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New Oklahoma Bill Would Prohibit Foreign Land Ownership In Crackdown On Illicit Cannabis Cultivation
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 - 2:53pm | 906Republican state Representative Danny Williams introduced House Bill 3125 that would prohibit foreign land ownership in Oklahoma to halt illegal cannabis grows in the state, writes Fox 25. “They said, ‘We want to protect our property against foreign nationals,” Williams said. "A...
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Oklahoma Studies Accidental Marijuana Ingestion Among Children, Cracks Down On Illegal Operators
Monday, November 6, 2023 - 12:22pm | 1034Concerned with the increasing rates of accidental marijuana ingestion by children and youth, Oklahoma Rep. Cynthia Roe (R), chair of the Public Health Committee requested an interim study that would look further into the issue. The study is scheduled for Monday at the Oklahoma...
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Oklahoma's Cannabis Oversupply: Boon For Economy Or Path To Crime?
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 - 5:23pm | 500Oklahoma's medical marijuana industry has seen an unprecedented rise, with about 10% of its residents now holding marijuana cards. Notably, there are no stringent medical prerequisites for acquiring one. The surge in demand and the state's affordable licensing system has positioned...
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Massive Drug Bust In Oklahoma Finds Marijuana Worth Millions Of Dollars Hidden In Boxes Labeled Shitake Mushrooms
Thursday, July 20, 2023 - 10:32am | 595Oklahoma authorities recently uncovered an illicit scheme to transport a significant quantity of marijuana, reported Fox 23. The illegal operation involved a warehouse and a truck with boxes labeled as "shitake mushrooms," in which an astounding amount of cannabis, estimated to be worth...
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Wild West Of Weed? Trafficking & Fraudulent Schemes In Oklahoma, What Are Authorities Doing About It?
Thursday, March 23, 2023 - 1:33pm | 657Nearly a month after Oklahoma's Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (OBNDD) linked sex trafficking, prostitution and drug trafficking to cannabis farms, the agency served search warrants at four marijuana businesses, according to Fox 23. "According to the tip, a person...
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Medical Marijuana Farms In Oklahoma Tied To Sex Trafficking, Former GOP Gov. Argues Against Legalization
Monday, February 27, 2023 - 11:04am | 1348Oklahoma's Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (OBN) reported Friday that the agency’s investigation linked sex trafficking, prostitution, and drug trafficking to medical marijuana farms across the state. These illegal activities seem to be part of an Asian organized crime...
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Federal Government Should Decide On Marijuana, Not States – Oklahoma GOP Gov. Ahead Of Special Election
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 - 11:15am | 846Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (R) doesn’t support adult-use marijuana legalization by any state, he rather believes the matter should be left to the federal government. In a recent interview, published by Tulsa World, he said, “I believe the fed need to make a decision about...
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Fentanyl Crisis Can Be Resolved By Eliminating Illegal Cannabis Market Says Oklahoma AG
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 - 1:08pm | 480Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond (R) believes that the ever-growing and deadly fentanyl problem could be controlled by seizing illegal cannabis operators. “It is coming up from Mexico, not that Mexicans are bringing it. It’s Chinese nationals,”...
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Legal Cannabis Industry Is 'Bleeding To Death' In Oklahoma, Gov Suspects Thousands Of Illicit Operators
Friday, January 13, 2023 - 10:22am | 541The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (OBN) suspects there are around 2,000 potentially illegal medical marijuana licenses in the state. Agency spokesman, Mark Woodward said the licenses could have been obtained by fraud or are being used to cover illegal activities such as...