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Oklahoma would be the first state to completely eliminate legal cannabis access if Gov. Kevin Stitt’s call to end a $600 million legal MMJ industry is heeded.
For one of his final acts in office, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt wants to eliminate legal medical cannabis.
Termed out next year, Stitt plans to ask the state legislature to send to the voters a ballot initiative on medical marijuana that would “shut it down,” he said during his final State of the State speech on Monday, according to NonDoc.
“This industry is plagued by foreign criminal interests and bad actors, making it nearly impossible to rein in,” he said, according to NonDoc.
“Knowing what we know, it’s time to let Oklahomans bring safety and sanity back to their neighborhoods.”
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According to NonDoc, Stitt’s call to be the first state to completely recriminalize a cannabis industry after years in operation drew a standing ovation from Republican state lawmakers.
If successful, cannabis recriminalization would mark a stunning turnaround for Oklahoma, once the country’s hottest medical cannabis market, thanks to a lack of license caps and a low barrier to entry for cannabis patients and operators alike.
