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GCM Roundup | Let's talk about Cannabless instead of OK’s new weed czar

Oklahoma cannabis is full of hot stories right now. So let’s explore a lesser-noticed Oklahoma cannabis story.

Aug 27, 2021 •

OK's top drug warrior in the 80s was called 'partly insane' and waged a war on weed

On January 10, 1982, subscribers to The Oklahoman newspaper awoke to the first of two Sunday feature stories.

Aug 13, 2021 •

GCM Roundup | Another OK town wants permits for home cannabis grows

A new ordinance in Pauls Valley clearly violates the state’s medical-marijuana laws where they seek to protect patients.

Aug 5, 2021 •

July 2021

June 2021

New delays in OK lawsuit over Metrc and weed tracking leave industry in lurch

Eighty percent of this post was ready to publish Sunday night. Then the dispute was continued. Welcome to OK cannabis.

Jun 30, 2021 •

GCM Roundup | Smelling like weed is still enough for a warrant in Oklahoma

Plus: Arrest in Cookies dispensary shooting, federal judge blocks Missouri residency rule, and SCOTUS declines challenge to 280E.

Jun 28, 2021 •

Industry watches with worry as OK weed regulators rush to apply new laws

One of the hottest stories in Oklahoma cannabis took just hours to achieve that status -- 24 to be exact.

Jun 24, 2021 •

GCM Roundup | My Google Alerts are spilling over with #okcannabis news

More on the murder trial of grower LaRue Bratcher, local govs react to cannabis, and drug enforcers continue seizures.

Jun 21, 2021 •

Oklahoma AG fires back at lawsuit over Metrc and digital cannabis tracking

Oklahoma weed regulators want a request for a temporary injunction denied on the basis of “vital public interests."

Jun 11, 2021 •

Court records shed light on murder trial of OK cannabis grower LaRue Bratcher

Clay Curtis is a leading Oklahoma defense attorney. But he has a tough case in the murder trial of an OKC cultivator.

Jun 9, 2021 •

Analysis: The 2021 OK legislative session is over. What happened to the weed bills?

"Buy the ticket, take the ride." -Hunter S. Thompson

Jun 1, 2021 •

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