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How the city of Heavener rushed an ‘emergency’ cannabis ordinance with permits and inspections for home grows
Heavener enacted a broadly restrictive “emergency” cannabis ordinance on Feb. 4. Local cannabis pushed back and won.
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Analysis: The 2021 OK legislative session is over. What happened to the weed bills?
"Buy the ticket, take the ride." -Hunter S. Thompson
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Here’s what we know about the 67 days OK cannabis has to comply with Metrc
The clock is ticking for Oklahoma’s over 10,000 cannabis businesses to meet a tight deadline.
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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."
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Here’s how to watch OK’s Feb. 18 committee hearing on proposed cannabis bills
One bill would impose caps on licenses and another would hand OMMA over to alcohol enforcers. Watch online at 10:30 am.
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Drug enforcers can still seize your state-legal cannabis cash under forfeiture laws
It was a simple broken taillight that transformed a touring Christian rock band into accused drug traffickers five years ago.
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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.
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What track record does Metrc have in other states for cannabis quality control?
The state of Oklahoma hired Metrc in September to track every cannabis plant and product reaching retailers and consumers.
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Part I: Wasteful weed packaging is costing operators a fortune. Can it be fixed?
The market for cannabis packaging could reach a value of $1.6 billion in 2024 by one estimate.
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Capitol update: Winners and losers of the OK cannabis bills so far in 2021
The life and death of proposed cannabis bills are ruled in part by key deadlines. Those are now coming and going.
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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.
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OK cannabis bills call for surprise inspections but allow retailers to sell own pre-rolls
Lawmakers from a key committee in the Oklahoma Legislature returned to consider four new cannabis bills.
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