall only be made available to the licensee, designee of the licensee, any physician of the licensee or the caregiver of the licensee.
D. A log shall be kept with the file of the licensee to record any event in which the records of the licensee were made available and to whom the records were provided.
E. The Authority shall ensure that all medical marijuana patient and caregiver records and information are sealed to protect the privacy of medical marijuana patient license applicants and licensees.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 11, § 7. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 509, § 5; Laws 2021, c. 553, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
NOTE: Laws 2019, c. 477, § 8 repealed by Laws 2020, c. 161, § 50, emerg. eff. May 21, 2020.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-427.9. Patient license – Verification of need of applicants – Disabled veteran reduced fee.

A. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority may contact the recommending physician of an applicant for a medical marijuana patient license or current holder of a medical marijuana patient license to verify the need of the applicant or licensee for the license and the information submitted with the application.
B. An applicant for a medical marijuana patient license who can demonstrate his or her status as a one-hundred-percent-disabled veteran as determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and codified at 38 C.F.R., Section 3.340(a)(2013) shall pay a reduced biannual application fee of Twenty Dollars ($20.00). The methods of payment, as determined by the Authority, shall be provided on the website. However, the Authority shall ensure that all applicants have an option to submit the license application and payment by means other than solely by submission of the application and fee online.
C. The patient license shall be valid for up to two (2) years from the date of issuance, unless the recommendation of the physician is terminated pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act or revoked by the Authority.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 11, § 9. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 553, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2021; Laws 2022, c. 251, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-427.10. Physicians who may provide a recommendation – Physician immunity.

A. Only licensed Oklahoma allopathic, osteopathic and podiatric physicians may provide a medical marijuana recommendation for a medical marijuana patient license under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act.
B. A physician who has not completed his or her first residency shall not meet the definition of "physician" under this section and any recommendation for a medical marijuana patient license shall not be processed by the Authority.
C. No physician shall be subject to arrest, prosecution or penalty in any manner or denied any right or privilege under state, municipal or county statute, ordinance or resolution, including without limitation a civil penalty or disciplinary action by the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision, the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners, the Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners or by any other business, occupation or professional licensing board or bureau, solely for providing a medical marijuana recommendation for a patient or for monitoring, treating or prescribing scheduled medication to patients who are medical marijuana licensees. The provisions of this subsection shall not prevent the relevant professional licensing boards from sanctioning a physician for failing to properly evaluate the medical condition of a patient or for otherwise violating the applicable physician-patient standard of care.
D. A physician who recommends use of medical marijuana shall not be located at the same physical address as a licensed medical marijuana dispensary.
E. If the physician determines the continued use of medical marijuana by the patient no longer meets the requirements set forth in the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, the physician shall notify the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority and the license shall be immediately voided without right to an individual proceeding.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 11, § 10. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 390, § 2, emerg. eff. May 15, 2019; Laws 2021, c. 553, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2021; Laws 2022, c. 251, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-427.11. Caregiver license rights.

A. The caregiver license shall provide the caregiver the same rights as the medical marijuana patient licensee including the ability to possess marijuana, marijuana products, and mature and immature plants pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, but excluding the ability to use marijuana or marijuana products unless the caregiver has a medical marijuana patient license. Caregivers shall be authorized to deliver marijuana and products to their authorized patients. Caregivers shall be authorized to possess medical marijuana and medical marijuana products up to the sum of the possession limits for the patients under his or her care pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act.
B. An individual caregiver shall be limited to exercising the marijuana cultivation rights of no more than five licensed patients as prescribed by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act.
C. The license of a caregiver shall not extend beyond the expiration date of the underlying patient license regardless of the issue date.
D. A medical marijuana patient license holder may request, at any time, to withdraw the license of his or her caregiver. In the event that such a request is made or upon the expiration of the medical marijuana license of the patient, the license of the caregiver shall be immediately withdrawn by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority without the right to a hearing.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 11, § 11. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 553, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 2021; Laws 2022, c. 251, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-427.12. Restrictions on growing medical marijuana.

