OMA details active 2025 bills, warns prepackaging statute currently set to take effect June 1

Director Berry of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority gave council members a rundown of active 2025 legislation and agency rulemaking, saying the agency will publish emergency rules to implement prepackaging requirements if the Legislature does not change the statute before its effective date.

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.