Oklahoma Cannabis News

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.

Oklahoma’s adult-use cannabis legalization question may be blocked from November ballots due to a delay in signature counting by a new vendor contracted by the state.

The two-year moratorium on new Oklahoma medical cannabis licenses is set to begin on August 26; the moratorium does not affect license transfers, license renewals, or patient licenses.

Two Oklahoma attorneys have been charged with falsifying records, cultivation of a dangerous substance, and multiple counts of conspiracy after allegedly putting their legal assistants’ names on more than 400 cannabis cultivation applications.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed a bill package that overhauls the state’s medical cannabis industry and includes regulations for cultivators, employees, and dispensaries.

The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority recalled 99 medical cannabis products approved by Scale Laboratories after an inspection of the testing site found numerous alleged rule violations and record manipulations.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) has signed cannabis policy reform bills to make the Medical Marijuana Authority a standalone agency and increase penalties for those that resell their medical cannabis to non-cardholders.

The Oklahoma Senate passed a bill increasing fines for medical cannabis cardholders who intentionally or improperly divert cannabis to unauthorized persons.

The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority is set to become a freestanding state agency as per a bill approved by state lawmakers.

The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority has designated $2 million from medical cannabis taxes to fund youth substance abuse programs in the state.

Tulsa Community College now offers three, eight-week cannabis education programs centered around certificates for dispensary associates, cultivation technicians, and manufacturing agents.

Oklahoma’s medical cannabis dispensaries will have 90 days to implement the state’s new seed-to-sale tracking program and will get 180 days to sell or dispose of any product that has not been tagged.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signaled that he supports the push to reform the state’s medical cannabis laws and crack down on illegal operations.

Looking to combat illegal cannabis grows, Oklahoma lawmakers have introduced a bill to pause new medical cannabis licensing while the industry shores up compliance issues.

Oklahoma medical cannabis operators no longer need a processor’s license to prepare cannabis pre-rolls under a new state law that took effect November 1.

Professional wrestling legend Jim Ross is planning to launch a cannabis farm in his home state of Oklahoma after saying he is “420-friendly” in his personal life.

Oklahoma cannabis advocates have filed ballot initiatives aiming to legalize adult-use cannabis and replace the state’s medical cannabis oversight agency in 2022.

The director of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority said the agency is going through a “hard reset” with plans to make compliance checks and public safety the priority going forward.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) appointed Adria Berry—a former staffer and lobbyist for the Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma—to head the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority. It’s the agency’s fourth such appointment in its three-year history.

A botched law enforcement operation in Oklahoma cost a state-licensed cannabis cultivator millions of dollars due to a mistake in the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics licensing system.

Medical cannabis-derived tax revenues in Oklahoma increased 56% from 2019 to 2020 to more than $66 million.