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Oklahoma already has a petition out to vote on placing legalized rec marijuana in the state constitution, so legislators can't gut it. What will really be a stunner is if petition organizers can get the required 124,000 signatures by August 8th, since the group, Green the Vote, has no money to pay signature takers. It has another petition to put legal medical marijuana in the state constitution. It would work as a backup in case Oklahoma legislators gut the medical marijuana proposal that won Tues. night. They can gut it since it's only statute.
Unfortunately here in Florida we have a GOP government that likes to ignore the will of the people. We passed medical MJ overwhelmingly but the state government does everything they can to reverse that.
Not really all that much of a stunner. If Oklahoma voters can turn their noses up to strong Christian Right opposition as it has done in the past and vote to legalize lotteries, casinos, parimutuel horse racing and more modern alcohol laws, why not medical marijuana, too?
Not really all that much of a stunner. If Oklahoma voters can turn their noses up to strong Christian Right opposition as it has done in the past and vote to legalize lotteries, casinos, parimutuel horse racing and more modern alcohol laws, why not medical marijuana, too?
A major state political policy difference between Kansas and Oklahoma is that Kansas doesn't offer citizens the right to go the petition route to put desired issues up for a vote of the people. So Oklahoma was able to beat Kansas to legalizing medical marijuana.
A major state political policy difference between Kansas and Oklahoma is that Kansas doesn't offer citizens the right to go the petition route to put desired issues up for a vote of the people. So Oklahoma was able to beat Kansas to legalizing medical marijuana.
In any event a thumbs up. My state does allow voter referendum but the GOP controlled government always tries to circumvent it. We voted 70% for medical use and then the government said okay but you cannot smoke it. This was Gov Scott who is now running for senator. I hope he does not get elected.
Unfortunately here in Florida we have a GOP government that likes to ignore the will of the people. We passed medical MJ overwhelmingly but the state government does everything they can to reverse that.
Unfortunately here in Florida we have a GOP government that likes to ignore the will of the people. We passed medical MJ overwhelmingly but the state government does everything they can to reverse that.
As a Floridian, I blame the retirees on the southern end of Florida for the fact that we're still electing anti-marijuana politicians. A lot of that demographic grew up believing that Reefer Madness was a documentary and Harry Anslinger was a genius.
As a Floridian, I blame the retirees on the southern end of Florida for the fact that we're still electing anti-marijuana politicians. A lot of that demographic grew up believing that Reefer Madness was a documentary and Harry Anslinger was a genius.
Its simple. The voters overwhelming voted for it. Our state assembly that is fighting it is GOP. It is all on the GOP.
Its simple. The voters overwhelming voted for it. Our state assembly that is fighting it is GOP. It is all on the GOP.
The GOP is in power because the voters put them there. It isn't a simple issue. On the plus side, I think enough of us are in favor of marijuana legalization that the medical question will be moot in less than a decade. The fact that it's illegal to possess a plant which grows like kudzu in nearly the entire state gets more illogical every day.
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