I wish someone would ask (on the record} every member of the legislature if they are in favor of SQ 788 as written or against it. I think the people of OK would really be interested in this.

Fake News???

You literally blamed the legislature and governor for something the health department did.

As of two days ago, the official petition signature count was

796 (medicinal): 73,431
797 (recreational): 81,116

They need 125,000 to get it on the ballot, but it's typical for a decent number of the signatures to be invalid, so they're aiming for 180,000 just to be safe. It's going to be a close call and probably hard to do, but if you feel strongly about it (esp. after what the DoH did today) go ahead and get the word out.

I sent 16 pages of signatures to Green the Vote on Monday. It included 80 signatures I got on Fri. and Sat. night at 4th and Washington in Stillwater, the heart of the strip. Yes, it's hard to do. It took 6 hours to get that many. Surely, it's easier to get a lot more signatures than that at Norman's version of the strip.

This just smells like back room politics.

I'd be interested to hear Mick Cornett vs. Kevin Stitt's plans for addressing the Health Department should they be elected.
According to their website: "The agency is governed by the Oklahoma State Board of Health created under the authority of Oklahoma Statute Title 63, Section 1-103. This nine-member Board is appointed by the Governor with Senate confirmation. Each Board member serves a nine-year term."

I'd be interested to hear Mick Cornett vs. Kevin Stitt's plans for addressing the Health Department should they be elected.

Not sure about that since it's a relatively recent event, however I do know that Stitt is fine with medical mj, but decidedly against recreational.

Welp, Mary Fallin just signed the emergency rules into effect. From here statement:


I encourage everyone to approach this effort in a constructive fashion in order to honor the will of the citizens of Oklahoma who want a balanced and responsible medical marijuana law. ... The Health Department has been working with 17 other agencies the past three months on crafting these emergency rules.

This is complete garbage. Banning smokeable forms of the plant and requiring a pharmacist to be present at every dispensary were NOT part of the original emergency rules. They were released just a day before they were voted on.

Here come the lawsuits......

Yay wasting tax payer on things they knew wouldn’t survive a court challenge

This state is complete horse ****!

If you don't like the new rules, do something about it and put forth the effort to go sign the 797 petition. I did so today. It is available to sign at locations all over the state. You can find them here:

https://gtvok.com/locations

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/political-pulse/os-smokable-medical-marijuana-ban-20180525-story.html

This state is complete horse ****!

Then leave..?

If you don't like the new rules, do something about it and put forth the effort to go sign the 797 petition. I did so today. It is available to sign at locations all over the state. You can find them here:

https://gtvok.com/locations

This. The problem with pushing a vague state question and framing the debate as medical is that of course the medical community is going to be involved. It's either them or the legislature working out the details that weren't laid out in the SQ. Doctors are pulled into this putting thier reputations, licenses, and insurance on the line by signing the medical applications. From a purely medical standpoint even with these rules it will still benefit those that need it, not even taking into account the ability to grow at home if you must have smokeables for some reason (the cancer folks I've known who used medical hates smokeable). If you want recreational support the recreational initiatives.

Then leave..?

I reaaly dis-like this attitude. No, If you think this state is horse**** because of political action or any other reason besides the streets are literally filled with horse**** (although they are thursday-sunday in bricktown but that's beside the point) please don't leave. Stay and help us make it better.

I reaaly dis-like this attitude. No, If you think this state is horse**** because of political action or any other reason besides the streets are literally filled with horse**** (although they are thursday-sunday in bricktown but that's beside the point) please don't leave. Stay and help us make it better.

I think it alludes to more that if all someone is gonna do is piss and moan on a message board they are free to leave. If they work to make it better by all means stay.

Most people here just whine and moan.

I think it alludes to more that if all someone is gonna do is piss and moan on a message board they are free to leave. If they work to make it better by all means stay.

Most people here just whine and moan.

