Oklahoma loses nearly 40% of licensed medical marijuana operators in 12 months
- The Oklahoma medical marijuana market has seen a significant decrease in the number of commercial businesses over a 12-month period through July 2024.
- The total number of licensed MMJ operators in the state dropped by almost 40%, from 11,330 to 6,937.
- Licensed medical cultivators, dispensaries, and processors all experienced substantial declines in permits and licenses.
- The number of registered MMJ patients also decreased by 2.5% during the same period, from 353,437 to 344,556.
A reckoning is under way in the Oklahoma medical marijuana market.
Over a 12-month period through July 2024, the number of commercial MMJ businesses in the state decreased by nearly 40%, according to a fiscal year 2024 annual report recently published by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA).
Through July 2024, the total number of licensed MMJ operators totaled 6,937, down from 11,330 a year earlier.
Licensed medical cultivators, dispensaries and processors all experienced significant shifts over the 12-month period.
Grower permits fell to 3,645 in July 2024, down nearly 44% from 6,497 in July 2023.
Licensed dispensaries dropped 27%, from 2,852 to 2,051.
MMJ processing licenses decreased 39% from 1,792 in July 2023 to 1,092 a year later.
The licensing decline was first reported by the Tulsa World.
Meanwhile, the number of registered MMJ patients declined by 2.5% during the 12-month period, from 353,437 to 344,556.
In response to the ongoing exodus of licensed medical cannabis businesses: