IMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. NEW RULES FOR THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA INDUSTRY TAKING EFFECT TODAY. A BIG ONE GETTING ATTENTION IN THE INDUSTRY. SECRET SHOPPERS EMPLOYED BY THE MARIJUANA AUTHORITY TO INSPECT BUSINESSES THEY’RE ALLOWED TO COME IN. THEY CAN ASK FOR TEST RESULTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PRODUCTS ON THE SHELVES ARE MATCHING THE TEST RESULTS FROM THE LAB, SO THAT THERE’S NO FALSE ADVERTISING. THE INTENT TO MAKE SURE DISPENSARIES ARE FOLLOWING RULES AND NOT SELLING TO ANYONE UNDER AGE 21 OR WITH EXPIRED LICENSES. I THINK IT’S JUST THE MENTALITY BEHIND HAVING SECRET SHOPPERS AND YOU KNOW, KIND OF ALWAYS JUST HAVING TO FEEL LIKE YOU’RE ON YOUR TOES, YOU’RE BEING WATCHED. BUT WITH THE NEW RULES, WYATT SAYS THE STAKES ARE HIGHER WHEN IT COMES TO PAYING BUSINESS TAXES. CANNABIS BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH IT, OR IT COULD COST THEM THEIR LICENSE. THE OKLAHOMA EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION OR THE OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION. THEY WOULD BE THE ONES IN CHARGE OF THAT AND ASSESSING FINES AND FEES AND THEN MAKING SURE THAT YOU WERE CAUGHT UP ON YOUR PAYMENTS. BUT NOW THE OMA ALSO HAS POWER TO REFUSE TO RENEW A LICENSE AND DO THINGS LIKE THAT. IF YOU’RE NOT CAUGHT UP ON TAXES, ALONG WITH THE LONG LIST OF NEW REGULATIONS, AN EXTENSION ON THE MORATORIUM ON NEW MEDICAL MARIJUANA BUSINESS LICENSES UNTIL AUGUST FIRST OF 2026. ORIGINALLY, THAT MORATORIUM WAS SET TO EXPIRE IN AUGUST THIS YEAR. THEY SEEM TO KEEP RAISING IT BY TWO YEARS. EVERY TIME THEY DO IT. UM, YOU KNOW, THEY THEY HAVEN’T BEEN SHY ABOUT WANTING TO HAVE LESS OPERATING CANNABIS BUSINESSES FOR A FULL LIST OF THE NEW OMA RULES WILL HAVE A LINK ON KOC
Oklahoma dispensaries react to new medical marijuana rules
On Thursday, new rules from the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority took effect, with rules ranging from secret shoppers to banning the hiring of undocumented workers.
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Updated: 10:19 PM CDT Jul 25, 2024
On Thursday, new rules from the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority took effect, with rules ranging from secret shoppers to banning the hiring of undocumented workers.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.A big rule change for dispensaries is the agency’s ability to have secret shoppers come into stores unannounced and inspect businesses.“They’re allowed to ask for test results to make sure the products on the shelves are matching the test results from the lab, so there’s no false advertising,” said Corbin Wyatt, owner of Likewise Cannabis.The intent is to make sure dispensaries are following the rules and not selling to anyone under the age of 21 or those with expired licenses.>> Download the KOCO 5 App“It’s just the mentality behind having secret shoppers, and always having to feel like you’re on your toes, you’re being watched,” Wyatt said.But with the new rules, Wyatt said the stakes are higher when it comes to paying business taxes as cannabis owners have to keep up with it, or it could cost them their license.“The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission or the Oklahoma Tax Commission, they would be the ones in charge of that, and assessing fines and fees, and making sure you’re caught up on payments,” Wyatt said. “But now, the OMMA also has power to refuse to renew a license, and things like that, if you’re not caught up on taxes.”Along with the long list of new regulations, an extension on the moratorium on new medical marijuana business licenses through Aug. 1, 2026. Originally, the moratorium was set to expire in August of this year.“They seem to keep raising it by two years every time they do it. They haven’t been shy about wanting less operating cannabis businesses,” Wyatt said.For a full list of all the new OMMA rules, click here. Top HeadlinesWhat we know about the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening CeremonySouthwest Airlines is getting rid of open seating, ending a 50-year traditionOklahoma City residents wake up confused after crash causes large power outageOklahoma school districts respond to Ryan Walter’s classroom Bible demandAn 18-year-old and a juvenile face felony charges in Shawnee cattle killing
OKLAHOMA CITY — On Thursday, new rules from the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority took effect, with rules ranging from secret shoppers to banning the hiring of undocumented workers.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
A big rule change for dispensaries is the agency’s ability to have secret shoppers come into stores unannounced and inspect businesses.
“They’re allowed to ask for test results to make sure the products on the shelves are matching the test results from the lab, so there’s no false advertising,” said Corbin Wyatt, owner of Likewise Cannabis.
The intent is to make sure dispensaries are following the rules and not selling to anyone under the age of 21 or those with expired licenses.
>> Download the KOCO 5 App
“It’s just the mentality behind having secret shoppers, and always having to feel like you’re on your toes, you’re being watched,” Wyatt said.
But with the new rules, Wyatt said the stakes are higher when it comes to paying business taxes as cannabis owners have to keep up with it, or it could cost them their license.
“The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission or the Oklahoma Tax Commission, they would be the ones in charge of that, and assessing fines and fees, and making sure you’re caught up on payments,” Wyatt said. “But now, the OMMA also has power to refuse to renew a license, and things like that, if you’re not caught up on taxes.”
Along with the long list of new regulations, an extension on the moratorium on new medical marijuana business licenses through Aug. 1, 2026. Originally, the moratorium was set to expire in August of this year.
“They seem to keep raising it by two years every time they do it. They haven’t been shy about wanting less operating cannabis businesses,” Wyatt said.
For a full list of all the new OMMA rules, click here.
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