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The council clerk called the roll for the minutes approval and recorded affirmative votes from Adria Berry, David Gerken and Katie Nail before the chair declared the motion passed. Council member Hendricks moved to approve the minutes, and council member Palenco seconded the motion.

On the agenda item to select a council co-chair, Council member Hendricks moved to table the item until the next meeting; a second was recorded and the clerk called roll. The clerk recorded Adria Berry and Katie Nail voting to table; the chair announced the item would be taken up at the next meeting when a full council is expected.

The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn by Council member Hendricks and a second from Council member Gerken; the chair declared the motion carried and the meeting adjourned.

Ending: The council scheduled its next meeting for July 11 at 9 a.m. in Room 230; staff said they will post follow-up answers to council questions on the agency website.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","OMMA Executive Advisory Council Meeting: April 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The OMA Executive Advisory Council approved minutes from the Jan. 17, 2025 meeting, voted to table selection of a council co-chair until the next meeting, and later adjourned; roll calls and motions were recorded by the clerk.","taxTitle","Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, Executive, Oklahoma","taxId",27358,"location","Oklahoma","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6603830,"OMA opens state QA lab and creates patient services unit to bolster testing and outreach",812,1700000,2512000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2997937-52bd55d8d1becbf8b37af899fa8f2430&start=1700&end=2512","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2997937-52bd55d8d1becbf8b37af899fa8f2430/thumbnail_1700000.jpg","/articles/6603830/Oklahoma/OMA-opens-state-QA-lab-and-creates-patient-services-unit-to-bolster-testing-and-outreach","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6603830-ed69302310936eb90e80aa0e625f81cb/orig.mp4?Expires=1770579219&Signature=GSqzu0DPMCXGy79UntgZstBEhhUX3S7wtm3fYBaGL4tMrngyBF20kOcrsLUEd6Me8DcC2-e811AlT84WQWEkKNEYbc4B3j81tQsuvbx7N0OhK9pzxOG0WUDFWAelBfDPinBBnAVd6UuNudftRCoGZShN2WM8mT6IrQ5CmMk1wAPz~k6NU7apsAA4BpJZHlEcAHJ6r8zjAT5Qc4BWa7TOGl9hSjonRmmcaHyOEfxmAR~BMELQQ1Bs9v4uKqqkB6VlR5Iq-Agy9t9LpV15BEVlQN3qYLVtxnIpwPC0dDIFFUJVRQli~9lfTl4TZiqK6Smc-gTnJzKJST7c0ypsrbYcHg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority told its Executive Advisory Council that construction of the agency’s quality assurance (QA) laboratory is complete, major analytical instruments have begun arriving and the agency has started the accreditation process aimed at ISO/IEC 17025 standards.

Lee Rhodes, chief science officer at OMA, described the lab and its objectives as an additional line of defense for public safety, not a replacement for private commercial laboratories. “We're going to do what I've called parallel testing,” Rhodes said, describing plans to collect reserve samples and run identical tests to compare OMA results to commercial lab outputs.

Why it matters: OMA said the QA lab will help identify product recalls, reduce inter-lab variability, support law enforcement testing of hemp-derived products, and promote best practices across commercial labs — all of which the agency said should improve patient safety.

Lab status and capabilities
OMA reported delivery of a high-performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC) already on-site for cannabinoid concentration testing and imminent delivery of an LC–MS/MS for pesticides and mycotoxins, multiple gas chromatographs (one with mass spectrometry) for additional pesticide testing, an ICP–MS for heavy metals testing, and a qPCR unit for microbiology analysis. Staff said peripheral equipment is on hand and four analysts plus a quality-assurance manager are now employed in the laboratory.

Accreditation, testing approach and enforcement
OMA said it has begun the ISO 17025 accreditation process and is working with a chosen provider to expedite accreditation. Rhodes described two primary QA activities: parallel testing using reserve samples drawn from commercial labs’ retained reserves, and a round‑robin program in which OMA will distribute a master sample to commercial labs and evaluate inter-lab variability.

On discrepancies, Rhodes said the agency will conduct root-cause analyses: “All we'll know at that point is that we have a discrepancy. We will start investigating why that may be. We will look at what the laboratory did. We'll certainly review our own processes … and then continue with a root cause analysis until we actually come up with an answer.”

Patient services unit
OMA also announced a new patient services department to focus on licensing navigation, customer service, education and public-health‑oriented outreach for clinicians and patients. Lee Rhodes said the agency has hired a patient services director with 20 years of direct patient-care experience and a master's degree in medical marijuana therapeutics; she will begin in the role the week after the meeting.

Questions from industry members
Growers and processors at the meeting raised concerns about how prepackaging and secret-shop testing will interact with potential microbial growth after packaging, the practical implications of retesting and recalls, and whether OMA will publish lab accuracy rankings. OMA staff said the QA lab’s data may enable new analytics — for example, identifying labs that are statistical outliers — but staff did not announce an immediate public ranking system.

