Stitt compares Oklahoma medical marijuana laws to recreational marijuana laws

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Governor Stitt said that he doesn’t think legalizing recreational marijuana will help with the billion-dollar budget shortfall. When asked on Channel 8 if he’d look at taxing it to raise revenue, Stitt said that Oklahoma already has a relaxed medical marijuana law, and legalizing recreational wouldn’t do much.

“By calling it recreational, I don’t think you have any more users or any more tax revenue off of that. Pretty much, it looks a lot like recreational in our state as well,” said Stitt.

His comparison between recreational marijuana laws and the state’s own medical marijuana has Danna Malone frustrated.

“We have our governor saying, your program is already recreational. That’s bull, that’s unacceptable,” said Malone. “I voted for him. I will not vote for him again.”

Malone owns ‘Ye Old Apothecary’ in Tulsa. She’s also working with other medical marijuana dispensary owners to get ‘recreational marijuana’ on the November ballot.

“Making that statement undermines our entire state’s medical program,” said Malone.

Stitt said on Tuesday, “Most people that want it, can get a doctor’s note for it, so I don’t think that’s going to solve any problems.”

However, Malone said, if Stitt thinks medical marijuana “looks a lot like recreational,” why do people have to pay to see a doctor and pay the state for a card.

“That is wrong, wrong, wrong,” said Malone. ”If we are recreational, why is OMMA issuing licenses? Why do people have to pay doctors to get a recommendation?"