Gov. Kevin Stitt signed OMMA emergency rules effective Aug. 16, 2024.
The emergency rules provide a structure for implementing legislative requirements in Senate Bill 758, Senate Bill 1635 and Senate Bill 1939 from the 2024 legislative session. Permanent rules that fully implement the provisions set forth in the new legislation cannot be promulgated until 2025.
A current copy of the rules is posted at omma.ok.gov/rules, and the changes have been summarized below:
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Changes to required application materials like COOs. OAC 442:10-3-1(c-e); OAC 442:10-4-2(c)(2); OAC 442:10-4-2(e)(A)(i); OAC 442:10-4-3(e-f); OAC 442:10-5-2(c); OAC 442:10-5-2(e); OAC 442:10-5-3(E)(8-9); and OAC 442:10-9-3(e)(9).
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Adjustments to late renewal applications. OAC 442:10-4-2(c)(6) and OAC 442:10-5-2(c)(5).
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Specific location prohibitions regarding multiple licenses of the same type. OAC 442:10-5-2(b)(2).
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Amendments regarding ownership transfers. OAC 442:10-4-2(e); OAC 442:10-5-2(e); and OAC 442:10-9-2(e)(2).
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Clarification regarding the possession, sale or transfer of medical marijuana upon expiration of a license. OAC 442:10-4-2(d); OAC 442:10-5-2(d); and OAC 442:10-9-2(d)(1).
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The requirement that employees wear or display their employee credential. OAC 442:10-5-1.1(13)(C).
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Changes to laboratory testing requirements. OAC 442:10-4-5(d)(2)(D); OAC 442:10-5-5(f); OAC 442:10-5-6(d)(2)(D); OAC 442:10-8-1; OAC 442:10-8-2; OAC 442:10-8-3; OAC 442:10-8-4; OAC 442:10-9-7(b)(2)(D); OAC 442:10-11-1(g)(2)(C). Definitions for "decontamination”, “final product”, “production batch”, and “remediation” are amended and new definitions for “final harvest batch”, “final production batch”, and “medical marijuana infused product” are added at OAC 442:10-1-4.
OMMA has a Rulemaking Process page on our website that explains how emergency rules and permanent rules come into effect.
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