Law enforcement officers conduct massive raid of black market marijuana, issue arrest warrants
Marijuana Industry NewsOklahoma February 23, 2022 0
Oklahoma drug enforcement officers conducted a massive raid of nine marijuana grow operations across the state early Tuesday, targeting criminal organizations that are believed to have transported black market cannabis out of state. The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics led the multi-agency operation with more than 200 state, federal and local law... Read more
Oklahoma’s medical marijuana growers look for the next boom market
Marijuana Industry NewsOklahoma February 10, 2022 0
Growers see Oklahoma as a national model for medical marijuana, but others say its lax regulation is a warning to other states considering legalization. LEXINGTON, Okla. — Inside an old metal building off a quiet stretch of U.S. 77, Josh Blevins walked among rows of fragrant marijuana plants basking... Read more
Ryan Allway January 27th, 2022 National Cannabis Dispensary Franchise Progresses Midwest Growth; Local Alliance Program Aims to Keep Dispensary Ownership Local by Providing Existing Owners the Backing of a National Franchise System OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Unity Rd., the cannabis dispensary franchise from Item 9 Labs Corp. (OTCQX: INLB), announced today... Read more
As Oklahoma’s medical marijuana industry booms, regulators struggle to keep up
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaOklahoma January 21, 2022 0
Row by row, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs agents and Garvin County deputies cut down 2,500 marijuana plants and loaded them in a dump truck for destruction during an April 2021 raid near Pauls Valley. The grow operation had a Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority license, but had... Read more
Law enforcement in Oklahoma’s marijuana industry could change drastically in 2022. Here’s why
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaOklahoma January 10, 2022 0
One of the biggest challenges Oklahoma faced in 2021 with its nascent medical marijuana industry was enforcement. It was both a law problem and a human problem. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority had limits in how it could enforce the rules. And even if they had that power, the agency... Read more
How Oklahoma Became a Marijuana Boom State
Marijuana Industry NewsOklahoma December 30, 2021 0
Weed entrepreneurs have poured into Oklahoma from across the United States, propelled by low start-up costs and relaxed rules. KEOTA, Okla. — Across Oklahoma, a staunchly conservative state with a history of drawing people in search of wealth from the land, a new kind of crop is taking over... Read more
