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1                  STATE OF OKLAHOMA

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

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3 SENATE BILL 332                    By: Coleman
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6                  AS INTRODUCED

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7   An Act relating to medical marijuana license;

7   amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.14, as last

8   amended by Section 1, Chapter 342, O.S.L. 2024 (63

8   O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 427.14), which relates to

9   medical marijuana business license; establishing

9   certain fees; and providing an effective date.

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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13  SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY  63 O.S. 2021, Section 427.14, as

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14 last amended by Section 1, Chapter 342, O.S.L. 2024 (63 O.S. Supp.
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15 2024, Section 427.14), is amended to read as follows:
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16  Section 427.14. A. There is hereby created the medical

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17 marijuana business license, which shall include the following
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18 categories:
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19  1. Medical marijuana commercial grower;

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20  2. Medical marijuana processor;

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21  3. Medical marijuana dispensary;

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22  4. Medical marijuana transporter; and

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23  5. Medical marijuana testing laboratory.

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1   B. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, with the aid of

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2 the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, shall develop a
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3 website for medical marijuana business applications.
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4   C. The Authority shall make available on its website in an

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5 easy-to-find location, applications for a medical marijuana
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6 business.
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7   D. 1. The annual, nonrefundable fee for a medical marijuana

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8 transporter license shall be Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
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9 ($2,500.00).
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10  2. The initial, nonrefundable fee for a medical marijuana

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11 commercial grower license shall be calculated based upon the total
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12 amount of square feet of canopy or acres the grower estimates will
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13 be harvested, transferred, or sold for the year. The annual,
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14 nonrefundable license fee shall be based upon the total amount of
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15 square feet of canopy or acres harvested, transferred, or sold by
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16 the grower during the previous twelve (12) months. The amount of
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17 the fees shall be determined as follows:
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18  a. For an indoor, greenhouse, or light deprivation

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19                medical marijuana grow facility:

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20                (1) Tier 1: Up to ten thousand (10,000) square feet

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21                of canopy, the fee shall be Two Thousand Five

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22                Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00),

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23                (2) Tier 2: Ten thousand one (10,001) square feet of

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24                canopy to twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of

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1                 canopy, the fee shall be Five Thousand Dollars

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2                 ($5,000.00),

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3                 (3) Tier 3: Twenty thousand one (20,001) square feet

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4                 of canopy to forty thousand (40,000) square feet

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5                 of canopy, the fee shall be Ten Thousand Dollars

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6                 ($10,000.00),

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7                 (4) Tier 4: Forty thousand one (40,001) square feet

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8                 of canopy to sixty thousand (60,000) square feet

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9                 of canopy, the fee shall be Twenty Thousand

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10                Dollars ($20,000.00),

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11                (5) Tier 5: Sixty thousand one (60,001) square feet

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12                of canopy to eighty thousand (80,000) square feet

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13                of canopy, the fee shall be Thirty Thousand

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14                Dollars ($30,000.00),

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15                (6) Tier 6: Eighty thousand one (80,001) square feet

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16                of canopy to ninety-nine thousand nine hundred

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17                ninety-nine (99,999) square feet of canopy, the

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18                fee shall be Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00),

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19                and

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20                (7) Tier 7: One hundred thousand (100,000) square

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21                feet of canopy and beyond, the fee shall be Fifty

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22                Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), plus an additional

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23                twenty-five cents ($0.25) per square foot of

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1                 canopy over one hundred thousand (100,000) square

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2                 feet.

