Marijuana has been legalized for medical use in Oklahoma, but recreational use remains illegal. Medical CBD is already available in The Sooner State, while the recently signed full-plant medical marijuana program is not yet operational.

Oklahoma 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 Cultivation

Possessing 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 Distribution

It 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.

Cultivation

Hash and Concentrates

Oklahoma 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.

Paraphernalia

Marijuana paraphernalia is also banned under Oklahoma law, and offenses are treated as misdemeanors. Possessing paraphernalia is punishable by up to one year in jail. Marijuana paraphernalia includes any items used in the cultivation, harvesting, storing, analysis, testing, or use of marijuana.

Possession and use. The fine for use of paraphernalia, or possession with intent to do so, increases with subsequent offenses.

• First offense – On a first offense, the crime is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, up to one year in jail, or both.
• Second offense – On a second offense, the maximum jail term remains the same, but the fine increases to a possible $5,000.
• Third and subsequent offenses – The maximum possible fine increases to $10,000 on any subsequent offense.

Miscellaneous

Oklahoma 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.

HOME CULTIVATION:
Yes. Six mature plants and six immature seedlings are permitted.

STATE-LICENSED DISPENSARIES:
Yes

CAREGIVERS:
Yes. Qualified caregivers may provide support for a homebound licensed patient.

RECIPROCITY:
No