Well I can see both sides of this. It's steep uphill battle for anyone who wants progressive change in Oklahoma. This state is the reddest of the red states and is one of the most authoritarian in the country. Big money interests and churches run things here and they have the final say on everything and cannot be opposed. Oklahoma politicians like to say "small government" but what they really mean is cutting services that mostly benefit the poor and middle class. Government here cannot be too big when it comes to controlling everyone's private lives and what they do with their bodies and trying to keep everyone on "God's path." In reality, the people aren't as hard right as the state government is (at least here in OKC), but enough of them are or are single issue voters, usually because of abortion, gay rights, or guns, that these people keep getting elected. Until this state has a change in leadership, nothing is going to change. There comes a point where you have to ask the question do you stay and fight, tolerate the status quo which seems hopeless to change, or just pack up and leave? And realistically, packing up and leaving isn't an option for many people who would like to in theory.

I want to add that at least Oklahoma voted in favor of medical marijuana even if the state government, as expected, has overridden the will of the people. This is only the second state in the Bible Belt to do so, which is noteworthy.

Sign the petition to get it on the ballot and VOTE for recreational. That is really the only option at this point IMO.

Sign the petition to get it on the ballot and VOTE for recreational. That is really the only option at this point IMO.

Felt this was too good to be true. Don't smoke period & have no use for medical marijuana; however there are those who will benefit from it, now they have made if difficult for those who need it to obtain it. How many of us can grow a so called controlled dangerous substance?

I'm signing the recreational marijuana petition so we can put this thing to rest once & for all while our governor drags her feet and protects the Oklahoma Republican legislature by turning this over to the state health department that has a deep storied history of fumbling the ball on legislation.

Felt this was too good to be true. Don't smoke period & have no use for medical marijuana; however there are those who will benefit from it, now they have made if difficult for those who need it to obtain it. How many of us can grow a so called controlled dangerous substance?

I'm signing the recreational marijuana petition so we can put this thing to rest once & for all while our governor drags her feet and protects the Oklahoma Republican legislature by turning this over to the state health department that has a deep storied history of fumbling the ball on legislation.

+1

Oklahoma Legislature continue to play 'Mother Hen' with its voters. Time to take action...

City area Recreational Marijuana Petition places to sign in the core:


Emerald Elite CBD
4623 E 29th ST, Del City, OK 73115 (405) 673-7585

Herbalife
4745 Tempo Dr., Del City, OK 73115 (405) 788-7692

A&M Vape Shop OKC 2900 NW 23rd St., Oklahoma City, OK 73107 (405) 601-8610

Buddy's CBD Wellness 1925 NW 39th St. OKC, OK 73118 (405) 371-9561

Chad Moody Attorney
200 S. Harvey Ave., Ste. 110, Oklahoma City, OK 73109
(405) 231-4343

Herban Mother
607 NW 28th St., suite a, Oklahoma City, OK 73103
405-509-3183

Her Mane Addiction
1618 NW 23rd St, Suite A, Oklahoma City, OK 73106
405-999-0759

Hybrid Cures
1230 NE 23rd St suite c, Oklahoma City, OK 73111
(405) 600-9734

Prodigy Vapor
710 N Broadway Ave, Oklahoma City, Ok 73102
405-225-1182

Deadline: August 7, 2018 last day to sign petition

Check out Green the Vote for a list of places to sign in your area (see list of locations) if you're registered to vote Oklahoma: https://gtvok.com/locations

i think it alludes to more that if all someone is gonna do is piss and moan on a message board they are free to leave. If they work to make it better by all means stay.

Most people in general just whine and moan.

ftfy

Felt this was too good to be true. Don't smoke period & have no use for medical marijuana; however there are those who will benefit from it, now they have made if difficult for those who need it to obtain it. How many of us can grow a so called controlled dangerous substance?

I'm signing the recreational marijuana petition so we can put this thing to rest once & for all while our governor drags her feet and protects the Oklahoma Republican legislature by turning this over to the state health department that has a deep storied history of fumbling the ball on legislation.


I'm in the same mind frame as you. I don't use it either but I do want people to have it if they feel they need it. Or maybe one day I might need it and would like it to be readily available if that time comes.

This is beyond angering. I wonder if this state will ever get past it's "Footloose" mentality. Every time it seems like there might be a little bit of hope, it's quickly smacked down.


I'm in the same mind frame as you. I don't use it either but I do want people to have it if they feel they need it. Or maybe one day I might need it and would like it to be readily available if that time comes.

