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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 697 By: Coleman
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to medical marijuana licenses; 63
7 O.S. 2021, Section 427.16, as last amended by Section
8 140, Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024 (63 O.S. Supp. 2024,
8 Section 427.16), which relates to medical marijuana
9 transporter license; establishing certain
9 requirements for license issuance; updating statutory
10 language; allowing certain actions by certain
10 licensee; requiring certain information to be
11 documented in certain inventory manifest prior to
11 certain action; and providing an effective date.
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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 427.16, as
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16 last amended by Section 140, Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024 (63 O.S. Supp.
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17 2024, Section 427.16), is amended to read as follows:
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18 Section 427.16. A. There is hereby created a medical marijuana
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19 transporter license as a category of the medical marijuana business
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20 license.
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21 B. Pursuant to Section 424 of this title, the Oklahoma Medical
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22 Marijuana Authority shall issue a medical marijuana transporter
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23 license to licensed medical marijuana commercial growers, processors
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24 and dispensaries upon issuance of such licenses and upon each
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1 renewal. Medical marijuana transporter licenses shall also be
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2 issued to licensed medical marijuana research facilities, medical
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3 marijuana education facilities and medical marijuana testing
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4 laboratories upon issuance of such licenses and upon each renewal.
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5 C. A medical marijuana transporter license may also be issued
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6 to qualifying applicants who are registered with the Secretary of
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7 State and otherwise meet the requirements for a medical marijuana
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8 business license set forth in the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and
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9 Patient Protection Act and the requirements set forth in this
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10 section to provide logistics, distribution and storage of medical
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11 marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate and medical marijuana
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12 products.
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13 D. A medical marijuana transporter license shall be valid for
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14 one (1) year and shall not be transferred with a change of
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15 ownership. A licensed medical marijuana transporter shall be
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16 responsible for all medical marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate
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17 and medical marijuana products once the transporter takes control of
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18 the product.
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19 E. A transporter license shall be required for any person or
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20 entity to transport or transfer medical marijuana, medical marijuana
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21 concentrate or medical marijuana products from a licensed medical
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22 marijuana business to another medical marijuana business, or from a
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23 medical marijuana business to a medical marijuana research facility
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24 or medical marijuana education facility.
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1 F. A medical marijuana transporter licensee may contract with
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2 multiple licensed medical marijuana businesses.
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3 G. A medical marijuana transporter may maintain a licensed
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4 premises to temporarily store medical marijuana, medical marijuana
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5 concentrate and medical marijuana products and to use as a
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6 centralized distribution point. A medical marijuana transporter may
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7 store and distribute medical marijuana, medical marijuana
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8 concentrate and medical marijuana products from the licensed
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9 premises. The licensed premises shall meet all security
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10 requirements applicable to a medical marijuana business. The
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11 Authority shall issue licenses upon proper application by a licensee
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12 and determination by the Authority that the proposed site and
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13 facility are physically and technically suitable.
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14 H. A medical marijuana transporter licensee shall use the seed-
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15 to-sale tracking system developed pursuant to the Oklahoma Medical
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16 Marijuana and Patient Protection Act to create shipping inventory
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17 manifests documenting the transport or temporary storage of medical
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18 marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate and medical marijuana
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19 products throughout the state.
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20 I. A licensed medical marijuana transporter may maintain and
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21 operate one or more warehouses in the state to handle medical
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22 marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate and medical marijuana
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23 products, provided they possess a valid, unexpired medical marijuana
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24 transport license and have applied for and received a permit for
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1 each warehouse location. The Authority shall issue an annual permit
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2 for each warehouse location operated by a licensee that is equal to
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3 the annual medical marijuana transport license term, and there shall
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4 be no limit to the number of permits issued under a medical
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5 marijuana transporter license. A permit shall be issued only upon
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6 proper application by a licensee and determination by the Authority
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7 that the proposed site and facility are physically and technically
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8 suitable. Upon a finding that the proposed site and facility are
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9 not physically or technically suitable, the Authority shall deny the
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10 permit. Each warehouse location shall be registered approved and
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11 inspected by the Authority prior to its use. Medical marijuana
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12 transporter warehouses that are licensed and approved by the
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13 Authority may temporarily store medical marijuana, medical marijuana
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14 concentrate, and medical marijuana products, provided all temporary
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15 storage is documented, tracked, and traceable.
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16 J. With the exception of a lawful transfer between medical
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17 marijuana businesses who are licensed to operate at the same
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18 physical address, all medical marijuana, medical marijuana
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19 concentrate and medical marijuana products shall be transported:
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20 1. In vehicles equipped with Global Positioning System (GPS)
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21 trackers;
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22 2. In a locked container and clearly labeled "Medical Marijuana
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23 or Derivative"; and
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1 3. In a secured area of the vehicle that is not accessible by
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2 the driver during transit.
