FAQs - Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card

Oklahoma is different from most other states in that it does not keep a specific list of qualifying conditions. Instead, a licensed medical marijuana physician decides on an individual basis whether cannabis would help improve the patient’s health. This makes Oklahoma’s program one of the easiest to join in the United States.

Yes, because Oklahoma does not keep a specific list of qualifying conditions, any condition, including anxiety, chronic pain, or insomnia, can qualify for treatment with medical marijuana if an OMMA-certified physician finds that cannabis would improve the patient’s health. These conditions are some of the most frequently certified.

There is a general application fee of $100 for a two-year card or $20 for those who are on Medicaid, Medicare, or SoonerCare. The renewal fee is also $100 ($22.50 – $20 for the reduced fee applicants). The consultation charges from the doctor are not included in the cost.

Yes. The online medical certification for Oklahoma patients can be done by using telemedicine, and the complete application process with documents is completed online through OMMA’s licensing portal.

It takes 14 days for OMMA to review your application and decide whether to approve or deny it. Once the approval is done, the actual medical marijuana card will be ready within one to two business days.

You will require evidence of Oklahoma residency (driver’s license, utility bill, property deed, or lease contract), proof of identification, a color headshot photo, and a completed Physician Recommendation form. Patients under 18 years will require two physician recommendations, parent/legal guardian identification, and residency proof.

An adult/minor patient license is valid for a period of two years, while a short-term license is valid for 60 days, and an out-of-state temporary license is valid for 30 days.

Apply for renewal with an updated physician recommendation and apply for renewal through the OMMA portal before your card expires at a cost of $100 ($22.50 for reduced-fee patients). If you fail to renew within two years of expiration, you will have to apply again as a new patient.

Yes. Individuals who have a valid state medical marijuana card issued by a state that has a regulated program (such as Missouri, Arkansas – but not Texas) will be able to apply for a 30-day temporary patient license, which is equivalent to the rights of the resident patients and allows growing plants.

The maximum amount of marijuana that a patient can possess personally is 3 ounces of the flower, 8 ounces at their place of living, 1 ounce of concentrates, and 72 ounces of edibles. The amounts are also applied to every single transaction since there are no additional restrictions on monthly purchasing.

Yes. Oklahoma’s licensed patients have the right to grow plants at home, which makes it one of the most cultivation-friendly medical marijuana programs in the USA.

Registered patients may cultivate up to 6 mature plants and 6 seedlings at their primary residence. Out-of-state temporary license holders are also permitted to grow under these same limits while visiting.

Yes. A caregiver license is available for those caring for a homebound patient, granting the same purchasing, cultivating, and possession rights as a patient license – though caregivers cannot consume marijuana themselves. There is no fee for a caregiver license, and each caregiver can serve up to five patients.

Any OMMA-licensed dispensary in the state accepts a valid Oklahoma medical marijuana card. You must present your patient license identification card at every purchase, as licensed businesses are required to verify its validity each time.

It depends on the destination state’s reciprocity laws – some states accept Oklahoma cards for visiting patient programs, while others don’t. Always verify the current rules of your destination state before traveling, since transporting cannabis across state lines remains a federal offense.

You do not enjoy any form of legal protection for the purchase, possession, or cultivation of medical cannabis in the state of Oklahoma. When your card expires after two years, you simply file another application and recommendation. If more than two years pass before you file again, you will be required to file your application afresh and pay the full amount of the fee.

Yes. Despite your legal protection offered by the medical marijuana card, Oklahoma employers have the right to formulate their own drug-free workplace policy.

It is illegal under federal law for a person to possess any firearm if he/she is using marijuana as a medical patient, in addition to all other users of marijuana, regardless of the legality of their use in the State of Oklahoma.

Some of the advantages include being able to buy marijuana in larger amounts, access to marijuana from dispensaries that are licensed dispensaries, cultivating marijuana, retaining visitation/custody rights, avoiding neglect charges when using marijuana legally, being protected from firing based only on positive drug tests, and being protected from housing discrimination because of medical patient status.