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The supply side of the Oklahoma marijuana equation is causing serious problems that must be addressed.

Gavel to Gavel: Marijuana could complicate child custody cases Cassity B. Gies Almost three years after passing State Question 788 legalizing medical marijuana, Oklahoma struggles to manage the competing interests surrounding a legal concept colored with controversial opinions, long-standing prejudices, and discriminatory undertones that linger in the air every bit as noticeable as the smell of marijuana. Far from a settled issue, the debate surrounding the medicinal value of the marijuana plant carries hundreds of years of societal and legal baggage, complicating the implementation of Oklaho...

0:55 House Bill 2272 would put a temporary limit on the number of medical marijuana business licenses for dispensaries, growers and processors in the state. The cap would be the number of active licenses as of Sep. 1. This would include pending license applications submitted prior to that date.  The bill’s author, Rep. Josh West (R-Grove) said during a House session the measure’s purpose is to combat the black market.  “I think that we do have a thriving medical marijuana industry in the state of Oklahoma,” West said. “At the same time, we have a thriving black market industry in ...