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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Green banking
Oklahoma State Bank is the most recent financial institution to offer banking services for Oklahoma’s medical cannabis industry. Executive vice president and chief operating officer Mel Barnes recently took the time to answer some questions about the current and future climate for banking cannabis. Oklahoma Gazette: Please introduce yourself and explain how you came to […]
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Higher competition
Buds and Brawls 7:00 pm Feb. 8 Farmers Public Market 311 S. Klein Ave okcfarmersmarket.com 405-232-6506 $25-150 When Chase O’Grady was watching alongside hundreds during the cannabis kickboxing matches inside a tent in a front yard in Newcastle in December, he knew the concept was ready to be taken to the next level. On Feb. […]
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Cannabis cowboys
This month, Oklahoma sees its first homegrown cannabis championship. The inaugural Cowboy Cup is held at Tumbleweed Dance Hall, Lakeview and N. Country Club Road, in Stillwater, and organizers pledge it will be “Oklahoma’s premier cannabis championship, expo and harvest festival.” More than a dozen local musical acts, including Watermelon Slim, Taddy Porter, The Brothers […]
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Oklahoma grown
Oklahoma has already seen its first freeze, signaling that its first outdoor growing season is at a close. Under the state’s new medical cannabis law, both commercial growers and patients are allowed to cultivate crops outdoors with a few restrictions. Predictions for how THC-containing cannabis would fare in Oklahoma’s climate were wildly varied, with some […]
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Flower Review: Glue Zauce
Strain name: Glue Zauce Grown by: Red Dirt Sungrown Acquired from: Green Roots Wellness Date acquired: Oct. 18 THC/CBD percentages: 14.55 percent/.07 percent (per True Fit Medical Laboratories) Physical traits: green with very little orange and frosted with small trichomes Bouquet: fruity and earthy Review: After my visit to the Tischausers’ farm last month, I […]
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Growth industry
Oklahoma has made it through its first year of legal cannabis containing THC. Meanwhile, Oklahoma Gazette is now marking its first year of THC itself — the High Culture section, that is. In early October 2018, I was asked to start writing a freelance piece each week on the legal cannabis market. From the time […]
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Flower Review: Grandpa’s Stash
Strain name: Grandpa’s Stash Grown by: Therapo Acquired from: Sage Wellness Date acquired: Oct. 14 THC/CBD percentages: 19.95 percent/.09 percent (per Scissortail Laboratories) Physical traits: light green with dull orange stigmas and densely frosted trichomes Bouquet: sweet and herbal Review: I have had several different runs of Grandpa’s Stash over the past year. All were […]
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Safety meeting
Sage Wellness hosted the Vape Safe event at its dispensary, 4200 N. Western Ave., Suite A, on Oct. 25 in order to bring patients face-to-face with some of the leading producers of cannabis vape cartridges. As of this week, there have been nearly 2,000 cases of what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are […]
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Pumpkin, spiced
We are in the thick of pumpkin-spiced everything season as well as speeding quickly toward chili weather, and this month’s infused excursion is the intersection of both. Each month, Jarrod Friedel and Matt Pryor at Guyutes bring Oklahoma Gazette readers a unique twist on cannabis-infused cuisine. This month, they unveil their spicy pumpkin chili. “I […]