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Foreign investors, crime among concerns as cannabis booms in rural Oklahoma

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A cannabis cultivation operation along U.S. 59 in Kansas, Oklahoma, south of Jay, is seen in aerial photos. Rural law enforcement authorities can often point out their local grow operations, most of which are duly licensed by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority.

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The sign for a cannabis business is pictured in downtown Grove. With medical marijuana operations proliferating in rural areas across the state, “the appearance is that there’s a lot of foreign interest” in those operations, says Rep. Scott Fetgatter, R-Okmulgee.

Rep. Scott Fetgatter, R-Okmulgee, is pictured at the state Capitol in 2017. A member of the legislative working group looking into medical marijuana at the time, he said he got “a little frustrated” after listening to talk about a desire to see the Legislature contradict the will of voters who overwhelmingly passed State Question 788 three years ago to make medical marijuana legal in the state. Fetgatter says that although he personally opposed SQ 788, after it passed he decided to do his best to make the law work.

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A lot of new pickup trucks are kicking up dust on rural Oklahoma roads. The drivers, in many cases, are not familiar to longtime locals and seem to prefer it that way.

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10 things that are still illegal under Oklahoma's medical marijuana laws

Can’t get a prescription for marijuana

Marijuana is listed as a schedule 1 controlled substance in federal law, so it cannot be prescribed, only "recommended."

A Ninth Circuit Court ruling ensures protection for doctors who issue recommendations to patients who may benefit from cannabis-based treatments, but federal law precludes doctors from “aiding and abetting” patients obtaining marijuana. This means doctors and patients cannot discuss dosages, strains or specific cannabis products for treating a specific ailment. Doctors instead fill out a form indicating they have discussed the risks of marijuana use with the patient and feel the benefits are worth the treatment.

Some patients who see physicians for pain and are treated with opioids also may not be able to do so and use medical marijuana as a licensed patient.

A medical marijuana assessment at the Greenwood Wellness Clinic. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World file

Can’t use marijuana in the workplace or be impaired on the job

State Question 788 says only that an employer may not discriminate against an employee simply because of their status as a medical marijuana patient. This means that simply having a license cannot be grounds for termination or discipline. That employer can still, however, write and enforce rules that restrict the use of marijuana by employees just like any other controlled substance. No patients would be protected if they come to work high, use marijuana in the workplace or attempt to do their job while impaired.

Matilde Campodonico/AP file

Can’t transport marijuana across state lines

Patients who obtain medical marijuana cards in other states may purchase from dispensaries there, but the products may not be brought back to Oklahoma. Nor could a patient travel to a state with a recreational marijuana law and bring any legally obtained products back to Oklahoma. Those patients who plan to cultivate marijuana at their own homes would also not be permitted to obtain seeds from another state.

TOBY TALBOT/AP file

Can't get a doctor's recommendation inside a dispensary

A change to the law made it illegal to post a physician inside a medical marijuana dispensary, as this one did, for customers to sign up as patients inside the retail business operation.

JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World file

Can't try the product while shopping

The use of any cannabis product is prohibited inside a licensed medical marijuana business, so patients should not expect samples like what some CBD shops have been able to offer.

MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World file

Can’t smoke marijuana where tobacco also prohibited

The law makes cannabis like tobacco when it comes to public consumption by falling under the Smoking in Public Places and Indoor Workplaces Act.

Matilde Campodonico/AP file

Can't give marijuana away

Nothing in the law allows for patients to transfer ownership of marijuana. Patients cannot donate or sell marijuana, even to other patients. Licensed patients may cultivate marijuana on their own residential property or, with written permission, on rented property. They cannot grow outdoors unless the plants are surrounded by a locked 6-foot fence. If the yield of the plants at harvest surpasses the legal amount that may be in a patient’s possession, the marijuana must be either processed or destroyed. Patients may process their own marijuana for concentrates or edibles but would not be permitted to perform extractions using butane.

David Zalubowski/AP file

Can’t drive while impaired on marijuana

Although it is legal for patients to have a certain amount of marijuana on their person, if that patient is behind the wheel, a law enforcement officer will evaluate whether the person is at all impaired. Driving while under the influence remains illegal even for medical marijuana patients.

Nigel Duara/AP file

Can’t possess an excessive amount of marijuana

A patient remains within the legal guidelines if they possess no more than 3 ounces of marijuana on their person and 8 ounces at their residence, 1 ounce of concentrated marijuana, and 72 ounces of edible marijuana. If caught exceeding those limitations, a patient would lose their license and could face criminal charges including intent to distribute or trafficking.

Ted S. Warren/AP file

Can't smoke where you're told not to

Renters have no legal right to smoke medical marijuana, even with a patient card, if the landlord/owner issues rules for residents that prohibit smoking.

Rogelio V. Solis AP file

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Comparing counties

Many of Oklahoma's licensed medical marijuana grow operations are in rural areas.

Logan County (population 46,683): 266

Delaware County (population 42,433): 258

Pottawatomie County (population 72,154): 245

Mayes County (population 41,044): 171

Noble County (population 11,335): 138

Kay County (population 44,402): 134

Payne County (population 81,815): 134

Canadian County (population 140,455): 118

Nowata County (population 10,322): 101

Ottawa County (population 31,454): 98

Sources: U.S. Census 2019, OMMA

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A cannabis cultivation operation along U.S. 59 in Kansas, Oklahoma, south of Jay, is seen in aerial photos. Rural law enforcement authorities can often point out their local grow operations, most of which are duly licensed by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority.

The sign for a cannabis business is pictured in downtown Grove. With medical marijuana operations proliferating in rural areas across the state, “the appearance is that there’s a lot of foreign interest” in those operations, says Rep. Scott Fetgatter, R-Okmulgee.

Rep. Scott Fetgatter, R-Okmulgee, is pictured at the state Capitol in 2017. A member of the legislative working group looking into medical marijuana at the time, he said he got “a little frustrated” after listening to talk about a desire to see the Legislature contradict the will of voters who overwhelmingly passed State Question 788 three years ago to make medical marijuana legal in the state. Fetgatter says that although he personally opposed SQ 788, after it passed he decided to do his best to make the law work.

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