As required by SQ788, the
Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has appointed all 12 Oklahoma
residents to the Medical Marijuana Food Safety Standards Board. Those members
will provide recommendations for food safety standards for
processing and handling medical marijuana.
The members include a number of
representatives from state, county and tribal government, the scientific
community, marijuana industry experts, and patient advocates. They will be
tasked to create the food safety standards by the prescribed deadlines outlined in SQ788. These
standards will be adopted by the agency and enforced by the Oklahoma Medical
Marijuana Authority (OMMA) for medical marijuana processors.
“We tried to identify people
with expertise in food handling and inspection, science and patient advocacy,”
said OSDH Interim Commissioner Tom Bates. “To
make sure we had a variety of different voices at the table, we took a
multi-disciplinary approach in the selection process.”
Members selected include:
Becky Johnson, Pharmacist
Dr. Ravirajsinh Jadeja, Asst.
Professor of Food Safety, Oklahoma State University
Scott Yates, Supervisor of Meat
and Poultry Inspection, Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
Scott Schaeffer, Managing
Director, Oklahoma Poison Control
Fenton Rood, Asst. Director of
Land Protection, Oklahoma Dept. of Environmental Quality
Mark Woodward, Public
Information/Education Officer and Legislative Liaison, Oklahoma Bureau of
Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Bud Scott, Executive Director,
New Health Solutions Oklahoma
Ray Jennings, Patient Advocate
Kara Burst, Executive Officer,
Business Sustainability and Auxiliary Services, Department of Commerce,
Chickasaw Nation
Dr. Edd Rhoades, Medical
Director, Oklahoma State Department of Health
Troy Skow, Consumer Protection
Administrator, OKC-County Health Department
Travis Splawn, Field Supervisor,
Tulsa Health Department
Informational forms are currently online at
OMMA.ok.gov and have been updated to reflect revised emergency rules approved
by the Oklahoma State Board of Health and Governor Fallin. Any forms previously
completed will be accepted when applications for all medical marijuana licenses
can be submitted online on August 25.
For questions about the OMMA or the application process, please contact OMMA@ok.gov.
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