Oct. 7, Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) announced it had licensed its 200,000th patient. That is an average of 3,500 patients each week since OMMA started accepting patient applications. Based upon the state’s estimated population of 4 million, that means more than 5 percent of all Oklahomans are now card-carrying cannabis patients. In addition to […]
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Flower Review: Gold Leaf
Strain name: Gold Leaf Grown by: unknown grower Acquired from: Green Plus (Midwest CIty) Date acquired: Oct. 9 THC/CBD percentages: no testing available Physical traits: light green with a large number of dull orange stigmas and frosted with trichomes Bouquet: earthy and peppery Review: This indica-dominant hybrid of unknown origin and descent was a little […]
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Stable market
While prices in the Oklahoma medical cannabis market seemed to be dipping in the spring, six months later, they have held steady and, in some cases, have risen. A multitude of factors are responsible for the stagnation in sticker prices, according to dispensary owners and budtenders. Gary “Turbo” Webb manages Green Plus, 1120 S. Air […]
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Growing pains
David Donnell was one of the first Oklahomans to receive his commercial growing license but still has not been able to harvest a single crop. Euno Grow received its approval last September, and then Donnell went about getting the city of Piedmont to sign off on his remodeling permit. “We have 35 acres. It’s a […]
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Herbal engineering
When the season changes, so does the flavor of Mary Mechanix’s seasonal cartridges. Its spiced apple cider cartridge debuted on the autumnal equinox, the same day the company retired its popular Bomb Pop for the year. To Mary Mechanix, having a unique brand with distinctive offerings is as important as quality products. “We’ve been kind […]
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Flower Review: Cookie Monster Fire
Strain name: Cookie Monster Fire Grown by: Green Rush Processing Acquired from: Eden Rose Dispensary Date acquired: Oct. 2 THC/CBD percentages: no testing available Physical traits: bright green with numerous wiry stigmas and light purpling inside Bouquet: sweet and gassy Review: Eden Rose Dispensary just opened a few blocks from my house, and I had […]
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Rolling stoned
Oklahoma cannabis patients currently have no exceptions to the state’s laws pertaining to driving under the influence. The applicable statute reads in part, “It is unlawful and punishable as provided in this section for any person to drive, operate, or be in actual physical control of a motor vehicle within this state, whether upon public […]
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Theoretical activist
Lawrence Pasternack approaches his cannabis activism as a moral imperative. Pasternack is a professor of philosophy and the director of religious studies at Oklahoma State University. While he has supported cannabis legalization for decades, it was not until 2017 that he began writing and speaking publicly on the matter. “I grew up in Canada, where […]
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Flower Review: Sour Diesel
Strain name: Sour Diesel Grown by: Sweet Weed Acquired from: Project Releaf Date acquired: Sept. 21 THC/CBD percentages: no testing available Physical traits: Light green with few dull orange stigmas and moderate trichomes Bouquet: Sweet and sour with gassy undertones Review: I had not dropped back by Project Releaf since it became a 24-hour dispensary […]
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Certified chaos
Starting in September, all Oklahoma cannabis businesses are required to have “certificates of compliance” from the municipalities or counties in which they do business. However, it has left the deluge of companies who were among the first to apply for licenses fearful that they will lose them due to the short timeframe they have to […]