Medical marijuana; providing certain restrictions on edible products; effective date.
HB 4454 restricts THC content and packaging for medical marijuana edibles in Oklahoma. It limits each serving to 10mg THC (100mg per package) and drinks to 20mg per container, while banning child-appealing designs, candy-like shapes, and color additives. Licensed processors must comply with these rules, submit monthly production/sales reports to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, and undergo annual inspections. The bill directly affects medical marijuana processors who create edible products and takes effect November 1, 2026.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed May 11, 2026
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MODERATE
The bill was updated from the House version to the Senate version, which includes a new effective date of April 20, 2026. The Senate version adds a specific requirement for processors to disclose all ownership interests in their operations and clarifies the definition of products 'attractive to children' to include phrases popularly used in candy advertising. Additionally, the Senate version adds a new subsection (c) to the list of prohibited edible product shapes, banning forms that resemble commercially available candy.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains focused on regulating medical marijuana processors and edible products, but the Senate version introduces stricter disclosure requirements and expands the definition of child-attractive packaging to include specific advertising tropes.
REQUIREMENT
Added a mandatory requirement for all applicants to disclose all ownership interests in the processing operation.
Added a new prohibition against manufacturing edible medical marijuana products in forms that resemble commercially available candy.
DEFINITION
Expanded the definition of 'attractive to children' to explicitly include images or words popularly used to advertise candy to children.
TIMELINE
Added a specific effective date of April 20, 2026, to the Senate floor version.
Floor votes · Senate May 4, 2026 · House Mar 9, 2026
How they voted
50–0
Passed
Total votes 50
May 4, 2026
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican41
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
6
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/07/2026
lower
May 4, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
May 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 48 Nays: 0
upper
Apr 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 0
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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