Oklahoma Marijuana Business Licenses
Status: In Oklahoma, qualified patients may possess and consume medical marijuana. State-licensed businesses may grow, process, test, dispense, and/or transport medical marijuana.
| CBD Program | Medical Program | Recreational Program | Are Applications Open? |
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Number of Oklahoma Marijuana Business Licenses Licenses Available
| Dispensaries | Cultivation | Manufacturing/Processing | Transportation |
| TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
You can read the full text of the Oklahoma Marijuana Business Licenses law at: www.sos.ok.gov
Proposed Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Grower License Guidelines
A licensed commercial grower may only sell marijuana to a licensed retailer or a licensed processor. There are no limits on how much marijuana a licensed grower can grow The application fee is set at Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00). The Oklahoma State Department of Health must approve all applicants which meet the following criteria:
- Applicant must be age twenty-five (25) or older;
- Any applicant, applying as an individual, must show residency in the state of Oklahoma;
- All applying entities must show that all members, managers, and board members are Oklahoma residents;
- An applying entity may show ownership of non-Oklahoma residents, but that percentage ownership may not exceed twenty-five percent (25%)
- All applying individuals or entities must be registered to conduct business in the state of Oklahoma;
- All applicants must disclose all ownership;
- Applicant(s) with only nonviolent felony conviction(s) in the last two (2) years, any other felony conviction in five (5) years, inmates, or any other person currently incarcerated may not qualify for a commercial grower’s license.
RECOMMENDED OKLAHOMA MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR GROWER APPLICATION:
- Oklahoma Application Guide & Checklist
- Marijuana Business Plan Package
- Cultivation Plan Template
- Environmental Plan Template
- Financial Plan Template
- Fire Safety Plan Template
- Inventory Control Plan Template
- Product Safety Plan Template
- Security Plan Template
- Staffing Plan Template
- Suitability of Proposed Facility Plan Template
- Transportation Plan Template
Proposed Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Processor License Guidelines
A licensed processor would be allowed to take marijuana plants and distill or process these plants into concentrates, edibles, and other forms for consumption. A licensed processor may sell marijuana products it creates to a licensed retailer, or any other licensed processor. The application fee is set at Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00). The Oklahoma State Department of Health must approve all applicants which meet the following criteria:
- Applicant must be age twenty-five (25) or older;
- Any applicant, applying as an individual, must show residency in the state of Oklahoma;
- All applying entities must show that all members, managers, and board members are Oklahoma residents;
- An applying entity may show ownership of non-Oklahoma residents, but that percentage ownership may not exceed twenty-five percent (25%)
- All applying individuals or entities must be registered to conduct business in the state of Oklahoma;
- All applicants must disclose all ownership;
- Applicant(s) with only nonviolent felony conviction(s) in the last two (2) years, any other felony conviction in five (5) years, inmates, or any other person currently incarcerated may not qualify for a medical marijuana processing license.
RECOMMENDED OKLAHOMA MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR PROCESSOR APPLICATION:
- Oklahoma Application Guide & Checklist
- Marijuana Business Plan Package
- Manufacturing/Processing Plan Template
- Environmental Plan Template
- Financial Plan Template
- Fire Safety Plan Template
- Inventory Control Plan Template
- Product Safety Plan Template
- Security Plan Template
- Staffing Plan Template
- Transportation Plan Template
Proposed Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Dispensary License Guidelines
A licensed medical marijuana dispensary may conduct retail sales of marijuana, or marijuana derivatives in the form provided by licensed processors, and these products can only be sold to a medical marijuana patient license holder or their caregiver. The application fee is set at Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00). The Oklahoma State Department of Health must approve all applicants which meet the following criteria:
- Applicant must be age twenty-five (25) or older;
- Any applicant, applying as an individual, must show residency in the state of Oklahoma;
- All applying entities must show that all members, managers, and board members are Oklahoma residents;
- An applying entity may show ownership of non-Oklahoma residents, but that percentage ownership may not exceed twenty-five percent (25%)
- All applying individuals or entities must be registered to conduct business in the state of Oklahoma;
- All applicants must disclose all ownership;
- Applicant(s) with only nonviolent felony conviction(s) in the last two (2) years, any other felony conviction in five (5) years, inmates, or any other person currently incarcerated may not qualify for a medical marijuana dispensary license.
RECOMMENDED OKLAHOMA MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR DISPENSARY APPLICATION:
The History of Oklahoma Marijuana Business Licenses Marijuana
In 2015, Oklahoma Governor Fallin signed HB 2154 into law, otherwise known as Katie and Cayman’s Law, which allows doctors to prescribe high CBD oil with less than .3% THC to minors suffering from qualifying conditions such as epilepsy.
In 2016, HB 2835 expanded the range of qualifying conditions to Multiple Sclerosis and other conditions that cause chronic wasting disease. However, neither HB 2154 or HB 2835 offered a way for patients to legally obtain CBD within Oklahoma state lines.
On June 26, 2018, Oklahoma voters approved Question 788, legalizing the use of medical marijuana for qualified patients in Oklahoma. The new law also allows for the licensing of medical marijuana growers, processors and dispensaries. The Oklahoma State Department of Health, a newly assembled Medical Marijuana Commission, and the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission are tasked to regulate the program. Responsibilities include but not limited to developing rules and regulations, awarding grower/dispensary licenses, processing patient license (cards), etc.
The Department of Health made applications for medical marijuana business licenses available on August 25, 2018 with no known deadline for submission. Separate licenses are required for each location. A separate application and non-refundable application fee for each location is required. You also will need to submit a separate application and non-refundable application fee for each license type (processor, grower, dispensary). However, you may use the same background check of owners for multiple license applications as long as the background checks have been completed within 30 days from the date the license was submitted.
Once the application has been submitted, it will be reviewed by the OMMA. If it is deemed complete and meets all requirements, an approval letter with the identification card will be mailed within 14 days of the application submission date. All business application information can be found at http://omma.ok.gov/business-application-information3.
The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority is taking steps to implement statutory modifications made during the 2019 legislative session to the state’s medical marijuana program. The new legislative changes will be effective after August 29, 2019. All program changes will be implemented through August and November 2019, and will be followed by permanent rule promulgation activities in 2020.