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Oklahoma marijuana regulator Adria Berry announces resignation as grow-site cleanup draws scrutiny
Adria Berry, executive director of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, has announced she is leaving the agency. Berry said OMMA is being cast as the “agency to blame” for the cleanup of abandoned marijuana grow sites.
Adria Berry, executive director of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, has announced her resignation as Oklahoma’s marijuana industry faces a downturn and abandoned grow sites require cleanup.
Berry has said OMMA is being portrayed as the “agency to blame” for the cleanup effort. The brief announcement did not specify when her departure will take effect or who will replace her.
The agency oversees Oklahoma’s medical marijuana program. Berry’s departure comes amid scrutiny of the state’s response to abandoned cultivation sites and the broader strain on the industry.