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OKIE CHARMED Empowering Women

WOMEN. LEADERS IN OKLAHOMA’S MEDICAL MARIJUANA INDUSTRY.

“Feel This” Skincare Products that will Impact the World

Blazing Trails in New Laws

SARAH LEE GOSSETT PARRISH

IS YOUR OKLAHOMA CANNABIS LAWYER

Dr. Jamie McCracken At Mannford Feed & Grow Supply

has just what you need to Grow Your Own

Read about: Sarah Whitmire Courtney Cornett Lindsey Young Toni Quinton Miranda Chrisman Deborah Lin Tera Schooley & more.

Cannabis Industry Issue

Excellence. Efficiency. Integrity

OKIE CHARMED - March 2022

Sarah Lee Gossett Parrish knows the rules, do you? Make your dreams a reality, the right way.

Contact Sarah Lee today.

COVER

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Sarah Lee Gossett Parrish rules the cover of our Cannabis Industry Issue. Sarah Lee shares her knowledge of the newest laws and what you need to know. See the full feature on page 20.

FEATURES Editor’s Letter

28 Highway Lines, Sarah Whitmire

It Starts with a Seed

34 Stroud Dispensary, Normalizing Cannabis

Keeping Clean Medicine Klean

36 Experience “Feel This” Skincare

Kilpatrick Kannabis, One Community at a Time

42 Foggy Lantern, NOT Your Local Dispensary

CBD, Our Students, & Our Schools

43 Finding Inspiration in the Dirtiest of Place - OG

Cushman Cannabis, Educating & Empowering

44 The Indigenous Insight

Blazing Trails in New Laws

46 OK MM Laws, Licenses, & Doctor’s Dilemmas

Blue Sky Bank’s Deborah Lin

49 Word Find

Okie Charmed Magazine is a bi-monthly publication that focuses on empowering local women by publishing stories of other local women that are inspiring, motivational, informative, diverse, and entertaining. Okie Charmed Magazine features only local women as its models, we feature women of all ages, shapes, sizes, and races. The magazine highlights local businesses that appeal to our female readership and supports female owned businesess. If you know a woman that should be featured, visit our website:

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OKIE CHARMED - May SUMMER 2022 2021

Cannabis. If you had asked me 20 years ago about anything regarding this green plant, I would have shut you down, griped at you for making bad choices, and generally reacted how many of us did back then. Growing up in a conservative town, in addition to my undiagnosed level 1 autism and ADHD, I relied on everything to be good or bad. As a young adult, of course I had my opinions that went against the grain on various issues including politics, sex, marriage, etc…. but for me, drugs had no gray area. Now at 34 years of age, that opinion for me is completely void.Time doesn’t just age or heal us, it teaches us. It teaches us that not everything is so black and white; that to continue evolving as individuals, our opinions and views must change too. Now, as a cannabis (CBD oil) user, I’m grateful to all that fought to make this miracle plant available to those of us with medical ailments. I’m also grateful to the cannabis lawyers like Sarah Lee Gossett Parrish, on page 20, 20, who focused their career in helping dispensaries open and remain open across Oklahoma. The stigma surrounding this little plant still creates uncomfortable moments mid-conversation, and that is something we hope to change. We want to make these conversations more open and normalized. We want to show you that cannabis is not just used for a quick high like we were taught all our lives, but instead it helps so many in unexpected ways. One of those ways is fertilizer. Yes, you read right…fertilizer for your garden. Read about Dr. McCracken at the Mannford Feed and Grow Supply on page 8. 8. Cannabis is also used in cleaning products, like Krystal Klean on page 12. 12. I’d have to say, one of our absolute favorites though is the advantages of cannabis in skincare products. Asma Whitekiller, owner of Simply Bare on page 36 hopes to reach 1% of the entire world’s population with her “Feel This” products, and we can’t wait to see her reach that goal! Walking into a dispensary or grow operation can be a scary first step for some, so we decided in this issue to take you INSIDE. We hope that by introducing you to the women, either owners or employees at these establishments, that you will feel more comfortable. In Chandler, Lindsey at Kilpatrick Kannabis is absolutely one of the nicest women I’ve ever met and has a very relatable story to share; read more on page 14. 14. Courtney on page 34, 34, owner of Stroud Dispensary, makes it her goal to make women, especially moms feel comfortable when visiting her business. Miranda at Cushman Cannabis in Cushing is always so helpful and cheery when I stop by. Read about her family owned business on page 18. 18. And Sarah Whitmire in OKC takes us inside Highway Lines and Freedom Road Dispensary; her story is on page 28. 28. Or, if you’re not quite ready to take the full medical marijuana plunge, stop by the Foggy Lantern in Cushing. Tera will help you with all of your CBD needs; read about how it’s NOT a dispensary on page 42. 42. And don’t forget to stop by page 24 to learn about Blue Sky Banks Cannabis Banking! This was something I was completely unaware of and excited to share with dispensary owners. I only ask that as you read through this issue, read it with an open mind. I hope that you realize the benefits of cannabis in day to day life for SO MANY women, children, and men. I hope you realize that the women working in this industry are your friends, your neighbors, your former colleagues, and are women just like you.

