Fallin away The queen is dead; long live the king. Mary Fallin’s eight-year reign of terror over the state is over, and her successor Kevin Stitt is a political outsider who campaigned on his version of “drain the swamp” but has surrounded himself with insiders during his transition to the Governor’s Mansion. Oh, Gov. Fallin, […]
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Chicken-Fried News: High number
Lying happens all the time in 2018, often for political gain or just personal amusement, but ask any lawyer or good con artist and they’ll tell you that the last kind of lie you want to tell is one where the revelation of said lie is inevitable. Stitch it on a pillow, Grandma — it’s […]
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Zig-Zag is the brand name of a well-known line of rolling papers, but it is also a term that could describe the sharp twists and turns in the ever-evolving saga of medical marijuana rule implementation that has unfurled since voters approved State Question 788 in June. The Oklahoma State Board of Health met Aug. 1 […]
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Saving smoke
Regulatory actions following the June 26 approval of State Question 788, the Medical Marijuana Legalization Initiative, appear to be shrouded in a cloud of special interests and bureaucratic deliberation. To ensure the will of the people is preserved, creators of a new initiative have since been actively petitioning to land State Questions 796 and 797 […]
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COVER: Marijuana quest
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of weekly stories focusing on issues surrounding the possible legalization of medical marijuana in Oklahoma. In the 22 years since California passed Proposition 215, which legalized cultivation, possession and use of marijuana for medical purposes, 28 other states followed suit, reversing years of demonization of cannabis […]
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Oklahomans for Health readies for petition deadline
Oklahomans for Health collects signatures in hopes to change medical marijuana laws in the state.
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Group works for legalization of medicinal cannabis
Oklahomans for Health, with the support of Joe Dorman, prepare for a petition drive to legalize medicinal cannabis in Oklahoma.
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Blue Note Lounge hosts monthly medical marijuana concert series
Oklahomans for Health hopes its concert series can drive funds and petition support.
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Grassroots organization hopes to change Oklahoma law
Green the Vote is pushing a petition to get State Question 778 on next year’s voting ballot.
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Seventeen months ago, Juliette Freese decided she didn’t want to die.
Seventeen months ago, Juliette Freese decided she didn’t want to die.