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Authorized by Senate Bill 813, OMMA's quality assurance lab is preparing to begin testing. The first piece of machinery, the HPLC, which will test for THC potency, is now on site.
In addition, the lab will seek accreditation through the American National Standards Institute’s (ANSI) National Accreditation Board (ANAB). The organization develops voluntary consensus standards in multiple industries including cannabis and provides accreditation to ISO standard 17025 that focuses on cannabis testing laboratories.
Check out the video below to learn more about the lab and how it will protect public health. And be sure to stay tuned — OMMA will continue to provide video updates on the lab’s progress, as well as reports about testing.
As a reminder, OMMA can order embargoes. OMMA-licensed businesses can issue voluntary recalls, and OMMA can also ask businesses to issue them.
Please be sure to bookmark and refer to our Embargoed and Recalled Products webpage at omma.ok.gov/recall. State laws and OMMA rules require the businesses to provide notice to patients who bought recalled products.
Patients who have purchased embargoed/recalled products should check their packaging/product label for the batch number listed in the embargo/recall. If the numbers match, patients should dispose of the products or contact the dispensary they purchased them from. If a patient consumes an embargoed/recalled product and experiences an adverse health reaction, they should contact their physician immediately and fill out the Health Impact Form at omma.ok.gov/health.
As a reminder, pre-packaging requirements from House Bill 3361 take effect June 1, 2025. In addition, OMMA is also monitoring House Bill 2807 from the current legislative session. House Bill 2807 contains potential changes to pre-pack, and OMMA will be ready to implement any changes from the bill or any changes made by lawmakers to our rules regarding pre-pack.
In the video below, OMMA answers the most recent questions received surrounding the pre-pack mandate. View all pre-packing FAQs, including newly added ones, and the Metrc bulletins detailing returns and creating pre-packs at omma.ok.gov/prepack.
On April 11, the OMMA Executive Advisory Council (EAC) held its scheduled meeting at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City discussing updates to the quality assurance lab and legislative session.
Created by House Bill 1349, the EAC may advise OMMA of recommended changes to state policy, rules, or statutes and will prepare and issue a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives by Nov. 1 of each year.
The appointees of the EAC are set in statute and require appointments from the Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives. You can learn more about the OMMA EAC by visiting omma.ok.gov/eac and watch the April 11 meeting in the link below.
OMMA continues tracking bills relevant to medical marijuana businesses and patients as they move through the legislative process.
For your convenience, OMMA has a dedicated webpage to provide you with updates during legislative session. Visit omma.ok.gov/legislation to see bills related to medical marijuana in Oklahoma. Please note this resource is for informational purposes only — it is not an indication that OMMA supports or opposes any legislation.
In case you missed it, OMMA published its Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report. The report is available at omma.ok.gov/publications, and here are some key takeaways — in fiscal year 2024 alone, OMMA:
- Helped seize more than 96,000 plants and 24,000 pounds of illicit marijuana.
- Conducted more than 50 undercover operations through the Secret Shopper program, closed more than 800 business complaints and participated in over 100 investigations.
- Assisted other regulatory agencies and law enforcement partners 265 times.
- Filed more than 1,400 administrative cases against business licensees that were not in compliance with OMMA rules and regulations.
- Held a series of Partner Agency Trainings designed to share information and enhance collaboration across state agencies involved in medical marijuana regulation.
- Presented to lawmakers its first budget as an appropriated agency.
- Began building out a quality assurance reference lab and new inspection and licensing software that will both launch in fiscal year 2025.
OMMA and other state agencies will be closed Monday, May 26, for Memorial Day. Even when OMMA is closed, individuals can log in to the Thentia licensing portal to apply for or manage any license with OMMA.
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