Oklahoma: Medical Marijuana Will Likely Have to Wait Until 2018

Although it seemed possible that an Oklahoma initiative aimed at legalizing a statewide medical marijuana program was headed for the ballot this November, a report from the Associated Press suggests that this proposal is not likely to appear before the voters in 2016 because of some changes being made to the ballot title sent down by Attorney General Scott Pruitt.

When it was revealed last week that Oklahomans for Health had managed to submit the necessary 65,987 signatures to get its proposal in front of the voting public this November, it took the marijuana reform community by surprise. Not only did the group manage to collect enough petitions to advance the issue to the next level, but Secretary of State Chris Benge confirmed that supporters had secured a couple thousand more than the signature requirement.

However, last week, the Attorney General’s office quickly sent back...

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