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Council urges action on unregulated Delta-8 market; OMA to pursue legislative options
Summary
Council members raised concerns that unregulated hemp-derived products and black-market sales are undermining licensed businesses and posing public-safety risks; OMA said it will pursue conversations with the legislature and the governor's office and monitor federal bills that may close the farm-bill loophole.
Council members at the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority advisory meeting pressed the agency to do more to curb sales of unregulated hemp-derived products such as Delta-8 and Delta-10 and to help local law enforcement enforce existing prohibitions.
Council member Randy Hendricks described reports that 13- and 14-year-olds obtained unregulated products at convenience stores in Duncan, Oklahoma, and urged OMA to seek expanded authority to regulate those products. Sheriff Tommy Johnson told the council he would support efforts to give law enforcement clearer guidance and authority.
"There are rules and regulations that this…
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