Hundreds of medical marijuana supporters descended on Oklahoma’s state Capitol on Thursday to warn lawmakers not to infringe on their legal right to grow, consume and sell cannabis. Medical marijuana supporters cried foul on dozens of bills filed by state lawmakers that would increase restrictions on the production and consumption of medical cannabis. Proposed bills […]
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Marijuana ‘Unity Bill’ to take effect Thursday in Oklahoma
The medical marijuana “Unity Bill” that sets up a basic legal framework for the implementation of State Question 788 will take effect Thursday. Nearly three dozen other new laws will also take effect this week. Here’s a look at some of the new laws. ‘Unity Bill’ Also known as the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient […]
Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Collects $6.5 Million In Application Fees
In less than a handful of months, the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority already has raked in nearly $6.57 million in application fees. Of that, $5.45 million came from licensing medical marijuana dispensaries, growers or processors, said Melissa Miller, a spokeswoman for the state division overseeing the state’s burgeoning medical marijuana program. The rest — $1.12 […]
First Medical Marijuana Licenses Approved Saturday In Oklahoma
The rollout Saturday of the state’s application portal for medical marijuana licenses went smoothly, with some residents noting they had been approved for their licenses earlier than expected. Nearly 1,370 accounts had been registered and 366 patient applications and 205 commercial applications had been received by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority in the first hour […]
Oklahoma Falls Short Of Signatures Needed For Recreational Marijuana Ballot
A petition drive to get recreational marijuana on an Oklahoma ballot failed to get enough signatures, Secretary of State James Williamson announced Monday. Green the Vote collected 102,814 signatures that could be counted for the proposed State Question 797. The organization needed 123,725 valid signatures to get the issue on the ballot. Of the more […]
Recreational marijuana in Oklahoma: What’s next now that supporters don’t have enough signatures?
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’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 […]
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 […]
