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1                   STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2          1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)

3 HOUSE BILL 1163                        By: Gann

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6                               AS INTRODUCED

7   An Act relating to marijuana; amending 63 O.S. 2021,

    Section 2-415, which relates to the Trafficking in

8   Illegal Drugs Act; decreasing weight amount of

    marijuana for aggravated trafficking offense;

9   amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 420, as amended by

    Section 1, Chapter 182, O.S.L. 2024 (63 O.S. Supp.

10  2024, Section 420), which relates to medical

    marijuana patient licenses; clarifying scope of

11  certain unlawful act; and providing an effective

    date.

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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

16  SECTION 1.      AMENDATORY  63 O.S. 2021, Section 2-415, is

17 amended to read as follows:

18  Section 2-415. A. The provisions of the Trafficking in Illegal

19 Drugs Act shall apply to persons convicted of violations with

20 respect to the following substances:

21  1. Marijuana;

22  2. Cocaine or coca leaves;

23  3. Heroin;

24  4. Amphetamine or methamphetamine;

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1   5. Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD);

2   6. Phencyclidine (PCP);

3   7. Cocaine base, commonly known as "crack" or "rock";

4   8. 3,4-Methylenedioxy methamphetamine, commonly known as

5 "ecstasy" or MDMA;

6   9. Morphine;

7   10. Oxycodone;

8   11. Hydrocodone;

9   12. Benzodiazepine; or

10  13. Fentanyl and its analogs and derivatives.

11  B. Except as otherwise authorized by the Uniform Controlled

12 Dangerous Substances Act, it shall be unlawful for any person to:

13  1. Knowingly distribute, manufacture, bring into this state or

14 possess a controlled substance specified in subsection A of this

15 section in the quantities specified in subsection C of this section;

16  2. Possess any controlled substance with the intent to

17 manufacture a controlled substance specified in subsection A of this

18 section in quantities specified in subsection C of this section; or

19  3. Use or solicit the use of services of a person less than

20 eighteen (18) years of age to distribute or manufacture a controlled

21 dangerous substance specified in subsection A of this section in

22 quantities specified in subsection C of this section.

23  Violation of this section shall be known as "trafficking in

24 illegal drugs". Separate types of controlled substances described

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1 in subsection A of this section when possessed at the same time in

2 violation of any provision of this section shall constitute a

3 separate offense for each substance.

4   Any person who commits the conduct described in paragraph 1, 2

5 or 3 of this subsection and represents the quantity of the

6 controlled substance to be an amount described in subsection C of

7 this section shall be punished under the provisions appropriate for

8 the amount of controlled substance represented, regardless of the

9 actual amount.

10  C. In the case of a violation of the provisions of subsection B

11 of this section, involving:

12  1. Marijuana:

13  a. twenty-five (25) pounds or more of a mixture or

14  substance containing a detectable amount of marijuana

15  shall be punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty-

16  five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) and not more than

17  One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), or

18  b. one thousand (1,000) hundred (100) pounds or more of a

19  mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of

20  marijuana shall be deemed aggravated trafficking

21  punishable by a fine of not less than One Hundred

22  Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) and not more than Five

23  Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00);

24  2. Cocaine, coca leaves or cocaine base:

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1   a. twenty-eight (28) grams or more of a mixture or

2   substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine,

3   coca leaves or cocaine base shall be punishable by a

4   fine of not less than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars

5   ($25,000.00) and not more than One Hundred Thousand

6   Dollars ($100,000.00),

7   b. three hundred (300) grams or more of a mixture or

8   substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine,

9   coca leaves or cocaine base shall be punishable by a

10  fine of not less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars

11  ($100,000.00) and not more than Five Hundred Thousand

12  Dollars ($500,000.00), or

13  c. four hundred fifty (450) grams or more of a mixture or

14  substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine,

15  coca leaves or cocaine base shall be deemed aggravated

16  trafficking punishable by a fine of not less than One

17  Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) and not more

18  than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00);

19  3. Heroin:

20  a. ten (10) grams or more of a mixture or substance

21  containing a detectable amount of heroin shall be

22  punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty-five

23  Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) and not more than Fifty

24  Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), or

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1   b. twenty-eight (28) grams or more of a mixture or

2   substance containing a detectable amount of heroin

3   shall be deemed aggravated trafficking punishable by a

4   fine of not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars

5   ($50,000.00) and not more than Five Hundred Thousand

6   Dollars ($500,000.00);

7   4. Amphetamine or methamphetamine:

8   a. twenty (20) grams or more of a mixture or substance

9   containing a detectable amount of amphetamine or

10  methamphetamine shall be punishable by a fine of not

11  less than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00)