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Cushing, Drumright, Yale, Agra, Mannford, Oilton, Olive, Ripley, Jennings… If your school, church, club, sports team, association, organization or non-proﬁt group is holding an event, fundraiser, or even just a regular meeting, let us know so we can let everyone else know. Submit bulletin board items for consideration to: news@drumrightgusher.com or publisher@cushingcitizen.com. Include all the who, what, where and when information you’ve got — we’ll get it in. ANNOUNCEMENTS

CUSHING • Cushing Chamber of Commerce member Our Daily Bread - Stillwater will be in Cushing to give out free groceries to Payne County residents on August 25 from 2pm-4pm. Bring an ID to Cushing Community Food Pantry located at 802 N. Maitlen Dr. • A benefit for Feed My Starving Children will be held on September 18 at Frontier Bowl from 1pm-5pm. , “Striking Out Hunger” will raise money for the next ton Cushing MobilePack event. Each ticket feeds 62 kids! en d, Oil orts op for sp For more information call 918-399-2463. Team Lane nn is b, group d Ma clu r t reservations which includes 2 games and shoe rental pool n an rofi regula Agra, urch, re the is $75. Individual Spots are $15. Registration deadline rt, Yale, ol, ch or non-pjust a child else sta is Friday, Sept. 10 for right, scho tion even one ration um your rtain is $1 • 33rd Annual Festival in the Park hosted by Cushing ery ide aniza r, or , Dr If unce im ing ley… n, org draise n let ev cons cush d Chamber of Commerce will be September 25 at Mesh sw an er@ an ca for Cu , Rip ciatio t, fun ily ter morial Park, 500 S. Little Avenue from 9am-2pm. For we ere ms blish Olive asso even ow so ard ite or pu at, wh e. Af p.m. Da more information and booth applications you can go an m, hin kn bo wh in. 8 tea lding to the Chamber website event calendar tab. There is a us tin her.comwho, get it suns 6 to . ’ll is ho ng, let it bulle htgus ale link posted on the Cushing Citizen Facebook page. rare from passes eti all the we derd e me . Subm rumrig lude got — DRUMRIGHT on some days “Lau suranc e • Drumright Quarterback Booster Club is selling 4x4 know ws@d om. Inc you’ve e of Tues d seas d, in ne nc n.c on at full color, metal signs to hang on the field fence for all an im ntag to: state solicit insura d free m citize ormati adva ht sw parties varsity and middle school football games. New signs an vit for ing d 0a inf t s da ilig S ing ok ea 8:3 en are $300, renewal signs are $150, and program ads tw NT affi sell an g hi bo ies.” wh pool can 0amy, tak th a are $50. The club ask that purchasers include artwork on CEME The d to dents m 7:3 rtisin hone polic dale UN Frida . wi tion or business card for sign/program ad and to make stu st fro NO adve l telep rance uder nce inue AN Pool - 6 p.m orma 11 all eakfa pm checks payable to Drumright High School Football. cont by ne loca Yale on insu at La sura y r inf ed CenFor further information visit the Drumright Quarter- Ju eria. Br -12:30 has ucts th the ay, no le fo RA the ts for r in nuar e Arts am y 17 AG rview fet Ya f in back Booster Club Facebook page. rd yer sses. Tom prod ices in ymen d said ent fo til Ja inte taking th • Ma hool ca m 11:30 me ol of Satu City of • 49th annual Oilpatch Jamboree will be held d on er un rv sc to ym fro g pa ated 0 chen art cla able fro e h co ugh the lunch October 1 and 2 activities start at 7am and continue mon itted Cent e se ceptin umm ke pa Club estim 00.0 11 La mmer avail yout y thro act th um ,0 ity m Dr ne e ta nc throughout the day. There will be a parade, live music, ac and nt su ea Dr am are Ju ity da tiv er $5 nt 10 Co le ad Activ sura n of ar Tues day, ere food, and shopping available. Contact the Drumright d to Activ enta sses ing ds. or ns free. Whe uderda gall’s for in s, g Fri ng diff 25. Cla SHING inue lls repres ss of ov open Atwoo Chamber of Commerce at 918-352-2204 for further d rtin CU sti pDoze sines r 2 — of La ll be dale cont Inga ly In pley ing. b lo type ived. information. • Stall be ho 8-225-75 bu de t wi ng lot until Se ndor m ce uder to e clu d a Cush erdale, not on of Ri for s. Un 91 wi OLIVE ults. Marke parki ided ts re es of a ve for day m , La ted e fro 17. Th tion ha ents. ter l call to ad rmer’s in the Laud ey fro e Town • Wildcat Spiritwear is being sold online to benefit prov ymen copi ed adult Thursin being -0101 20 niza 2017 ques d th enrol hool Fa 52 10 paymdale th on OYSA. A QR code is attached to a flyer posted on sc every sted r pa ided ncell t 22, and reesente g he pled m also 918-3 orga these pre shing June held er st ere ts fo prov of ca coun the Olive High School Alumni Facebook page to acke D tin pr • Cu ursday, ll be are int Pam at Yale t in but ies. rao es ’s ac Laud receip tive Augu to OI and es sta on on en from pi cess the purchasing website. For more information of t Ka u can en Th rket wi you 80 or ta be co lic d m pers en On rpe Yo en on ma the an as call or text Tina at 918-352-1874. Orders are due by . If dale zzlem in the po Club had -34 went mon of na d Ca rk. writt pres well on, ay in 2021 8-399 be ity ks The uder Friday, September 3. DO NOT SEND MONEY TO THE 28, a Re ial Pa oadw 11am arily Drum a list m eachyment ber 91 hand club re ts as led ng Activ e chec nn ul La of em, May Br from tem Bill at . SCHOOL. 