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3   b. For an outdoor medical marijuana grow facility:

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4                 (1) Tier 1: Less than two and one-half (2 1/2)

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5                 acres, the fee shall be Two Thousand Five Hundred

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6                 Dollars ($2,500.00),

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7                 (2) Tier 2: More than two and one-half (2 1/2) acres

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8                 up to five (5) acres, the fee shall be Five

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9                 Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00),

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10                (3) Tier 3: More than five (5) acres up to ten (10)

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11                acres, the fee shall be Ten Thousand Dollars

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12                ($10,000.00),

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13                (4) Tier 4: More than ten (10) acres up to twenty

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14                (20) acres, the fee shall be Twenty Thousand

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15                Dollars ($20,000.00),

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16                (5) Tier 5: More than twenty (20) acres up to thirty

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17                (30) acres, the fee shall be Thirty Thousand

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18                Dollars ($30,000.00),

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19                (6) Tier 6: More than thirty (30) acres up to forty

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20                (40) acres, the fee shall be Forty Thousand

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21                Dollars ($40,000.00),

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22                (7) Tier 7: More than forty (40) acres up to fifty

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23                (50) acres, the fee shall be Fifty Thousand

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24                Dollars ($50,000.00), and

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1                 (8) Tier 8: If the amount of acreage exceeds fifty

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2                 (50) acres, the fee shall be Fifty Thousand

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3                 Dollars ($50,000.00) plus an additional Two

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4                 Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) per acre.

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5   c. For a medical marijuana commercial grower that has a

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6                 combination of both indoor and outdoor growing

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7                 facilities at one location, the medical marijuana

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8                 commercial grower shall be required to obtain a

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9                 separate license from the Authority for each type of

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10                grow operation and shall be subject to the licensing

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11                fees provided for in subparagraphs a and b of this

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12                paragraph.

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13  d. As used in this paragraph:

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14                (1) "canopy" means the total surface area within a

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15                cultivation area that is dedicated to the

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16                cultivation of flowering marijuana plants. The

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17                surface area of the plant canopy must be

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18                calculated in square feet and measured and must

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19                include all of the area within the boundaries

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20                where the cultivation of the flowering marijuana

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21                plants occurs. If the surface of the plant

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22                canopy consists of noncontiguous areas, each

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23                component area must be separated by identifiable

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24                boundaries. If a tiered or shelving system is

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1                 used in the cultivation area, the surface area of

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2                 each tier or shelf must be included in

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3                 calculating the area of the plant canopy.

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4                 Calculation of the area of the plant canopy may

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5                 not include the areas within the cultivation area

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6                 that are used to cultivate immature marijuana

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7                 plants and seedlings, prior to flowering, and

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8                 that are not used at any time to cultivate mature

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9                 marijuana plants. If the flowering plants are

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10                vertically grown in cylinders, the square footage

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11                of the canopy shall be measured by the

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12                circumference of the cylinder multiplied by the

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13                total length of the cylinder,

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14                (2) "greenhouse" means a structure located outdoors

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15                that is completely covered by a material that

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16                allows a controlled level of light transmission,

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17                and

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18                (3) "light deprivation" means a structure that has

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19                concrete floors and the ability to manipulate

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20                natural light.

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21  3. The initial, nonrefundable fee for a medical marijuana

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22 processor license shall be Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
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23 ($2,500.00). The annual, nonrefundable license fee for a medical
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1 marijuana processor license shall be determined based on the
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2 previous twelve (12) months as follows:
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3   a. Tier 1: The transfer or sale of zero (0) to ten

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4                 thousand (10,000) pounds of biomass or the production,

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5                 transfer, or sale of up to one hundred (100) liters of

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6                 cannabis concentrate, whichever is greater, the annual

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7                 fee shall be Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars

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8                 ($2,500.00),

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9   b. Tier 2: The transfer or sale of ten thousand one

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10                (10,001) pounds to fifty thousand (50,000) pounds of

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11                biomass or the production, transfer, or sale of one

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12                hundred one (101) to three hundred fifty (350) liters

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13                of cannabis concentrate, whichever is greater, the

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14                annual fee shall be Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00),

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15  c. Tier 3: The transfer or sale of fifty thousand one

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16                (50,001) pounds to one hundred fifty thousand

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17                (150,000) pounds of biomass or the production,

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18                transfer, or sale of three hundred fifty-one (351) to

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19                six hundred fifty (650) liters of cannabis

