Evan Way is an associate attorney with Crowe & Dunlevy and a member of its Cannabis Industry Practice Group. He recently took time to answer Oklahoma Gazette’s questions about State Question 788’s legalization of medical marijuana and how it pertains to employment law. Oklahoma Gazette: How did the law treat a marijuana user before SQ788? […]
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Medicinal kitchen
Cooking with medical marijuana can be a preferred delivery system because it is easier on the lungs than smoking and the effects last longer, but it can be a difficult process to get started. Everyone is familiar with the trope of pot brownies, but cooking with marijuana can be much more refined than mixing ingredients […]
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Legal marijuana
Christmas came a few days early for me this year. After 11 days of waiting — or 18 years, depending on how you look at it — it was official. As of Dec. 22, I can now legally possess and consume cannabis in my home state. The critics were partially correct — the license was […]
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Growing gear
If you’re looking to take your green thumb to the next level, marijuana might be the crop for you. Strange Leaf Dispensary, 4700 NW 39th St., currently carries two brands of cannabis seeds. On the low end, one package of three seeds sells for $35, while the female seeds in a five-pack of another brand […]
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The High Culture: Green market
The market price for a gram of medical marijuana was through the roof on opening day. A month in, prices have stabilized — for now. The reality of what the market will bear is still unknown and will be until next year. Prices at Oklahoma City dispensaries already doing business are averaging $10 to $25 […]
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New sooners
By Friday afternoon, word has gotten around and business at Cannabis Aid is booming. Customers are hit with the rich scent of fresh marijuana as they walk through the doors. While signing in, they crane their necks to see the contents of the glass jars like they’re attempting to get a rare glimpse at an […]
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New leaves
J. Blake Johnson is dressed in a black T-shirt and his jeans are tucked into a loose pair of high-tops. His hair blows across his face in the Saturday afternoon wind on a bar patio and he looks like the kind of guy who will be taking the stage with his band later that night. […]
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Buyer beware
Medical marijuana regulations rolled out by the state health department in July were met with heavy pushback from the community at large and caused Gov. Mary Fallin to call for revisions and set forth emergency rules on Aug. 1. The new regulations govern the growth, sale and purchase of medical marijuana but don’t address testing, […]
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Finding reform
Lost in June’s eyebrow-raising voter turnout numbers for the approval of medical marijuana and the controversial amendments to the law added by the Oklahoma State Medical Board days later is much talk of the provisions for decriminalization of marijuana possession outlined in State Question 788. Chris Moe — a vocal SQ788 advocate who works closely […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Errant Ezell
Like most Oklahomans, your attitude toward yet another installment of the medical marijuana saga is probably “puff, puff, pass,” but you might not have heard the latest drama. Lucky for Chicken-Fried News, Oklahoma is full of drama. That’s what keeps us covered in thick, spicy fry batter so we can stay tasty. Anyway, we just […]