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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 1499 By: Hicks
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to medical marijuana; amending 63
7 O.S. 2021, Section 427.4, as last amended by Section
8 138, Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024 (63 O.S. Supp. 2025,
8 Section 427.4), which relates to the Oklahoma Medical
9 Marijuana Authority Executive Director; requiring the
9 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Executive
10 Advisory Council to hire certain Executive Director;
10 requiring Executive Director to report to the
11 Council; allowing Executive Director to be removed
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.4, as
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16 last amended by Section 138, Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024 (63 O.S. Supp.
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17 2025, Section 427.4), is amended to read as follows:
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18 Section 427.4. A. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority
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19 shall employ an Executive Director and other personnel as necessary
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20 to assist the Authority in carrying out its duties. The Executive
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21 Director shall be appointed hired by the Governor, with the advice
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22 and consent of the Senate. The Executive Director shall serve at
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23 the pleasure of the Governor and may be removed or replaced without
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24 cause Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Executive Advisory
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1 Council. The Executive Director shall report to the Council and may
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2 be removed or replaced with cause. Compensation for the Executive
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3 Director shall be determined pursuant to Section 3601.2 of Title 74
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4 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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5 B. The Authority shall not employ an individual if any of the
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6 following circumstances exist:
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7 1. The individual has a direct or indirect interest in a
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8 licensed medical marijuana business; or
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9 2. The individual or his or her spouse, parent, child, spouse
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10 of a child, sibling, or spouse of a sibling has an application for a
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11 medical marijuana business license pending before the Authority or
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12 is a member of the board of directors of a medical marijuana
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13 business, or is an individual financially interested in any licensee
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14 or medical marijuana business.
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15 C. All officers and employees of the Authority shall be in the
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16 exempt unclassified service.
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17 D. The Executive Director may delegate to any officer or
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18 employee of the Authority any of the powers of the Executive
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19 Director and may designate any officer or employee of the Authority
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20 to perform any of the duties of the Executive Director.
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21 E. The Executive Director may promulgate rules governing the
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22 oversight and implementation of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and
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23 Patient Protection Act.
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1 F. The Authority is hereby authorized to create employment
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2 positions necessary for the implementation of its obligations
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3 pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection
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4 Act including, but not limited to, investigators of the Authority
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5 and a director of enforcement. The Authority, the director of
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6 enforcement, the Executive Director, investigators of the Authority,
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7 the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control,
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8 the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, and the Attorney General
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9 shall have all the powers and authority of a peace officer of this
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10 state for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of the Oklahoma
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11 Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and other laws
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12 pertaining to medical marijuana, rules promulgated by the Executive
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13 Director, or criminal laws of this state. These powers shall
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14 include, but not be limited to:
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15 1. Investigating violations or suspected violations of the
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16 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act or other laws
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17 pertaining to medical marijuana, any rules promulgated pursuant
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18 thereto, and any violations of criminal laws of this state
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19 discovered through the course of such investigations;
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20 2. Serving and executing all warrants, summonses, subpoenas,
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21 administrative citations, notices or other processes relating to the
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22 enforcement of laws regulating marijuana, concentrate, and marijuana
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23 product;
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1 3. Seizing, destroying, confiscating, embargoing, or placing an
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2 administrative hold on any marijuana or marijuana product not
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3 properly logged in the inventory tracking system or untraceable
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4 product required to be in the system, altered or improperly
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5 packaged, or illegally held in violation of the Oklahoma Medical
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6 Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, any other laws of this state,
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7 or any rules promulgated by the Executive Director;
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8 4. Assisting or aiding any law enforcement officer in the
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9 performance of his or her duties upon such law enforcement officer's
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10 request or the request of other local officials having jurisdiction;
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11 5. Referring any evidence, reports, or charges regarding
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12 violations of any provision of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and
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13 Patient Protection Act that carries criminal penalty, or of any
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14 other criminal laws of this state, to the appropriate law
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15 enforcement authority and prosecutorial authority for action;
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16 6. Aiding the enforcement authorities of this state or any
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17 county or municipality of the state, or the federal government, in
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18 prosecutions of violations of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and
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19 Patient Protection Act or any other laws of this state that carry
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20 criminal penalty involving crimes discovered during the
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21 investigation of violations or suspected violations of the Oklahoma
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22 Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act or other laws
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1 7. As provided in Section 427.6 of this title, requiring any
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2 business applicant or licensee to permit an inspection of licensed
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3 premises during business hours or at any time of apparent operation,
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4 marijuana equipment, and marijuana accessories, or books and
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5 records; and to permit the testing of or examination of medical
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6 marijuana, concentrate, or product;
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7 8. Requiring applicants and licensees to submit complete and
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8 current applications, information and fees required by the Oklahoma
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9 Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, the Oklahoma Medical
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10 Marijuana Waste Management Act, and Sections 420 through 426.1 of
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11 this title, and approve material changes made by the applicant or
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12 licensee;
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13 9. Requiring medical marijuana business licensees to submit a
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14 sample or unit of medical marijuana or medical marijuana product to
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15 the quality assurance laboratory when the Authority has reason to
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16 believe the medical marijuana or medical marijuana product may be
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17 unsafe for patient consumption or inhalation or has not been tested
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18 in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana
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19 and Patient Protection Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
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20 by the Executive Director. The licensee shall provide the samples
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21 or units of medical marijuana or medical marijuana products at its
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22 own expense but shall not be responsible for the costs of testing;
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1 10. Requiring medical marijuana business licensees to
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2 periodically submit samples or units of medical marijuana or medical
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3 marijuana products to the quality assurance laboratory for quality
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4 assurance purposes. Licensed growers, processors, dispensaries, and
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5 transporters shall not be required to submit samples or units of
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6 medical marijuana or medical marijuana products more than twice a
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7 year. The licensee shall provide the samples or units of medical
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8 marijuana or medical marijuana products at its own expense but shall
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9 not be responsible for the costs of testing.
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10 G. All investigators of the Authority shall meet all training
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11 requirements and qualifications for peace officers as required by
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12 Section 3311 et seq. of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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13 H. During the course of an investigation, the Authority, as
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14 provided by subsection F of this section, may arrest a violator or
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15 suspected violator of any laws of this state committed in the
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16 presence of the Authority or upon the development of probable cause
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17 that such crime has been committed. The Authority, as provided by
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18 subsection F of this section, may, upon request of a sheriff or
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19 another peace officer of this state, or any political subdivision
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20 thereof, assist in the apprehension and arrest of a violator or
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21 suspected violator of any of the laws of this state.
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22 I. The Executive Director may employ or contract with
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23 attorneys, as needed, to advise the Authority on all legal matters
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1 Authority in all administrative hearings and all litigation or other
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2 proceedings which may arise in the discharge of their duties. At
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3 the request of the Executive Director, such attorneys shall assist
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4 district attorneys in prosecuting charges of violators of the
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5 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act or any other
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6 laws of this state that carry criminal penalty involving crimes
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7 discovered during the investigation of violations or suspected
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8 violations of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection
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9 Act or other laws pertaining to medical marijuana or any rules
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10 promulgated pursuant thereto.
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11 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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