What are the basic requirements to be eligible to apply for a license

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Applicants must be 25 or older.

  • Individual applicants must be Oklahoma residents.

  • Members, managers, and board members of entity applicants must all be Oklahoma residents.

  • Entities must show that at least 75% ownership held by an Oklahoma resident.

  • All owners and officers must provide a background check; nonviolent felony convictions in the last two years and any other felony conviction in the last five years for any owner will disqualify the applicant.

  • Unless the business entity is a Sole Proprietorship or General Partnership, the applying entity must submit a copy of the Oklahoma Secretary of State’s certificate of good standing document. For more information, visit the Oklahoma Secretary of State at www.sos.ok.gov.

  • Dispensaries must provide proof that they are not within 1,000 feet of any entrance to any public or private school.

Proof of identity can be established by providing a digital, color copy of one of the following unexpired, valid documents:

  • Oklahoma driver’s license (front and back)

  • Oklahoma identification card (front and back)

  • U.S. passport or other photo identification issued by the U.S government

  • Tribal identification card approved for identification purposes by the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety:

    • United States Bureau of Indian Affairs identification card or a Oklahoma tribal photo identification cards: Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma, Kiowa, Comanche, Apache of Oklahoma, Absentee Shawnee, Cheyenne-Arapaho, Choctaw, Delaware, Caddo Nation of Oklahoma issued on or after January 8, 2008.

Each owner will need to supply an  Affidavit of Lawful Presence Form and supporting documentation if he or she is not a U.S. citizen.