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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1305 By: Coleman
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to medical marijuana; amending
7 Section 3, Chapter 328, O.S.L. 2022, as last amended
8 by Section 1, Chapter 389, O.S.L. 2025 (63 O.S. Supp.
8 2025, Section 427.14b), which relates to credentials
9 required for employees to work in licensed medical
9 marijuana business; allowing the Oklahoma Medical
10 Marijuana Authority to approve certain third-party
10 vendor; requiring Authority to approve or deny
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11 certain requirements for certain vendor; requiring
12 certain hours of training for certain subjects;
12 updating statutory language; providing an effective
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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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16 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 3, Chapter 328, O.S.L.
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17 2022, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 389, O.S.L. 2025 (63
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18 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 427.14b), is amended to read as follows:
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19 Section 427.14b. A. Beginning January 1, 2024, the Oklahoma
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20 Medical Marijuana Authority shall require employees of a medical
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21 marijuana business licensee to apply for and receive a credential
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22 authorizing the employee to work in a licensed medical marijuana
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23 business.
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1 B. The Authority may contract with one or more third-party
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2 vendors to provide the credentialing services necessary to carry out
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3 the provisions of this section.
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4 C. The Authority shall determine the services to be provided by
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5 such third-party vendor and shall establish costs and prices. If
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6 contracted for credentialing services, a third-party vendor shall on
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7 behalf of the Authority conduct the background checks and verify
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8 eligibility for any employees of a medical marijuana business
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9 license holder to obtain a credential.
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10 D. Upon successful completion of the national fingerprint-based
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11 background check conducted by the Oklahoma State Bureau of
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12 Investigation within thirty (30) days prior to the application,
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13 completion of the educational training required pursuant to the
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14 provisions of this section, and verification of eligibility for an
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15 employee, the Authority shall issue a credential to the employee.
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16 The applicant shall submit proof of completion of the required
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17 educational training in the credential application, and the results
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18 of background checks and verifications shall be provided to the
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19 Authority by the third-party vendor.
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20 E. Beginning January 1, 2027, in order to receive an employee
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21 credential, all employees of a licensed medical marijuana business
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22 shall annually complete an educational training course provided by
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23 or approved by the Authority. The employee shall submit proof of
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24 completion of the required educational training in order to receive
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1 an employee credential. Such training may include an overview of
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2 state statutes and administrative rules, patient privacy
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3 requirements, and the safe handling and storage of medical
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4 marijuana.
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5 F. If the third-party vendor determines that an employee of a
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6 medical marijuana business holder does not meet the minimum
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7 statutory requirements for a credential, the applicant or employee
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8 shall have no recourse against the third-party vendor but may appeal
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9 such adverse determination to the Authority.
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10 G. The third-party vendor shall not be civilly liable to an
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11 applicant, licensee, or employee of a licensee for any acts taken in
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12 good-faith compliance with the provisions of Section 420 et seq. of
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13 this title and the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection
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14 Act and the rules promulgated by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana
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15 Authority.
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16 H. 1. The Authority shall review the medical marijuana
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17 credential application; approve, reject, or deny the application;
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18 and send the approval, rejection, or denial letter to the applicant
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19 by the same method in which the application was submitted to the
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20 Authority.
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21 2. Each approved applicant shall be issued a credential, which
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22 shall act as proof of his or her approved status, to be worn or
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23 displayed during the hours of work of the employee. Rejection and
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24 denial letters shall provide a reason for the rejection or denial.
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1 Applications may only be rejected or denied for failure to meet the
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2 standards set forth in the provisions of the Oklahoma Medical
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3 Marijuana and Patient Protection Act or rules promulgated by the
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4 Executive Director of the Authority. If an application is rejected
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5 for failure to provide required information, the applicant shall
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6 have thirty (30) days to submit the required information for
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7 reconsideration. Unless the Authority determines otherwise, an
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8 application that has been resubmitted but is still incomplete or
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9 contains errors that are not clerical or typographical in nature
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10 shall be denied.
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11 I. The Authority may approve any third-party vendor meeting the
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12 requirements of subsection J of this section to provide the
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13 educational training course necessary to carry out the provisions of
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14 subsection E of this section. The Authority shall have thirty (30)
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15 days to approve or deny any vendor's application to provide such
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16 educational training.
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17 J. To be approved by the Authority, the vendor shall:
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18 1. Be an association related to the medical marijuana industry
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19 in this state with an IRS Letter 947 determining 509(a)(2) public
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20 charity status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
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21 of 1986, as amended, with an effective date of exemption prior to
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22 January 1, 2026; and
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23 2. Provide an educational training course plan that includes an
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1 requirements, and the safe handling and storage of medical
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2 marijuana. The educational training shall provide a minimum of one
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3 (1) hour of in-person training for each subject addressed in the
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5 K. The Executive Director of the Authority may promulgate rules
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6 to implement the provisions of this section.
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7 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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8 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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9 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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10 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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11 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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