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18th April 2024: US - Oklahoma: House Bill 3011 has been passed by the Senate and now goes to the governor. HB 3011 would modify the requirements for the selling of industrial hemp grain and other industrial hemp derivatives and provide a timeline for harvesting after sample collection. It would further modify the causes to deny, revoke or suspend a licence.
15th March 2024: US - Oklahoma: Senate Bill (SB) 1980 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. SB 1980 would define a hemp-derived cannabinoid product as “a product that contains cannabinoids that are extracted from hemp or resin from hemp by physical or chemical means and is intended for administration to a consumer including, but not limited to, concentrates, oils, tinctures, edibles, pills, topicals, gels, creams, and other derivative forms”. The definition would also include products available for animal or human consumption, which may be in the form of inhalation into the respiratory system and ingestion in the gastrointestinal system, or tissue absorption.
6th March 2024: US - Oklahoma: Senate Bill (SB) 1934 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. SB 1934 would modify the amount of allowable delta-9 THC concentration in industrial hemp to no more than 0.3% on a dry-weight basis.
21st February 2024: US - Oklahoma: Senate Bill (SB) 1422 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. It would create the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Task Force until 31st December 2026, with the purpose of providing the legislature and the governor with information on the impact of the production and processing of industrial hemp in the state.
11th December 2023: US - Oklahoma: The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) will ask state lawmakers to give them authority over intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids (IDHCs) during its next legislative session, press reports. Currently, OMMA only has authority over medical cannabis, while the department of agriculture only oversees hemp production, thus leaving hemp-derived products in a regulatory void. OMMA executive director Adria Berry told the media that OMMA was not looking to ban IHDCs but rather to regulate them to ensure public safety.
1st June 2023: US - Oklahoma: Senate Bill 813 has been signed into law by governor Kevin Stitt, allowing the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority to operate a quality assurance laboratory or to contract with a private laboratory on certain conditions.
3rd May 2023: US - Oklahoma: House Bill 2095 has been signed into law by governor Kevin Stitt, making changes to medical cannabis licensing, the enforcement of regulations, and business operations. They include broadening the remit of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority and other state agencies through monetary and disciplinary provisions, such as authorising unannounced site inspections. The new law also lays down penalties for unlawful acts, such as the permanent revocation of medical cannabis business licences for non-payment of taxes.
27th April 2023: US - Oklahoma: Senate Bill 813 has passed the House and now heads to the governor’s desk. It would allow the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority to operate a quality assurance laboratory or contract with a private laboratory under provided requirements.
26th April 2023: US - Oklahoma: House Bill 2095 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the governor’s desk. It would impose changes to medical cannabis licensing, the enforcement of regulations, and business operations. Changes will include broadening the remit of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority and other state agencies through monetary and disciplinary provisions, such as authorising unannounced site inspections. The bill also lays down penalties for unlawful acts, such as the permanent revocation of medical cannabis business licences for non-payment of taxes.
24th March 2023: US - Oklahoma: Senate Bill (SB) 813 has passed the Senate and now heads to the House. SB 813 would allow the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority to operate a quality assurance laboratory or contracting with a private laboratory under provided requirements.
22nd March 2023: US - Oklahoma: Senate Bill (SB) 116 has passed the Senate and now heads to the House. The bill would prohibit commercial cannabis grow facilities from being within 1,000 ft of places of worship, as was already established for schools.
21st March 2023: US - Oklahoma: House Bill 2095 has passed the House and now heads to the Senate. It would broaden the remit of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority and other state agencies through monetary and disciplinary provisions, such as authorising unannounced site inspections. The bill also lays down penalties for unlawful acts, such as the permanent revocation of medical cannabis business licences for non-payment of taxes.

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