Recreational Marijuana Is Historic Only Issue On Ballot This Tuesday
For the first time in U.S. history, voters in Oklahoma are going to the polls this Tuesday, March 7, with nothing but marijuana legalization on the ballot.
Through the petition initiative process, the Yes on 820 campaign delivered 164,000 signatures to the Secretary of State — many more than the 94,111 necessary.
While the state question was expected to have been on the November ballot, glitches within the signature-counting contractor pushed the vote until Tuesday.
According to the Oklahoma Policy Institute, this is the gist of the state question:
"State Question 820 would legalize adult-use recreational marijuana in Oklahoma. Adults over the age of 21 years old would be able to purchase marijuana products for recreational use from licensed sellers. SQ 820 would allow individuals to possess up to eight ounces of marijuana, six mature marijuana plants and six seedling plants. The state question also creates a licensing process for recreational marijuana dispensaries, commercial growers, processors and transporters and it directs the state to create rules for the preparation and labeling of marijuana products within 90 days after becoming law.”
The state would impose a 15 percent excise tax on each sale, with surplus revenue going to student services, drug addiction treatment programs, courts, local government and the state General Revenue Fund.
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