12  and not more than Two Hundred Thousand Dollars

13  ($200,000.00),

14  b. two hundred (200) grams or more of a mixture or

15  substance containing a detectable amount of

16  amphetamine or methamphetamine shall be punishable by

17  a fine of not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars

18  ($50,000.00) and not more than Five Hundred Thousand

19  Dollars ($500,000.00), or

20  c. four hundred fifty (450) grams or more of a mixture or

21  substance containing a detectable amount of

22  amphetamine or methamphetamine shall be deemed

23  aggravated trafficking punishable by a fine of not

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1   less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) and not

2   more than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00);

3   5. Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD):

4   a. one (1) gram or more of a mixture or substance

5   containing a detectable amount of lysergic acid

6   diethylamide (LSD) shall be trafficking punishable by

7   a term of imprisonment in the custody of the

8   Department of Corrections not to exceed twenty (20)

9   years and by a fine of not less than Fifty Thousand

10  Dollars ($50,000.00) and not more than One Hundred

11  Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), or

12  b. ten (10) grams or more of a mixture or substance

13  containing a detectable amount of lysergic acid

14  diethylamide (LSD) shall be aggravated trafficking

15  punishable by a term of imprisonment in the custody of

16  the Department of Corrections of not less than two (2)

17  years nor more than life and by a fine of not less

18  than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) and

19  not more than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars

20  ($250,000.00);

21  6. Phencyclidine (PCP):

22  a. twenty (20) grams or more of a substance containing a

23  mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of

24  phencyclidine (PCP) shall be trafficking punishable by

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1   a term of imprisonment in the custody of the

2   Department of Corrections not to exceed twenty (20)

3   years and by a fine of not less than Twenty Thousand

4   Dollars ($20,000.00) and not more than Fifty Thousand

5   Dollars ($50,000.00), or

6   b. one hundred fifty (150) grams or more of a substance

7   containing a mixture or substance containing a

8   detectable amount of phencyclidine (PCP) shall be

9   aggravated trafficking punishable by a term of

10  imprisonment in the custody of the Department of

11  Corrections of not less than two (2) years nor more

12  than life and by a fine of not less than Fifty

13  Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) and not more than Two

14  Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00);

15  7. Methylenedioxy methamphetamine:

16  a. thirty (30) tablets or ten (10) grams of a mixture or

17  substance containing a detectable amount of 3,4-

18  Methylenedioxy methamphetamine shall be trafficking

19  punishable by a term of imprisonment in the custody of

20  the Department of Corrections not to exceed twenty

21  (20) years and by a fine of not less than Twenty-five

22  Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) and not more than One

23  Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), or

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1   b. one hundred (100) tablets or thirty (30) grams of a

2   mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of

3   3,4-Methylenedioxy methamphetamine shall be deemed

4   aggravated trafficking punishable by a term of

5   imprisonment in the custody of the Department of

6   Corrections of not less than two (2) years nor more

7   than life by a fine of not less than One Hundred

8   Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) and not more than Five

9   Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00);

10  8. Morphine: One thousand (1,000) grams or more of a mixture

11 containing a detectable amount of morphine shall be trafficking

12 punishable by a term of imprisonment in the custody of the

13 Department of Corrections not to exceed twenty (20) years and by a

14 fine of not less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) and

15 not more than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00);

16  9. Oxycodone: Four hundred (400) grams or more of a mixture

17 containing a detectable amount of oxycodone shall be trafficking

18 punishable by a term of imprisonment in the custody of the

19 Department of Corrections not to exceed twenty (20) years and by a

20 fine of not less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) and

21 not more than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00);

22  10. Hydrocodone: Three thousand seven hundred fifty (3,750)

23 grams or more of a mixture containing a detectable amount of

24 hydrocodone shall be trafficking punishable by a term of

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1 imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections not to

2 exceed twenty (20) years and by a fine of not less than One Hundred

3 Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) and not more than Five Hundred

4 Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00);

5   11. Benzodiazepine: Five hundred (500) grams or more of a

6 mixture containing a detectable amount of benzodiazepine shall be

7 trafficking punishable by a term of imprisonment not to exceed

8 twenty (20) years and by a fine of not less than One Hundred

9 Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) and not more than Five Hundred

10 Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00); and

11  12. Fentanyl and its analogs and derivatives:

12  a. one (1) gram or more of a mixture containing fentanyl

13  or carfentanil, or any fentanyl analogs or derivatives

14  shall be trafficking punishable by a term of

15  imprisonment in the custody of the Department of

16  Corrections not to exceed twenty (20) years and by a

17  fine of not less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars

18  ($100,000.00) and not more than Two Hundred Fifty

19  Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), or

20  b. five (5) grams or more of a mixture containing

21  fentanyl or carfentanil, or any fentanyl analogs or

22  derivatives shall be aggravated trafficking punishable

23  by a term of imprisonment in the custody of the

24  Department of Corrections of not less than two (2)

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1   years nor more than life and by a fine of not less

2   than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00)

3   and not more than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars

4   ($500,000.00).

