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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 29, 2018
Governor Mary Fallin: No Special Legislative Session to Implement State Question 788
Governor, Legislative Leaders
Confident in Emergency Rules Drafted by Oklahoma State Health Department
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today issued the following statement on how the state
will proceed with developing rules and regulations to deal with implementing
State Question 788, the medical marijuana ballot issue approved by Oklahoma
voters earlier this week:
“After
conferring with House and Senate leaders, we believe a special
legislative session is not necessary to implement provisions of State Question 788.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health has developed emergency rules that will
ensure the health and safety of Oklahomans as well as being fair and balanced
for the marijuana industry. The Health Department has been working with other
agencies the past several months to develop a medical and proper regulatory
framework to make sure marijuana use is truly for valid medical reasons. The
voters have spoken, and it’s important that our state has a responsible system
up and running to meet the deadlines outlined in State Question 788. If circumstances develop that adjustments to the Health Department
rules are necessary, those can be addressed when lawmakers return in regular
session early next year.”
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has
worked for the past three months to develop a framework for implementing the
requirements of SQ 788. Now that Oklahoma voters have approved the measure,
OSDH is prepared to meet those requirements by the specified time, and that the
process will be handled with integrity. The proposed emergency rules are
available online for review and comment. Should
individuals or entities wish to submit comments to these draft emergency rules,
they must be submitted in writing via e-mail on or before July 3. Proposed
emergency rules will be presented to the Oklahoma State Board of Health for its
consideration on July 10. More information may be found here.
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