10 lunt th ip fro or pa th hosti Cente 6 E. ed hedu to ts y k Pa ay The e rece m the at th from , 2018 vo eak wi tor wi oney 10 • Cornhole tournament benefiting the Olive Basketcall ationwill be th turda es is sc owed e entifi Mar o coun Frid ty. , 19 at s at m hase of An sp stiga ball team will be held Labor Day weekend on Saturday, thes ks fro show inform RA June Game y - Sa eck. Ag 10-17 ngs ing nc re id ss on all tw 00 on Coun . 27 ilty. rc ived ve ch will be 2 so September 4, beginning at 10am in the Olive Gym. • DC st on trun hear le is gniza esda m. ls we d lo ately 5,0 chec D to yne y to Sept not gu in 2020 t in d rece r the pu Ou t, Tu cash or ory g the Cost to register is $15/person early or $20/ person at pare im cing erda reco y. vidua bine tric Conteup at guilt ss of $2 t of Pa on fo ha to OI sited. senten . Laud onal Dis $10 s categ up. Pre will sinchange the door in individual tournament, $30/2-person team indi com approx ea of filed cumen list polic sign dway fee is Kid and exce ict cour ally, d a pl n was you nnot do id by the rance urteen The 22 A pers in the early or $35/2-person team at the door. Additional as edly depo Broa Entry eligible. be 18 order u ca nners $200, , 20 on a pa Initi entere tutio this Fo ond. stated alleg club team members will be $10 each. For discount rate regdistr ll insu yo ts wi ay 27liberty 7pm. up are ory wi in the d in ce nd ge s will be m le resti ing to is to be s e ister by Friday, September 3. At the door registration M r ne at me le pla da d r d th wa um fo teg at co prize na is tur First 7 er fo ain an r rd ha ca will close at 9:30am. Admission will cost $1/person erda m ist , Se . filed , a by Dr davit Laud ed orde . Acco $58,41 third. adult the art try fee artist e $300 s the ages 10 and up. For more information, to be a vendor, rem . t fro Laud shing, for kid davit office , a the affi re pt.10 m of dale ymen Mark d nd Cu with the en ng, or receiv r the d $50 king for ailing or sponsor find the flyer on Drumright Gusher Faceag affi 3. er an s bo ll su so Se an clerk Club in $59,11 Laud ng pa h the d in sell book page or contact Tina Winford at 918-352-4874. Once er, ory wi 00. 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It starts with a... Mannford -- If you’re old enough, you remember those tiny telltale burn holes in people’s clothing that disclosed a pot smoker. Well, times have changed. Cannabis smokers no longer worry about those pesky seeds blowing up and landing on their favorite t-shirts. Whether it’s a commercial operation or a grow-yourown, most marijuana plants these days are grown from feminized seeds. These are seeds that produce only female offspring. Why does this matter? If you use regular seeds, you will get both male and female plants. If you are a farmer type, think straight-run chickens. When your plants reach the pre-flowering stage, the males pollinate the females. There are six stages of the cannabis plant from germination to harvest. In the fourth, or pre-flowering stage, you will know the sex of each plant. If two nodules pop up on the crotches of stems, the plant is a male. These pollen carriers will be all over the male plants. If you don’t pull these plants quickly, they will pollinate the females. Why does that matter? Pollinated female plants produce seeds. You don’t want seedy buds. You don’t get sinsemilla from pollinated plants. You’ve spent a lot of time and effort to grow healthy plants only to have to remove half of them. If you do start with regular seeds, don’t just throw the uprooted males on the trash pile. Left in the open, the nodules on the plants can still burst open and pollinate any females in pollinating distance. Dr. Jamie McCracken at Mannford Feed & Grow Supply carries only feminized seeds, both auto-flower and photo period seeds. Auto-flower plants will flower automatically, just as the name says. Photo period seeds require a specific dance of light and dark. Both types of feminized seeds come with names like 08

