The proprietor of Bricktown’s Dollhouse Lounge and Burlesque, however, might question Drake’s level of care or integrity these days. After his Feb. 28 show in Oklahoma City, the singer and his entourage had a VIP party at Dollhouse. According to TMZ, Dollhouse employees reported the smell of pot coming from the VIP section. Police were […]
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Budding industry
A new reality series on the National Geographic Channel, “American Weed,” focuses on medical pot in Colorado, centering on growers such as the Stanley siblings, and chronicles its eventual demise in one town in the state. Every year, thousands of cardholding patients depend on the Stanleys for medical pot to help ease their pain. But […]
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CFN Quote of the Week
“Well, I will just be right up front with you and tell you I oppose legalizing marijuana.” —Gov. Mary Fallin, speaking during an Internet town hall broadcast Aug. 4 from Oklahoman Republican Party headquarters, according to the Tulsa World
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Two guys, one beer
How we love to have our assumptions proven wrong, especially if it involves violence and alcohol. According to a July 7 story on newsok.com, Oklahoma City police arrested two men on July 3, Jose Cardona, 26, and Heraldo Alahandro Martinez, 26, on complaints of public drunkenness and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, as […]
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‘Marijuana is here to stay’
Eventually, the powers that be understood that without legitimate liquor by the drink, this town could never become a convention- or visitor-friendly city. It was a moral issue for many years and became an economic issue, leading to the current attitude toward alcohol. British researchers have now declared alcohol the most dangerous drug on the […]
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Herbal remedy
A state Senate committee bogarted a bill designed to legalize medical marijuana in Oklahoma by refusing to hold hearings on any of its assigned legislation this session, effectively keeping the measure hostage until next session. Senate Bill 573, known as the Compassionate Use Act, would allow a physician to prescribe marijuana to patients, and would […]