The City Sentinel
July 24, 2021
By Staff Report
The City Sentinel, Staff Report OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. John Talley, R-Stillwater, will lead a group of lawmakers investigating clinical outcomes of patients with pain following policies resulting in.
Director of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics Donnie Anderson visited Elk City recently and spoke mainly about the ongoing problem of illegal medical marijuana grow operations that are popping up across the state – including in western Oklahoma.
While speaking to the Elk City Rotary Club, Anderson said the sudden influx of illegal grow houses in Oklahoma is thanks in large part to the rushed passage of the legalization of medical marijuana in the state – without strong regulations. He said the weak laws and regulations have opened the windows for drug cartels from all over the world – including China – to obtain land in the state for their illegal activity. He said with that, comes bigger issues.
Fewer Democratic-led bills pass through state Legislature By: Trevor Brown Oklahoma Watch June 14, 2021
House Minority Leader Emily Virgin, D-Norman, watches from the gallery as Gov. Kevin Stitt gives his third State of the State address at the Capitol on Feb. 1. (Oklahoma Watch file photo by Whitney Bryen)
Armed with their largest supermajority in the state’s history, Republican lawmakers found increased legislative success this year as the number of successful bills written by Democrats fell.
An Oklahoma Watch review found that of the nearly 600 bills that made it through the legislative process, only 28 had Democrats as the bill’s original lead sponsor.
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