A. All medical marijuana grown by medical marijuana patient license holders or caregivers may only be grown on real property owned by the patient license holder or on real property for which the patient license holder has the property owner's written permission to grow marijuana on the property.
B. All medical marijuana plants grown by a patient or caregiver shall be grown so that the marijuana is not accessible to a member of the general public. No marijuana plants shall be visible from any street adjacent to the property. For purposes of this section, "visible" means viewable by a normal person with 20/20 eyesight without the use of any device to assist in improving viewing distance or vantage point.
C. It is expressly prohibited to operate extraction equipment or utilize extraction processes if the equipment or process utilizes butane, propane, carbon dioxide or any potentially hazardous material in a residential property.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 11, § 12.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-427.14. See the following versions:

OS 63-427.14v1 (SB 1033, Laws 2021, c. 584, § 8).
OS 63-427.14v2 (SB 1704, Laws 2022, c. 328, § 2).
OS 63-427.14v3 (SB 913, Laws 2023, c. 41, § 1).
OS 63-427.14v4 (SB 813, Laws 2023, c. 322, § 7).
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-427.14a. Moratorium on processing and issuing new medical marijuana business licenses.

A. Beginning August 1, 2022, and ending August 1, 2026, the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority shall, based on the number of current medical marijuana business licenses for dispensaries, processors, and commercial growers, declare and establish a moratorium on processing and issuing new medical marijuana business licenses for dispensaries, processors, and commercial growers. The Executive Director of the Authority shall be authorized to terminate the moratorium at any time prior to August 1, 2026, if the Executive Director determines that all pending licensing reviews, inspections, or investigations have been completed by the Authority.
B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the renewal of a medical marijuana business license for a dispensary, processor, or commercial grower under the provisions of Section 427.14 of this title or to the issuance of a medical marijuana business license necessitated by a change in the ownership or location of a medical marijuana dispensary, medical marijuana processor, or medical marijuana commercial grower; provided, however, the Authority shall be authorized to deny the request for issuance of a medical marijuana business license due to a change in ownership if the licensee is subject to any disciplinary action that may necessitate the revocation, suspension, or nonrenewal of the medical marijuana business license.
C. The Authority shall review and process applications for medical marijuana business licenses for dispensaries, processors, and commercial growers if applications were received on or before August 1, 2022.
D. The Authority shall promulgate rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 342, § 2. Amended by Laws 2023, c. 168, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-427.14b. Credentials required for employees to work in licensed medical marijuana business.

A. Beginning January 1, 2024, the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority shall require employees of a medical marijuana business licensee to apply for and receive a credential authorizing the employee to work in a licensed medical marijuana business.
B. The Authority may contract with one or more third-party vendors to provide the credentialing services necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
C. The Authority shall determine the services to be provided by such third-party vendor and shall establish costs and prices. If contracted for credentialing services, a third-party vendor shall on behalf of the Authority conduct the background checks and verify eligibility and suitability for any employees of a medical marijuana business license holder to obtain a credential.
D. Upon successful completion by the third-party vendor of the statutorily required background checks and verification of eligibility and suitability for an employee, the third-party vendor shall issue a credential to the employee. The results of background checks and verifications shall be provided to the Authority by the third-party vendor.
E. If the third-party vendor determines that an employee of a medical marijuana business holder does not meet the minimum statutory requirements for a credential, the applicant or employee shall have no recourse against the third-party vendor but may appeal such adverse determination to the Authority.
F. The third-party vendor shall not be civilly liable to an applicant, licensee, or employee of a licensee for any acts taken in good-faith compliance with the provisions of Section 420 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes and the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and the rules promulgated by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority.
G. The Executive Director of the Authority may promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 328, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 427.14a of this title to avoid a duplication in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-427.15. Authority to develop policies and procedures for disclosure by businesses – Attestation regarding foreign financial interests.

A. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority is hereby authorized to develop policies and procedures for disclosure by a medical marijuana business of financial interest and ownership.
B. Upon the effective date of this act, current medical marijuana business licensees and applicants seeking licensure as a medical marijuana business shall be required to submit under penalty of perjury an attestation confirming or denying the existence of any foreign financial interests in the medical marijuana business operation and shall disclose the identity of such ownership, if applicable. Medical marijuana business licensees shall, within sixty (60) days after the effective date of this act, submit such attestation to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control. Applicants for a medical marijuana business license shall, within sixty (60) days after the approval of a medical marijuana business license application by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, submit such attestation to the Bureau. Failure to submit the attestation or accompanying information to the Bureau within the specified sixty-day time period shall result in the immediate revocation of the medical marijuana business license. The Bureau shall prescribe the form of the attestation required under the provisions of this subsection and shall make the form available on its publicly accessible Internet website.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 11, § 15. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 482, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-427.15a. Publicly traded company defined.

For purposes of this section, "publicly traded company" means a business entity organized under the laws of the United States or Canada where the domicile for the business entity permits the sale of marijuana and such business entity has a class of securities that are registered and traded for investment pursuant to the Security Exchange Act of 1934 or listed and traded for investment on a reputable recognized foreign stock exchange or foreign market exchange.
On and after the effective date of this act, a publicly traded company as defined herein is authorized to purchase up to forty percent (40%) of the equity in an existing Oklahoma business that holds a valid Oklahoma medical marijuana grower, processor or transporter license; provided, however, the only Oklahoma business qualified for investment or equity purchase under this section must have held a valid medical marijuana grower, processor or transporter license for at least eighteen (18) months prior to the investment or equity purchase and must be currently operating in good standing in this state. A licensed medical marijuana dispensary shall not be qualified for investment or equity purchase under the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 2021, c. 584, § 9, emerg. eff. May 28, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-427.17a. Quality assurance laboratory — Compliance testing of businesses.

A. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority may operate a quality assurance laboratory for the purpose of conducting compliance testing of medical marijuana businesses licensed in this state.
B. The Authority shall utilize the quality assurance laboratory to:
1. Provide recommendations for all equipment and standards to be utilized by licensed medical marijuana testing laboratories when testing samples of medical marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate, and medical marijuana products;
2. Provide standardized operating procedures when procuring, collecting, extracting, and testing medical marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate, and medical marijuana products;
3. Procure, handle, transfer, transport, and test samples taken from medical marijuana licensed businesses;
4. Implement the secret shopper program pursuant to Section 427.25 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
5. Detect and analyze any compounds that are not among the targeted analytes and are unknown, unidentified, tentatively identified, or known and injurious to human health if consumed.
C. In order to fulfill the provisions of subsection A of this section, the Authority may:
1. Enter into interlocal agreements with any other government agency pursuant to Section 1001 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2. Select a laboratory information system through a competitive bidding process pursuant to Section 85.7 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
3. Collect samples from harvest batches that failed testing.
D. The quality assurance laboratory may transport and transfer medical marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate, and medical marijuana product for testing between the originating medical marijuana business, the quality assurance laboratory, and other licensed medical marijuana testing laboratories pursuant to this section.
E. The quality assurance laboratory shall comply with the provisions of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act when transporting samples of medical marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate, and medical marijuana product for testing between the originating medical marijuana business, the quality assurance laboratory, and other licensed medical marijuana testing laboratories pursuant to this section. Nothing in this section shall require the quality assurance laboratory to apply for and receive a license.
F. The Authority shall submit an annual report to the Legislature on quality assurance activities and results.
G. The Authority may promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of a quality assurance laboratory pursuant to this section.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 322, § 10, emerg. eff. June 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-427.18v2. Packaging and labeling requirements.

A. A medical marijuana business shall not sell, transfer or otherwise distribute medical marijuana or medical marijuana product that has not been packaged and labeled in accordance with this section and rules promulgated by the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority.
B. A medical marijuana dispensary shall return medical marijuana and medical marijuana product that does not meet packaging or labeling requirements in this section or rules promulgated pursuant thereto to the entity who transferred it to the dispensary. The medical marijuana dispensary shall document to whom the item was returned, what was returned and the date of the return or dispose of any usable marijuana that does not meet these requirements in accordance with the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act.
C. 1. Medical marijuana packaging shall be packaged to minimize its appeal to children and shall not depict images other than the business name logo of the medical marijuana producer and image of the product.
2. A medical marijuana business shall not place any content on a container in a manner that reasonably appears to target individuals under the age of twenty-one (21) including, but not limited to, cartoon characters or similar images.
3. Labels on a container shall not include any false or misleading statements.
4. No container shall be intentionally or knowingly labeled so as to cause a reasonable patient confusion as to whether the medical marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate or medical marijuana product is a trademarked product or labeled in a manner that violates any federal trademark law or regulation.
5. The label on the container shall not make any claims regarding health or physical benefits to the patient.
6. All medical marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate and medical marijuana products shall be in a child-resistant container at the point of transfer to the patient or caregiver.
D. The Executive Director shall develop minimum standards for packaging and labeling of medical marijuana and medical marijuana products. Such standards shall include, but not be limited to, the required contents of labels to be affixed to all medical marijuana and medical marijuana products prior to transfer to a licensed patient or caregiver, which shall include, at a minimum:
1. THC and other cannabinoid potency, and terpenoid potency;
2. A statement indicating that the product has been tested for contaminants;
3. One or more product warnings to be determined by the Executive Director; and
4. Any other information the Executive Director deems necessary.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 11, § 18. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 553, § 20, eff. Nov. 1, 2021; Laws 2022, c. 251, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-427.21. Advertising restrictions.

A. A medical marijuana business shall not engage in advertising that is deceptive, false or misleading.
B. Medical marijuana advertising shall not contain any statement or illustration that:
1. Promotes overconsumption;
2. Represents that the use of marijuana has curative or therapeutic effects; or
3. Depicts a child or other person under legal age to consume marijuana, or includes:
a.
objects such as toys or cartoon or other characters, which suggest the presence of a child, or any other depiction designed in any manner to be especially appealing to children or other persons under legal age to consume marijuana, or
b.
any manner or design that would be especially appealing to children or other persons under eighteen (18) years of age.
C. Upon the effective date of this act, all medical marijuana commercial grower licensees shall be required to post signage at the site of the commercial grow operation. Signage shall be located at the perimeter of the property with dimensions measuring no less than eighteen (18) inches by twenty-four (24) inches with a font size of no less than two (2) inches. Information required to be displayed on the sign shall be in black standardized font on a white background. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority shall promulgate rules as necessary regarding the size, placement, issuance and specifications of the required signage. The following information shall be included on the required signage:
1. Business name;
2. Physical address of the licensed business;
3. Phone number of the licensed business; and
4. Medical marijuana business license number.
The required signage shall also comply with county regulations and local ordinances related to the real property where the commercial grow operation is located. Failure to erect the proper signage within sixty (60) days after the renewal of each application for a medical marijuana commercial grower license in accordance with the provisions of this subsection shall result in the immediate revocation of the medical marijuana commercial grower license. Upon issuance of a temporary license, all medical marijuana commercial grower licensees shall be required to comply with the provisions of this subsection prior to the prelicensure inspection conducted by the Authority.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 11, § 21. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 477, § 10; Laws 2022, c. 329, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-427.22. Confidential records.

A. All medical marijuana patient and caregiver records and information including, but not limited to, any application or renewal and supporting information submitted by a qualifying patient or designated caregiver under the provisions of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and information regarding the physician of the qualifying patient shall be considered confidential medical records that are exempt from the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
B. The dispensary records with patient information shall be treated as confidential records that are exempt from the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
C. All financial information provided by an applicant or a licensee in an application to the Authority shall be treated as confidential records that are exempt from the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
D. All information provided by an applicant or a licensee that constitutes private business information shall be treated as confidential records that are exempt from the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
E. As used in this section, "private business information" means information that, if disclosed, would give advantage to competitors or bidders including, but not limited to, information related to the planning, site location, operations, strategy or product development and marketing of an applicant, unless approval for release of those records is granted by the business.
F. All monthly report, inventory tracking and seed-to-sale information, data and records submitted to the Authority shall be treated as confidential records and are exempt from the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
G. Except for license information concerning licensed patients, the Authority may share confidential information with other state agencies to assist those agencies in ensuring compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 11, § 22. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 553, § 23, eff. Nov. 1, 2021; Laws 2022, c. 251, § 21, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-427.23. Promulgation of rules to implement provisions of act.

