After a surprise announcement Tuesday, it does not appear that Green the Vote will have enough signatures to place a constitutional question for recreational marijuana on a ballot. Activists still plan to deliver petitions to the Capitol on the Wednesday deadline, but it’s still unclear what will happen with the group and its mission to legalize […]
Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s Medical Marijuana Industry Will Be Cash-Only
Oklahoma’s adoption of medical marijuana will be green in more ways than one: Retail dispensaries, processors, growing operations and tax agencies will have to work within a cash-only industry. With marijuana still illegal at the federal level, businesses involved in medical marijuana won’t have easy access to the federal banking system to move money around. […]
Medical Marijuana Applications Go Live In Oklahoma Today
Oklahomans who want to use marijuana for medical conditions can start the process Thursday, and for Cody Barlow, it can’t come soon enough. Barlow, a Navy veteran who lives in Holbert, said he takes more than 20 pills each day to deal with the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, depression and other mental […]
Has The U.S. Reached A ‘Tipping Point’ In Marijuana Legalization?
Has the U.S. reached the “tipping point” in marijuana legalization? That’s what one CNN commentator said happened last month when, on June 26, Oklahoma adopted medical marijuana through a ballot initiative — making it the 30th state to do so, as you can see in the figure below. It’s true that a lot was unusual about the Oklahoma initiative. The […]
Trade group pushes for special session on medical marijuana
Trade group leader says legislative action needed on medical marijuana OKLAHOMA CITY — The head of a medical marijuana trade organization on Thursday renewed his call for a special session to develop a regulatory framework to implement it. Before voters on June 26 approved State Question 788 to legalize medical marijuana, Gov. Mary Fallin had […]
Oklahoma voters just approved one of the most progressive medical marijuana bills in the country
Oklahoma voters approved a medical marijuana bill on Tuesday, making the state the 30th in the nation to permit the use of marijuana with a doctor’s recommendation. The measure is notable for reflecting one of the most permissive medical cannabis policies in the country. While most states specify a narrow list of medical conditions for […]
Oklahoma Conservatives Are Shifting Their Views On Medical Marijuana
Danny Daniels, an evangelical Christian in the rural Oklahoma town of Lindsay, is reliably conservative on just about every political issue. The 45-year-old church pastor is anti-abortion, voted for President Donald Trump and is a member of the National Rifle Association who owns an AR-15 rifle. He also came of age during the 1980s and […]
Medical Marijuana Bill In Oklahoma Would Be First Of Its Kind
Oklahoma will become a groundbreaking pioneer if voters approve state-sanctioned medical marijuana June 26. It would become the first state to initiate a medical marijuana program without listing specific ailments for which doctors could authorize marijuana for their patients. The issue will be presented to voters as the result of initiative petition signed by 67,801 […]
These 5 States Are Not Making It Easy To Legalize Marijuana
While many states are standing in the way of marijuana legalization, they usually aren’t outright sabotaging efforts to do so. Even politicians who don’t support cannabis end up implementing the new laws if the voters want it. But some states will go to extreme lengths to prevent the voters’ will from becoming law. Here are […]
Oklahoma’s Bill To Legalize And Regulate Medical Marijuana Dies In The Senate
OKLAHOMA CITY — Concerns about preempting a vote of the people contributed Monday to the death of a bill that would have legalized and regulated medical marijuana. But Sen. Ervin Yen, R-Oklahoma City, could bring his bill back to life after he held it on a procedural motion to reconsider the vote. The measure, Senate […]
