Nowhere have the debates been more rampant about the pros and cons of State Question 807, formerly State Question 806, than on social media. Lawrence Pasternack of the Oklahoma Cannabis Liberty Alliance shares his views on the positive aspects of SQ807, while Darrell Carnes of 788 Media Group argues that this constitutional amendment is the […]
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Cannabis Issue: Absolved authorship
Before the authors of State Question 807, previously filed as State Question 806, signed their names to the initiative petition, rumors and speculation ran rampant about who authored the proposed constitutional amendment. Some of the earliest names thrown around were those of the members of Oklahoma Cannabis Liberty Alliance, which is comprised of Chris “Uncle […]
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Rough takeoff
Once word of State Question 806 began making the rounds, the cannabis sphere was instantly teeming with fury. The petition was withdrawn 11 days later, but a revised version is expected to be filed before the year’s end. The buzz began quietly while people first learned of State Question 806, then as more people gave […]
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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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Fire festival?
This is a tale of two festivals. One was disastrous and the other was a well-oiled machine, depending on the day you attended. On Saturday, Oklahomans arrived at their first High Times Cannabis Cup. By mid-afternoon, memes comparing the event to infamous Fyre Festival were popping up on social media. But by the time the […]
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Bitter pills
After moving back to Oklahoma to care for his ailing mother, Dave became an unlikely victim of circumstance when he suffered an injury from which he would never fully recover. Despite a two decade-long track record of responsible opioid use authorized by his former physician, Dave was instructed to gradually reduce his dose if he […]