Will conservative Oklahoma vote to legalize recreational weed? March 2, 2023 AggregatedNews Oklahoma 0 Comments As Oklahomans prepare to vote on legalizing recreational marijuana, supporters say it’s a clear decision to support local businesses and promote social justice reform, while detractors say it’s a weedier situation. Oklahomans will vote on State Question 820 on March 7. If… Read More→
Oklahoma lawmakers, cannabis businesses want more marijuana tracking options this year January 20, 2023 AggregatedNews Oklahoma 0 Comments Pressure is mounting at the Oklahoma Legislature to rebid a contract with the state's seed-to-sale marijuana tracking system. Lawmakers and cannabis businesses have complained that the current tracking system, implemented by Metrc on behalf of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority,… Read More→
Oklahoma’s next big election will ask voters to legalize recreational marijuana November 28, 2022 AggregatedNews Oklahoma 0 Comments As the decades-long push to legalize marijuana state-by-state nears the halfway point, Oklahoma could provide an interesting case study when voters decide whether to legalize adult cannabis use in March. Twenty-one states have now legalized recreational marijuana use, including Missouri… Read More→
Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Becomes Standalone Agency November 2, 2022 AggregatedNews Oklahoma 0 Comments OKLAHOMA CITY - Changes are on the horizon for the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority. News 9 spoke to the new Executive Director appointed by Governor Stitt to see what this means for Oklahoman’s. As of November 1, the OMMA is a standalone agency. This comes after years of… Read More→
Gov. Kevin Stitt sets special election for recreational marijuana state question in Oklahoma October 19, 2022 AggregatedNews Oklahoma 1 Comment Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday set a special election for a state question that seeks to legalize recreational marijuana. State Question 820 will be on the March 7 ballot. Last month, the Oklahoma Supreme Court declined to put it on the… Read More→
Oklahoma Supreme Court delays action on recreational marijuana question August 31, 2022 AggregatedNews Oklahoma 0 Comments A state question to legalize recreational marijuana appears unlikely to make it on the November ballot after the Oklahoma Supreme Court declined to step in while the measure still faces procedural hurdles. In a 5-4 opinion issued Tuesday, justices deferred intervention in… Read More→
State Contractor Verifying Petitions for Recreational Marijuana Initiative in Oklahoma August 9, 2022 AggregatedNews Oklahoma 0 Comments Oklahoma is paying a company associated with a political polling firm $300,000 per year to verify signatures for statewide ballot initiatives, leading some to question the fairness of the process by which Oklahomans can vote directly on state issues. Western… Read More→
Oklahoma will stop granting licenses to grow, sell marijuana August 1, 2022 AggregatedNews Oklahoma 0 Comments Oklahoma will stop giving out new licenses to grow, sell, or process marijuana at the end of August. The moratorium was supposed to start Monday, but the application deadline was extended at the last minute. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority… Read More→
Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority expecting budget growth ahead of autonomy June 21, 2022 AggregatedNews Oklahoma 0 Comments The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority says it expects its budget request to increase for fiscal year 2023 as it transitions to becoming an independent agency by November. Previously, OMMA has operated as a part of the Oklahoma Department of Health.… Read More→
Medical marijuana industry creates booming impact on rural Oklahoma May 24, 2022 AggregatedNews Oklahoma 1 Comment Rural Oklahoma has seen the impacts of the booming medical marijuana industry. Oklahoma has come to be known as the “Wild West of Weed” thanks to the booming medical marijuana industry. While grow operations have been popping up all across… Read More→
Oklahoma House votes to raise costs of commercial medical marijuana licenses May 20, 2022 AggregatedNews Oklahoma 0 Comments The Oklahoma House of Representatives moved closer to its goal of comprehensive medical marijuana reform on Thursday with the passage of six additional bills, including a substantial hike in the cost of most commercial licenses. House Bill 2179, by Rep.… Read More→
Gov. Stitt to decide on bill to make Marijuana Authority freestanding agency in Oklahoma May 8, 2022 AggregatedNews Oklahoma 0 Comments A bill to make the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority a freestanding state agency awaits action from Gov. Kevin Stitt. The Oklahoma Senate on Thursday gave final passage to legislation that is the result of years of discussions about moving the OMMA… Read More→
Oklahoma Republican lawmakers unveil medical marijuana regulations March 8, 2022 AggregatedNews Oklahoma 0 Comments OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republicans in the Oklahoma House on Monday unveiled a package of new restrictions on the state’s booming medical marijuana industry, designed to crack down on illegal growers who sell cannabis on the black market. The 12-point… Read More→
Law enforcement officers conduct massive raid of black market marijuana, issue arrest warrants February 22, 2022 AggregatedNews Oklahoma 0 Comments Oklahoma drug enforcement officers conducted a massive raid of nine marijuana grow operations across the state early Tuesday, targeting criminal organizations that are believed to have transported black market cannabis out of state. The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics led the multi-agency operation… Read More→
Oklahoma’s medical marijuana growers look for the next boom market February 10, 2022 AggregatedNews Oklahoma 0 Comments Growers see Oklahoma as a national model for medical marijuana, but others say its lax regulation is a warning to other states considering legalization. LEXINGTON, Okla. — Inside an old metal building off a quiet stretch of U.S. 77, Josh… Read More→