Recreational Marijuana, First Test of Oklahoma's New Initiative Petition Rules, Fails to Make Ballot

OKLAHOMA VOICE: Oklahoma recreational marijuana ballot effort falls short

OKLAHOMA CITY – Supporters of an initiative petition drive that sought to legalize recreational marijuana have withdrawn it.

Bid to get recreational marijuana on the ballot in Oklahoma ends

Supporters of the initiative petition were unable to collect enough signatures by the deadline.

Recreational marijuana, first test of Oklahoma's new initiative petition rules, fails to make ballot

At the beginning of the petition drive, advocates acknowledged that it would be an uphill battle.

Oklahoma recreational marijuana ballot effort falls short • Oklahoma Voice

A marijuana grow is pictured. (Getty Images) (This image cannot be republished without a Getty subscription)OKLAHOMA CITY – Supporters of an initiative petition drive that sought to legalize recreational marijuana have withdrawn it. Supporters of State Question 837 were allowed to begin collecting signatures on Aug. 6. They needed 172,993 signatures by Monday to get it on the ballot. Jed Green, a supporter of the citizen-led effort, on Monday no…

Recreational marijuana petition drive fails

Recreational marijuana petition drive failsOklahoma’s latest effort to legalize recreational marijuana falls short as organizers pull the plug on the SQ 837 petition drive. Get more Oklahoma City news: Oklahoma City Free Press

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