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20                concentrate, whichever is greater, the annual fee

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21                shall be Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00),

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22  d. Tier 4: The transfer or sale of one hundred fifty

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23                thousand one (150,001) pounds to three hundred

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24                thousand (300,000) pounds of biomass or the

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1                 production, transfer, or sale of six hundred fifty-one

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2                 (651) to one thousand (1,000) liters of cannabis

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3                 concentrate, whichever is greater, the annual fee

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4                 shall be Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00), and

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5   e. Tier 5: The transfer or sale of more than three

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6                 hundred thousand one (300,001) pounds of biomass or

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7                 the production, transfer, or sale in excess of one

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8                 thousand one (1,001) liters of cannabis concentrate,

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9                 the annual fee shall be Twenty Thousand Dollars

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10                ($20,000.00).

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11  For purposes of this paragraph only, if the cannabis concentrate

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12 is in nonliquid form, every one thousand (1,000) grams of
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13 concentrated marijuana shall be calculated as one (1) liter of
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14 cannabis concentrate.
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15  4. The initial, nonrefundable fee for a medical marijuana

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16 dispensary license shall be Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
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17 ($2,500.00). The annual, nonrefundable license fee for a medical
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18 marijuana dispensary license shall be calculated at ten percent
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19 (10%) of the sum of twelve (12) calendar months of the combined
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20 annual state sales tax and state excise tax of the dispensary during
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21 the previous twelve (12) months. The minimum fee shall be not less
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22 than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) and the maximum
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23 fee shall not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) Four Thousand
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24 Five Hundred Dollars ($4,500.00).
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1   5. The annual, nonrefundable license fee for a medical

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2 marijuana testing laboratory shall be Twenty Thousand Dollars
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3 ($20,000.00).
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4   E. All applicants seeking licensure or licensure renewal as a

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5 medical marijuana business shall comply with the following general
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6 requirements:
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7   1. All applications for licenses and registrations authorized

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8 pursuant to this section shall be made upon forms prescribed by the
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9 Authority;
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10  2. Each application shall identify the city or county in which

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11 the applicant seeks to obtain licensure as a medical marijuana
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12 business;
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13  3. Applicants shall submit a complete application to the

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14 Authority before the application may be accepted or considered;
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15  4. All applications shall be complete and accurate in every

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16 detail;
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17  5. All applications shall include all attachments or

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18 supplemental information required by the forms supplied by the
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19 Authority;
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20  6. All applications for a transporter license, initial

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21 dispensary license, initial processor license, or laboratory license
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22 shall be accompanied by a full remittance for the whole amount of
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23 the license fee as set forth in subsection D of this section. All
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24 submissions of grower applications, renewal processor applications,
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1 and renewal dispensary applications shall be accompanied by a
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2 remittance of a fee of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
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3 ($2,500.00). The Authority shall invoice license applicants, if
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4 applicable, for any additional licensing fees owed pursuant to
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5 subsection D of this section prior to approval of a license
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6 application. License fees are nonrefundable;
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7   7. All applicants shall be approved for licensing review that,

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8 at a minimum, meet the following criteria:
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9   a. twenty-five (25) years of age or older,

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10  b. if applying as an individual, proof that the applicant

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11                is a resident of this state pursuant to paragraph 11

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12                of this subsection,

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13  c. if applying as an entity, proof that seventy-five

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14                percent (75%) of all members, managers, executive

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15                officers, partners, board members or any other form of

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16                business ownership are residents of this state

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17                pursuant to paragraph 11 of this subsection,

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18  d. if applying as an individual or entity, proof that the

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19                individual or entity is registered to conduct business

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20                in this state,

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21  e. disclosure of all ownership interests pursuant to the

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22                Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act,

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23                and

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1   f. proof that the medical marijuana business, medical

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2                 marijuana research facility, medical marijuana

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3                 education facility and medical marijuana waste

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4                 disposal facility applicant or licensee has not been

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5                 convicted of a nonviolent felony in the last two (2)

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6                 years, or any other felony conviction within the last

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7                 five (5) years, is not a current inmate in the custody

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8                 of the Department of Corrections, or currently

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9                 incarcerated in a jail or corrections facility.

