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 The Oklahoma Wholesale Marketers Association (OWMA) is a statewide trade association that has represented the wholesale distributors of Oklahoma for 66 years. More than 92 percent of the member wholesale houses are small, family-owned businesses serving their own and neighboring communities in Oklahoma and surrounding states.
In the early days of the association, wholesalers sold primary tobacco and candy products. Today they are widely diversified, offering products such as:
- Dry, refrigerated and frozen groceries
- Beverages
- Snack foods
- Institutional foods
- Paper products
- Health and beauty care products
- Automotive products
- Cleaning supplies
Our customers include:
- Oil retailers
- Convenience stores
- Drug stores
- Mass merchandisers
- Gift shops
- Liquor stores
- Military installations
- Airports
- Schools
- Campgrounds
- Service organizations
- Government agencies
- Hospitals
- Nursing homes
- Motels
- Restaurants
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 Tobacco distributors act as tax collectors for the state of Oklahoma, affixing the tax stamps we purchase from the state to the packages of cigarettes and other tobacco products we sell to the retailer, thus collecting the excise tax for the state.
- The Oklahoma Wholesale Marketers Association actively monitors legislation at the state capitol, primary focusing on business issues.
- The OWMA is also involved in supporting efforts to prevent youth from purchasing tobacco products.
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Senate leaders approve Legislative studies
Friday, July 20, 2007
Author :
OK Senate
Date :
07/20/2007
(OK) - The leaders of the Oklahoma State Senate announced their approval today of 35 interim legislative studies on issues ranging from Oklahoma's graduation dropout rates to accountability measures at the Department of Human Services.
The study requests were approved by Senate President Pro Tempore Glenn Coffee, R-Oklahoma City, and Co-President Pro Tempore Mike Morgan, D-Stillwater, who share the responsibility of running the evenly-divided Senate.
The leaders said each study will be assigned to the Senate committee with jurisdiction over the subject matter contained in the request.
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Do Not Mail Tobacco Bill Introduced in the House
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Rep. John McHugh (R-NY) recently introduced legislation – HR 2932 – prohibiting the shipping of cigarettes and other tobacco products via the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).
AWMA has promoted this issue as a part of our effort to combat the illegal Internet sales of cigarettes which undermine fair competition and encourage under-age smoking. While most major shipping companies – including FedEx, UPS and DHL – have stopped shipping cigarettes nationwide, the USPS continues to deliver these products sold over the Internet.
HR 2932 would amend Title 39 of the United States Code, restricting the USPS from delivering certain tobacco products. The bill provides that cigarettes, smokeless tobacco and roll-your-own-tobacco are non mailable matter, shall not be carried or delivered by mail, and shall be disposed of as the Postal Service directs. It also imposes a penalty of $100,000 for each violation.
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Trading Places: Coffee, Morgan to switch titles
Sunday, July 08, 2007
(OK) Senators Glenn Coffee and Mike Morgan will awake different men Sunday morning, when the mantle of Senate president pro tempore moves from one to the other.
The title moves from Morgan, D-Stillwater, to Coffee, R-Oklahoma City, under the terms of the power sharing agreement reached last December, which states, "One member nominated by the Republican Party shall be elected to serve as co-President Pro Tempore from January 2, 2007 through June 30, 2007 and from August 1, 2007 through November 19, 2008, and shall be elected to serve as President Pro Tempore from July 1, 2007 through July 31, 2007."
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