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Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Collects $6.5 Million In Application Fees

November 14, 2018
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Oklahoma
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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…

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…

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…

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,…

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 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…

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…

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…

These 5 States Are Not Making It Easy To Legalize Marijuana

April 5, 2018
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Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Dakota
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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…

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…