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Oklahoma Governor Wants to Ditch Cannabis Program


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Join Scott Hess (tax and business consultant) and John Barton (small business owner) as they discuss the controversy surrounding Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt's proposal to repeal medical marijuana in the state. The hosts explore the political, economic, and social implications of such a move, while examining what reform might look like instead of outright repeal.

0:00 Property tax payment frustrations

1:44 Kitchen licensing challenges

3:41 Stitt's marijuana repeal proposal

5:24 Federal rescheduling and 280E

7:42 Reform versus repeal discussion

8:57 Anti-marijuana propaganda history

10:24 Oklahoma's wild west licensing

11:32 Operation Blunt Force bust

13:20 Straw man ownership schemes

15:05 Foreign farms national security

16:55 Market consolidation and prices

18:59 Scott's kitchen rezoning loss

20:35 Prepackaged product requirements

21:58 Stricter inspections needed

23:24 Stitt's potential business interests

25:17 Billion-dollar repeal damages

26:41 Medical patient impact

30:10 Children and marijuana discussion

31:41 Delta-8 and gas station products

33:17 Binary morality on health

34:29 Testing and transparency needed

36:16 Politician accountability and advice

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