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10 Upon reasonable suspicion that a medical marijuana business licensee
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11 is illegally growing, processing, transferring, selling, disposing,
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12 or diverting marijuana, the Authority, the Oklahoma State Bureau of
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13 Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the Oklahoma State Bureau of
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14 Investigation (OSBI), or the Attorney General may subpoena documents
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15 necessary to establish the personal identifying information of all
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16 owners and individuals with any ownership interest in the business;
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17  8. There shall be no limit to the number of medical marijuana

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18 business licenses or categories that an individual or entity can
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19 apply for or receive, although each application and each category
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20 shall require a separate application, application fee, or license
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21 fee. A commercial grower, processor and dispensary, or any
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22 combination thereof, are authorized to share the same address or
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23 physical location, subject to the restrictions set forth in the
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24 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act;
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1   9. No medical marijuana business premises is permitted to have

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2 multiple licenses of the same type pursuant to the licensing
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3 requirements of this section, excluding the following:
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4   a. a commercial grower with a combination of an indoor or

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5                 outdoor growing facility on one parcel of land,

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6   b. a licensed medical marijuana processor used by

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7                 multiple licensees, and

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8   c. a licensed medical marijuana business that has an

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9                 approved application by the Authority while the new

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10                business seeks registration from the Oklahoma State

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11                Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control

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12                pursuant to Section 2 of this act;

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13  10. All applicants for a medical marijuana business license,

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14 research facility license or education facility license authorized
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15 by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, or for
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16 a renewal of such license, shall undergo a national fingerprint-
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17 based background check conducted by the Oklahoma State Bureau of
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18 Investigation within thirty (30) days prior to the application for
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19 the license, including:
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20  a. individual applicants applying on their own behalf,

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21  b. individuals applying on behalf of an entity,

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22  c. all principal officers of an entity, and

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23  d. all owners of an entity as defined by the Oklahoma

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24                Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act;

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1   11. All applicable fees charged by the OSBI are the

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2 responsibility of the applicant and shall not be higher than fees
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3 charged to any other person or industry for such background checks;
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4   12. In order to be considered a resident of this state for

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5 purposes of a medical marijuana business application, all applicants
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6 shall provide proof of state residency for at least two (2) years
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7 immediately preceding the date of application or five (5) years of
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8 continuous state residency during the preceding twenty-five (25)
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9 years immediately preceding the date of application. Sufficient
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10 documentation of proof of residency shall include a combination of
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11 the following:
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12  a. an unexpired state-issued driver license,

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13  b. a state-issued identification card,

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14  c. a utility bill preceding the date of application,

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15                excluding cellular telephone and Internet bills,

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16  d. a residential property deed to property in this state,

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17                and

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18  e. a rental agreement preceding the date of application

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19                for residential property located in this state.

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20  Applicants that were issued a medical marijuana business license

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21 prior to August 30, 2019, are hereby exempt from the two-year or
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22 five-year Oklahoma residence requirement mentioned above;
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23  13. All license applicants shall be required to submit a

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24 registration with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and
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1 Dangerous Drugs Control as provided in Sections 2-302 through 2-304
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2 of this title;
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3   14. All applicants shall establish their identity through

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4 submission of a color copy or digital image of one of the following
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5 unexpired documents:
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6   a. front of a state-issued driver license,

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7   b. front of a state-issued identification card,

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8   c. a United States passport or other photo identification

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9                 issued by the United States government, or

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10  d. a tribal identification card approved for

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11                identification purposes by the Department of Public

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12                Safety;

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13  15. All applicants shall submit an applicant photograph; and

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14  16. All applicants for a medical marijuana business license

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15 seeking to operate a commercial growing operation shall file along
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16 with their application a bond as prescribed in Section 427.26 of
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17 this title.
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18  F. The Authority shall review the medical marijuana business

