An act relating to medical marijuana, the official text

1                    STATE OF OKLAHOMA

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

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3 SENATE BILL 191                   By: Deevers
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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 427.21, as amended by Section 2,

8   Chapter 329, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section

8   427.21), which relates to advertising restrictions;

9   expanding restrictions on certain advertising;

9   updating statutory reference; and providing an

10  effective date.

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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14  SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY       63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.21, as

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15 amended by Section 2, Chapter 329, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2024,
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16 Section 427.21), is amended to read as follows:
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17  Section 427.21. A. A medical marijuana business shall not

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18 engage in advertising that is deceptive, false or misleading.
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19  B. Medical marijuana advertising shall not contain any

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20 statement or illustration that:
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21  1. Promotes overconsumption;

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22  2. Represents that the use of marijuana has curative or

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23 therapeutic effects or the ingestion of marijuana is safe or
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24 harmless; or
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1   3. Markets flavored medical marijuana products in a way that

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2 suggests they are healthier alternatives to medical marijuana; or
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3   4. Depicts a child or other person under legal age to consume

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4 marijuana, or includes:
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5   a. objects such as toys or cartoon or other characters,

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6                  which suggest the presence of a child, or any other

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7                  depiction designed in any manner to be especially

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8                  appealing to children or other persons under legal age

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9                  to consume marijuana including, but not limited to,

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10                 flashing signs, flags, banners, or tube men on the

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11                 premises of the dispensary, or

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12  b. any manner or design that would be especially

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13                 appealing to children or other persons under eighteen

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14                 (18) years of age including, but not limited to,

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15                 depictions of improved social status, physical

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16                 appearance, or athletic performance, or

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17  c. discounts or coupons for the purchase of medical

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18                 marijuana products.

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19  C. Upon the effective date of this act November 1, 2022, all

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20 medical marijuana commercial grower licensees shall be required to
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21 post signage at the site of the commercial grow operation. Signage
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22 shall be located at the perimeter of the property with dimensions
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23 measuring no less than eighteen (18) inches by twenty-four (24)
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24 inches with a font size of no less than two (2) inches. Information
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1 required to be displayed on the sign shall be in black standardized
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2 font on a white background. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana
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3 Authority shall promulgate rules as necessary regarding the size,
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4 placement, issuance and specifications of the required signage. The
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5 following information shall be included on the required signage:
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6   1. Business name;

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7   2. Physical address of the licensed business;

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8   3. Phone number of the licensed business; and

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9   4. Medical marijuana business license number.

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10  The required signage shall also comply with county regulations

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11 and local ordinances related to the real property where the
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12 commercial grow operation is located. Failure to erect the proper
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13 signage within sixty (60) days after the renewal of each application
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14 for a medical marijuana commercial grower license in accordance with
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15 the provisions of this subsection shall result in the immediate
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16 revocation of the medical marijuana commercial grower license. Upon
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17 issuance of a temporary license, all medical marijuana commercial
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18 grower licensees shall be required to comply with the provisions of
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19 this subsection prior to the prelicensure inspection conducted by
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20 the Authority.
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21  SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.

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