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The road to the legalization of medicinal marijuana in Oklahoma has been through many ups and downs. The journey of legalization started in April 2015 when Governor Mary Fallin signed HB 2154, the measure to permit clinical trials on CBD Oil. This law also authorized the distribution of CBD oil.

3 years later, Oklahoma became the 30th state in the country to legalize marijuana’s use within the state boundaries with the enactment of SQ788 on June 26, 2018, with 56.48% approval (The measure received 507,582 votes in favor, 385,176 votes against). The following day, the first medical marijuana clinic opened in the state, though the laws for possession of medicinal marijuana were unclear to many.

Here are the three historical petitions filed for the legalization of Cannabis in Oklahoma.

SQ788: The first petition was filed by Oklahomans for Health on April 11, 2016, with the Oklahoma secretary with an initiative to legalize the use of medicinal marijuana in Oklahoma.

SQ796: A petition filed on April 3, 2018, by Green the Vote for amendments in the Oklahoma Constitution. The initiative of SQ796 was to classify marijuana as a herbal drug. The foundation of this measure was to provide more protection to medical marijuana users in Oklahoma. To Amend Oklahoma Constitution, SQ796 required 1,23,735 voters in favor that the measure failed to gather on August 8, 2018, when Green the Vote submitted the petition to the state office Oklahoma Secretary. The act officially received 95,812 voters’ approval.

SQ797: Another amendment petition filed by Green the Vote to legalize marijuana for everyone who is 21 years or older. This petition stated that an adult to possess, use, grow, process and sell marijuana without any medical reasons. Just like SQ796, SQ797 lacked more than 20,000 voters’ approval.

Since both measures lacked the number of signatures required to make any changes in the constitution, the supreme court ordered to close both affairs on September 10, 2018.

June 26, 2018, the date of enactment of SQ788, is the date of establishment for the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA), the regulator of medicinal marijuana in the state.

OMMA, in 2020, updated new laws and policies for regulating marijuana among medical marijuana license holders. These policies defined the limits of possession, cultivation, and forms of marijuana legal for possession.

• In-person possession – 3 ounces or 85 gms. approximate.
• Residential possession – 8 ounces or 227 gms. approximate.
• Concentrated marijuana possession – 1 ounce or 28 gms. approximate.
• Edibles – 72 ounces or 2,000 gms. approximate.
• Number of Mature Plants – 6 (budding stage).
• Number of seedling plants – 6 (Vegetative state).

OMMA has now legalized smoking marijuana which was restricted in the initial stages of legalization of cannabis in Oklahoma. A medical marijuana license holder can smoke in areas where tobacco smoking is authorized. However, even for a licensed user, holding marijuana on federal lands and tribal trust land in Oklahoma is illegal. Also, a medical marijuana card user is permitted to consume edibles anywhere. Apart from edibles, the use or possession of all the other forms of marijuana is illegal.

Mandatory

• Physician’s Recommendation Form,
• Digital Photo (for your OMMA card),
• Proof of Identity (1 Copy required),
• Proof of OK Residency (1 Copy required),
• Payment,
• Online Account.

Optional

• Proof of Medicaid/Medicare/Disabled Veteran Status.

Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority has also shared a detailed checklist that describes the acceptable format for images, Types of State-ID accepted for residency proof, and identity proof.

Penalties for Illegal Use*
Medical use of cannabis in Oklahoma for the past 6 years, on the contrary, recreational marijuana is not legalized in Oklahoma yet. Anyone found possessing, transporting, or selling is subject to a felony. The type of punishment in such a case depends on the amount the person is carrying.

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Unlike many popular states (that prepared a list of conditions eligible for the use of marijuana), Oklahoma did not provide a list. On the contrary, OMMA gave authority to the doctor to approve conditions that they think can benefit from medical marijuana use. However, the conditions mentioned below support the use of marijuana and are likely to get easy approval.

• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Anorexia
• Anxiety
• Arthritis
• Cachexia
• Cancer
• Chemotherapy Side-Effects
• Chronic Pain
• Crohn’s Disease
• Depression
• Fibromyalgia
• HIV/AIDS
• Irritable Bowel Diseases (IBS)

OMMA has limited the number of caregivers for adult patients to one caregiver per person. Also, in the case of a minor, two caregivers can be assigned.

Conditions to be a caregiver

• Must be a family member, either a parent or guardian.
• Aged at least 21 years or older.
• Must be an Oklahoma State resident capable of providing documents required for residency proof.
• Must hold Oklahoma ID, Voter ID, Oklahoma driver’s license, U.S. passport, or other photo identification issued by the U.S government.

Every card issued by OMMA comes with a validity period of 2 years (maximum). Once expired, needs to be renewed.