My guess is one of the following states (Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, or Kansas) will have legal weed within the next decade and it's likely to be decriminalized federally under the next Democratic administration. Oklahomans probably won't have to wait for it to be legalized here to be able to get it legal close to home, assuming 797 either doesn't pass in 2020 or the state neuters it as well.

Oklahoma Legislature continue to play 'Mother Hen' with its voters. Time to take action...

City area Recreational Marijuana Petition places to sign in the core:


Emerald Elite CBD
4623 E 29th ST, Del City, OK 73115 (405) 673-7585

Herbalife
4745 Tempo Dr., Del City, OK 73115 (405) 788-7692

A&M Vape Shop OKC 2900 NW 23rd St., Oklahoma City, OK 73107 (405) 601-8610

Buddy's CBD Wellness 1925 NW 39th St. OKC, OK 73118 (405) 371-9561

Chad Moody Attorney
200 S. Harvey Ave., Ste. 110, Oklahoma City, OK 73109
(405) 231-4343

Herban Mother
607 NW 28th St., suite a, Oklahoma City, OK 73103
405-509-3183

Her Mane Addiction
1618 NW 23rd St, Suite A, Oklahoma City, OK 73106
405-999-0759

Hybrid Cures
1230 NE 23rd St suite c, Oklahoma City, OK 73111
(405) 600-9734

Prodigy Vapor
710 N Broadway Ave, Oklahoma City, Ok 73102
405-225-1182

Deadline: August 7, 2018 last day to sign petition

Check out Green the Vote for a list of places to sign in your area (see list of locations) if you're registered to vote Oklahoma: https://gtvok.com/locations
Organics at 2800 N. Penn has petitions to give out if you want to be a signature taker. A lot of people are pissed off after what the health dept. did and want to sign. The more signatures gathered, the more pissed off opponents of SQ788 and the health dept. will be.

I would encourage all of you to contact your representatives asking them to respect the spirit and intent of SQ788.
I just emailed mine and House Floor Leader Jon Echols, use http://www.oklegislature.gov/FindMyLegislature2.aspx?State=OK to find out who represents you, it gives you a direct link to their phone and email.

I was previously not going to bother, but these latest events have me making plans to go sign both current initiative petitions. I already would have done so yesterday, but when I went by Buddy's CBD Wellness to sign yesterday there was a sign on the door saying they were out and I didn't remember the other options.

I think it alludes to more that if all someone is gonna do is piss and moan on a message board they are free to leave. If they work to make it better by all means stay.

Most people here just whine and moan.

Thank you gopokes88. This is exactly what I was alluding to. The amount of time people on this message board just hide behind their screen and whine about what is wrong with this state, yet do not offer any sort of a solution to the said problem is remarkable. No state is perfect, and if there was one there would be an influx of citizens to this state. Yet, we do not see that. Yes, while there are things that are wrong with this state and its leaders, we will be seeing some sort of change come November. But if you can't wait for that and just want to sit back and b*tch and moan without doing anything of importance to fix it, then by all means, leave. The pessimism that lives on these message boards make them almost unbearable to read. Take a step back and look around you for a minute. Be thankful that you live in a place that allows for you to even speak your mind in regard to the political decisions that are being made, and that you do not feel threatened to do so. With that being said, instead of just complaining about the issue, get out there and do something about it, because that is your constitutional right in this country.

^^how do you know most people who whine are not also doing something to try and change the situation outside of the board? Perhaps even whining does something by showing solidarity and giving a morsel of validity to an opinion. All you guys are doing is whining about the whiners... Besides, most of the posts on this thread give valuable info or urge folks to sign a petition, vote etc.

^^how do you know most people who whine are not also doing something to try and change the situation outside of the board? Perhaps even whining does something by showing solidarity and giving a morsel of validity to an opinion. All you guys are doing is whining about the whiners... Besides, most of the posts on this thread give valuable info or urge folks to sign a petition, vote etc.

