The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority announced that Metrc was chosen to implement the state’s seed-to-sale tracking system for cannabis. Director Dr. Kelly Williams took the time to answer Oklahoma Gazette’s questions about the early stages of its implementation Gazette: How was Metrc chosen as the contract awardee? Williams: All bidders were evaluated by a team […]
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Tay’s Cannabis
The push for legal adult, or recreational, cannabis usage that came swiftly on the heels of Oklahoma’s medical cannabis program has been hotly debated among both industry insiders and patients, but no one has done more to apply the brakes to the potential ballot initiatives than Paul Tay. And he managed to do it from […]
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Threatening truth
Just weeks after a majority of Oklahoma voters approved State Question 788, a bizarre bit of news broke. Julie Ezell, a lawyer for Oklahoma State Department of Health, had been charged with sending herself threats. On July 17, 2018, Ezell was charged in Oklahoma County District Court with counts of using a computer to violate […]
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Cannabis briefs
Descheduling cannabis On a broader scale, federal legalization or full decriminalization has not come to fruition as many expected during this first term. No mention has been made by President Donald Trump of descheduling cannabis, which remains on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Schedule 1 substance list. In a clip posted online last month by reporter […]
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Growing distinction
The first Oklahoma High Times Cannabis Cup was a muddy and sweltering affair attended by tens of thousands of people. This year, the awards ceremony was two dudes livestreaming from a couch, which definitely felt more like the right vibe. Of the 10 categories, the clear winner was one brand family. ElectraLeaf; its grow operation, […]
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Durable industry
For the Oklahoma cannabis industry, the months since the coronavirus pandemic hit the state have been both the best and worst of times. “Frankly, the last three months have been great from a business perspective. It’s reflected in the retail numbers, which have been record-setting. I don’t know that it’s all attributable to the pandemic, […]
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PRESS RELEASE Stargazer Edibles launches Churned This Way Pride ice cream
Stargazer Edibles, award-winning producer of cannabis infused ice cream products, chocolate bars and cookie dough for the medical marijuana industry in Oklahoma, is releasing a special flavor to commemorate Pride Month in the state. “Recognizing some of the challenges that we have faced with the outbreak of COVID-19 and how that has affected programming for […]
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Flower Review: Blue Zkittlez
Strain name: Blue Zkittlez Grown by: Sinsemillion Acquired from: Likewise Craft Dispensary Date acquired: March 5 THC/CBD percentages: 27.1 percent/.07 percent (per F.A.S.T. Laboratories/Research Physical traits: light green with few orange stigmas Bouquet: sweet, fruity candy Review: This is one of those that I had to get a taste of out of pure novelty value. […]
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Farming collective
Fire Ranch is a new and unique brand of Oklahoma agriculture collective. The crops here are all grown inside metal buildings, with a small farmhouse, or “Farmacy,” at the entrance. A 1947 Ford pickup acts as the sign to the property at 3215 E. Waterloo Road. “I work in oncology, so I’m very medically backgrounded. […]
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Flower Review: Grapenstein
Strain name: Grapenstein Grown by: Private Reserve Gardens Acquired from: The Cannabis Refinery Date acquired: Feb. 20 THC/CBD percentages: 23.45 percent/.09 percent (per Express Toxicology) Physical traits: purple and light green with wiry orange stigmas and glittering trichomes Bouquet: fruity and sweet Review: I know everyone and their dog has been talking about or reviewed […]