Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Becomes Standalone Agency

Modifications are on the horizon for the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority. 

Information 9 spoke to the brand new Govt Director appointed by Governor Stitt to see what this implies for Oklahoman’s. 

As of November 1, the OMMA is a standalone company. This comes after years of making an attempt to maneuver out from underneath the umbrella of the State Division of Well being. 

“The legislature has been speaking about it for years. This session they have been in a position to come to an settlement and the Governor signed off on it,” mentioned Adria Berry, the Govt Director, of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority. 

Berry was the previous director earlier than being appointed because the Govt Director. 

 “I’m very grateful to Governor Stitt for trusting me with this massive process and once I give it some thought lets simply be actual the duty is to get on the market and regulate this business, it’s massive and it continues to develop,” she mentioned. 

The Govt Director mentioned the change will permit them to control the business higher. 

“What it’s going to do is simply permit us to actually have the liberty to be versatile and simply get out into each a part of Oklahoma and ensure we’re visiting each licensee, maintaining our eyes on the business and fulfilling the mandate that we have now to control the business,” mentioned Berry. 

Beginning November 1, growers might want to register as a delicate crop with the Division of Agriculture. 

“If one in every of their neighboring farms is spraying pesticides then they’re conscious that there’s a marijuana farm close by and that they’re cautious about spraying these pesticides,” she mentioned. 

One other regulation would require them to have an indication with their credentials. 

“The signal needs to be on the perimeter of their property, and it must have their OMMA license quantity on it indicating that they’re a licensed develop,” mentioned Berry. 

Come 2024 all workers inside the marijuana business might be required to have some sort of certification. 

“That credential might be a budtender certification, we have now seen that in different states, that’s what we’re researching proper now. We have to work out what works finest for Oklahoma,” she mentioned. 

The OMMA is conscious of the particular election in March for leisure marijuana. They mentioned they’re able to implement this system whether it is handed by voters.