The training was just the first in an upcoming series designed to share information and enhance collaboration across state agencies involved in medical marijuana regulation. The training series aims to provide all OMMA staff — including field staff like compliance inspectors — with a comprehensive understanding of the medical marijuana industry's impact on other state regulatory agencies. It also provides the opportunity for a review of other agency’s functions, inspections, safety procedures, and medical marijuana permits, as well as prompting discussions on the most commonly observed violations at medical marijuana facilities.
These trainings and other initiatives allow OMMA to develop and maintain strong partnerships with other agencies while developing and retaining quality staff. Collaboration with other agencies helps our team create items like our Safety Checklist and further enhances the state’s ability to effectively regulate medical marijuana in Oklahoma.
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This week, law enforcement officials seized more than 17,500 marijuana plants and 600 pounds of untraceable, processed marijuana in Blaine County. Four firearms were also seized.
The seizures were the result of a joint operation of the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Organized Crime Task Force and the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office, with additional assistance from the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) and the Oklahoma City Police Department. OMMA Executive Director Adria Berry said she is proud of the partnerships forged.
“We're committed to advancing our mission by working with fellow agencies like the AG's office. Working together has allowed OMMA to more effectively identify and remove bad actors to safeguard the integrity of the state's medical marijuana program,” she said.
Read the press release on the Attorney General’s website. To report potential violations or suspicious activity involving medical marijuana, visit omma.ok.gov/complaint or contact the Attorney General's office.
OMMA and other state agencies will be closed Monday, May 27, for Memorial Day. Even when OMMA is closed, individuals can log in to the licensing portal to apply for or manage any license with OMMA.
As of fiscal year 2024, OMMA does not directly receive any revenue from excise tax on retail medical marijuana sales. Instead, the Legislature appropriates OMMA’s funding annually. The graphic below shows the State Question 788 excise tax, as well as the state and local sales tax, collected so far in fiscal year 2024. For archived tax data, visit omma.ok.gov/data.
Ashley Crall
Director of Government Affairs
405-568-5766
ashley.crall@omma.ok.gov
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