OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — After waiting two years, one man in Jones says his business license is finally getting renewed by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA).
Earlier this week, Fox 25 spoke with Kyle King, who said he wanted to move because of his situation. Now, he says he definitely plans to stay here.
“I broke down and cried,” King said. “I’m a big man. I’m a tough farmer. I cried.”
King says on Thursday, OMMA approved his business license renewal application from 2022.
“We’ve been waiting and spending so much money. I’ve almost become homeless. I’ve almost lost my car. I’ve almost lost a lot of things waiting, so as soon as that email came through, I was ecstatic.”
King says OMMA also gave him a two-month extension on his 2023 application. When that time is up, he’ll owe the agency his application fees.
“That’s going to be the hard part, honestly. We’ve got to come up with about $12,500 within the next 60 days or my license is gone.”
When asked if he has the money for those fees, King said, “No. Not at all. Nope. I’ll figure it out, for sure.”
Money aside, King says he’s focused on helping others who are still waiting to get their license renewed.
“Since we were able to take care of my case so quickly, let’s come up with some more efficient routes to get everybody else taken care of, too, in a similar matter.”
OMMA told Fox 25 on Tuesday that it has successfully processed 90% of applications within the mandated 90-business-day timeframe.
But, King says there’s still many Oklahomans who are unaccounted for.
“I have 30+ people that I still need to sort through. I’m getting more emails, and more people reaching out to me every day that are still facing licensing issues and want a path forward.”
King says lawmakers like State Rep. Justin Humphrey (R-Lane) are trying to help his cause.
Humphrey announced this week that he’s investigating OMMA. He says he found serious issues like missing purchase orders and unperformed contracts.
OMMA disputes these allegations:
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