Tulsa World
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Supreme Court Chief Justice John Kane heard arguments Tuesday in a case seeking to challenge a new law that increases some medical marijuana licensing fees for businesses.
Jed Green, founder of Oklahomans for Responsible Cannabis Action, and three companies filed suit against the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority on June 30 and asked the Oklahoma Supreme Court to assume original jurisdiction, meaning the case would not start in a district court. The suit asks the high court to find House Bill 2179 unconstitutional.
Kane will issue a report to the full court, which could accept or reject the case.
The lawsuit alleges that the law is a revenue-raising measure but that the Legislature did not follow the rules governing passage of such measures.
“The Legislature’s hike in the fee structure represents an extraordinary leap in the amount of revenue that the State will collect through medical marijuana business licensing,” the suit says.
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