SECTION 310:681-3-1. License for transportation of medical marijuana

(a)   A medical marijuana transporter license shall be issued to qualifying applicants for grower, processor, or dispensary licenses at the time of approval. This license shall enable licensed growers, processors, and dispensaries through their licensed transporter agents to transport medical marijuana or medical marijuana products to other commercial licensees. This license shall not authorize licensed growers, processors, or dispensaries to transport, store, or distribute medical marijuana or medical marijuana products on behalf of other medical marijuana licensees.

(b)   A medical marijuana commercial transporter license shall be issued as an independent business license to applicants meeting the requirements set forth in OAC 310:681-5-3, OAC 310:681-5-3.1, and OAC 310:681-5-3.2. This license shall be subject to the same restrictions and obligations as any commercial licensee and shall enable the commercial transporter to:

(1)   transport, store, and distribute medical marijuana and medical marijuana products on behalf of other commercial licensees;

(2)   contract with multiple commercial licensees; and

(3)   maintain multiple warehouses at licensed premises that are approved by the Department for the purpose of temporarily storing and distributing medical marijuana and medical marijuana products.

(c)   A commercial transporter applicant or licensee must obtain and submit to the Department for each warehouse location a certificate of compliance issued by the political subdivision where the licensed premises is to be located certifying compliance with the categories listed in 63 O.S. § 426.1(E), and the licensed premises shall meet security requirements applicable to a medical marijuana business.

(d)   A commercial transporter shall be responsible for any and all medical marijuana and medical marijuana products within its custody, control, or possession.

(e)   No person or entity shall transport or otherwise transfer any medical marijuana or medical marijuana products without both a valid transporter license and a valid transporter agent license.

[Source: Added at 35 Ok Reg 659, eff 8-25-18 (emergency); Added at 35 Ok Reg 709, eff 8-25-18 (emergency); Added at 36 Ok Reg 1759, eff 9-13-19; Amended at 37 Ok Reg 13, eff 9-14-19 (emergency); Amended at 37 Ok Reg 168, eff 11-1-19 (emergency); Amended at 37 Ok Reg 1461, eff 9-11-20]