{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-430","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-430","heading":"Medical marijuana waste disposal license – Screening","body":"process – Waste disposal facility permit.\n\nA. There is hereby created and authorized a medical marijuana\n\nwaste disposal license. A person or entity in possession of a\n\nmedical marijuana waste disposal license shall be entitled to\n\npossess, transport and dispose of medical marijuana waste. No\n\nperson or entity shall dispose of medical marijuana waste without a\n\nvalid medical marijuana waste disposal license. The Oklahoma\n\nMedical Marijuana Authority shall issue licenses upon proper\n\napplication by a licensee and determination by the Authority that\n\nthe proposed site and facility are physically and technically\n\nsuitable. Upon a finding that a proposed medical marijuana waste\n\ndisposal facility is not physically or technically suitable, the\n\nAuthority shall deny the license. The Authority may, upon\n\ndetermining that public health or safety requires emergency action,\n\nissue a temporary license for treatment or storage of medical\n\nmarijuana waste for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days. The\n\nAuthority shall not, until November 1, 2021, issue more than ten\n\nmedical marijuana waste disposal licenses. Beginning November 1,\n\n2021, there shall be no limit to the number of medical marijuana\n\nwaste disposal licenses issued by the Authority.\n\nB. Entities applying for a medical marijuana waste disposal\n\nlicense shall undergo the following screening process:\n\n1. Complete an application form, as prescribed by the\n\nAuthority, which shall include:\n\na. an attestation that the applicant is authorized to\n\nmake application on behalf of the entity,\n\nb. full name of the organization,\n\nc. trade name, if applicable,\n\nd. type of business organization,\n\ne. complete mailing address,\n\nf. an attestation that the commercial entity will not be\n\nlocated on tribal land,\n\ng. telephone number and email address of the entity, and\n\nh. name, residential address and date of birth of each\n\nowner and each member, manager and board member, if\n\napplicable;\n\n2. The application for a medical marijuana waste disposal\n\nlicense made by an individual on his or her own behalf shall be on\n\nthe form prescribed by the Authority and shall include, but not be\n\nlimited to:\n\na. the first, middle and last name of the applicant and\n\nsuffix, if applicable,\n\nb. the residence address and mailing address of the\n\napplicant,\n\nc. the date of birth of the applicant,\n\nd. the preferred telephone number and email address of\n\nthe applicant,\n\ne. an attestation that the information provided by the\n\napplicant is true and correct, and\n\nf. a statement signed by the applicant pledging not to\n\ndivert marijuana to any individual or entity that is\n\nnot lawfully entitled to possess marijuana; and\n\n3. Each application shall be accompanied by the following\n\ndocumentation:\n\na. a list of all persons or entities that have an\n\nownership interest in the entity,\n\nb. a certificate of good standing from the Secretary of\n\nState, if applicable,\n\nc. an Affidavit of Lawful Presence for each owner,\n\nd. proof that the proposed location of the disposal\n\nfacility is at least one thousand (1,000) feet from a\n\nschool. The distance indicated in this subparagraph\n\nshall be measured from the nearest property line of\n\nsuch school to the nearest perimeter wall of the\n\npremises of such disposal facility. If any school is\n\nestablished within one thousand (1,000) feet of any\n\ndisposal facility after such disposal facility has\n\nbeen licensed, the provisions of this subparagraph\n\nshall not be a deterrent to the renewal of such\n\nlicense or warrant revocation of the license. For the\n\npurposes of this section, “school” shall mean the same\n\nas provided in Section 427.2 of this title, and\n\ne. documents establishing the applicant, the members,\n\nmanagers and board members, if applicable, and\n\nseventy-five percent (75%) of the ownership interests\n\nare residents of this state as established in Section\n\n420 et seq. of this title, as it relates to proof of\n\nstate residency.\ne. For the\n\npurposes of this section, “school” shall mean the same\n\nas provided in Section 427.2 of this title, and\n\ne. documents establishing the applicant, the members,\n\nmanagers and board members, if applicable, and\n\nseventy-five percent (75%) of the ownership interests\n\nare residents of this state as established in Section\n\n420 et seq. of this title, as it relates to proof of\n\nstate residency.\n\nFor purposes of this paragraph, “school” means the same as\n\ndefined in Section 427.2 of this title.