Medical Marijuana has become a media freak show in this state...the saga continues!

Welcome to the great state of Oklahoma where the voice and the will of the voter is generally ignored. Why is this, you ask? Well, there are some in our state government who feel voters in the state don’t really understand what it is they’re voting for (except of course their own reelection). After all, the morons in the state legislature (perverts, pedophiles, and general miscreants that they are) know what’s best for us, am I right?

Take for instance medical marijuana. The measure to allow the sale of medical marijuana here passed by a (surprisingly, nay remarkably) large margin.

Not surprisingly, it also opened a new vein of bleeding for local media: reporting every stinking nuance involved in the rush to fulfill the voters’ mandate. They (media) loves them some controversy.

It has also become a bizarre sort of freak sideshow, seemingly without end.

First, it was the state government whining that there wasn’t possibly enough time to implement rules regarding the sale, dispensing, and production of medical marijuana. Then it turns out that those lost souls in the Dept. of Health had been working to draft rules a month or more before the election.

Then there was the bit about the federal government stating that if you possessed marijuana in the home you couldn’t own a firearm. And, after all, federal law Trumps state and local laws.

The media trotted former ATF agents on camera to confirm that it would be illegal to possess and use medical marijuana if you had gun in the house. Keep in mind that in this state newborn babies are issued an assault rifle when they’re discharged from the hospital.

But, then, these swarthy newsdogs found some weird loophole wherein (and stick with me here because this gets complicated) if one spouse in the household is using medical marijuana (helps with the rheumatis), but the other spouse in the household doesn’t. As long as said other spouse keeps their weapons under lock and key, it’s okay.

And then, the media rolled another expert on camera who pointed out that the federal government has much bigger things to worry about (terrorists on U.S. soil, for instance…oh, they’re here) than whether Harvey is hiding the combo to the gun safe from Harriet who makes weekly visits to her physician with the old, “Doctor, it hurts when I do this!”

Frankly, I’d be more worried about a boozer with a house full of weapons than I would a medical marijuana user, but that’s just me.

Next the media (whose motto translated from the Aramaic is “Create Confusion, Chaos, and Controversy…It’s Gonna Be Great…You’ll See!”) turned their attention toward how those who have growing permits in the state will get the seed to grow their crops. After all, it’s federally illegal to transport marijuana seeds across state lines…blah, blah, blah. And, as we’ve stated federal law Trumps state law (just loving using the word trump that way). That crisis du jour kind of died out, probably because the fiends in the media realized there is LOT of seed already in the state. So there! Everyone shrug your shoulders and move along…no crisis here!

Now, a day or so ago, the Dept. of Health trots out a bunch of stern looking people identified as the State Board of Health who announce they approved “emergency” rules regarding the dispensing, etc. of medical marijuana in the state of Oklahoma. Wow, and more than two weeks ahead their deadline. That’s a record in this state. I bet Tommy Chong is so proud of us.

The spokesperson for the group (a physician) kept a grim face as she laid out the adopted rules which include provisions that there will be no smokable forms of marijuana allowed. They (the physicians on the board) believe that’s in the best interests of public health – of course it doesn’t take into account the fact that the tobacco industry for decades has been lacing tobacco with flavor enhancers such as cyanide and other carcinogenic bits. Or, maybe they did.

Let’s see, they also laid out very specific rules regarding the amount of THC that could be present in whatever products remain, presumably the edibles.

Oh, and…almost forgot about this…the rules state that there must be a pharmacist present in the dispensaries. A real pharmacist, no more fake pharmacists like before.

During the press conference, there was a largish group standing behind the doctor as she delivered her remarks. It would have been interesting to know how many of those people are representatives of the pharmaceuticals industry. Just sayin’…

Oh, that “emergency” part means that the rules are not open for public debate or discussion…it is what it is.

But wait, there’s more!

Now there’s word that the ACLU (gotta love that bunch) have stepped in to file a lawsuit to stop the rules of the Board of Health from being implemented saying that the state should not try to be everyone’s physician. The chair of the State Board of Health said the group will rigorously defend their rules in court.

And so, the drama continues.

But wait, there’s still more. So now there’s a rush to get enough signatures to get a measure on the November ballot allowing recreational marijuana in Oklahoma. Stay tuned and strap in, it’s going to get really weird now.
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