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TO THEM AND LAWMAKERS TODAY. YOU KNOW, IT WAS PASSED BY THE VOTERS. WE RESPECT THE WILL OF THE VOTERS, AND WE’RE JUST TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE IT WORK BEST FOR OKLAHOMA. SINCE MEDICAL MARIJUANA WAS LEGALIZED IN 2018, LAWMAKERS HAVE BEEN TWEAKING HOW THE INDUSTRY RUNS IN OUR STATE. 2025 WILL BE NO EXCEPTION, WITH NEARLY TWO DOZEN BILLS LOOKING TO REGULATE IT. FOR INSTANCE, ONE NEW BILL FROM SENATE PRO TEM LONNIE PAXTON WOULD INCREASE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND DISPENSARIES. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE CALL YOU AND SAY, HEY, MY KID WALKS FROM ONE SCHOOL TO THE OTHER AND THEY HAVE TO WALK BY A DISPENSARY. AND SO JUST CONCERNS THAT ARE OUT THERE. BUT THE QUESTION IS, WOULD ALREADY ESTABLISHED DISPENSARIES BE TOLD THEY HAVE TO PACK UP AND MOVE WHEN STATE QUESTION 788 PASSED, THE LEGISLATURE HAD 60 DAYS TO IMPLEMENT RULES. IT REALLY WASN’T ENOUGH TIME TO FIGURE EVERYTHING OUT. SO. BUT WE YOU KNOW, WE REALLY DON’T LIKE TO PULL THE RUG OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE BUSINESS. SO WE’RE GOING TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE INDUSTRY AND TRY TO FIND THE BEST WAY FORWARD. A LOCAL DISPENSARY OWNER TOLD ME HE IS FINE WITH SOME BILLS LIKE THAT ONE, BUT OTHERS ARE CONCERNING. THEY INCLUDE ONE THAT WOULD RESTRICT ADVERTISING LIKE TWO MEN AND FLASHING SIGNS AT DISPENSARIES THAT THE AUTHOR SAYS TARGETS CHILDREN. PHARMACIES DON’T USE TUBE MEN OR FLASHING SIGNS TO ADVERTISE OXYCODONE OR OTHER SERIOUS MEDICATIONS. AND I DON’T THINK DISPENSARIES SHOULD EITHER. THEY SEE A TWO MAN IN FRONT OF A CAR DEALERSHIP. THEIR FIRST ACTION IS THAT MOMMY, LET ME GO BUY A CAR. YOU KNOW, THEY JUST SEE THE TUBE, MAN. SO IT DOESN’T NECESSARILY BRING ATTENTION TO THE PRODUCTS SOLD INSIDE OF THE STORE. IT’S JUST MORE SO BRINGS ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS A STORE THERE. ANOTHER BILL WOULD LIMIT HOW MUCH MARIJUANA SOMEONE COULD BUY IN A WEEK TO 2.5OZ, OR ALMOST 70G PER WEEK. AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PATIENTS THAT ARE GENUINELY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE THEY MIGHT BE UTILIZING MORE THAN THAT IN A WEEK, AND THAT’S GOING TO SEVERELY LIMIT THEIR ABILITY TO MEDICATE. USING CANNABIS. THE LEGISLATURE IS BACK IN SESSIO
Nearly two dozen new bills targeting medical marijuana in Oklahoma
22 new bills could change Oklahoma’s medical marijuana industry.
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In just weeks, Oklahoma lawmakers will convene to consider 3,052 new bills that could become law.>> Download the KOCO 5 app ]] 22 new bills could change Oklahoma’s medical marijuana industry. Read More
