ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 1726 By: Leewright
and Stephens of the Senate
and
Hilbert
of the House
An Act relating to medical marijuana; amending 63 O.S. 2021,
Section 427.2, as amended by Section 4, Chapter 584, O.S.L. 2021, which relates
to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act; modifying certain
definition; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 425, as amended by Section 5,
Chapter 553, O.S.L. 2021, which relates to license holder protection; imposing
certain restrictions on location of medical marijuana commercial growers;
providing method of certain measurement; providing exceptions; amending 63 O.S.
2021, Section 430, as amended by Section 28, Chapter 553, O.S.L. 2021, which
relates to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Waste Management Act; adding
definition; updating statutory language; and declaring an emergency.
SUBJECT: Medical marijuana
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
SECTION 1.
AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021,
Section 427.2, as amended by Section 4, Chapter 584, O.S.L. 2021, is amended to
read as follows:
Section 427.2. As used in
the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act:
1.
"Advertising" means the act of providing consideration for the
publication, dissemination, solicitation or circulation, of visual, oral or
written communication to induce directly or indirectly any person to patronize
a particular medical marijuana business, or to purchase particular medical
marijuana or a medical marijuana product.
Advertising includes marketing, but does not include packaging and
labeling;
2. "Authority"
means the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority;
3. "Batch
number" means a unique numeric or alphanumeric identifier assigned prior
to testing to allow for inventory tracking and traceability;
4.
"Cannabinoid" means any of the chemical compounds that are
active principles of marijuana;
5. "Caregiver"
means a family member or assistant who regularly looks after a medical
marijuana license holder whom a physician attests needs assistance;
6.
"Child-resistant" means special packaging that is:
a. designed
or constructed to be significantly difficult for children under five (5) years
of age to open and not difficult for normal adults to use properly as defined
by 16 C.F.R. 1700.15 (1995) and 16 C.F.R. 1700.20 (1995),
b. opaque
so that the outermost packaging does not allow the product to be seen without
opening the packaging material, and
c. resealable
to maintain its child-resistant effectiveness for multiple openings for any
product intended for more than a single use or containing multiple servings;
7. "Clone"
means a nonflowering plant cut from a mother plant that is capable of
developing into a new plant and has shown no signs of flowering;
8.
"Commissioner" means the State Commissioner of Health;
9. "Complete
application" means a document prepared in accordance with the provisions
set forth in the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, rules
promulgated pursuant thereto, and the forms and instructions provided by the
Department including any supporting documentation required and the applicable
license application fee;
10.
"Department" means the State Department of Health;
11.
"Director" means the Executive Director of the Oklahoma
Medical Marijuana Authority;
12.
"Dispense" means the selling of medical marijuana or a medical
marijuana product to a qualified patient or the designated caregiver of the
patient that is packaged in a suitable container appropriately labeled for
subsequent administration to or use by a qualifying patient;
13.
"Dispensary" means a medical marijuana dispensary, an entity
that has been licensed by the Department pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical
Marijuana and Patient Protection Act to purchase medical marijuana or medical
marijuana products from a licensed medical marijuana commercial grower or
medical marijuana processor, sell medical marijuana or medical marijuana
products to patients and caregivers as defined under the Oklahoma Medical
Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, or sell or transfer products to another
dispensary;
14.
"Edible medical marijuana product" means any
medical-marijuana-infused product for which the intended use is oral
consumption including, but not limited to, any type of food, drink or pill;
15.
"Entity" means an individual, general partnership, limited
partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate, association,
corporation, cooperative or any other legal or commercial entity;
16.
"Flower" means the reproductive organs of the marijuana or
cannabis plant referred to as the bud or parts of the plant that are harvested
and used to consume in a variety of medical marijuana products;
17.
"Flowering" means the reproductive state of the marijuana or
cannabis plant in which there are physical signs of flower or budding out of
the nodes of the stem;
18.
"Food-based medical marijuana concentrate" means a medical
marijuana concentrate that was produced by extracting cannabinoids from medical
marijuana through the use of propylene glycol, glycerin, butter, olive oil,
coconut oil or other typical food-safe cooking fats;
19.