5   D. Any person who violates the provisions of this section with

6 respect to marijuana, cocaine, coca leaves, cocaine base, heroin,

7 amphetamine or methamphetamine in a quantity specified in paragraphs

8 1, 2, 3 and 4 of subsection C of this section shall, in addition to

9 any fines specified by this section, be punishable by a term of

10 imprisonment as follows:

11  1. For trafficking, a first violation of this section, a term

12 of imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections not

13 to exceed twenty (20) years;

14  2. For trafficking, a second violation of this section, a term

15 of imprisonment in the Department of Corrections of not less than

16 four (4) years nor more than life, for which the person shall serve

17 fifty percent (50%) of the sentence before being eligible for parole

18 consideration;

19  3. For trafficking, a third or subsequent violation of this

20 section, a term of imprisonment in the custody of the Department of

21 Corrections of not less than twenty (20) years nor more than life,

22 of which the person shall serve fifty percent (50%) of the sentence

23 before being eligible for parole consideration.

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1   Persons convicted of trafficking shall not be eligible for

2 earned credits or any other type of credits which have the effect of

3 reducing the length of sentence to less than fifty percent (50%) of

4 the sentence imposed; and

5   If the person is convicted of aggravated trafficking, the person

6 shall serve eighty-five percent (85%) of such sentence before being

7 eligible for parole consideration.

8   E. The penalties specified in subsections C and D of this

9 section are subject to the enhancements enumerated in subsections E

10 and F of Section 2-401 of this title.

11  F. Any person convicted of any offense described in this

12 section shall, in addition to any fine imposed, pay a special

13 assessment trauma-care fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) to be

14 deposited into the Trauma Care Assistance Revolving Fund created in

15 Section 1-2530.9 of this title and the assessment pursuant to

16 Section 2-503.2 of this title.

17  SECTION 2.      AMENDATORY        63 O.S. 2021, Section 420, as

18 amended by Section 1, Chapter 182, O.S.L. 2024 (63 O.S. Supp. 2024,

19 Section 420), is amended to read as follows:

20  Section 420. A. A person in possession of a state-issued

21 medical marijuana patient license shall be able to:

22  1. Consume marijuana legally;

23  2. Legally possess up to three (3) ounces or eighty-four and

24 nine-tenths (84.9) grams of marijuana on their person;

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1   3. Legally possess six mature marijuana plants and the

2 harvested marijuana therefrom;

3   4. Legally possess six seedling plants;

4   5. Legally possess one (1) ounce or twenty-eight and three

5 tenths (28.3) grams of concentrated marijuana;

6   6. Legally possess seventy-two (72) ounces or two thousand

7 thirty-seven and six-tenths (2037.6) grams of edible marijuana;

8   7. Legally possess up to eight (8) ounces or two hundred

9 twenty-six and four-tenths (226.4) grams of marijuana in their

10 residence; and

11  8. Legally possess seventy-two (72) ounces of topical

12 marijuana.

13  B. Possession of up to one and one-half (1.5) ounces or forty-

14 two and forty-five one-hundredths (42.45) grams of marijuana by

15 persons who can state a medical condition at the time of the stop

16 and issuance of a written citation or arrest, but are not in

17 possession of a state-issued medical marijuana patient license,

18 shall constitute a misdemeanor offense punishable by a fine not to

19 exceed Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) and shall not be subject to

20 imprisonment for the offense. Any law enforcement officer who comes

21 in contact with a person in violation of this subsection and who is

22 satisfied as to the identity of the person, as well as any other

23 pertinent information the law enforcement officer deems necessary,

24 shall issue to the person a written citation containing a notice to

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1 answer the charge against the person in the appropriate court. Upon

2 receiving the written promise of the alleged violator to answer as

3 specified in the citation, the law enforcement officer shall release

4 the person upon personal recognizance unless there has been a

5 violation of another provision of law.

6   C. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority shall be

7 established which shall receive applications for medical marijuana

8 patient and caregiver license recipients, dispensaries, growers, and

9 processors within sixty (60) days of the passage of this initiative.

10  D. The Authority shall, within thirty (30) days of passage of

11 this initiative, make available on its website, in an easy-to-find

12 location, an application for a medical marijuana patient license.

