Nov. 1, Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) published its latest set of rules for the state’s medical cannabis program. “Legislators can’t legislate every bit of minutiae in the way some of these things run,” J. Kyle Davis with Overman Legal Group and Climb Collective said. “That’s why you have the administrative law framework, where the […]
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Accessible cannabis
A slew of new emergency rules for Oklahoma’s medical cannabis program went into effect last week, among them a reduced state fee for disabled veterans. As of Sept. 14, veterans with 100 percent disability status from U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs will be able to receive a patient license for a discounted fee of $20. […]
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Grumpy’s getaway
NOTE: This event is postponed until further notice. Chris Moe hosts his Uncle Grumpy’s Green Retreat later this month at Lost Lakes Entertainment Complex. While it is expected to be crammed with speakers, bands and other entertainment, he said it is definitely not just a big party. The idea began before the vote on State […]
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Seeking clarity
Oklahoma Gazette submitted a list of questions regarding the current state of Oklahoma’s medical cannabis program to the Oklahoma State Department of Health based on the most common reader questions. Here are the responses, compiled by a number of Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority employees. Oklahoma Gazette: Can dispensaries still sell to patients when the OMMA […]
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Commentary: Clearing smoke
Nearly a year ago, just before passage of State Question 788, I wrote an article in Oklahoma Gazette about the historic demonization of cannabis and how political and industrial forces conspired to destroy the market for the plant. Many industrialists and their political allies, including major timber, agricultural and chemical interests, aligned against cannabis to […]
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Special snacks
A familiar face in the medical marijuana edibles market is soon to open its first store. Mr. Mack’s, 7220 S. Western Ave., Suite 109, is set to open later this month, co-founder Erick Almaguer said. Almaguer has teamed up with co-founder Greg Wilson to bring patients another method of administering their medicine. “Mr. Mack’s started […]
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Batting cleanup
Oklahoma Cannabis Industry Association executive director Bud Scott knows what the major issues are with House Bill 2612 because he authored the 400-page bill that became much of the architecture of the “unity bill.” Scott said he expects many concerns to be addressed before the legislative session closes, but not all of them. “We have […]
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Challenging authority
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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Next episode
Zig-Zag is the brand name of a well-known line of rolling papers, but it is also a term that could describe the sharp twists and turns in the ever-evolving saga of medical marijuana rule implementation that has unfurled since voters approved State Question 788 in June. The Oklahoma State Board of Health met Aug. 1 […]
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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 […]