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Oklahoma activists are in the \u201chome stretch\u201d to collect enough signatures to put a marijuana legalization initiative on the state\u2019s 2026 ballot<\/a>, with just under three weeks left to go before a critical deadline.<\/p>\n Key to the campaign\u2019s signature gathering operation are partnerships with retailers across the state\u2014from existing medical cannabis dispensaries to tattoo parlors\u2014that are carrying the petitions. Jed Green, founder of Oklahomans for Responsible Cannabis Action (ORCA), tells Marijuana Moment that there are now more than 500 locations lending their support by serving as signing locations.<\/p>\n \u201cA lot of folks are doubling down on their efforts,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re hoping to be able to do some things to try to drive voter and consumer traffic to those locations, as well as get out to a lot of the public events that happen in the fall. So we\u2019ve been out working on those as well.\u201d<\/p>\n ORCA will need to submit the required 172,993 signatures by November 3, after which point the secretary of state\u2019s office will need to validate them. Then there will be a 90-day window for any legal challenges to the measure. If the campaign clears that barrier, it will appear on the ballot.<\/p>\n While the campaign hasn\u2019t been actively verifying signatures it\u2019s collected so far due to the \u201cdecentralized\u201d nature of the effort, with a largely volunteer base of petitioners and retail partners, Green said \u201cwe\u2019ve got some pretty big piles\u201d of signed petitions on hand at this point.<\/p>\n View full screen map<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n \u201cSimply put, as we enter into the home stretch, it\u2019s vital that our people reach out to their friends, to their family, and simply work to get everyone together,\u201d he said. \u201cWe know that we have the votes here. It\u2019s simply the logistical lift of getting them all together. So the more folks can do to reach out to their family and friends, get them to sign, the better off we\u2019ll be.\u201d<\/p>\n The turnaround to get the signatures delivered is tight, as the campaign only started collecting them in August and is quickly approaching the early November turn-in deadline.<\/p>\n There are challenges unique to this election cycle, as earlier this year Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) gave final approval to legislation that some advocates worry will inhibit future citizen-led policy changes, including cannabis reform.<\/p>\n The law puts\u00a0additional requirements on initiative \u201cgist\u201d language that voters see on the ballot<\/a>\u00a0and also revise policies around signature gathering to make it so petitioners could only submit signatures from up to 11.5 percent of registered voters in a single county for statutory proposals and 20.8 percent for constitutional measures. The law is currently being litigated for reasons unrelated to the specific cannabis proposal.<\/p>\n Green previously said that one of the key differences between the\u00a0initiative<\/a>\u00a0his\u00a0organization<\/a> is pushing and a previous one that failed at the ballot in 2023 is that it accounts for concerns about licensing rules. Many have criticized the rollout of the state\u2019s medical marijuana law, which led to a dramatic proliferation of dispensaries, and Green said the failed adult-use measure effectively duplicated that licensing scheme.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what ORCA\u2019s latest marijuana legalization initiative would accomplish:<\/strong><\/p>\n As Oklahoma activists work to collect signatures, meanwhile, law enforcement leaders with the Oklahoma Association of Chiefs and Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs have been raising concerns about cannabis<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014 Meanwhile in Oklahoma, lawmakers in March advanced a bill aimed at\u00a0protecting gun rights of state-registered medical marijuana patients<\/a>, although federal law still bars cannabis users from owning firearms regardless of their patient status.<\/p>\n Another state bill filed in January by a GOP legislator would\u00a0criminalize the use of medical cannabis during pregnancy<\/a>.<\/p>\n Photo courtesy of Chris Wallis \/\/ Side Pocket Images.<\/em><\/p>\n The post Oklahoma Marijuana Campaign In \u2018Home Stretch\u2019 For 2026 Legalization Initiative, With Under Three Weeks To Collect Signatures<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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