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'Alarming' report on impact of marijuana in Oklahoma

2025-03-31

By: Eden Jones

[News9] A new report is raising concerns about Oklahoma’s marijuana industry. The study focuses on a range of areas affected by the legalization of medical marijuana.

“This is one of those challenging moments where they say ‘Okay, Oklahomans voted to be able to allow medical marijuana,' but I don’t think a lot of Oklahomans realized when that vote actually occurred, what the consequences of that would be," said U.S. Senator James Lankford.

Five times more dispensaries

The state has more than five times as many licensed dispensaries as Colorado and nearly twice as many combined dispensaries.

Twelve times more licensed growers

Oklahoma has 12 times more licensed growers than Colorado and over three times as many combined medical/recreational growers.

"Colorado has 2 million more people than we have," said Senator Lankford.

32 times the amount needed

The industry produces more than 32 times the supply needed.

“The significant oversupply is obviously created based on trying to be able to traffic marijuana all over the country,” said Senator Lankford.

That sounds like capitalism at work — a thousand flowers bloom, and the strongest survive while the rest go under. Unless they’re selling their product to the narco gangs, which would definitely be a problem.

Posted by:badanov

#6 #3 That's entirely correct. Just because its "legal" by the state doesn't make it legal by the Feds.

All of these state initiatives are straight bullshit.

Posted by: Crusader 2025-03-31 22:47

#5 As I've said, a few years back I went through OKC and every other billboard was a dispensary ad. Last time, every other billboard was about help for substance abuse and how to use narcon.

And that I've heard it said best by a classical libertarian - "I personally think that making MJ illegal for responsible adults is a good thing...that said, it sure seems like every time it happens, neighborhoods with dispensaries sure seem to have turned into shitholes."

Something which may have changed, is that it seems a lot of these grow lots are financed by 'foreign investors'.

Posted by: swksvolFF 2025-03-31 20:16

#4 "removes your ability to legally sign a 4473 ATF"

Because if you smoke pot you should be punished in not being allowed to protect yourself. Seems very American.

But it's the law... Soviets had laws too. Were all Soviet laws good?

Posted by: mossomo 2025-03-31 13:16

#3 A Medical Marijuana card kinda removes your ability to legally sign a 4473 ATF form, right, Hunter?

Posted by: Frank G 2025-03-31 09:54

#2 Oklahoma's climate is far kinder to (cheaper!) outdoor cultivation of marijuana than Colorado. Additionally, the eastern part of Oklahoma, the forested area leased by big timber corporations is notorious for clandestine plots. "Better bring a local when deer hunting and develop some selective vision in the woods 'cuz never know who you'll run into!" -- a friend told me decades ago and I doubt anything as changed since.

Posted by: magpie 2025-03-31 09:11

#1 The "medical marijuana" angle of this is so completely stupid. To get a "medical" card, one doesn't even have to meet with a Doctor. All one has to do is say "I sometimes feel stress, and it interferes with my sleep".

The bill that passed is straight bullshit.

Posted by: Crusader 2025-03-31 00:54

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