Tag: Oklahoma

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September 23, 2013
09/23/2013
Poll: Oklahomans Ready for Marijuana Law Reform

Poll: Oklahomans Ready for Marijuana Law Reform

Oklahoma NORML released survey results on Friday from a Sooner Poll showing strong support for medical marijuana and majority support for marijuana decriminalization. The poll had support for...
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July 24, 2013
07/24/2013
In Profit-Sharing Scheme, Oklahoma DA Used Contractor for Highway Drug Stops

In Profit-Sharing Scheme, Oklahoma DA Used Contractor for Highway Drug Stops

An asset forfeiture scheme that utilized a private security contractor to stop vehicles on Interstate 40 in Caddo County, Oklahoma, has been shut down after garnering strong...
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July 8, 2013
07/08/2013
Oklahoma Welfare Drug Screening Finds Few Dopers

Oklahoma Welfare Drug Screening Finds Few Dopers

Last year, the Oklahoma legislature passed and Gov. Mary Fallin (R) signed into law a bill mandating drug screening for welfare applicants. The bill was designed to...
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June 12, 2013
06/12/2013
Oklahoma Approves Unscientific Per Se Limits For Cannabis

Oklahoma Approves Unscientific Per Se Limits For Cannabis

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has signed legislation, House Bill 1441, into law that criminalizes drivers from operating a motor vehicle if they have any detectable amount of THC and/or its...
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March 22, 2013
03/22/2013
Oklahoma to Consider Lessening Marijuana Penalties

Oklahoma to Consider Lessening Marijuana Penalties

Oklahoma has some of the harshest penalties for marijuana possession in the nation. A second offense for possession of any amount of marijuana is a felony punishable...
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March 7, 2013
03/07/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.03.06)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.03.06)

The Tulsa police corruption scandal is the gift that keeps on giving, Jackson, MS cops head to prison, and more cops want pills too badly for their...
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March 5, 2013
03/05/2013
Police Kill OKC Man in Convenience Store Drug Deal

Police Kill OKC Man in Convenience Store Drug Deal

An undercover police officer shot and killed an Oklahoma City man while attempting to arrest him after observing a suspected drug deal Friday. Marcus Dewayne Patterson, 35,...
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February 28, 2013
02/28/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.02.27)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.02.27)

From the village board to the halls of Congress, medical marijuana is popping up all over. And there’s action at various state houses, too. Let’s get to...
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February 26, 2013
02/26/2013
Oklahoma State Lawmakers Holding Hearing Today On Medical Marijuana Bill

Oklahoma State Lawmakers Holding Hearing Today On Medical Marijuana Bill

The Senate Health and Human Services Committee is holding a hearing today on a bill that would allow patients with serious illnesses to obtain and use medical...
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January 25, 2013
01/25/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.23)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.23)

An important federal court ruling, medical marijuana bills start popping up in the states, more providers get prosecuted, and LA continues to stumble toward a resolution of...
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January 23, 2013
01/23/2013
Bills Filed in Oklahoma for Medical Marijuana and Penalty Reduction

Bills Filed in Oklahoma for Medical Marijuana and Penalty Reduction

State Sen. Constance Johnson has filed separate bills to establish a medical marijuana program in Oklahoma and to reduce the penalties for possession of small amounts of...
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January 23, 2013
01/23/2013
Oklahoma Woman Seeks Medical Treatment, Is Jailed Instead, Dies

Oklahoma Woman Seeks Medical Treatment, Is Jailed Instead, Dies

A pregnant Oklahoma woman who went to a hospital seeking treatment for extreme pain was instead jailed after police found pain pills on her and died in...
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December 3, 2012
12/03/2012
Spottedcrow Flies Free

Spottedcrow Flies Free

by Sabrina Fendrick, NORML Women’s Alliance, November 30, 2012 Patricia Spottedcrow, an Oklahoma woman who was sentenced to 12 years for selling $31 worth of pot, with...
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July 30, 2012
07/30/2012
Oklahoma Senator Continues Uphill Medical Marijuana Battle

Oklahoma Senator Continues Uphill Medical Marijuana Battle

Oklahoma Senator Constance Johnson (D) has tirelessly introduced a medicinal marijuana bill every year since she was first elected in 2005, but has yet to receive a hearing in...
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