"Good cause" for purposes of an initial, renewal or
reinstatement license application, or for purposes of discipline of a licensee,
means:
a. the
licensee or applicant has violated, does not meet, or has failed to comply with
any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the act, any rules promulgated
pursuant thereto, or any supplemental relevant state or local law, rule or
regulation,
b. the
licensee or applicant has failed to comply with any special terms or conditions
that were placed upon the license pursuant to an order of the State Department
of Health, Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority or the municipality, or
c. the
licensed premises of a medical marijuana business or applicant have been
operated in a manner that adversely affects the public health or welfare or the
safety of the immediate vicinity in which the establishment is located;
20.
"Harvest batch" means a specifically identified quantity of
medical marijuana that is uniform in strain, cultivated utilizing the same
cultivation practices, harvested at the same time from the same location and
cured under uniform conditions;
21.
"Harvested marijuana" means post-flowering medical marijuana
not including trim, concentrate or waste;
22.
"Heat- or pressure-based medical marijuana concentrate" means
a medical marijuana concentrate that was produced by extracting cannabinoids
from medical marijuana through the use of heat or pressure;
23.
"Immature plant" means a nonflowering marijuana plant that has
not demonstrated signs of flowering;
24.
"Inventory tracking system" means the required tracking system
that accounts for medical marijuana from either the seed or immature plant
stage until the medical marijuana or medical marijuana product is sold to a
patient at a medical marijuana dispensary, transferred to a medical marijuana
research facility, destroyed by a medical marijuana business or used in a
research project by a medical marijuana research facility;
25.
"Licensed patient" or "patient" means a person who
has been issued a medical marijuana patient license by the State Department of
Health or Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority;
26.
"Licensed premises" means the premises specified in an
application for a medical marijuana business license, medical marijuana
research facility license or medical marijuana education facility license
pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act that are
owned or in possession of the licensee and within which the licensee is
authorized to cultivate, manufacture, distribute, sell, store, transport, test
or research medical marijuana or medical marijuana products in accordance with
the provisions of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and
rules promulgated pursuant thereto;
27.
"Manufacture" means the production, propagation, compounding
or processing of a medical marijuana product, excluding marijuana plants,
either directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of natural or
synthetic origin, or independently by means of chemical synthesis, or by a
combination of extraction and chemical synthesis;
28.
"Marijuana" shall have the same meaning as such term is
defined in Section 2-101 of this title and shall not include any plant or
material containing delta-8 or delta-10 tetrahydrocannabinol which is grown,
processed or sold pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp
Program;
29.
"Material change" means any change that would require a
substantive revision to the standard operating procedures of a licensee for the
cultivation or production of medical marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate
or medical marijuana products;
30.
"Mature plant" means a harvestable female marijuana plant that
is flowering;
31.
"Medical marijuana business (MMB)" means a licensed medical
marijuana dispensary, medical marijuana processor, medical marijuana commercial
grower, medical marijuana laboratory, medical marijuana business operator or a
medical marijuana transporter;
32.
"Medical marijuana concentrate" or "concentrate"
means a specific subset of medical marijuana that was produced by extracting
cannabinoids from medical marijuana.
Categories of medical marijuana concentrate include water-based medical
marijuana concentrate, food-based medical marijuana concentrate, solvent-based
medical marijuana concentrate, and heat- or pressure-based medical marijuana
concentrate;
33.
"Medical marijuana commercial grower" or "commercial
grower" means an entity licensed to cultivate, prepare and package medical
marijuana and transfer or contract for transfer medical marijuana to a medical
marijuana dispensary, medical marijuana processor, any other medical marijuana
commercial grower, medical marijuana research facility, medical marijuana
education facility and pesticide manufacturers.
A commercial grower may sell seeds, flower or clones to commercial
growers pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act;
34.
