Lawton Dispensary Owner Contests OBNDD Bid to Revoke Four Licenses Over Alleged Sales

Jason Miller says revoking licenses for four alleged unverified sales would idle 51 workers, as he challenges the case in state and federal proceedings.

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The owner of four Oklahoma medical marijuana dispensaries is contesting a state effort to strip his businesses of their licenses over four disputed sales, arguing the penalty is disproportionate and would cost dozens of jobs, according to KOKH.

The Allegations

The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control is seeking to revoke the registrations of Tropic Canna, Tropic Canna West, Tropic Canna Duncan and Jungle House, dispensaries owned by Jason Miller in Lawton and Duncan, KOKH reported. The agency alleges undercover agents purchased medical marijuana at the stores in July and September 2025 without proper verification that the buyers were registered patients, according to the station. KOKH noted the allegations have not yet been proven and remain contested.

Miller's Defense

Miller told KOKH the four disputed transactions occurred among roughly 30,000 monthly sales across his businesses, which he said have operated for six years. He said employees undergo training and are required to check every customer's medical marijuana card before a sale. Miller said he did not learn of the allegations until Dec. 31, months after the first alleged incident, which he said prevented him from reviewing surveillance footage or identifying the employees involved. "If they had just notified me immediately after they made the alleged unlawful sales, I could have immediately fired the employees," Miller said, according to KOKH.

Stakes for Workers and Patients

Miller said the revocation effort threatens 51 employees and the veteran patients who rely on the dispensaries. "These aren't just 51 people. These are families, and those families rely on their paychecks," he told KOKH. His attorney, Felina Rivera, said state law provides for penalties short of revocation, including fines, corrective-action plans and temporary suspensions. "There are a multitude of other penalties for the allegations that are being made, if proven true," Rivera said, per KOKH. A hearing in OBNDD's administrative court is set for Sept. 4, and Miller is also pursuing the matter in federal court, according to the station.

Regulatory Backdrop

State licensing records show Oklahoma's medical marijuana market currently counts 1,323 open retail dispensary licenses, 1,801 cultivation licenses, 587 manufacturing licenses and 13 testing labs. Our database shows no official license record specifically matching Miller's companies and no updated revenue or monthly sales figures for the state, limiting independent verification of the businesses' transaction volume as described by Miller.

Wider Enforcement Pattern

The Tropic Canna case surfaces amid a string of recent OBNDD enforcement actions across Oklahoma, including raids on unlicensed grow operations in Okmulgee and Atoka and a pesticide-smuggling case tied to licensed marijuana workers, according to prior coverage from KOKH, fox23.com and MJBizDaily. Separately, state lawmakers have been examining marijuana testing consistency and packaging rules, per KOSU and Oklahoma Watch, reflecting continued regulatory scrutiny of the medical cannabis industry. It remains unclear, based on available material, how the Tropic Canna dispute compares in scale or precedent to other license actions in the state, and the outcome of the Sept. 4 hearing will likely turn on evidence OBNDD has not yet made public.