§ 427.3. Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority--Creation--Duties
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and SafetyEffective: November 1, 2022
Effective: November 1, 2022
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 427.3
§ 427.3. Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority--Creation--Duties
<Text as amended by Laws 2022, c. 251, § 8. See, also, text as amended by Laws 2022, c. 228, § 30, and text as amended by Laws 2022, c. 342, § 1, Laws 2023, c. 168, § 2, and Laws 2023, c. 322, § 4.>
A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority which shall address issues related to the medical marijuana program in this state including, but not limited to, the issuance of patient licenses and medical marijuana business licenses, and the dispensing, cultivating, processing, testing, transporting, storage, research, and the use of and sale of medical marijuana pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act.
B. 1. Beginning on the effective date of this act,1 the Authority shall cease to be part of or a division of the State Department of Health and shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct agency, to be known as the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority. The Authority and the Executive Director of the Authority shall continue to exercise their statutory powers, duties, and contractual responsibilities. All records, property, equipment, assets, monies, financial interests, liabilities, matters pending, and funds of the division shall be transferred to the Authority.
2. All licenses granted by the Department pertaining to medical marijuana shall maintain rights and privileges under the authority of the Authority; provided, however, that all licenses shall be subject to revocation, suspension, or disciplinary action for violation of any of the provisions of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and rules promulgated by the Executive Director.
5. The Department and the Authority may enter into an agreement for the transfer of personnel from the Department to the Authority. No employee shall be transferred to the Authority except on the freely given written consent of the employee. All employees who are transferred to the Authority shall not be required to accept a lesser grade or salary than presently received. All employees shall retain leave, sick, and annual time earned, and any retirement and longevity benefits which have accrued during their tenure with the Department. The transfer of personnel between the state agencies shall be coordinated with the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
11. Establish regulations, which require a medical marijuana business to submit information to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, deemed reasonably necessary to assist the Authority in the prevention of diversion of medical marijuana by a licensed medical marijuana business. Such information required by the Authority may include, but shall not be limited to:
Credits
Laws 2019, c. 11, § 3; Laws 2019, c. 477, § 6; Laws 2021, c. 553, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2021; Laws 2022, c. 251, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
Footnotes
O.S.L. 2022, c. 251, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 427.3, OK ST T. 63 § 427.3
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 3 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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