"Medical marijuana education facility" or "education
facility" means a person or entity approved pursuant to the Oklahoma
Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act to operate a facility providing
training and education to individuals involving the cultivation, growing,
harvesting, curing, preparing, packaging or testing of medical marijuana, or
the production, manufacture, extraction, processing, packaging or creation of
medical-marijuana-infused products or medical marijuana products as described
in the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act;
35.
"Medical-marijuana-infused product" means a product infused
with medical marijuana including, but not limited to, edible products,
ointments and tinctures;
36.
"Medical marijuana product" or "product" means a
product that contains cannabinoids that have been extracted from plant material
or the resin therefrom by physical or chemical means and is intended for
administration to a qualified patient including, but not limited to, oils,
tinctures, edibles, pills, topical forms, gels, creams, vapors, patches,
liquids and forms administered by a nebulizer, excluding live plant forms which
are considered medical marijuana;
37.
"Medical marijuana processor" means a person or entity
licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act
to operate a business including the production, manufacture, extraction,
processing, packaging or creation of concentrate, medical-marijuana-infused
products or medical marijuana products as described in the Oklahoma Medical
Marijuana and Patient Protection Act;
38.
"Medical marijuana research facility" or "research
facility" means a person or entity approved pursuant to the Oklahoma
Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act to conduct medical marijuana
research. A medical marijuana research
facility is not a medical marijuana business;
39.
"Medical marijuana testing laboratory" or
"laboratory" means a public or private laboratory licensed pursuant
to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, to conduct
testing and research on medical marijuana and medical marijuana products;
40.
"Medical marijuana transporter" or "transporter"
means a person or entity that is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical
Marijuana and Patient Protection Act. A
medical marijuana transporter does not include a medical marijuana business
that transports its own medical marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate or
medical marijuana products to a property or facility adjacent to or connected
to the licensed premises if the property is another licensed premises of the
same medical marijuana business;
41.
"Medical marijuana waste" or "waste" means unused,
surplus, returned or out-of-date marijuana, plant debris of the plant of the
genus Cannabis including dead plants and all unused plant parts and roots,
except the term shall not include roots, stems, stalks and fan leaves;
42.
"Medical use" means the acquisition, possession, use,
delivery, transfer or transportation of medical marijuana, medical marijuana
products, medical marijuana devices or paraphernalia relating to the
administration of medical marijuana to treat a licensed patient;
43.
"Mother plant" means a marijuana plant that is grown or
maintained for the purpose of generating clones, and that will not be used to
produce plant material for sale to a medical marijuana processor or medical
marijuana dispensary;
44.
"Oklahoma physician" or "physician" means a
physician licensed by and in good standing with the State Board of Medical
Licensure and Supervision, the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners or the
Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners;
45.
"Oklahoma resident" means an individual who can provide proof
of residency as required by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
Protection Act;
46.
"Owner" means, except where the context otherwise requires, a
direct beneficial owner including, but not limited to, all persons or entities
as follows:
a. all
shareholders owning an interest of a corporate entity and all officers of a
corporate entity,
b. all
partners of a general partnership,
c. all
general partners and all limited partners that own an interest in a limited
partnership,
d. all
members that own an interest in a limited liability company,
e. all
beneficiaries that hold a beneficial interest in a trust and all trustees of a
trust,
f. all
persons or entities that own interest in a joint venture,
g. all
persons or entities that own an interest in an association,
h. the
owners of any other type of legal entity, and
i. any
other person holding an interest or convertible note in any entity which owns,
operates or manages a licensed facility;
47.
"Package" or "packaging" means any container or
wrapper that may be used by a medical marijuana business to enclose or contain
medical marijuana;
48.
"Person" means a natural person, partnership, association,
business trust, company, corporation, estate, limited liability company, trust
or any other legal entity or organization, or a manager, agent, owner,
director, servant, officer or employee thereof, except that "person"
does not include any governmental organization;
49.
"Pesticide" means any substance or mixture of substances
intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest or any
substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator,
defoliant or desiccant, except that the term "pesticide"
shall not include any article that is a "new animal drug" as
designated by the United States Food and Drug Administration;
50.