13 The license shall be valid for two (2) years. The biannual

14 application fee shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or Twenty

15 Dollars ($20.00) for individuals on Medicaid, Medicare or

16 SoonerCare. The methods of payment shall be provided on the website

17 of the Authority. Reprints of the medical marijuana patient license

18 shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00).

19  E. A short-term medical marijuana patient license application

20 shall also be made available on the website of the Authority. A

21 short-term medical marijuana patient license shall be granted to any

22 applicant who can meet the requirements for a two-year medical

23 marijuana patient license, but whose physician recommendation for

24 medical marijuana is only valid for sixty (60) days. Short-term

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1 medical marijuana patient licenses shall be issued for sixty (60)

2 days. The fee for a short-term medical marijuana patient license,

3 reprints of the short-term medical marijuana patient license, and

4 the procedure for extending or renewing the license shall be

5 determined by the Executive Director of the Authority.

6   F. A temporary medical marijuana patient license application

7 shall also be made available on the website of the Authority for

8 residents of other states. Temporary medical marijuana patient

9 licenses shall be granted to any medical marijuana license holders

10 from other states, provided that such states have state-regulated

11 medical marijuana programs, and applicants can prove they are

12 members of such programs. Temporary medical marijuana patient

13 licenses shall be issued for thirty (30) days. The cost for a

14 temporary license shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). Renewal

15 shall be granted with resubmission of a new application. No

16 additional criteria shall be required. Reprints of the temporary

17 medical marijuana patient license shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00).

18  G. Medical marijuana patient license applicants shall submit

19 their applications to the Authority for approval. The applicant

20 shall be a resident of this state and shall prove residency by a

21 valid driver license, utility bills, or other accepted methods.

22  H. The Authority shall review the medical marijuana patient

23 license application; approve, reject, or deny the application; and

24 mail the approval, rejection, or denial letter stating any reasons

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1 for rejection, to the applicant within fourteen (14) business days

2 of receipt of the application. Approved applicants shall be issued

3 a medical marijuana patient license which shall act as proof of his

4 or her approved status. Applications may only be rejected or denied

5 based on the applicant not meeting stated criteria or improper

6 completion of the application.

7   I. The Authority shall make available, both on its website and

8 through a telephone verification system, an easy method to validate

9 the authenticity of the medical marijuana patient license by the

10 unique twenty-four-character identification number.

11  J. The Authority shall ensure that all medical marijuana

12 patient and caregiver records and information are sealed to protect

13 the privacy of medical marijuana patient license applicants.

14  K. A caregiver license shall be made available for qualified

15 caregivers of a medical marijuana patient license holder who is

16 homebound. As provided in Section 427.11 of this title, the

17 caregiver license shall provide the caregiver the same rights as the

18 medical marijuana patient licensee including the ability to possess

19 marijuana, marijuana products and mature and immature plants or

20 cultivated medical marijuana pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical

21 Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, but excluding the ability to

22 use marijuana or marijuana products unless the caregiver has a

23 medical marijuana patient license. Applicants for a caregiver

24 license shall submit proof of the license status and homebound

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1 status of the medical marijuana patient and proof that the applicant

2 is the designee of the medical marijuana patient. The applicant

3 shall also submit proof that he or she is eighteen (18) years of age

4 or older and proof of his or her state residency. This shall be the

5 only criteria for a caregiver license. A licensed caregiver shall

6 not cultivate medical marijuana for more than five medical marijuana

7 patient licensees and shall not charge a medical marijuana patient

8 licensee for cultivating medical marijuana in excess of the actual

9 costs incurred in cultivating the medical marijuana.

10  L. All applicants for a medical marijuana patient license shall

11 be eighteen (18) years of age or older. A special exception shall

12 be granted to an applicant under the age of eighteen (18); however,

13 these applications shall be signed by two physicians and the parent

14 or legal guardian of the applicant.

15  M. All applications for a medical marijuana patient license

16 shall be signed by an Oklahoma physician licensed by and in good

17 standing with the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision,

18 the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners, or the Board of Podiatric

19 Medical Examiners. There are no qualifying conditions. A medical

20 marijuana patient license shall be recommended according to the

21 accepted standards a reasonable and prudent physician would follow

22 when recommending or approving any medication. No physician may be

23 unduly stigmatized, penalized, subjected to discipline, sanctioned,

24 reprimanded or harassed for signing a medical marijuana patient

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1 license application; provided, the physician acted in accordance

2 with the provisions of this subsection and all other rules governing

3 the medical license of the physician in this state.

4   N. Counties and cities may enact medical marijuana guidelines

5 allowing medical marijuana patient license holders or caregiver

6 license holders to exceed the state limits set forth in subsection A

7 of this section.

8   SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.

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