Advocates for the legalization of medical marijuana in Oklahoma won’t be seeing their question on any ballots this November. Question 788, if approved, would permit doctors to recommend a patient for a state-issued medical marijuana license, and allow patients to legally possess up to 3 ounces of the drug. “It’s astounding how many different illnesses […]
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New Ballot Titles Raises Serious Issues For Medical Marijuana in Oklahoma
Supporters of an effort to legalize medical marijuana in Oklahoma said Thursday they will challenge the ballot title rewording by Attorney General Scott Pruitt. The ballot title explains the measure to voters. Pruitt on Thursday submitted the ballot title for State Question 788, a measure that if approved by voters would legalize medical marijuana in […]
Nebraska and Oklahoma Take New Tack to Overturn Marijuana Legalization
Nebraska and Oklahoma are trying again to overturn marijuana legalization in Colorado, this time by asking to intervene in an ongoing court case. Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a proposed lawsuitbrought against Colorado by the two states, leaving the states without a court to hear their complaints. Earlier this month, Nebraska and Oklahoma […]
Former Legislator Leading Push For Vote on Medical Marijuana in Oklahoma
A former Democratic state legislator who ran for governor in 2014 is spearheading an effort launched Monday to let voters decide whether to allow medical marijuana in Oklahoma. Former state Rep. Joe Dorman is a board member of the group Oklahomans for Health, which filed an initiative petition with the secretary of state’s office to […]
Oklahomans Gathering Signatures For Medical Marijuana Ballot Measure
Northwest Oklahomans have the opportunity to sign a petition to put medical marijuana legalization on the November 2016 ballot. Green The Vote, a group of Oklahoma residents and volunteers advocating for legalizing medical marijuana in the state, is working toward the 124,000 signatures needed to put the option on the ballot. The measure would add […]
Oklahoma Governor Approves Medical Trials of Marijuana Derivative
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin on Thursday signed into law a measure that allows for the use of a non-intoxicating derivative of marijuana in a medical pilot program to treat children who suffer from epileptic seizures. Fallin, a Republican, said she is opposed to the legalization of marijuana for medical or recreational use. The test will […]
Marijuana in Wonderland: Making Sense of a Judge’s Anti-Cannabis Ruling
By Barry Gainsburg “When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’ ” — Lewis Carroll, from Through the Looking Glass Last week, the U.S. District Court in Northern California declined to declare the federal classification of marijuana […]
Colorado Asks Supreme Court to Throw Out Marijuana Lawsuit by Other States
DENVER – Colorado’s Attorney General on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out a lawsuit brought by her counterparts in Oklahoma and Nebraska over the state’s recreational marijuana marketplace. Oklahoma and Nebraska argue that the flow of marijuana out of Colorado is hurting their states, filling their jails and clogging their court systems […]
Nebraska, Oklahoma in Border War with Colorado Over Legal Marijuana
Pueblo West, Colorado — On the front door of the 20,000-square-foot marijuana dispensary here is a laminated sign warning every customer: “It is illegal to sell or transport marijuana to another state.” “And you can guarantee people read it,” said Rick Hooper, general manager of the Spot 420 in this barren part of southern Colorado. […]
Nebraska, Oklahoma File Federal Suit Against Colorado Over Marijuana Legalization
The states of Nebraska and Oklahoma filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday, claiming that Colorado’s legalization of recreational marijuana is unconstitutional under federal law. “Federal law undisputedly prohibits the production and sale of marijuana,” Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning said Thursday in a statement. “Colorado has undermined the United States Constitution, […]
