The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) has identified common mistakes licensees often make in Metrc. Licensees are responsible for ensuring their actions are compliant with OMMA rules and state law, including tracking and reporting requirements in Metrc. Mistakes made by licensees in Metrc may result in the need for assistance in resolving errors or administrative action.

Metrc Bulletin: Lab Test Batch and Item Category Guidance
In case you missed it, a recent Metrc bulletin provides guidance regarding the usage of item categories and corresponding lab test batches.

Research and Development Testing
For licensees conducting research and development (R&D) testing: If a lab sample passes an R&D test, it does not constitute a pass for the purposes of compliance — this includes retesting. If a lab sample fails an R&D test, laboratories shall clearly note in Metrc and on any COA that the test results are for R&D purposes only. Read more on page 59 of our current rules. [OAC 442:10-8-1(b)(2)]

Waste Disposal
As a reminder, licensees with medical marijuana waste have 90 days to transfer it to a licensed waste disposal facility. Page 7 of our current rules (OAC 442:10-1-4) defines medical marijuana waste, and this Metrc bulletin provides guidance on the process in Metrc to record waste disposal transfers.

Units of Measure
In Metrc, licensees need to use the appropriate units of measure for the product when creating harvest and production batches. Please also verify the units of measure are consistent when creating transport manifests.

Metrc Support Tickets
The best way to get help for a Metrc-related issue is to submit a support ticket to Metrc and wait for Metrc to contact you. NOTE: Metrc will contact OMMA on your behalf if it requires OMMA's action or guidance. If you call or email again about the same issue, Metrc will open a new ticket which creates a longer wait time for you.

Seed-to-Sale Page
If you haven’t already, please bookmark and refer to OMMA’s dedicated Seed-to-Sale webpage at omma.ok.gov/s2s. It includes guides, training information and more. The page also includes comprehensive lists of frequently asked questions you can use as a resource. If you're on a desktop or laptop computer, you can use Ctrl + F to do a keyword search on OMMA's PDF version. If you're on a smartphone or tablet, you can use the search function on your PDF reader or web browser.

ICYMI: OMMA Public Comment Meeting
OMMA held a public meeting on Dec. 15 at the state Capitol for public comments on OMMA's proposed permanent rules. The Policy Department is working on responses to each comment and will publish those responses soon.

GPS Coordinates
In our licensing portal, the fields read longitude first (the negative number) and latitude second (the positive number). If you are unable to move past this section of your application, try switching the coordinate numbers in the longitude and latitude fields.

Verify Transporter Agent Cards
Transporter agent cards must be verified by the licensee receiving product, and the transporter agent card must correspond with the grower, processor or dispensary that is releasing the product.

Renewal Applications and Expiration Dates
As long as you submitted your renewal application before your license expiration date, your license is still active, and you may continue operating while OMMA reviews your application. That said, if your application gets rejected for any reason, you have 30 days to resubmit it with corrections. If you do not resubmit it within 30 days of being rejected, your license will expire.

You can verify a license status by visiting ommaverify.ok.gov. Licenses appearing on OMMA Verify, regardless of the expiration date, are considered active and the licensee may conduct business.

Applications and Requests: 90 Business Days
OMMA has 90 business days to process new/renewal commercial license applications and business requests like transferring ownership, location changes and business name changes. OMMA processes applications and requests in the order received. Each submission may take up to 90 business days for processing. If you resubmit a rejected application or request, OMMA will review it within 90 business days as well. You will receive an email when your application or request has been processed. You can also log in to your profile on our licensing portal to see the status of an application or request.

As a reminder, growers, processors, dispensaries, labs and transporters are required to submit a Foreign Financial Interest Attestation form within 60 days of OMMA’s approval of the license application. Applications are submitted by businesses for initial and renewal licenses.

By state law, failure to complete this attestation within 60 days of application approval will result in the revocation of your OMMA license.

A separate attestation is required for each business operation at the time its application is approved. Failure to submit the required attestation within the 60-day time period is subject to revocation of the license. For example, if your business owns a grow license and a processing license, an attestation must be completed for the grow license and an attestation must be completed for the processing license. If your business owns more than one grow license, a separate attestation is required for each grow license.

If you have not completed the Foreign Financial Interest Attestation, visit the website of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control.

If your business is no longer active or operational, you may surrender your license. To surrender your license, please visit omma.ok.gov/surrender. Any associated transporter agent cards will also be surrendered.

Please contact the OMMA Call Center at 405-522-6662 if you have any questions.

Patients pay the 7% State Question 788 excise tax when buying medical marijuana products at a dispensary. As of fiscal year 2023, the revenue is handled as proposed in SQ 788:

Complaints about medical marijuana businesses are reviewed by OMMA’s Compliance Department. Compliance inspectors and/or law enforcement officers may follow up on complaints for further investigation.

Visit omma.ok.gov/complaint to use the OMMA Business Complaint form. You may remain anonymous if you want. Please provide as much information as possible. Complaints are reviewed in the order received, but threats to public health and safety are prioritized.