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19 application; approve, reject, or deny the application; and send the
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20 approval, rejection, denial, or status-update letter to the
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21 applicant in the same method the application was submitted to the
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22 Authority within ninety (90) business days of receipt of the
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23 application.
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1   G. 1. The Authority shall review the medical marijuana

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2 business applications, conduct all investigations, inspections, and
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3 interviews, and collect all license and application fees before
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4 approving the application.
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5   2. Approved applicants shall be issued a medical marijuana

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6 business license for the specific category applied under, which
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7 shall act as proof of their approved status. Rejection and denial
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8 letters shall provide a reason for the rejection or denial.
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9 Applications may only be rejected or denied based on the applicant
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10 not meeting the standards set forth in the provisions of the
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11 Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and Sections
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12 420 through 426.1 of this title, improper completion of the
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13 application, unpaid license or application fees, or for a reason
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14 provided for in the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient
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15 Protection Act and Sections 420 through 426.1 of this title. If an
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16 application is rejected for failure to provide required information,
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17 the applicant shall have thirty (30) days to submit the required
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18 information for reconsideration. Unless the Authority determines
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19 otherwise, an application that has been resubmitted but is still
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20 incomplete or contains errors that are not clerical or typographical
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21 in nature shall be denied.
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22  3. Status-update letters shall provide a reason for delay in

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23 either approval, rejection or denial should a situation arise in
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1 which an application was submitted properly but a delay in
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2 processing the application occurred.
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3       4. Approval, rejection, denial or status-update letters shall

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4 be sent to the applicant in the same method the application was
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5 submitted to the Authority.
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6       H. A license for a medical marijuana business, medical

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7 marijuana research facility, medical marijuana education facility or
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8 medical marijuana waste disposal facility shall not be issued to or
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9 held by:
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10      1. A person until all required fees have been paid;

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11      2. A person who has been convicted of a nonviolent felony

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12 within two (2) years of the date of application, or within five (5)
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13 years for any other felony;
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14      3. A corporation, if the criminal history of any of its

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15 officers, directors or stockholders indicates that the officer,
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16 director or stockholder has been convicted of a nonviolent felony
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17 within two (2) years of the date of application, or within five (5)
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18 years for any other felony;
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19      4. A person under twenty-five (25) years of age;

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20      5. A person licensed pursuant to this section who, during a

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21 period of licensure, or who, at the time of application, has failed
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22 to:
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23          a. file taxes, interest or penalties due related to a

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24                medical marijuana business, or

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1   b. pay taxes, interest or penalties due related to a

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2                 medical marijuana business;

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3   6. A sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer or prosecuting

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4 officer, or an officer or employee of the Authority or municipality;
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5   7. A person whose authority to be a caregiver, as defined in

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6 Section 427.2 of this title, has been revoked by the Authority; or
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7   8. A person who was involved in the management or operations of

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8 any medical marijuana business, medical marijuana research facility,
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9 medical marijuana education facility or medical marijuana waste
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10 disposal facility that, after the initiation of a disciplinary
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11 action, has had a medical marijuana license revoked, not renewed, or
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12 surrendered during the five (5) years preceding submission of the
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13 application and for the following violations:
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14  a. unlawful sales or purchases,

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15  b. any fraudulent acts, falsification of records or

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16                misrepresentation to the Authority, medical marijuana

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17                patient licensees, caregiver licensees or medical

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18                marijuana business licensees,

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19  c. any grossly inaccurate or fraudulent reporting,

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20  d. threatening or harming any medical marijuana patient,

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21                caregiver, medical practitioner or employee of the

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22                Authority,

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23  e. knowingly or intentionally refusing to permit the

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24                Authority access to premises or records,

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1   f. using a prohibited, hazardous substance for processing

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2                 in a residential area,

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3   g. criminal acts relating to the operation of a medical

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4                 marijuana business, or

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5   h. any violations that endanger public health and safety

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6                 or product safety.

