Editor’s note: This article is part of a series examining cannabis and cannabinoids in Oklahoma leading up to the June 26 medical marijuana referendum. Three years ago, when House Bill 2154, a piece of legislation known as “Katie and Cayman’s Law” allowing children with severe epilepsy to take cannabinoids as treatment through a medical trial, […]
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Advocating respite
In mid-March, Rep. Leslie Osborn, R-Mustang, introduced legislation designed to create a respite waiver program for families and caregivers of people with developmental disabilities. Osborn, one of 15 members of the newly created Waiting List Caucus, introduced House Bill 2758 as a solution to reduce the long waiting list that has historically plagued Oklahoma Department […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Cart before the horse
State lawmakers were sent back to the Capitol with specific instructions to focus on fixing the state budget hold. But that doesn’t mean they all listened.
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420: Oklahomans needing medical marijuana face obstacles
One Oklahoma native’s family moved to Colorado so her son could benefit from that state’s medical marijuana laws.