For years the laws have been behind the times in Oklahoma. As other states enacted reasonable cannabis laws, starting all the way back in the late 90’s first medical and then recreational, they also have changed the culture of law enforcement.
Most law enforcement has stopped arresting people for simply having cannabis in the car. They have stopped destroying lives because of a plant they don’t understand. They have stopped separating families for years at a time while sending them into poverty with fines and court costs. Worst of all sticking people with felony records that follow them the rest of their life. Limiting not only their opportunity but that of their kids.
When you travel across the country, entering Oklahoma feels like you’re in an old movie. Passing from west to east Germany. You become very aware that you and everything you have is subject to search and seizure. Based solely on the attitude of a few holdouts from the days of “reefer madness”.
The truth is, in 2016 Oklahoma first passed 780 which lowered the sentence of simple possession to what could be no more than a ticket, and now with the passage of SQ788 it will be fully legal for some, and the rest, could state a medical condition and get a maximum $400 fine.
Yet, when we called around the state to County Sheriffs as well as city police, we found a great number voiced without reservation that they will continue to bring the full weight of the legal system down on anyone they find with cannabis.
Oklahoma has held the top spot in the country for the number of women in prison for years and has now surpassed the country for overall incarceration in general. Yet we have elected officials that talk about building more prisons.
The disconnect between the people of Oklahoma and their own elected officials when it comes to the cannabis plant is wide.
This movement may have to do more than just pass cannabis laws. It may have to change a great number of faces at the state Capitol. It may have to replace every elected official that thinks it’s best to protect us from ourselves.
There is a green wave coming over Oklahoma. It’s going to bring a new group to power and with it we will see criminal justice reform close behind. The good old boy network is being replaced with the cannabis activists and entrepreneurs. The next few months of setting regulations will help determine the final winner.
SEE YOU ON THE ROAD,
Uncle Grumpy
Go Grumpy!
This THIS is why I, along with many others, 100% support Uncle Grumpy. This is just the beginning of the Green Revolution. We will not quiet and we will not leave.
I couldn’t agree more!! Thank you Grumpy for all you do! I am a huge fan and supporter and advocate! Over regulation now means unemployment in November!!!
Hell yeah its about time thank you ounce magazine✌??
This state will wake up. After laws are passed.
WE THE PEOPLE have stood together.
We refuse to take NO for an answer.
The green wave is long overdue.Enough lives have been ruined.Patients like myself have suffered.Without people like Uncle Grumpy standing up for the patients and the will of the people,we would be stuck in the dark ages forever.
Hope you can find some relief to your suffering soon, Linda!
Where do we get that shirt?
It looks like they’re out right now, maybe they’ll get more: https://gtvok.com/shop?olsPage=t%2Funcle-grumpy-tshirts&page=2
Thank you for your dedication.So many grandparents are raising their grandchildren because of a plant.Shame on our law enforcement for separation of theses families.
We’ve got to do better!!
I wish there was away to be heard about legalized marijuana/ cannabis etc. Medical or otherwise. But everyone that is against it needs to understand it’s a weed, not a drug. And it’s been around for forever for the lack of a better word. There has been so many cultures that have used it for medicinal purposes plus a long list of others. It is and has been a multi million-billion dollar business and people will continue to have it no matter what politicians any government any bureaucrat thinks.
Your representatives are always there hear about issues that are important to you! The more you call and influence others to call the more those issues will become important to them.
I am a daughter, mother & grandmother 56 yrs old and clinically diagnosed with bipolar 1, severe anxiety, PTSD, crippling depression, and schizophrenia. I live on 13 different pills daily to just hopefully function -some- days not many, yet if i could self medicate with cannabis I would stop the daily damage I’m doing to my liver & other organs daily by taking the chemical medicine I am prescribed by my doctor. With cannabis I could possibly live a longer and fuller, healther life to enjoy my children & grandchildren. I pray Oklahoma will see the benefits and realize the need for legalization sooner and not later. Luckly my psychiatrist is all for prescribing cannabis for her patients. Thanks for letting me sound off my opinion.
Sincerely,
Cindy Cabaniss
(my true last name, ironic, huh)
We’re so happy you’ll be able to find relief soon. Thank you for sharing your story.
Thank you from people of all walks of life and with all kinds of medical conditions. Thanks for being instrumental in this Cannabis Revolution! ??