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7   I. In investigating the qualifications of an applicant or a

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8 licensee, the Authority and municipalities may have access to
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9 criminal history record information furnished by a criminal justice
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10 agency subject to any restrictions imposed by such an agency.
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11  J. The failure of an applicant or licensee to provide the

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12 requested information by the Authority deadline may be grounds for
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13 denial of the application.
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14  K. All applicants and licensees shall submit information to the

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15 Authority in a full, faithful, truthful and fair manner. The
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16 Authority may recommend denial of an application where the applicant
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17 or licensee made misstatements, omissions, misrepresentations or
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18 untruths in the application or in connection with the background
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19 investigation of the applicant. This type of conduct may be grounds
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20 for administrative action against the applicant or licensee. Typos
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21 and scrivener errors shall not be grounds for denial.
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22  L. A licensed medical marijuana business premises shall be

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23 subject to and responsible for compliance with applicable provisions
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24 consistent with the zoning where such business is located as
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1 described in the most recent versions of the Oklahoma Uniform
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2 Building Code, the International Building Code and the International
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3 Fire Code, unless granted an exemption by a municipality or
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4 appropriate code enforcement entity.
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5  M. All medical marijuana business, medical marijuana research

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6 facility, medical marijuana education facility and medical marijuana
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7 waste disposal facility licensees shall pay the relevant licensure
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8 fees prior to receiving licensure to operate.
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9  N. A medical marijuana business, medical marijuana research

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10 facility, medical marijuana education facility or medical marijuana
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11 waste disposal facility that attempts to renew its license after the
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12 expiration date of the license shall pay a late renewal fee of Five
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13 Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per week that the license is expired.
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14 Late renewal fees are nonrefundable. A license that has been
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15 expired for more than sixty (60) calendar days shall not be renewed.
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16 Only license renewal applications submitted at least sixty (60)
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17 calendar days prior to the expiration date shall be considered
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18 timely submitted and subject to the provisions of subsection F of
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19 this section. A medical marijuana business license shall remain
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20 unexpired during the pendency of the application for renewal
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21 provided that such application was timely submitted. The Authority
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22 shall allow renewal applications to be submitted at least one
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23 hundred twenty (120) calendar days prior to the expiration date of a
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24 medical marijuana business license.
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1   O. Except as provided by this section, immediately upon

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2 expiration of a license, any medical marijuana business, medical
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3 marijuana research facility, medical marijuana education facility,
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4 or medical marijuana waste disposal facility shall cease all
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5 possession, transfer, or sale of medical marijuana or medical
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6 marijuana products. Any continued possession, sale, or transfer
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7 shall subject the business owners and operators to felony
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8 prosecution pursuant to the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances
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9 Act.
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10  P. A medical marijuana business license holder shall require

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11 all individuals employed under his or her license to be issued a
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12 credential pursuant to the provisions of Section 427.14b of this
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13 title prior to employment.
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14  Q. An original medical marijuana business license issued on or

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15 after June 26, 2018, by the Authority, for a medical marijuana
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16 commercial grower, a medical marijuana processor or a medical
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17 marijuana dispensary shall be deemed to have been grandfathered into
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18 the location on the date the original license was first issued for
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19 purposes of determining the authority of the business to conduct and
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20 continue the same type of business at that location under a license
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21 issued by the Authority, except as may be provided in Sections 425
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22 and 426.1 of this title. Any change in ownership after the original
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4 same business location previously licensed, except when a revocation
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6 municipal compliance provisions of Section 426.1 of this title.
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7   R. A medical marijuana business license holder shall require

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9 credential pursuant to the provisions of Section 427.14b of this
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11  S. The Executive Director of the Authority may promulgate rules

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12 to implement the provisions of this section including, but not
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13 limited to, required application materials to be submitted by the
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14 applicant and utilized by the Authority to determine medical
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15 marijuana business licensing fees pursuant to this section.
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