It was a sunny, warm October day when Cannabis Aid, 1612 NE 23rd St., began selling the products that gave the dispensary its name, but the rain is unending and the skies a deep dull gray on the first day doors open after the murders of founder Elijah Malachi X Mothershed Bey and his family. […]
State Question 788
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Redbud roots
If you need the dirt on growing cannabis in organic soil, Redbud Soil Company is the place to get it. Co-owners Chris Brady and John Martin have known each other since eighth grade, and it’s apparent by the way they can finish each other’s thoughts. “When [State Question] 788 passed, I called Chris about maybe […]
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Busted plans
Daniel Newberg expected to open his medical marijuana dispensary, No Rhyme or Reason Kratom Shoppe & CBD, after the paperwork went through in November. Now, he sees no rhyme or reason why his application cost him nearly a month of his life behind bars. Newberg was in the process of converting one of his shops […]
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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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Chicken-Fried News: 2018 takeout
Fallin away The queen is dead; long live the king. Mary Fallin’s eight-year reign of terror over the state is over, and her successor Kevin Stitt is a political outsider who campaigned on his version of “drain the swamp” but has surrounded himself with insiders during his transition to the Governor’s Mansion. Oh, Gov. Fallin, […]
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Compassionate minds
Oklahoma State Rep. Jon Echols is a conservative Republican serving southwest Oklahoma and northwest Cleveland counties. He’s a Bible-thumping, born-again Christian who serves as a deacon in his Southern Baptist church. He’s pro-life and pro-business. And Echols is the greatest ally to medical marijuana at the state Capitol. Echols, 39, R-Oklahoma City, is co-chair of […]
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The High Culture: Green market
The market price for a gram of medical marijuana was through the roof on opening day. A month in, prices have stabilized — for now. The reality of what the market will bear is still unknown and will be until next year. Prices at Oklahoma City dispensaries already doing business are averaging $10 to $25 […]
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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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Chicken-Fried News: Top rank
Gov. Mary Fallin’s unpopularity in Oklahoma calcified into empirical fact long ago but was further solidified by Fallin’s handling of state budget woes and her “let them eat chalk” attitude during the teacher walkout in April. By the time she declined to call a special session of the state Legislature after passage of State Question […]
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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 […]