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Eviction notices

Matt Dinger

Three metro dispensaries have been told that they are too close to schools and have a month to move by Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA), the same agency that approved their licenses, apparently without confirming their proof of distance from those schools. The three dispensaries in question are The Gateway CBD & Dispensary, 4 E. […]

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Child care

Miguel Rios

April has been Child Abuse Prevention Month since the ’80s, but state and city leaders are making it a point to support the designation. Mayor David Holt and Gov. Kevin Stitt each issued proclamations about child abuse prevention recently. “Because of all the attention that’s been given to this, not just nationwide but statewide, more […]

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Challenging authority

Matt Dinger

Five days after House Bill 2612 was signed into law, it has a legal challenge. The petition was filed on behalf of plaintiff Leslie Ann Collum in Oklahoma County District Court on March 19. Collum is a medical marijuana license holder, registered nurse and the owner of Painted Nurse Apothecary, 3017 N. Lee Ave. She […]

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Unified plan

Matt Dinger

The first piece of medical marijuana legislation is now law. House Bill 2612, also known as the “unity bill,” was authored by Rep. Jon Echols, R-Oklahoma City, and Sen. Greg McCortney, R-Ada. It cleared the state House of Representatives on Feb. 28 with 93 voting yes and five opposed and then passed the Oklahoma Senate […]

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Chicken-Fried News: Errant Ezell

Gazette staff

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 […]

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Help needed

Ben Luschen

Last year, Oklahoma long-term care facility surveyors conducted around 3,000 inspections across the state. That they managed to get to that many facilities is an impressive feat considering Oklahoma State Department of Health’s surveyor team contained just around 110 inspectors and was capped by a department-wide hiring freeze. Department of Health long-term care director Mike […]

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