I understand what you're saying in regard to "signing a petitions, vote, etc", and respect that. I was not referring to that because many people on THIS thread do offer valuable, and practical, information and solutions. But at the same time many people on this thread also just whine. How am I, or anyone for that matter, supposed to know that these "whiners" are doing anything outside of this message board to find a solution to their complaints when they are not mentioning it. I once had a professor say, "once there has been recognition of a real issue, keep your opinions and complaints to yourself and significant other, unless they end with some sort of a possible solution to the issue. While its harder to find a solution to a problem than it is to sit around and complain, the problem solvers are the ones that get remembered." Many people on this thread do offer great solutions, its just hard sometimes to focus on those when people are throwing in pointless complaints.

The opposition to medical marijuana SQ788 was not very vigorous - many supported medicinal marijuana but not the language of the proposal. I suspect that any recreational marijuana initiative will result in widespread and passionate opposition.

That would delay patients from receiving the benefits of medical marijuana, which was the original goal, correct?

It's hard to not be pessimistic when 57% of the state can vote for something but because some far-right religious organizations and wealthy oligarchs don't like it, the will of the people can be tossed out in a snap. I know no state is perfect, but the resistance to social progress of any kind in Oklahoma and the level of right-wing religious authoritarianism in the government here is mind-numbing. This state has always been that way. It's why it was one of the last states to repeal prohibition, get liquor by the drink, legalize tattoos, the lottery, casino, full-strength beer in supermarkets, etc. After SQ788 passed it was exciting to think that maybe this pattern might not apply to cannabis but after what the state pulled and the fact that passing rec is such a long shot, there's little reason to think that it won't.

And people are focused on the ban on smokeable product which is bad enough, but the real killer is the requirement for it to be distributed by a licensed pharmacist. Licensed pharmacists cannot distribute a Schedule 1 drug or they lose their license. If they lose their license, they are no longer a licensed pharmacist and cannot sell. See what they did?

Thank you gopokes88. This is exactly what I was alluding to. The amount of time people on this message board just hide behind their screen and whine about what is wrong with this state, yet do not offer any sort of a solution to the said problem is remarkable. No state is perfect, and if there was one there would be an influx of citizens to this state. Yet, we do not see that. Yes, while there are things that are wrong with this state and its leaders, we will be seeing some sort of change come November. But if you can't wait for that and just want to sit back and b*tch and moan without doing anything of importance to fix it, then by all means, leave. The pessimism that lives on these message boards make them almost unbearable to read. Take a step back and look around you for a minute. Be thankful that you live in a place that allows for you to even speak your mind in regard to the political decisions that are being made, and that you do not feel threatened to do so. With that being said, instead of just complaining about the issue, get out there and do something about it, because that is your constitutional right in this country.
You know, posts like these are obnoxious as hell. It's a message board. For discussion/whining/commenting/whatever. It's the same message board where we've offered solutions time and again and tried to build an informed community of people interested in OKC. What the hell else are we supposed to do for you so your message board experience isn't so painful? You want a post from everyone every time they offer solutions but don't post about it on OKCTalk? I guess posters should say grace for our ability say what we want, in spite of it pissing you off because it's not sunshine pumping.

The opposition to medical marijuana SQ788 was not very vigorous - many supported medicinal marijuana but not the language of the proposal. I suspect that any recreational marijuana initiative will result in widespread and passionate opposition.

That would delay patients from receiving the benefits of medical marijuana, which was the original goal, correct?

In order to lessen opposition, SQ797 does not offer home grow and cities can ban marijuana dispensaries.

The opposition to medical marijuana SQ788 was not very vigorous - many supported medicinal marijuana but not the language of the proposal. I suspect that any recreational marijuana initiative will result in widespread and passionate opposition.

That would delay patients from receiving the benefits of medical marijuana, which was the original goal, correct?

In order to lessen opposition, SQ797 does not offer home grow and cities can ban marijuana dispensaries. Sorry about duplicate.

I understand what you're saying in regard to "signing a petitions, vote, etc", and respect that. I was not referring to that because many people on THIS thread do offer valuable, and practical, information and solutions. But at the same time many people on this thread also just whine. How am I, or anyone for that matter, supposed to know that these "whiners" are doing anything outside of this message board to find a solution to their complaints when they are not mentioning it. I once had a professor say, "once there has been recognition of a real issue, keep your opinions and complaints to yourself and significant other, unless they end with some sort of a possible solution to the issue. While its harder to find a solution to a problem than it is to sit around and complain, the problem solvers are the ones that get remembered." Many people on this thread do offer great solutions, its just hard sometimes to focus on those when people are throwing in pointless complaints.
Why do you feel you're supposed to know that these "whiners" are doing things outside of this message board? Many of us work diligently away from OKCTalk to find solutions to identified problems. No one has to let you know about it so that you're aware that it's not just message board whining.

