Oct. 7, Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) announced it had licensed its 200,000th patient. That is an average of 3,500 patients each week since OMMA started accepting patient applications. Based upon the state’s estimated population of 4 million, that means more than 5 percent of all Oklahomans are now card-carrying cannabis patients. In addition to […]
Renee Harper
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Hopeful beginning
Two of Oklahoma City metro’s recognizable names in the cannabis business have teamed up to form a charity. Green Hopes, 4001 SW 119th St., is a joint venture by CBD Plus USA and Green Hope Wellness Clinic. It holds its first event 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 10. “It is a 26-acre, 26,000 square-foot facility that’s […]
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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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Doctor’s orders
With new dispensaries opening their doors weekly and harvests starting to fill shelves, would-be patients are scrambling to find doctors with openings and answers to their medical questions. As of Dec. 2, 22,571 patient applications have been received by Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) and 17,122 have been approved, according to its Twitter account. Several […]