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HOW DID WE GET HERE? Initiative petition backed by a volunteer group called Oklahomans for Health Gathered enough signatures (around 67k) to have their volunteer-written state question put on the ballot June 26, 2018: Roughly 57% of
HOW DID WE GET HERE?
volunteer group called Oklahomans for Health
(around 67k) to have their volunteer-written state question put on the ballot
Oklahomans who voted, voted Yes
Allows a patient to possess:
person
marijuana
medical marijuana guidelines allowing patients access to MORE marijuana
through the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA)
Medicaid)
August 25, 2018 and is given 14 days to approve or reject each application
approved:
patient licenses
Available for people from out-of-state who have a valid license in their home state Cost: $100 Duration: 30 days
Available for caregivers of homebound patients
$5,000 fine or license revocation for selling to people who do not have a patient or caregiver license Non-Oklahoma residents may have up to a 25%
Cost: $2,500
Cost: $2,500 Distills or processes plants into concentrates, edibles, and other forms for consumption Sells to retailers or
Wholesale, not taxed May process marijuana into concentrated form for patients directly Food Safety Standards Board created to set standards for processors
TRANSPORTER LISENCE (changed by HB2612)
Allows transporter agents to contract with & store MMJ products in warehouses; agents pay a $100 annual license fee Transported in a locked container and clearly labeled as “Medical Marijuana or Derivative”
Cost: $2,500 Compare to Arkansas: $100,000 license fee + $500,000 performance bond Growers sell marijuana to retailers & processors Wholesale, not taxed No limit on how much marijuana can be grown
Per Section 6(B) of SQ788:
license, even those who work in safety sensitive positions, could avoid consequences of drug testing for marijuana products
prescription painkillers – medical marijuana patients were put on an elevated playing field
Uses or possesses marijuana while at work, or during the hours of employment
▪ Addresses drug testing for pre-employment & safety- sensitive positions (see FAQ handout) ▪ Clearly states that federal contractors are exempt from the state medical marijuana law ▪ Addresses loopholes that are leaving employers vulnerable to lawsuits ▪ Clarifies that insurance carriers (Work Comp, Health) aren’t required to cover the cost of marijuana
The following were addressed statutorily, as well:
labeling, packaging, advertising, etc.
in Indoor Places and Workplaces Act
If proceeds exceed the needed amount to finance the regulatory office, then:
75% goes to the General Revenue Fund for common education, and
25% goes towards drug and alcohol rehab programs
Applied primarily to finance the regulatory office Collected at the point of sale Retail tax is 7% of the gross amount received by the seller
local governments room to add their own taxes
license
There are dozens more out there; this will be something that the legislature will address for the next decade at least.
asking for:
OSDH and State of Oklahoma to temporarily delay the enforcement of the Unity Bill
therefore never enforced
limit in Colorado).
In 2018, the new industry created:
taxes, Source: Leafly Special Report: Cannabis Jobs Count
As of Feb. 2019:
businesses & patients Source: OKC Fox 25
March 2019 numbers - $12M in sales, $2M in taxes collected