"Production batch" means:
a. any
amount of medical marijuana concentrate of the same category and produced using
the same extraction methods, standard operating procedures and an identical
group of harvest batch of medical marijuana, or
b. any
amount of medical marijuana product of the same exact type, produced using the
same ingredients, standard operating procedures and the same production batch
of medical marijuana concentrate;
51. "Public
institution" means any entity established or controlled by the federal
government, state government, or a local government or municipality including,
but not limited to, institutions of higher education or related research
institutions;
52.
"Public money" means any funds or money obtained by the holder
from any governmental entity including, but not limited to, research grants;
53.
"Recommendation" means a document that is signed or
electronically submitted by a physician on behalf of a patient for the use of
medical marijuana pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
Protection Act;
54.
"Registered to conduct business" means a person that has
provided proof that the business applicant is in good standing with the Oklahoma
Secretary of State and Oklahoma Tax Commission;
55.
"Remediation" means the process by which the medical marijuana
flower or trim, which has failed microbial testing, is processed into solvent-based
medical marijuana concentrate and retested as required by the Oklahoma Medical
Marijuana and Patient Protection Act;
56.
"Research project" means a discrete scientific endeavor to
answer a research question or a set of research questions related to medical
marijuana and is required for a medical marijuana research license. A research project shall include a
description of a defined protocol, clearly articulated goals, defined methods
and outputs, and a defined start and end date.
The description shall demonstrate that the research project will comply
with all requirements in the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection
Act and rules promulgated pursuant thereto.
All research and development conducted by a medical marijuana research facility
shall be conducted in furtherance of an approved research project;
57.
"Revocation" means the final decision by the Department that
any license issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
Protection Act is rescinded because the individual or entity does not comply
with the applicable requirements set forth in the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana
and Patient Protection Act or rules promulgated pursuant thereto;
58.
"School" means a public or private preschool or,
a public or private elementary or secondary school, or a technology center
school which is primarily used for classroom instruction. A homeschool, daycare or child-care facility
shall not be considered a "school" as used in the Oklahoma Medical
Marijuana and Patient Protection Act;
59.
"Shipping container" means a hard-sided container with a lid
or other enclosure that can be secured in place. A shipping container is used solely for the
transport of medical marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate, or medical
marijuana products between medical marijuana businesses, a medical marijuana
research facility, or a medical marijuana education facility;
60.
"Solvent-based medical marijuana concentrate" means a medical
marijuana concentrate that was produced by extracting cannabinoids from medical
marijuana through the use of a solvent approved by the Department;
61.
"State Question" means Oklahoma State Question No. 788,
Initiative Petition No. 412, approved by a majority vote of the citizens of
Oklahoma on June 26, 2018;
62.
"Strain" means the classification of marijuana or cannabis
plants in either pure sativa, indica, afghanica, ruderalis or hybrid varieties;
63.
"THC" means tetrahydrocannabinol, which is the primary
psychotropic cannabinoid in marijuana formed by decarboxylation of naturally
tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, which generally occurs by exposure to heat;
64.
"Test batch" means with regard to usable marijuana, a
homogenous, identified quantity of usable marijuana by strain, no greater than
ten (10) pounds, that is harvested during a seven-day period from a specified
cultivation area, and with regard to oils, vapors and waxes derived from usable
marijuana, means an identified quantity that is uniform, that is intended to
meet specifications for identity, strength and composition, and that is
manufactured, packaged and labeled during a specified time period according to
a single manufacturing, packaging and labeling protocol;
65.
"Transporter agent" means a person who transports medical
marijuana or medical marijuana products for a licensed transporter and holds a
transporter agent license pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and
Patient Protection Act;
66.
"Universal symbol" means the image established by the State
Department of Health or Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority and made available
to licensees through its website indicating that the medical marijuana or the
medical marijuana product contains THC;
67.
