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Oklahoma may be one of the next states to legalize cannabis for medical use, thanks to the efforts of activists who collected enough signatures to get a medical marijuana measure onto next year’s state ballot. Oklahomans for Health, the main group behind the petition, expected that the issue would come up for a popular vote next November, but they’re now reporting that Gov. Mary Fallin may move the measure to the summer 2018 primary.
“The current understanding is that Mary Fallin will set the date to vote on SQ788 as June 26, 2018,” wrote Oklahomans for Health wrote on their Facebook page. “When we know for sure we will be making big announcements, but for now it’s time to plan for a Primary election!” The group told Marijuana Moment that they sourced this information from “unnamed former legislators who have connections with the current leadership.”
“We’ve been prepping for June in anticipation of this. The leadership doesn’t want SQ788 on the general ballot,” said the group to Marijuana Moment. Primary elections usually have much lower turnouts than general elections, which could work either for or against the measure, depending on activists’…
