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Oklahoma Requires Medical Cannabis Companies to Register with DEA

In the wake of federal reclassification of medical cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control (OBNDD) is requiring medical cannabis manufacturer and distributor licensees to register with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).   In the May 8 letter to medical cannabis licensees, the OBNDD said that “failure to obtain […]


Oklahoma medical cannabis industry

Oklahoma is home to one of the country’s most bustling medical cannabis marketplaces. In 2018, Oklahoma voters approved medical cannabis legalization with a particularly progressive program. Oklahoma regulators ultimately toned down some of the program’s language but registered patients can still possess up to three ounces of medical cannabis and grow up to twelve plants (including up to six mature/flowering plants and six seedlings).

Oklahoma legalization efforts

Activists have coordinated multiple attempts for putting a cannabis legalization ballot initiative before voters but have so far been unsuccessful. The state is, however, home to thousands of acres of industrial hemp crops.

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