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I have received many questions regarding legalization of recreational marijuana since the vote is drawing closer.

SQ 820 would create a 15% excise tax that would fund government services, including resources for local law enforcement.

The League of Women Voters of Oklahoma and its branches in Bartlesville and Tulsa have announced plans for a free public forum featuring a discussion of State Question 820.

Oklahomans can vote on the legalization of recreational cannabis in a special election on March 7, 2023. State Question 820 would legalize cannabis for adults over 21, and it would allow some people with drug convictions the opportunity to have their cannabis convictions reversed and criminal records expunged.

Stitt and Co. may have cut some risks in next month’s general election, but the gamesmanship that pushed SQ 820 to next year may well have guaranteed its passage.

Gov. Kevin Stitt, who is running for reelection, has repeatedly asserted that Chinese nationals are illegally buying agricultural land in Oklahoma to grow marijuana that may be sold on the black market.

A widely recognized player in the cannabis industry has reacted to news that Oklahomans won’t be allowed to vote this year on a state question to legalize recreational marijuana by pledging to fundraise and campaign on behalf of the proposal.

While the creators of initiative petitions are given clear deadlines, the court found that the state is responsible to get the measure on a ballot – but not necessarily at the next election.

Oklahoma voters won’t get to decide in November whether recreational use of marijuana should be legalized in the state, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

The state Supreme Court showdown over State Question 820 isn’t solely about whether Oklahomans will get to vote this November on whether to legalize recreational marijuana. It’s also about power.