Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority reports flat $37.6M budget ask, portal rollout pains and expanded inspections
January 22, 2026 | 2026 Legislature OK, Oklahoma
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Director Berry of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority told the Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee that OMMA seeks a flat FY27 budget of $37,600,000 and is emphasizing enforcement, licensing improvements and public-health education.
Berry said OMMA conducted more than 5,500 compliance inspections last year and started a QA lab and a secret-shopper program; the agency reported filing more than 360 administrative cases as it strengthened investigative capacity. She said the new inspection and licensing software launched in October 2025 is improving inspector workflows but required data cleanup during migration from the old system.
Director Berry said licensing turnaround is now about 13 days for business licenses and roughly four days for patient licenses, improvements she attributed to the new portal and additional staff. She acknowledged earlier call-center backlogs and said OMMA added personnel and will not penalize applicants for delays caused by OMMA’s technical problems: "we have consistently told patients and businesses... they will not be penalized for anything because of a technical error on our side."
Committee members pressed OMMA on portal completeness and employee credentialing deadlines; Berry said OMMA and OMES have fixed email-mapping and other integration bugs and that the agency processed over 30,000 patient licenses since launch. Berry also provided license counts as of Jan. 2, 2026: 2,261 growers, 1,453 dispensaries, 710 processors, 19 labs and eight waste-disposal facilities, noting many licensees are vertically integrated.
Members raised questions about seed-to-sale costs and whether the state should revisit the system; Berry said Metrc costs OMMA about $50,000 per year and that she is open to continuing the policy conversation but stressed OMMA’s ability to perform recalls and trace product depends on robust data tracking.
No formal committee action was taken; OMMA pledged further updates on call-center performance and portal stability.
Berry said OMMA conducted more than 5,500 compliance inspections last year and started a QA lab and a secret-shopper program; the agency reported filing more than 360 administrative cases as it strengthened investigative capacity. She said the new inspection and licensing software launched in October 2025 is improving inspector workflows but required data cleanup during migration from the old system.
Director Berry said licensing turnaround is now about 13 days for business licenses and roughly four days for patient licenses, improvements she attributed to the new portal and additional staff. She acknowledged earlier call-center backlogs and said OMMA added personnel and will not penalize applicants for delays caused by OMMA’s technical problems: "we have consistently told patients and businesses... they will not be penalized for anything because of a technical error on our side."
Committee members pressed OMMA on portal completeness and employee credentialing deadlines; Berry said OMMA and OMES have fixed email-mapping and other integration bugs and that the agency processed over 30,000 patient licenses since launch. Berry also provided license counts as of Jan. 2, 2026: 2,261 growers, 1,453 dispensaries, 710 processors, 19 labs and eight waste-disposal facilities, noting many licensees are vertically integrated.
Members raised questions about seed-to-sale costs and whether the state should revisit the system; Berry said Metrc costs OMMA about $50,000 per year and that she is open to continuing the policy conversation but stressed OMMA’s ability to perform recalls and trace product depends on robust data tracking.
No formal committee action was taken; OMMA pledged further updates on call-center performance and portal stability.
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