Oklahoma voters on Tuesday rejected the legalization of recreational marijuana, defying 21 other states that approved the step in the past decade.
“Oklahoma is a law and order state,” Stitt said in a statement after the vote. “I remain committed to protecting Oklahomans and my administration will continue to hold bad actors accountable and crack down on illegal marijuana operations in our state.”Oklahomans rejected SQ 820. I believe this is the best thing to keep our kids safe and for our state as a whole.
I remain committed to protecting Oklahomans and my administration will continue to hold bad actors accountable and crack down on illegal marijuana operations.The proposal, if passed, would have allowed anyone over the age of 21 to purchase and possess up to one ounce of marijuana, plus concentrates and marijuana-infused products. Recreational sales would have been subjected to a 15 percent excise tax on top of the standard sales tax.
The excise tax would be used to help fund local municipalities, the court system, public schools, substance abuse treatment and the state’s general revenue fund. The state narrowly legalized the medicinal use of marijuana in June 2018 when nearly 57 percent of voters approved of a ballot measure on issue. But recreational use of marijuana remained illegal.
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