House lawmakers on Wednesday sent two bills to the Senate extending a moratorium on medical marijuana licenses and limiting the number of grow licenses. House Bills 3143 and 3144 would extend an existing moratorium on all new marijuana business licenses to Aug. 1, 2028, and limit the number of grow licenses to 2,500, respectively.
The current moratorium on new licenses expires Aug. 1. There are currently 2,164 licensed grows in Oklahoma, according to a dashboard posted by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority. There are 686 processors, 1,421 dispensaries and 58 transporters licensed in Oklahoma.
Rep. Tim Turner, R-Kinta, said the extended moratorium in House Bill 3143 is only for new licenses. Current medical marijuana businesses in good standing with OMMA could open new locations with their existing licenses, he said.
He said the moratorium will help control the black market side and keep the medical marijuana industry medical, not recreational.
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