Possession of marijuana.
Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 27, § 2501
in effectSection 2501. - Possession of marijuana.
A. It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person knowingly or intentionally to possess marijuana without a valid Oklahoma medical marijuana license issued pursuant to 63 O.S. §§ 420 et seq. Every person violating this provision shall be guilty of an offense, and:
1. If the person does not have a valid medical marijuana license on their person but states a medical condition; and
a. If the amount of marijuana in the person's possession is less than one and one-half (1.5) ounces, upon conviction, the punishment shall be by a fine not exceeding Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments; in such situations, if a law enforcement officer who comes in contact with a person in violation of this subsection and is satisfied as to the identity of the person, as well as any other pertinent information the law enforcement officer deems necessary, the officer shall issue to the person a written citation containing a notice to answer the charge against the person in the appropriate court. Upon receiving the written promise of the alleged violator to answer as specified in the citation, the law enforcement officer shall release the person upon personal recognizance unless there has been a violation of another provision of law; or
b. If the amount of marijuana in the person's possession is one and one-half (1.5) ounces or more, upon conviction, the punishment shall be by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($1,200.00), excluding costs, fees, and assessments, by imprisonment in the City jail for a period of not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
2. If the person does not have a valid medical marijuana license on their person and does not state a medical condition, upon conviction, the punishment shall be by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($1,200.00), excluding costs, fees, and assessments, by imprisonment in the City jail for a period of not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
3. If the person does have a valid medical marijuana license but is in possession of more than the maximum allowable possession amounts based on the person's license type as dictated under 63 O.S. §§ 420 et seq., upon conviction, the person shall be punished by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($1,200.00), excluding costs, fees, and assessments, by imprisonment in the City jail for a period of not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. It is unlawful for any person, whether licensed or not, to smoke tobacco or marijuana or use a vaporizer to ingest marijuana in violation of the Oklahoma Smoking in Public Places and Indoor Workplaces Act, 63 O.S. § 1-1521 et seq. Upon conviction, the punishment for a violation of this section shall be by a fine not exceeding Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00), excluding costs, fees, and assessments, provided that in such situations, if a law enforcement officer who comes in contact with a person in violation of this subsection and is satisfied as to the identity of the person, as well as any other pertinent information the law enforcement officer deems necessary, the officer shall issue to the person a written citation containing a notice to answer the charge against the person in the appropriate court. Upon receiving the written promise of the alleged violator to answer as specified in the citation, the law enforcement officer shall release the person upon personal recognizance unless there has been a violation of another provision of law.
C. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the Tulsa Police Department from seeking criminal charges in State, tribal, or federal courts against an offender who is in violation of State, tribal, or federal laws regarding possession, possession with intent to distribute, distribution, trafficking, or any other law proscribing activity related to controlled dangerous substances and/or marijuana nor from treating the odor or sight of marijuana as probable cause in compliance with applicable law and court decisions.
(Ord. No. 24827, § 2, 5-18-2022)
Source: City of Tulsa, Revised Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/tulsa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT27PECO_CH25DASU_S2501POMAFetched: 10/28/2026