With the Oklahoma legislative session just a month away, state legislators have proposed two measures to regulate medical cannabis. One bill aims to regulate how much a person can purchase in a week, while the other one focuses on regulating how cannabis dispensaries in the state can advertise their products.
Likewise Cannabis founder Corbin Wyatt shared his thoughts on the significance of medical cannabis for numerous individuals, noting that many patients state that they have been able to quit using strong medications, such as fentanyl, over time. “Their lives have been changed by marijuana,” Wyatt added.
Senate Bill 320, presented by State Senator George Burns, would regulate the weekly amount of medical marijuana that can be purchased by an individual to 2.5 ounces. The bill, filed exactly one month before the session starts, is stirring conversations within the industry, Wyatt noted. Wyatt pointed out that most of the patients rely on being able to buy three ounces of marijuana flower to meet their medicinal requirements.
Right now, licensed patients in Oklahoma are allowed to possess up to three ounces of medical marijuana. However, Senate Bill 320 would lower the weekly maximum amount that a person might purchase if it were to become law. Wyatt voiced doubts about the bill’s efficacy, speculating that it might not succeed in keeping cannabis out of the illegal market. “Imposing what looks like a spurious purchase limit is not the best way to address that issue,” Wyatt stated.
The other measure, also filed this week, Senate Bill 191, sponsored by State Senator Dusty Deevers, takes aim at medical cannabis advertising. The proposed legislation seeks to ban advertisements that claim cannabis is completely harmless or safe. It also includes provisions restricting specific types of advertising by dispensaries.
Wyatt weighed in on the measure as well, referencing certain advertising methods. “Things like flashing signs, flags, banners, or those inflatable tube men,” he explained. Although the bill doesn’t explicitly mention tube men, it does contain language prohibiting any advertising designed to appeal to children or individuals under the age of 18.
Wyatt emphasized the need for better education about medical cannabis. “Instead of focusing on these restrictions, we should teach people what cannabis truly is, when it’s appropriate to use it, and when it’s not,” he said.
The next legislative session is scheduled to begin on February 3. The broader cannabis industry, including entities like Verano Holdings Corp. (CSE: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNOF), will be hoping that the regulatory framework for the medical cannabis market in Oklahoma is completed in time and the launch of sales is successful so that patients who need these treatments can start legally accessing the products.
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