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Oklahoma Lawmakers Approve Recommendations for Medical Marijuana Testing Standards

The goal of the 11-page proposal is to ensure medical marijuana products sold in dispensaries are safe.

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October 15, 2018

OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma lawmakers on a legislative working group have unanimously approved recommendations for medical marijuana testing standards.

The goal of the 11-page proposal is to ensure medical marijuana products sold in dispensaries are safe, according to group co-chair Sen. Greg McCortney, R-Ada.

"We’re going to test it to make sure it doesn’t have poisons, pesticides and also test the potency of it," Sen. McCortney said. "Since it’s a medicine, just like any other medicine, you want to make sure it actually has the medicinal values you’re looking for."

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