"Usable marijuana" means the dried leaves, flowers, oils,
vapors, waxes and other portions of the marijuana plant and any mixture or
preparation thereof, excluding seeds, roots, stems, stalks and fan leaves; and
68. "Water-based
medical marijuana concentrate" means a concentrate that was produced by
extracting cannabinoids from medical marijuana through the use of only water,
ice or dry ice.
SECTION 2.
AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021,
Section 425, as amended by Section 5, Chapter 553, O.S.L. 2021, is amended to
read as follows:
Section 425. A. No school or landlord may refuse to enroll or
lease to and may not otherwise penalize a person solely for his or her status
as a medical marijuana patient licensee, unless failing to do so would cause
the school or landlord the potential to lose a monetary or licensing-related
benefit under federal law or regulations.
B.
Unless a failure to do so would cause an employer the potential to lose
a monetary or licensing-related benefit under federal law or regulations, an
employer may not discriminate against a person in hiring, termination or imposing
any term or condition of employment or otherwise penalize a person based upon
the status of the person as a medical marijuana patient licensee. Employers may take action against a medical
marijuana patient licensee if the licensee uses or possesses marijuana while in
his or her place of employment or during the hours of employment. Employers may not take action against a
medical marijuana patient licensee solely based upon the status of an employee
as a medical marijuana patient licensee or the results of a drug test showing
positive for marijuana or its components.
C. For the purposes of
medical care, including organ transplants, the authorized use of marijuana by a
medical marijuana patient licensee shall be considered the equivalent of the
use of any other medication under the direction of a physician and does not
constitute the use of an illicit substance or otherwise disqualify a registered
qualifying patient from medical care.
D.
No medical marijuana patient licensee may be denied custody of or
visitation or parenting time with a minor child, and there is no presumption of
neglect or child endangerment for conduct allowed under this law unless the
behavior of the medical marijuana patient licensee creates an unreasonable
danger to the safety of the minor child.
E. No person who
possesses a medical marijuana patient license may be unduly withheld from
holding another state-issued license by virtue of his or her status as a
medical marijuana patient licensee including, but not limited to, a concealed
carry permit.
F. 1. No city or local municipality may unduly
change or restrict zoning laws to prevent the opening of a medical marijuana
dispensary.
2. For purposes of this
subsection, an undue change or restriction of municipal zoning laws means an
act which entirely prevents medical marijuana dispensaries from operating
within municipal boundaries as a matter of law.
Municipalities may follow their standard planning and zoning procedures
to determine if certain zones or districts would be appropriate for locating
marijuana-licensed premises, medical marijuana businesses or any other premises
where marijuana or its by-products are cultivated, grown, processed, stored or
manufactured.
3. A medical marijuana
dispensary does not include those other entities licensed by the Oklahoma
Medical Marijuana Authority as marijuana-licensed premises, medical marijuana
businesses or other facilities or locations where marijuana or any product
containing marijuana or its by-products are cultivated, grown, processed,
stored or manufactured.
G. 1. The location of any medical marijuana
dispensary is specifically prohibited within one thousand (1,000) feet of any
public school or private school. The
distance indicated in this subsection paragraph shall be measured
from the nearest property line of such public school or private school to the
nearest perimeter wall of the licensed premises of such medical marijuana
dispensary. If a medical marijuana
dispensary met the requirements of this subsection paragraph at
the time of its initial licensure, the medical marijuana dispensary licensee
shall be permitted to continue operating at the licensed premises in the same
manner and not be subject to nonrenewal or revocation due to subsequent events
or changes in regulations occurring after licensure that would render the
medical marijuana dispensary in violation by being within one thousand (1,000)
feet of a public school or private school.
If any public school or private school is established within one
thousand (1,000) feet of any medical marijuana dispensary after such medical
marijuana dispensary has been licensed, the provisions of this subsection
paragraph shall not be a deterrent to the renewal of such license or
warrant revocation of the license. For
purposes of this subsection paragraph, a property owned, used or
operated by a public school or by a private school that is not used for classroom
instruction on core curriculum, such as an administrative building, athletic
facility, ballpark, field or stadium, shall not constitute a public school or
private school unless such property is located on the same campus as a building
used for classroom instruction on core curriculum.