It's hard to not be pessimistic when 57% of the state can vote for something but because some far-right religious organizations and wealthy oligarchs don't like it, the will of the people can be tossed out in a snap. I know no state is perfect, but the resistance to social progress of any kind in Oklahoma and the level of right-wing religious authoritarianism in the government here is mind-numbing. This state has always been that way. It's why it was one of the last states to repeal prohibition, get liquor by the drink, legalize tattoos, the lottery, casino, full-strength beer in supermarkets, etc. After SQ788 passed it was exciting to think that maybe this pattern might not apply to cannabis but after what the state pulled and the fact that passing rec is such a long shot, there's little reason to think that it won't.

And people are focused on the ban on smokeable product which is bad enough, but the real killer is the requirement for it to be distributed by a licensed pharmacist. Licensed pharmacists cannot distribute a Schedule 1 drug or they lose their license. If they lose their license, they are no longer a licensed pharmacist and cannot sell. See what they did?

Temporarily* Don't forget that, this is going to get thrown out in court. It sucks, but it's part of the game and Oklahoma is far from the only state that plays these games. Florida did the exact same thing.

It will be a slam dunk in court though, especially when the Oklahoma Medical Board director publicly said we don't think people knew what they were voting on. Won't be hard to build a case they did it to stifle the law and has nothing to do with medical.

It's hard to not be pessimistic when 57% of the state can vote for something but because some far-right religious organizations and wealthy oligarchs don't like it, the will of the people can be tossed out in a snap. I know no state is perfect, but the resistance to social progress of any kind in Oklahoma and the level of right-wing religious authoritarianism in the government here is mind-numbing. This state has always been that way. It's why it was one of the last states to repeal prohibition, get liquor by the drink, legalize tattoos, the lottery, casino, full-strength beer in supermarkets, etc. After SQ788 passed it was exciting to think that maybe this pattern might not apply to cannabis but after what the state pulled and the fact that passing rec is such a long shot, there's little reason to think that it won't.

And people are focused on the ban on smokeable product which is bad enough, but the real killer is the requirement for it to be distributed by a licensed pharmacist. Licensed pharmacists cannot distribute a Schedule 1 drug or they lose their license. If they lose their license, they are no longer a licensed pharmacist and cannot sell. See what they did?

You are one of the biggest of the whiners on this board and probably one of the posters everyone is referring to. Go sign the petition and quit moaning about the same things over and over again, or find a way to go somewhere else like you’ve been threatening to do for the last 7 years. You’ve literally posted different versions of the same rant multiple times in this thread and others. The legislature as a whole didn’t even have anything to do with this and supported it being implemented as it was. The religious issues you continually bring up have been all but absent from anything that’s been passed here over the last 4 years or so. The board of healths decision had nothing to do with religion or any of the other issues you mention...they didn’t feel they could pass off something that involved smoking as medical which as stupid as it seems like that is, doesn’t have anything to do with all the social issues you blabber on and on about.

Your insults of 2 or 3 posters on this board are not fresh and are rather tiring.

Pessism is EXACTLY what the evangelical OK overlords WANT! F**K EM!! Get energized, get involved and get the word out. I was VERY encouraged yesterday at something kinna small. I blasted a message about 50x on posts where people were upset about the health department ruling. I posted on comments from politicians, from the activist groups, and individuals. The next day I saw somebody else had copy pasta'd my comment and was doing the same thing! My message (that included the 797 petition locations) was circulated 100's of times, reaching 1,000's of views. I saw it on two different live streams. We only have power collectively, and there is already plenty of pessism online. Inspiring people to take action is the only way we'll change.