\n\nC. No license shall be issued except upon proof of sufficient\n\nliability insurance and financial responsibility. Liability\n\ninsurance shall be provided by the applicant and shall apply to\n\nsudden and nonsudden bodily injury or property damage on, below or\n\nabove the surface, as required by the rules promulgated by the\n\nExecutive Director. Such insurance shall be maintained for the\n\nperiod of operation of the facility and shall provide coverage for\n\ndamages resulting from operation of the facility during operation\n\nand after closing.\n\nD. Submission of an application for a medical marijuana waste\n\ndisposal license shall constitute permission for entry to and\n\ninspection of the facility of the licensee during hours of operation\n\nand other reasonable times. Refusal to permit such entry of\n\ninspection shall constitute grounds for the nonrenewal, suspension\n\nor revocation of a license. The Authority, the Oklahoma State\n\nBureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the Oklahoma State\n\nBureau of Investigation, and the Attorney General may perform an\n\nannual unannounced, on-site inspection of the operations and any\n\nfacility of the licensee. If the Authority receives a complaint\n\nconcerning noncompliance by a licensee with the provisions of the\n\nOklahoma Medical Marijuana Waste Management Act, the Authority, the\n\nOklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the\n\nOklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, and the Attorney General may\n\nconduct additional unannounced, on-site inspections beyond the\n\ninspections provided for in Section 427.6 of this title. The\n\nAuthority may refer all complaints alleging criminal activity that\n\nare made against a licensed facility to appropriate state or local\n\nlaw enforcement authorities.\n\nE. The Authority shall issue an annual permit for each medical\n\nmarijuana waste disposal facility operated by a licensee. A permit\n\nshall be issued only upon proper application by a licensee and\n\ndetermination by the Authority that the proposed site and facility\n\nare physically and technically suitable. Upon a finding that a\n\nproposed medical marijuana waste disposal facility is not physically\n\nor technically suitable, the Authority shall deny the permit. The\n\nAuthority shall have the authority to revoke a permit upon a finding\n\nthat the site and facility are not physically and technically\n\nsuitable for processing. The Authority may, upon determining that\n\npublic health or safety requires emergency action, issue a temporary\n\npermit for treatment or storage of medical marijuana waste for a\n\nperiod not to exceed ninety (90) days.\n\nF. The cost of a medical marijuana waste disposal license shall\n\nbe Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for the initial license. The\n\ncost of a medical marijuana waste disposal facility permit shall be\n\nFive Hundred Dollars ($500.00). A medical marijuana waste disposal\n\nfacility permit that has been revoked shall be reinstated upon\n\nremittance of a reinstatement fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)\n\nto restore the facility permit. All license and permit fees shall\n\nbe deposited into the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Revolving\n\nFund as provided in Section 427.5 of this title.\n\nG. The holder of a medical marijuana waste disposal license\n\nshall not be required to obtain a medical marijuana transporter\n\nred Dollars ($500.00)\n\nto restore the facility permit. All license and permit fees shall\n\nbe deposited into the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Revolving\n\nFund as provided in Section 427.5 of this title.\n\nG. The holder of a medical marijuana waste disposal license\n\nshall not be required to obtain a medical marijuana transporter\n\nlicense provided for in the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient\n\nProtection Act for purposes of transporting medical marijuana waste.\n\nH. All commercial licensees, as defined in Section 428.1 of\n\nthis title, shall utilize a licensed medical marijuana waste\n\ndisposal service to process all medical marijuana waste generated by\n\nthe licensee.\n\nI. The Executive Director of the Authority shall promulgate\n\nrules for the implementation of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Waste\n\nManagement Act. Promulgated rules shall address disposal process\n\nstandards, site security and any other subject matter deemed\n\nnecessary by the Executive Director.","path":["OK Code","Title 63"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os63.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"7ac8a9e99369f7efa2738ec839e395789d9201074724ff5793ad6cb4f474ca26","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-429","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-431.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}