Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Becomes Standalone Agency

OKLAHOMA CITY – Changes are on the horizon for the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority.

News 9 spoke to the new Executive Director appointed by Governor Stitt to see what this means for Oklahoman’s.

As of November 1, the OMMA is a standalone agency. This comes after years of trying to move out from under the umbrella of the State Department of Health.

“The legislature has been talking about it for years. This session they were able to come to an agreement and the Governor signed off on it,” said Adria Berry, the Executive Director, of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority.

Berry was the former director before being appointed as the Executive Director.

“I’m very grateful to Governor Stitt for trusting me with this big task and when I think about it lets just be real the task is to get out there and regulate this industry, it’s large and it continues to grow,” she said.

The Executive Director said the change will allow them to regulate the industry better.

“What it will do is just allow us to really have the freedom to be flexible and just get out into every part of Oklahoma and make sure we are visiting every licensee, keeping our eyes on the industry and fulfilling the mandate that we have to regulate the industry,” said Berry.

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