OKLAHOMA GROW FACILITY MARKET REPORT
Oklahoma had 1,801 active commercial marijuana grower licenses as of August 3, 2026, down 81% from a peak of 9,402 in December 2021. The state has issued 15,103 grower licenses in total, is still losing roughly 75 active licenses a month, and will issue no new ones before August 1, 2028.
This report tracks that contraction and what it leaves behind: purpose-built industrial buildings, concentrated in a short list of counties, with no tenant. Data source: Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, as of August 3, 2026.
KEY FIGURES
ACTIVE GROWER LICENSES, 2020–2026
WHAT THE DATA SHOWS
Oklahoma has issued 15,103 grower licenses over the life of the program
The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority has issued 15,103 commercial grower licenses since medical marijuana licensing began in the state. That figure counts every license ever issued, not the number operating at any one moment. It is the closest available proxy for how many Oklahoma premises have, at some point, been built out for cannabis cultivation.
Active Oklahoma grower licenses peaked at 9,402 in December 2021
The highest number of grower licenses active in Oklahoma at one time was 9,402, recorded on the December 2021 OMMA reporting date. Oklahoma at that point had more licensed cannabis cultivators than any other state, in a market with roughly four million residents.
Oklahoma has 1,801 active grower licenses as of August 3, 2026
As of the August 3, 2026 OMMA reporting date, 1,801 commercial grower licenses were active in Oklahoma. That is a decline of 81% from the December 2021 peak of 9,402, and it represents the fourth consecutive year of contraction.
Oklahoma is still losing roughly 75 grower licenses every month in 2026
Active grower licenses fell from 2,175 on the March 2026 reporting date to 1,801 on the August 3, 2026 reporting date — an average of about 75 licenses lost per month. The contraction has not flattened; the 2026 monthly rate is consistent with 2025.
No new Oklahoma grower licenses are being issued until August 1, 2028
Oklahoma's moratorium on new commercial grower licenses has been extended through August 1, 2028 under HB 3143. For a facility owner this is the single most consequential fact on this page: the pool of licensed cannabis tenants able to occupy a purpose-built grow building cannot grow until that date, and it is shrinking every month until then.
Ten Oklahoma counties account for 3,967 premises that have held a grower license
Former-grow premises are concentrated rather than evenly distributed. The ten counties listed below account for 3,967 premises that have held a grower license, led by Oklahoma County with 763 and Cleveland County with 438. Rural and small-market counties — Creek, Logan, Delaware, Pottawatomie, Grady, Le Flore, and Lincoln — each hold roughly 300 to 400, which is why this is not solely a metro problem.
FORMER-GROW PREMISES BY COUNTY
Aggregate counts of Oklahoma premises that have held a commercial grower license, by county — the ten counties with the highest totals. Trio CRE publishes county aggregates only. We do not publish individual facility addresses or owner names.
| Rank | County | Premises | Share of top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma County | 763 | |
| 2 | Cleveland County | 438 | |
| 3 | Tulsa County | 404 | |
| 4 | Creek County | 393 | |
| 5 | Logan County | 386 | |
| 6 | Delaware County | 337 | |
| 7 | Pottawatomie County | 333 | |
| 8 | Grady County | 310 | |
| 9 | Le Flore County | 306 | |
| 10 | Lincoln County | 297 | |
| Top ten total | 3,967 |
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR A BUILDING OWNER
License counts are a cannabis-industry statistic that describes a real-estate condition. Almost no Oklahoma grower owned the building it operated in, so every license that ends resolves into a landlord holding a purpose-built industrial box with no tenant in it. The 81% decline from the December 2021 peak is, from an owner's chair, a supply of vacant specialized buildings arriving in a short list of counties over a short window of years.
The moratorium through August 1, 2028 is what makes the timing matter. A landlord waiting for a licensed cannabis tenant is waiting on a pool that is closed to new entrants and still shrinking by roughly 75 licenses a month. The realistic next occupant of most of these buildings is an industrial user — light manufacturing, storage and distribution, contractor and trade users, indoor agriculture — and reaching that user is a repositioning exercise with a cost and a timeline attached.
That is the work Trio CRE does on these assignments: The Cultivation Exit sets out the four situations owners call us in, and the license-loss page lays out the sequence to run when the rent has already stopped.
METHODOLOGY AND SOURCES
Source. All license figures come from the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority's published licensing and tax data (oklahoma.gov/omma), reflected through the August 3, 2026 reporting date.
Series construction. The chart plots the active commercial grower-license count on each OMMA reporting date from January 2020 through August 3, 2026 — 80 observations, transcribed from OMMA's published licensing table without adjustment or smoothing. Reporting dates fall near the start of each month but are not evenly spaced, and the chart's horizontal axis is scaled by date rather than by observation.
Monthly rate of decline. The roughly 75 licenses per month figure is the average monthly change between the March 2026 reporting date (2,175 active) and the August 3, 2026 reporting date (1,801 active).
County counts. County figures are aggregate counts of premises that have held a commercial grower license. They count premises, not currently active licenses, and a premises is counted once regardless of how many licenses it has held. Trio CRE publishes county aggregates only — never individual facility addresses or owner names.
Update cadence. This report is refreshed monthly following each OMMA reporting date. The "as of" date in the opening paragraph always reflects the most recent data on the page.
Citation. Cite as: Trio CRE, "Oklahoma Grow Facility Market Report," data as of August 3, 2026, source Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority.
What Trio CRE does — and does not — do here
Trio CRE works strictly for facility owners. We do not broker OMMA licenses, we do not represent license holders, and we do not work the tenant side of these situations. License questions belong with your cannabis attorney; lease-default mechanics with your counsel. We answer the real-estate question: what is the building worth, who uses it next, and how fast can it be producing income again.
OKLAHOMA GROW LICENSE DATA FAQ
How many marijuana grow licenses does Oklahoma have?
Oklahoma had 1,801 active commercial grower licenses as of August 3, 2026, according to Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority licensing data. The state has issued 15,103 grower licenses over the life of the program and peaked at 9,402 active licenses in December 2021.
How much has Oklahoma's cannabis cultivation industry shrunk?
Active Oklahoma grower licenses have fallen 81% from their 9,402-license peak in December 2021 to 1,801 as of August 3, 2026. The decline is ongoing at roughly 75 licenses per month through 2026.
Is Oklahoma issuing new marijuana grower licenses?
No. Oklahoma's moratorium on new commercial grower licenses runs through August 1, 2028 under HB 3143. Existing license holders may renew, but no new grower licenses are being issued before that date.
Which Oklahoma counties have the most former grow facilities?
Oklahoma County leads with 763 premises that have held a grower license, followed by Cleveland County (438), Tulsa County (404), Creek County (393), and Logan County (386). The top ten counties together account for 3,967 premises.
Where does this data come from?
All license figures on this page come from the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority's published licensing and tax data, reflected through the August 3, 2026 reporting date. The monthly series is transcribed from OMMA's published licensing table. County figures are aggregate counts of premises that have held a grower license; Trio CRE does not publish individual facility addresses or owner names.
How often is this report updated?
Monthly, following each OMMA reporting date. The chart, the headline figures, and the county table are refreshed together, and the 'as of' date at the top of the page always reflects the most recent OMMA data used.
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