by Mitchell Black and Noam N. Levey, KFF Health News Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain It took little more than an hour for Deborah Hackler to dispense with the tall stack of debt collection lawsuits that McAlester Regional Medical Center recently …
Read More »Tag Archives: Oklahoma
14 weed-infused gifts for the edibles lover
Well, the holidays are here — and so is the second (or third?) wave of Covid. Like all things 2020, it’s going to be a strange season to navigate, with varying degrees of lockdown and travel advisories marring any plans …
Read More »Oklahoma’s Two Major Universities Announce Medical Marijuana Will be Prohibited
Oklahoma’s two largest public universities (OSU and OU) will not allow medical cannabis on campus. Continue reading at theweedblog.com
Read More »After Confessing to Inflated Signatures, Oklahoma Marijuana Advocates Turn in Petitions for Legalization Vote
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A group that wants to legalize recreational cannabis in Oklahoma has submitted signatures to qualify the measure for a statewide vote after saying it may not have enough. Marijuana advocacy group Green the Vote delivers signatures …
Read More »Oklahoma Governor Enacts Less-Restrictive Rules for Medical Marijuana
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republican Gov. Mary Fallin has signed a revised set of emergency rules governing the use of medical cannabis in Oklahoma less than a week after they were approved by the state Board of Health in late …
Read More »Need to Know: Teachers in Kentucky and Oklahoma Go on Strike, Arizona May Follow – News
After years of stagnant wages, pension cuts, and empty promises from state lawmakers, ten of thousands of educators across the country are taking matters into their own hands, using collective action to
Read More »New Poll: The Politics of Medical Marijuana Heats Up For 2018
November’s midterm elections are just around the corner and a new poll offers some timely advice for candidates running for the House or Senate – support medical marijuana as part of your platform in 2018. On Monday, Politico’s Kevin Robillard …
Read More »Medical Marijuana Senate Bill 1120 Dies in Oklahoma Senate
Valid concerns about preempting the popular vote contributed to the demise of Senate Bill 1120. Continue reading at theweedblog.com
Read More »Cannabis Activism in Pot-Hostile States: Kansas and Oklahoma Are Fighting the Good Fight – News
U.S. Veteran Cody Barlow Advocates for Medical Cannabis in Oklahoma
“Cannabis is much safer than the pharmaceutical drugs that I am prescribed,” Barlow told us. “The pharmaceutical drugs that I take come with many side effects including migraines, nausea, insomnia, fits of rage, sweating, dizziness, blurred vision, blood in the …
Read More »