2. The location of any
medical marijuana commercial grower shall not be within one thousand (1,000)
feet of any public school or private school as measured from the nearest
property line of such public school or private school to the nearest property
line of the licensed premises of such medical marijuana commercial grower. Additionally, the location of the medical
marijuana commercial grower shall not adjoin to any public school or private
school or be located at the same physical address as the public school or
private school. If a medical marijuana
commercial grower met the requirements of this paragraph at the time of its
initial licensure, the medical marijuana commercial grower licensee shall be
permitted to continue operating at the licensed premises in the same manner and
not be subject to nonrenewal or revocation due to subsequent events or changes
in regulations occurring after licensure that would render the medical
marijuana commercial grower in violation of this paragraph. If any public school or private school is
established within one thousand (1,000) feet of any medical marijuana
commercial grower after such medical marijuana commercial grower has been
licensed, or if any public school or private school is established adjoining to
or at the same physical address as any medical marijuana commercial grower
after such medical marijuana commercial grower has been licensed, the
provisions of this paragraph shall not be a deterrent to the renewal of such license
or warrant revocation of the license.
For purposes of this paragraph, a property owned, used, or operated by a
public school or by a private school that is not used for classroom instruction
on core curriculum, such as an administrative building, athletic facility,
ballpark, field, or stadium, shall not constitute a public school or private
school unless such property is located on the same campus as a building used
for classroom instruction on core curriculum.
H. Research shall be
provided for under this law. A
researcher may apply to the State Department of Health for a special research
license. The research license shall be
granted, provided the applicant meets the criteria listed in the Medical
Marijuana and Patient Protection Act.
Research licensees shall be required to file monthly consumption reports
to the State Department of Health with amounts of marijuana used for
research. Biomedical and clinical
research which is subject to federal regulations and institutional oversight
shall not be subject to oversight by the State Department of Health.
SECTION 3.
AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021,
Section 430, as amended by Section 28, Chapter 553, O.S.L. 2021, is amended to
read as follows:
Section 430. A. There is hereby created and authorized a
medical marijuana waste disposal license.
A person or entity in possession of a medical marijuana waste disposal
license shall be entitled to possess, transport and dispose of medical
marijuana waste. No person or entity
shall dispose of medical marijuana waste without a valid medical marijuana
waste disposal license. The Oklahoma
Medical Marijuana Authority shall issue licenses upon proper application by a
licensee and determination by the Authority that the proposed site and facility
are physically and technically suitable.
Upon a finding that a proposed medical marijuana waste disposal facility
is not physically or technically suitable, the Authority shall deny the
license. The Authority may, upon
determining that public health or safety requires emergency action, issue a
temporary license for treatment or storage of medical marijuana waste for a
period not to exceed ninety (90) days.
The Authority shall not, for the first year of the licensure program,
issue more than ten medical marijuana waste disposal licenses. Upon the conclusion of the first year, the
Authority shall assess the need for additional medical marijuana waste disposal
licenses and shall, if demonstrated, increase the number of licenses as deemed
necessary by the Authority.
B.
Entities applying for a medical marijuana waste disposal license shall
undergo the following screening process:
1.
Complete an application form, as prescribed by the Authority, which
shall include:
a. an
attestation that the applicant is authorized to make application on behalf of
the entity,
b. full
name of the organization,
c. trade
name, if applicable,
d. type
of business organization,
e. complete
mailing address,
f. an
attestation that the commercial entity will not be located on tribal land,
g. telephone
number and email address of the entity, and
h. name,
residential address and date of birth of each owner and each member, manager
and board member, if applicable;
2.
The application for a medical marijuana waste disposal license made by
an individual on his or her own behalf shall be on the form prescribed by the
Authority and shall include, but not be limited to:
a. the
first, middle and last name of the applicant and suffix, if applicable,
b. the
residence address and mailing address of the applicant,
c. the
date of birth of the applicant,
d. the
preferred telephone number and email address of the applicant,
e. an
attestation that the information provided by the applicant is true and correct,
and
f. a
statement signed by the applicant pledging not to divert marijuana to any
individual or entity that is not lawfully entitled to possess marijuana; and
3.