The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, the Oklahoma Tax Commission, the State Treasurer, the Secretary of State and the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 11, § 23. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 477, § 11; Laws 2021, c. 553, § 24, eff. Nov. 1, 2021; Laws 2022, c. 251, § 22, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-427.26. Bond required for land used in commercial growing operations.

A. It shall be unlawful for any holder of a medical marijuana business license pursuant to Section 427.14 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes to engage in any commercial growing operations in this state without acquiring a bond. The bond shall cover that area of land within the permit area upon which the business licensee will initiate and conduct commercial growing operations.
B. Every applicant for a commercial grower license or commercial grower licensee shall file with the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority a bond satisfactory to the Authority and in the amount no less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) for each license sought or held, with a surety company qualified to do business in this state as a surety. The bond shall be furnished to the state for the use of the state pursuant to the provisions of this act. The bond shall be conditional that the obligor will comply with the provisions of this act including, but not limited to, building codes, administrative rules, and other relevant laws, and all rules and regulations made pursuant to this act and will pay all amounts of money that may be due to the state during the time such bond is in effect.
C. The Authority or the Department of Environmental Quality may require a higher amount depending upon the reclamation requirements of the approved application. The amount shall reflect the probable difficulty of reclamation with consideration for such factors including, but not limited to, topography, hydrology, and revegetation potential. The amount of the bond for a commercial growing operation shall be sufficient to assure the completion of the reclamation plan if the work has to be performed by the Authority or the Department of Environmental Quality in the event of revocation of license.
D. An appropriate agency may recall the bond if the property has been abandoned, the Authority revokes the commercial growing operation’s license, or in response to receiving notice of a violation of any law, regulation, policy, or ordinance necessitating remedial action. The bond shall be used to defray the cost of restoration of the property including, but not limited to, removing equipment, destruction of waste, remediation of environmental hazards, prohibiting public access, addressing improperly coded buildings, or determination of the final disposition of any seized property.
E. A holder of a medical marijuana business license pursuant to Section 427.14 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes engaging in a commercial growing operation may operate without obtaining a bond upon verification by the Authority that the permitted land on which the licensee operates the commercial growing operation has been owned by the licensee for at least a five-year period prior to submission of application.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 41, § 2, emerg. eff. April 20, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-428. Short title - Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Waste Management Act.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Waste Management Act".
Added by Laws 2019, c. 337, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 427 of this title to avoid duplication in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 63. Public Health and Safety › §63-428.1v1. Definitions.

As used in the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Waste Management Act:
1. "Authority" shall mean the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, or successor agency;
2. "Commercial licensee" shall mean any person or entity issued a license by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, or successor agency, to conduct commercial business in this state;
3. "Disposal" shall mean the disposition of medical marijuana waste by a process which renders the waste unusable and unrecognizable through physical destruction or a recycling process;
4. "Facility" shall mean a location where the disposal of medical marijuana waste takes place by a licensee;
5. "License" shall mean a medical marijuana waste disposal license;
6. "Licensee" shall mean the holder of a medical marijuana waste disposal license;
7. "Medical marijuana waste" shall mean:
a.
unused, surplus, returned or out-of-date marijuana and plant debris of the plant of the genus Cannabis including dead plants and all unused plant parts, except the term shall not include seeds, roots, stems, stalks and fan leaves,
b.
all product which is deemed to fail laboratory testing and cannot be remediated or decontaminated, and
c.
all product and inventory from commercial licensees or medical marijuana education facilities that:
(1)
have gone out of business,
(2)
are not subject to the provisions of Section 1560 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and
(3)
are unable to lawfully transfer or sell the product and inventory to another commercial licensee;
8. "Medical marijuana waste disposal license" shall mean a license issued by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, or successor agency.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 337, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 584, § 11, emerg. eff. May 28, 2021.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 428 of this title to avoid duplication in numbering.