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Oklahoma is a midwestern state with some of the harshest marijuana laws in the country. Possessing any amount of marijuana as a first offense is punishable by one year incarceration. Getting caught possessing any amount of marijuana as a second offense is considered a felony and carries 2-10 years imprisonment. Welcome to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) website. The OMMA was established to oversee the medical marijuana program for the State of Oklahoma. It is responsible for licensing, regulating, and administering the program as authorized by state law.
On Thursday, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) confirmed to that the conditions of a 2011 open letter, which states that federal law prohibits anybone who is an 'unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance' from 'possessing firearms or ammunition,' still stands. The letter says that anyone who uses marijuana, regardless of state law, qualifies as an 'unlawful user of' the controlled substance, and is therefore prohibited from owning a gun.Federal officials went on to say that possession of a medical marijuana card was reasonable cause to suspect the card owner of being an unlawful marijuana user, even if the person obtained the card legally. Trending News.' Using a controlled substance is a prohibitor, similar to being convicted of a felony offense,' Meredith Davis, a special agent with the ATF, told. As the, felons are prohibited from possessing a firearm.One loophole that could allow a household to access to both a gun and a medical marijuana card, reports, is if a spouse required medical marijuana for an illness and the other spouse owned a firearm. According to KFOR-TV, in that instance, the ATF could grant permission for the gun to remain in the household, as long as the spouse with the card had no access to the weapon.First published on June 29, 2018 / 5:37 AM© 2018 CBS Interactive Inc.
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LAW BREAKDOWNOklahoma allows the medical use of marijuana for conditions approved by a treating physician. While the full medical marijuana law is not yet operational, CBD is already widely available. Recreational use of cannabis has not been decriminalized. Possession and CultivationPossessing or growing any amount of marijuana is a misdemeanor in Oklahoma, and the maximum possible penalty is one year in jail and $1,000 in fines (conditional release is possible on a first offense). Subsequent offenses have the same maximum penalties, but not possibility of conditional release.Possession of marijuana within 1,000 feet of a school or university, a public park, or in the presence of a child younger than 12 is a felony that comes with doubled penalties and a mandatory minimum of half of the sentence received. Sale and DistributionIt is a felony to sell or distribute any amount of cannabis in Oklahoma, or to possess large quantities of the drug with intent to sell it. Where the amount is less than 25 pounds, the penalty is between two years and life in prison, plus a potential $20,000 fine.If the amount is greater than 25 pounds but less than 1,000, the punishment is four years to life in prison and a maximum of $100,000.
The prison sentence is the same if the amount is more than 1,000 pounds, but the top fine increases to $500,000.Penalties double if the cannabis is sold or distributed to a minor. If the transaction occurs within 2,000 feet of a school, park, or public housing project, penalties double and a mandatory minimum sentence is imposed. Hash and ConcentratesOklahoma marijuana law is especially harsh in its treatment of hashish, hash oil, and other marijuana concentrates. Possession of any amount for personal use is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and $1,000 in fines.It is a felony to distribute, disperse, or transport concentrates, or to possess them with intent to sell or distribute them. The minimum is two years in prison while the maximum is life and a $20,000 fine.Finally, manufacturing concentrates by purifying THC is a felony with a term of two years to life in prison and a top fine of $50,000.
ParaphernaliaMarijuana paraphernalia is also banned under Oklahoma law, and offenses are treated as misdemeanors. Possessing paraphernalia is punishable by up to one year in jail. MEDICAL MARIJUANAOklahoma introduced legislation allowing CBD oil in 2015 for epileptic children. A more comprehensive medical marijuana law, allowing full-plant marijuana use for a range of conditions, was introduced in 2018, although it is not yet operational.Qualifying conditions – Paediatric epilepsy, or any condition as recommended by the treating physician.Patient possession limits – Eight ounces of marijuana in their residence, one ounce of concentrated marijuana, 72 ounces of edible marijuana, and up to three ounces of marijuana on the person. PENALTIES OffensePenaltyIncarcerationMax.