Pessism is EXACTLY what the evangelical OK overlords WANT! F**K EM!! Get energized, get involved and get the word out. I was VERY encouraged yesterday at something kinna small. I blasted a message about 50x on posts where people were upset about the health department ruling. I posted on comments from politicians, from the activist groups, and individuals. The next day I saw somebody else had copy pasta'd my comment and was doing the same thing! My message (that included the 797 petition locations) was circulated 100's of times, reaching 1,000's of views. I saw it on two different live streams. We only have power collectively, and there is already plenty of pessism online. Inspiring people to take action is the only way we'll change.

Exactly this

Your insults of 2 or 3 posters on this board are not fresh and are rather tiring.

The same could be said for the posts of those two or three posters for the last 6 or 7 years.

https://twitter.com/AlexDCameron/status/1017502878498467840

Legislature ain't happy

https://twitter.com/AlexDCameron/status/1017502878498467840

Legislature ain't happy

I got an email back from my state house rep Jason Dunnington, this was his response.

"I appreciate you taking the time to contact me regarding SQ788. I want to start by saying that 84.8% of voters in our district voted in favor of SQ788 and I have zero doubt they knew exactly what they were voting for. I am incredibly disappointed the Governor appointed Oklahoma State Board of Health made the decision to disregard the people's vote. I publicly supported SQ788, and will continue to work to see it enacted as written and voted on by the citizens of Oklahoma. Below is a link to the Secretary of State’s webpage with links explaining the process of establishing emergency and permanent agency rules, for your reference. As you can see, unfortunately, the legislature is limited on what actions we can take at this time, seeing that we're not in session. However, not only myself, but the entire democratic caucus is actively preparing to take any and all action afforded to us once we are back in session in February, to ensure the permanent rules reflect the will of the citizens of Oklahoma. And I sincerely hope Oklahoma citizens, young and old, will commit to continue actively engaging in the election process at every level of government.



https://www.sos.ok.gov/oar/public.aspx



Thank you again for reaching out. Please let me know if you have any further questions or concerns regarding this, or any other issue. I also always welcome the opportunity to meet constituents in-person. Please feel free to contact my office should you wish to set an appointment.



My best,



Representative Jason Dunnington, PhD

Oklahoma House District 88"

If some of these folks running for office would stand in support I think it would really help their cause. The record turnout in favor was a powerful message and some of these folks should use that to their advantage. This is the type of thing that could turn a voters vote around. They need to jump on board and respect the WILL OF THE RECORD NUMBER OF VOTERS in this deal. If Fallin is thinking about running for another office she could have really helped her cause by rejecting the nonsense added at last second.

This is what happened after the Health Department essentially gutted SQ788. Shown are 6 stacks of volunteer packets Green the Vote of Tulsa mailed out Thursday. I think a bunch of good people want to live a piece of Oklahoma history in the making:

https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/37002063_1545422528901728_8069431220544471040_n.jp g?_nc_cat=0&oh=91136d0a82008da912a6cafd33d53bac&oe=5B9E8738

So does that means we will see a bunch more volunteers out gathering sigs all over the metro soon?

Lawsuit filed

https://newsok.com/article/5601264/first-lawsuit-filed-over-oklahoma-medical-marijuana

Cornett says it was not the right decision and he would have vetoed.

https://twitter.com/NewsOKPolitics/status/1017778669673119744

Do we know the updated signature count?

Lawsuit filed

https://newsok.com/article/5601264/first-lawsuit-filed-over-oklahoma-medical-marijuana

Cornett says it was not the right decision and he would have vetoed.

https://twitter.com/NewsOKPolitics/status/1017778669673119744

Can't wait to see my tax dollars at work defending Fallin and the Health Board...
Interested to hear Stitt's take, honestly been pretty disappointing that neither Stitt or Cornett has made a public statement regarding the SQ788 drama- seems cowardly.

Can't wait to see my tax dollars at work defending Fallin and the Health Board...
Interested to hear Stitt's take, honestly been pretty disappointing that neither Stitt or Cornett has made a public statement regarding the SQ788 drama- seems cowardly.
I believe Cornett chimed in on Twitter and said he would have vetoed the rules.