Ending: OMA said the QA lab will also assist other agencies, including law enforcement and the attorney general, in testing hemp-derived products that are circulating outside conventional retail channels; staff said that agency support is underway but that statutory authority limits some of OMA’s present enforcement options.
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The update outlined several bills moving through the 2025 session that would affect licensing, testing and retail operations for medical marijuana. Ashley Kroll, OMA’s director of government affairs, told the council the agency is providing the briefing as an informational resource. “We don't advocate for or against any proposed legislation. We're not a trade association, interest group, lobbyist organization, anything like that,” Kroll said.

Why it matters: Several of the bills discussed would change compliance and enforcement obligations for growers, processors, labs and dispensaries, and one statute on prepackaging would require new rules and compliance steps that agencies and businesses must implement quickly.

Key measures summarized by OMA staff
- House Bill 1163 (Rep. Gann): Clarifies that possession of 1.5 ounces of flower by a person who states a medical condition during a traffic stop is a misdemeanor offense. Assigned to a Senate committee.
- House Bill 2118 (Rep. Kennedy): Amends multiple statutes concerning the military department and includes language about ingesting substances derived from marijuana, hemp or THC. In Senate committee.
- House Bill 2807 (Rep. Marnie): Clarifies warehouse locations can temporarily store medical marijuana if storage is documented, tracked and traceable; it also amends background-check requirements and excludes beverages from prepackaging requirements.
- House Bill 2837 (Rep. Ty Burns): Requires medical marijuana business employees to complete an annual training approved by OMA and submit proof with credential applications.
- House Bill 2897 (Rep. Townley): Requires dispensaries to display pregnancy-related THC warnings near registers and in two other locations.
- Senate Bill 539 (Sen. Daniels): Prohibits carrying or using firearms while under the influence of medical marijuana and adjusts self-defense license provisions for people legally authorized to use medical marijuana.
- Senate Bill 518 (Sen. Alverd/Alford): Adds additional required warning details on medical marijuana packaging and requires notice about unlawful driving while under the influence.
- Senate Bill 522 (Sen. Coleman): Directs the OMA Executive Advisory Council to organize a task force on purchase and possession limits for medical marijuana patients and report recommendations.
- Senate Bill 634 (Sen. Paxton): Expands impaired driving prevention advisory committee membership to include additional agency heads.
- Senate Bill 640 (Sen. Paxton): Increases minimum distance between dispensaries and schools/places of worship from 1,000 feet to 3,000 feet.
- Senate Bill 697 (Sen. Coleman): Allows commercial transporters temporary use of warehouse locations for documented, traceable storage.
- Senate Bill 774 (Sen. Coleman): Replaces a 24-character identifier with a 12-character identifier and a scannable barcode for certain tracking purposes.
- Senate Bill 786 (Sen. Weaver): Prohibits secondhand medical-marijuana smoke while operating a motor vehicle and bans open containers that contain medical marijuana.
- Senate Bill 1039 (Sen. Alford): Directs OMA to deny applications resubmitted more than once for the same material deficiency or recurring clerical error if not cured on consecutive submissions; staff said the bill's language about “material deficiency” is being discussed and amended at the Legislature.
- Senate Bill 1066 (Sen. Grolner): Requires physician education for physicians who recommend medical marijuana and allows medical licensing boards to consult with the OMA executive director on approved courses.

Prepackaging and emergency rules
OMA staff told the council that new emergency rules will be necessary to implement prepackaging requirements under House Bill 3361 (referred to in the briefing as House Bill 33 61). Director Berry said those emergency rules will be published ahead of the bill's effective date of June 1, 2025, and “if there are no changes to the prepackaging statute during this legislative session, those emergency rules will be largely identical to the proposed permanent rules that we submitted to the legislature and governor.” Kroll confirmed OMA will post FAQs and rule text at oma.okay.gov.

Council members pressed staff on operational concerns: growers and processors raised questions about how secret-shop testing will interact with prepackaging (for example, whether microbial growth could change a product’s test result after packaging) and whether prepackaging could be delayed. Kroll said the June 1 effective date remains in current law, and the Legislature could change that timeline. Director Berry said OMA will communicate clarifications to the council and the public as they are developed.

Next steps and resources
Kroll directed council members to OMA’s legislation page (oma.ok.gov/legislation) and said OMA maintains a list of tracked bills and links to official bill text. She urged council members to discuss their concerns with legislators if they want statutory changes.

Ending: OMA staff said they will provide follow-up answers to council questions and post those responses publicly on the agency website. The council's next meeting is scheduled for July 11 at 9 a.m.","The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority briefed its advisory council on bills shaping medical marijuana regulation, said it will publish emergency rules to implement prepackaging if the legislature does not change the law, and urged council members to contact legislators with concerns.","actionData","errors"]

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