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State Question 820 would legalize adult use of recreational marijuana in the Oklahoma. Supporters say sales of marijuana would generate hundreds of millions of dollars for the state.

A community is in mourning after the Osage mayor and a family member died in a house fire on Wednesday.

Animal rights activists are incensed that the Oklahoma Legislature is again considering lowering the penalties for cockfighting instead of pushing local sheriffs in southeastern Oklahoma to enforce the law as written.

Approving State Question 820 won’t make things worse. To the contrary, it would free law enforcement to focus on far more serious crimes than simple marijuana possession.

Several Republican lawmakers at the state Capitol and from Oklahoma's delegation in Washington have come out against the proposed measure.

The OKC Auto Show is now underway in the Bennett Event Center at Oklahoma State Fair Park.

In the months leading up to Oklahoma’s election on the legalization of recreational cannabis, Oklahoma purged tens of thousands of voters from its rolls.

Selling cannabis has become a big business in Oklahoma. But, that business could be changing if voters approve State Question 820 next week.

Oklahoma voters will decide on March 7 if the state will join 22 others in legalizing the adult use of marijuana for recreation.

This is the KGOU AM NewsBrief for Friday, March 3, 2023.