Oklahoma Republicans Defend Free Market Marijuana Licensing

The Oklahoman reports:

The House also approved House Bill 2023 to allow medical marijuana businesses to transfer their license in the event of a change of ownership.

Rep. Tommy Hardin, R-Madill, expressed concerns that some medical marijuana companies could create a local monopolies by picking up numerous licenses from other medical marijuana businesses.

"We live in a free-market world," Fetgatter said. "Businesses change hands all the time. I don't know why, all of a sudden, it's just a concern about who may or may not come purchase a marijuana business."