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3 K. A transporter agent may possess marijuana at any location
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4 while the transporter agent is transferring marijuana to or from a
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5 licensed medical marijuana business, licensed medical marijuana
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6 research facility or licensed medical marijuana education facility.
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7 The Authority shall administer the provisions of this section and
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8 the Authority, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous
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9 Drugs Control, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, and the
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10 Attorney General shall have the authority to enforce the provisions
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11 of this section concerning transportation.
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12 L. The Authority shall issue a transporter agent license to
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13 individual agents, employees, officers or owners of a transporter
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14 license in order for the individual to qualify to transport medical
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15 marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate or medical marijuana
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16 products.
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17 M. The annual fee for a transporter agent license shall be
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18 Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) and shall be paid by the transporter
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19 license-holder or the individual applicant. Transporter agent
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20 license reprints shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00).
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21 N. The Authority shall issue each transporter agent a registry
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22 identification card within thirty (30) days of receipt of:
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23 1. The name, address and date of birth of the person;
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1 3. Proof of identity as required for a medical marijuana
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2 business license;
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3 4. Possession of a valid state-issued driver license;
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4 5. Verification of employment with a licensed transporter;
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5 6. The application and affiliated fee; and
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6 7. A copy of the criminal background check conducted by the
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7 Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, paid for by the applicant.
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8 O. If the transporter agent application is denied, the
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9 Authority shall notify the transporter in writing of the reason for
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10 denying the registry identification card.
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11 P. A registry identification card for a transporter shall
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12 expire one (1) year after the date of issuance or upon notification
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13 from the holder of the transporter license that the transporter
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14 agent ceases to work as a transporter.
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15 Q. The Authority may revoke the registry identification card of
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16 a transporter agent who knowingly violates any provision of this
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17 section, and the transporter is subject to any other penalties
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18 established by law for the violation.
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19 R. The Authority may revoke or suspend the transporter license
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20 of a transporter that the Authority determines knowingly aided or
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21 facilitated a violation of any provision of this section, and the
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22 license holder is subject to any other penalties established in law
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1 S. Vehicles used in the transport of medical marijuana or
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2 medical marijuana product shall be:
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3 1. Insured at or above the legal requirements in this state;
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4 2. Capable of securing medical marijuana during transport; and
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5 3. In possession of a shipping container as defined in Section
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6 427.2 of this title capable of securing all transported products.
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7 T. Prior to the transport of any medical marijuana, medical
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8 marijuana concentrate or medical marijuana products, an inventory
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9 manifest shall be prepared at the origination point of the medical
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10 marijuana. The inventory manifest shall include the following
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11 information:
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12 1. For the origination point of the medical marijuana:
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13 a. the licensee number for the commercial grower,
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14 processor or dispensary,
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15 b. address of origination of transport, and
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16 c. name and contact information for the originating
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17 licensee;
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18 2. For temporary storage at a medical marijuana transporter
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19 licensed premises or warehouse location that is licensed and
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20 approved by the Authority:
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21 a. the license number for the commercial grower,
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22 processor, or dispensary,
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23 b. the address of origination of transport,
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1 c. name and contact information for the originating
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2 licensee, and
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3 d. the license number, physical address, and name and
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4 contact information of the medical marijuana
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5 transporter licensed premises or warehouse location
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6 and notation that the medical marijuana, medical
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7 marijuana concentrates, and medical marijuana products
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8 are being temporarily stored;
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9 3. For the end recipient license holder of the medical
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10 marijuana:
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11 a. the license number for the dispensary, commercial
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12 grower, processor, research facility or education
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13 facility destination,
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14 b. address of the destination, and
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15 c. name and contact information for the destination
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16 licensee;
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17 3. 4. Quantities by weight or unit of each type of medical
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18 marijuana product contained in transport;
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19 4. 5. The date of the transport and the approximate time of
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20 departure;
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21 5. 6. The arrival date and estimated time of arrival;
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22 6. 7. Printed names and signatures of the personnel
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23 accompanying the transport; and
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1 U. 1. A separate inventory manifest shall be prepared for each
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2 licensee receiving the medical marijuana.
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3 2. The transporter agent shall provide the other medical
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4 marijuana business with a copy of the inventory manifest at the time
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5 the product changes hands and after the other licensee prints his or
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6 her name and signs the inventory manifest.
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7 3. A receiving licensee shall refuse to accept any medical
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8 marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate or medical marijuana
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9 products that are not accompanied by an inventory manifest.
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10 4. Originating and receiving licensees, including medical
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11 marijuana transporter warehouses temporarily storing medical
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12 marijuana, medical marijuana concentrate, and medical marijuana
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13 products, shall maintain copies of inventory manifests and logs of
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14 quantities of medical marijuana received for seven (7) years from
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16 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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