Signed SQ 796 & 797 yesterday @ Prodigy Vapor 720 North Broadway. SQ 796 medicinal mj is a backup in case SQ 788 got pulverized--which it did. Petitions for both SQ 796 & SQ 797 adult recreational can be signed there.

The worst voters of Oklahoma have been insulted in my lifetime that we didn't understand SQ 788 medical marijuana. Mother Hen does it to the voters again.

I signed yesterday as well, both initiatives.

One of the two lawsuits just filed surrounded the amendments added to the passed statute allege properly open meeting laws were not properly followed.

It's a bit different than what we've been discussing concerning the OKC city council, but interesting nonetheless. I'll be closely following.

Signed both petitions today. Guy gave me a sample of CBS cream to try on my bum wrist.. definitely helped the pain a bit, but it felt like icy hot so who knows... :)

Can't wait to see my tax dollars at work defending Fallin and the Health Board...
Interested to hear Stitt's take, honestly been pretty disappointing that neither Stitt or Cornett has made a public statement regarding the SQ788 drama- seems cowardly.

It would be nice for everyone running for office to let the people know where they stand.

I signed both yesterday. Where is the crowdfunded campaign for commercials for the pro-797? I think there will need to be commercials to get this thing passed, just like the anti-788 commercials were running in every commercial break on every local TV Station.

It would be nice for everyone running for office to let the people know where they stand.

Oklahomans for Health compiled a voting guide that they did research in to and Chip Paul said they are without a doubt going to do the same for the November election. Similar to what the OK Educators groups have done. Come November, if you aren't endorsed by the the Educators and the Cannabis folks... watch out!

Do we know the updated signature count?

Yesterday during the press conference announcing the lawsuit, Isaac Caviness with www.gtvok.com stated they've likely passed the 100,000 mark, but the last few days have been so hectic they didn't know where they stood. Him and Chip said that during this entire 4 year process, they've never seen the interest EXPLODE like it has after the Health Department negotiated behind closed doors and screwed the voters. He said they've got 3 printers running 24/7 trying to keep up with demand for new petitions at their 300 locations across the state.

What I found very interesting is that Isaac Caviness said that the whole idea behind Green the Vote was to have a constitutional amendment as backup in case 788 was butchered. He said 797 (recreational) was primarily intended as a reliable polling instrument. Essentially, 797 was a trial run to see what people liked/opposed about recreational cannabis in OK. They never intended for it to get the traction it has. As of the last reliable count, he said 797 was easily 10,000 signatures ahead of 796 and that they were even surprised at the outcome.

They've stated the goal is to get to 150,000 signatures in case the corporation commission find any "problems" with the signatures. Heck, even if half of 788 voters signed, they'd blow it out of the water!!

If you're reading this and haven't signed, find a store that has the petition here:
https://gtvok.com/locations

Sign, tell your friends to tell their friends, take selfies with it and post them all over the place! While we still have ~2 weeks, the goal is to get as many signatures as possible YESTERDAY so that the Corp Commission has time to count.

Isaac still isn't sure if the measure will be on the November ballot, primarily due to the time it takes the Corporation Commission to very all the signatures. It IS a valid petition though. Early in the week there was some concern that the signatures weren't valid due to some technicality.

I really wish people would sign both 796 and 797. I think 797 will be tough to pass even if it is on the ballot, but 796 definitely could and would solve all the current issues being faced by 788. I don't know why you'd sign the recreational one and not the medicinal one...

I really wish people would sign both 796 and 797. I think 797 will be tough to pass even if it is on the ballot, but 796 definitely could and would solve all the current issues being faced by 788. I don't know why you'd sign the recreational one and not the medicinal one...

Agree.

The worst thing the legislative could have done was gut SQ 788. If Recreational Adult Marijuana gets on the ballot; it will pass because Oklahomans are outraged with the way SQ 788 was butchered--left us with marijuana gummy bears. Smoke-able marijuana will become available to all groups; our legislature will find a way to make smoke-able marijuana difficult to obtain by requiring some off-the-wall expensive way for distributors to operate.

So now that we have the medical gummy bears or smokeless cannabis snake oil, pass the most least restrictive marijuana law (Make Colorado's law look like a gum ball machine) to get the state to understand that we are not going to allow the legislature to blow smoke up our asses.