Store manager Josh Poole pours marijuana flowers onto a try at a Mango Cannabis medical marijuana dispensary, Monday, March 6, 2023, in Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma voters will decide Tuesday whether to make the state one of the most conservative to green light cannabis use for adults.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma voters on Tuesday rejected the legalization of recreational marijuana, following a late blitz of opposition from faith leaders, law enforcement and prosecutors.
“We’re pleased the voters have spoken,” said Pat McFerron, a Republican political strategist who ran the opposition campaign.
“We think this sends a clear signal that voters are not happy with the recreational nature of our medicinal system. »