Each application shall be accompanied by the following documentation:
a. a
list of all persons or entities that have an ownership interest in the entity,
b. a
certificate of good standing from the Oklahoma Secretary of State, if
applicable,
c. an
Affidavit of Lawful Presence for each owner,
d. proof
that the proposed location of the disposal facility is at least one thousand
(1,000) feet from a public or private school. The distance indicated in this subparagraph
shall be measured from the nearest property line of such public or private
school to the nearest perimeter wall of the premises of such disposal
facility. If any public or private
school is established within one thousand (1,000) feet of any disposal facility
after such disposal facility has been licensed, the provisions of this
subparagraph shall not be a deterrent to the renewal of such license or warrant
revocation of the license. For the
purposes of this section, "school" shall mean the same as provided in
Section 427.2 of this title, and
e. documents
establishing the applicant, the members, managers and board members, if
applicable, and seventy-five percent (75%) of the ownership interests are
Oklahoma residents as established in Section 420 et seq. of this title, as it
relates to proof of residency.
C.
No license shall be issued except upon proof of sufficient liability
insurance and financial responsibility.
Liability insurance shall be provided by the applicant and shall apply
to sudden and nonsudden bodily injury or property damage on, below or above the
surface, as required by the rules of the Authority. Such insurance shall be maintained for the
period of operation of the facility and shall provide coverage for damages
resulting from operation of the facility during operation and after closing.
D.
Submission of an application for a medical marijuana waste disposal
license shall constitute permission for entry to and inspection of the facility
of the licensee during hours of operation and other reasonable times. Refusal to permit such entry of inspection
shall constitute grounds for the nonrenewal, suspension or revocation of a
license. The Authority may perform an
annual unannounced on-site inspection of the operations and any facility of the
licensee. If the Authority receives a
complaint concerning noncompliance by a licensee with the provisions of the
Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Waste Management Act, the Authority may conduct
additional unannounced, on-site inspections beyond an annual inspection. The Authority may refer all complaints
alleging criminal activity that are made against a licensed facility to
appropriate state or local law enforcement authorities.
E.
The Authority shall issue an annual permit for each medical marijuana
waste disposal facility operated by a licensee.
A permit shall be issued only upon proper application by a licensee and
determination by the Authority that the proposed site and facility are physically
and technically suitable. Upon a finding
that a proposed medical marijuana waste disposal facility is not physically or
technically suitable, the Authority shall deny the permit. The Authority shall have the authority to
revoke a permit upon a finding that the site and facility are not physically
and technically suitable for processing.
The Authority may, upon determining that public health or safety
requires emergency action, issue a temporary permit for treatment or storage of
medical marijuana waste for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days.
F.
The cost of a medical marijuana waste disposal license shall be Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for the initial license. The cost of a medical marijuana waste
disposal facility permit shall be Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). A medical marijuana waste disposal facility
permit that has been revoked shall be reinstated upon remittance of a
reinstatement fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to restore the facility
permit. All license and permit fees
shall be deposited into the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Revolving Fund
as provided in Section 427.5 of this title.
G.
The holder of a medical marijuana waste disposal license shall not be
required to obtain a medical marijuana transporter license provided for in the
Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act for purposes of
transporting medical marijuana waste.
H.
All commercial licensees, as defined in Section 428.1 of this title,
shall utilize a licensed medical marijuana waste disposal service to process
all medical marijuana waste generated by the licensee.
I.
The State Commissioner of Health shall promulgate rules for the
implementation of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Waste Management Act. Promulgated rules shall address disposal
process standards, site security and any other subject matter deemed necessary by
the Authority.
SECTION 4.
It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace,
health or safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof
this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and
approval.
Passed the Senate the 16th day of May, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the 27th day of April, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received
by the Office of the Governor this ____________________ day of
___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved
by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________ day of
___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received
by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________ day of
__________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________