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“Purple Haze” and “Girl Scout Cookies.” The latter reminds me of an old joke about Paul McCartney’s run-in with authorities when he and Wings were performing in Japan. I don’t remember the comic’s name, just the joke: “The customs authorities didn’t find marijuana in the band’s luggage, just a suitcase full of Twinkies.” As far as I know, there is no “Twinkies” seed variety. Jamie’s goal is to provide the best genetics available. It says so on her Medical Marijuana Seed menu. Her seeds are guaranteed. Of course, it takes more than seeds to grow cannabis. Jamie carries specialty soils, fertilizer mixes, and organic nutrients. She has pest control products specifically for use on cannabis plants. This is essential. Professional growers must have their product tested before it can be sold. Testing will provide a THC rating and determine if the product is free of harmful pesticides. Home growers, as well, do not want anything in their product that is unhealthy. Jamie also carries equipment. She has everything you need for hydroponic gardening, as well as trim bins, product containers, and one other essential resource: “know how.” As a former college professor, she knows the value of good research. She has reference books in the store, and she’s willing to recommend books and share her knowledge. Jamie also has seeds and starts for your vegetable garden. She carries only organic and non-GMO seeds. If you already have a personal-use card, you know that you can have six adult plants and six seedlings. If you want to know more about Oklahoma’s grow-your-own rules, you can find legal information at https://oklahoma.gov/ omma.html. For everything else, there’s Mannford Feed and Grow Supply. 10

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written by Sharen Smith

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KEEPING CLEAN MEDICINE KLEAN

Edmond -- In more ways than one, Toni Quinton has us thinking green about our green. She is a long-time Okie who founded her company, Krystal Klean, in 2020 after six months of research. Krystal Klean is a natural cleaning product for smoking accessories. Toni tells us, “I absolutely never imagined being a small business owner, especially in the Cannabis industry. I was a casual consumer for recreational purposes in my younger years. As an adult, I found myself drowning in big pharma and all of the nasty side eﬀects that come with manufactured medicines. I was losing the battle for my health and sanity. Once Cannabis became legal, I began consuming [it] through a glass bong.” Because of her negative experiences with pharmaceuticals, Toni knew she needed to try a natural alternative. She was unsure what was having more of a negative impact on her health, the ailments themselves or the side eﬀects from the medications being used to treat them. She considers herself a survivor of a failed medical device and struggles daily with chronic pain and nerve damage. It was impacting her quality of life in a major way.

