Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Becomes Standalone Agency
Marijuana Industry NewsOklahoma November 2, 2022 0
OKLAHOMA CITY – Changes are on the horizon for the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority. News 9 spoke to the new Executive Director appointed by Governor Stitt to see what this means for Oklahoman’s. As of November 1, the OMMA is a standalone agency. This comes after years of trying to move out from under the umbrella of... Read more
Midterm Elections Looking Green
ArkansasMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsMarylandNorth DakotaOklahoma October 25, 2022 0
By Madeline Grant, NCIA’s Government Relations Manager The midterm elections are quickly approaching with less than three weeks away. Not only will the elections determine the balance of power in Congress, but local elections and ballot measures are set to make a big impact across the country. As the... Read more
Gov. Kevin Stitt sets special election for recreational marijuana state question in Oklahoma
Marijuana Industry NewsOklahomaRecreational Marijuana October 19, 2022 0
The initiative petition process got bogged down after legislators passed a law that required the Oklahoma Secretary of State’s Office to verify signatures in addition to count them, the court said. “Delays in the process were caused by the Secretary of State’s ‘learning curve’ associated with the use of... Read more
Committee Insights | 9.28.22 | Cannabis Ballot Initiatives in the November 2022 Election
ArkansasMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsMarylandNew JerseyNorth DakotaOklahoma October 4, 2022 0
In this edition of our NCIA Committee Insights series originally aired on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 members of NCIA’s State Regulations Committee convened a panel of government affairs, business development and licensing experts for an in-depth discussion focusing on cannabis ballot initiatives up for a vote this coming November. They... Read more
Oklahoma Supreme Court delays action on recreational marijuana question
Marijuana Industry NewsOklahomaRecreational Marijuana August 31, 2022 0
A state question to legalize recreational marijuana appears unlikely to make it on the November ballot after the Oklahoma Supreme Court declined to step in while the measure still faces procedural hurdles. In a 5-4 opinion issued Tuesday, justices deferred intervention in a case involving State Question 820 until the measure clears a... Read more
State Contractor Verifying Petitions for Recreational Marijuana Initiative in Oklahoma
Marijuana Industry NewsOklahomaRecreational Marijuana August 9, 2022 0
Oklahoma is paying a company associated with a political polling firm $300,000 per year to verify signatures for statewide ballot initiatives, leading some to question the fairness of the process by which Oklahomans can vote directly on state issues. Western Petition Systems LLC is now in charge of verifying signatures... Read more
