Oklahoma Cannabis News

Oklahoma has extended its moratorium on new medical cannabis licenses until 2026, or until “all pending licensing reviews, inspections or investigations are complete.”

Oklahoma cannabis regulators are seeking to revoke the licenses of 165 medical cannabis cultivators for failing to post signage on their property as required under a bill from last year.

A recent crackdown in Kay County, Oklahoma saw authorities confiscate 4,800 pounds of cannabis and ultimately shutter five licensed medical cannabis businesses.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court declined to hear a lawsuit that challenges medical cannabis business fee hikes in the state, arguing that the licensing fees — despite the lawsuit’s claims — are not considered an illegal tax.

The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics said that over the last two years, officials have shut down more than 800 unlawful cannabis farms operating under the guise of the state’s medical cannabis law.

Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice John Kane heard arguments on Tuesday in a case challenging a recently passed law that hikes medical cannabis licensing fees in the state.

Oklahoma regulators have uncovered about 4,000 untagged cannabis plants and more than 630 pounds of untagged cannabis at a licensed medical cannabis grow facility; the licensee was arrested following the discovery.

Medical cannabis advocates in Oklahoma have filed a lawsuit challenging recent cannabis industry fee increases in the state.

Oklahoma’s licensed cannabis growers may be producing 64 times more cannabis than the medical cannabis patient population’s current demand, according to a recent study commissioned by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed a bill to extend the moratorium on new medical cannabis grower licenses and prohibit undocumented workers from working on state-licensed cannabis farms.

Licensed cannabis growers in Oklahoma are now required to hold a $50,000 bond before their operations can begin; the bond can be recalled to fund any necessary remediation if the grow site is later abandoned or shut down by the state.

The Oklahoma Senate passed a bill this week to let the state’s top medical cannabis regulator shut down cannabis operations that are damaging the environment; the bill moves next to the House for consideration.

Voters in Oklahoma opted out of a cannabis legalization ballot initiative during yesterday’s special election with a resounding 63% of voters coming out against the reforms.

The Oklahoma Attorney General’s office is taking over the prosecution of an attorney accused of helping nearly 400 illegal cannabis cultivation businesses via a so-called “ghost owner” scheme.

Oklahoma City police are investigating a series of related burglaries at licensed cannabis grow sites throughout the city and surrounding area.

The alleged “straw” owner of the Oklahoma cannabis farm where a quadruple homicide occurred last November has been arrested.

The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority is holding a public comment period for its proposal to make the state’s medical cannabis regulations permanent, including a moratorium on new cannabis business licenses.

South Florida police arrested a man yesterday who is suspected of murdering four people at an Oklahoma cannabis farm over the weekend.

Another Oklahoma attorney has been charged for their alleged involvement in a medical cannabis licensing scheme. Two other attorneys were charged for the scheme earlier this year.

The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics is working with law enforcement in an effort to target criminal organizations operating within the state’s medical cannabis program.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court voted unanimously to delay the state’s upcoming cannabis legalization ballot initiative.

Arshad Lasi is CEO and co-founder of The Nirvana Group, a vertically integrated Oklahoma cannabis company.