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Enter Cannabis. Toni says, “Cannabis has positively impacted me in ways I never imagined. I’ve lost about 100 pounds and I feel (on most days) like my best years are ahead of me! From the little things like regular bowel processes to the presence of mind to launch, grow and thrive as a business owner, this has helped me step into who God made me to be.” Having the presence of mind to launch a small business is noteworthy; it is certainly no small undertaking. “It’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. I often say I didn’t really want to work an 8-5 job,” she says. However, she wouldn’t trade it for anything. An added perk of working in the Cannabis industry is the sense of community. She tells us she gets to meet some of the best people on the planet who have also found Cannabis to be life changing. When Quinton says “on the planet”, she isn’t exaggerating. Krystal Klean is based in Edmond, but is currently available in over 300 shops worldwide.

On founding Krystal Klean, Toni says, “We quickly realized there was a gap in the market for a natural, fast cleaner for all of the ever-evolving smoking accessories. I wanted something natural that wasn’t going to burn every hair out of my nose every time I cleaned my bong”. Another benefit of this product is its reusability and versatility. Toni explains that it can clean everything excluding plastic, wood, and electrical components. What makes Krystal Klean unique is their blend of plant soaps and citrus that are able to dissolve flower and concentrates quickly. You don’t need to soak your smoking accessories overnight, which is especially important when you don’t have backup bongs. Her company’s product is not diluted which allows it to be reused many times, and a little goes a long way. Not only is it natural, it’s doggone economical. For Cannabis users who aren’t regularly cleaning their smoking accessories, they should be. “Clean medicine is the best medicine. Without a doubt,” Quinton explains. This applies to what you are smoking and how you smoke it. “Most cannabis patients purchase their medicine based on a desired effect. Smoking medicine across a dirty surface or through clogged smoking accessories is never a good idea. A consumer will often use less product and can medicate strategically.” So whether you are an Indica girl or Sativa babe choosing plants over pills, an obvious way to stay natural is keeping your clean medicine clean with this plant based product.

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KILPA KILPATRICK KILP ATRICK KANNABIS One Community at a Time... LOCATED AT 500 N HWY 18 Chandler -- Almost 20 years ago, Lindsey Young, originally from Michigan, had a very different opinion regarding cannabis. Like so many of us, she was raised in a conservative home that never gave a (now legal) drug a second thought on its validity. However, that changed when she met her now husband who began suffering from Bell’s Palsy, a condition in which part of your facial muscles weaken or become paralyzed. At the time, his Doctor(in California) recommended using cannabis to treat the condition. This led to her researching and educating herself to better understand the benefits of cannabis. “He eventually began having seizures,” she explained, “instead of him taking a bunch of pills that were making him sicker, cannabis works for all of his ailments. I was like, wow, more people really need to tap into the medical benefits of using cannabis.” One day they found themselves in the charming town of Chandler after her husband had visited the area while traveling for work. He expressed how much he thought she’d like it there and the potential for opening a dispensary in Chandler. Next, they bought a house, packed up their belongings,and made the big move. Then they opened their business, Kilpatrick Kannabis. In addition to the dispensary, they also have a grow operation that her husband manages while she manages the dispensary. It’s a partnership. Because of their businesses, they are able to work and be together full time and raise their 3 children (2 now grown). After visiting dispensaries in other states, the Youngs felt that the quality of the medicine other dispensaries were offering at the time, was not up to par. “It became our mission to grow our own and provide organic cannabis to our patients. We know exactly where and who all of our products come from. It is good quality. That’s ultimately what it’s all about, making sure that the people are getting what is going to help them.” “The local community was a little hesitant when we first opened, but after a few events, they came to realize that we are a family owned business just like any other. Just because we are dispensary owners doesn’t mean we are here to shove cannabis in your face, and overall everyone has been really accepting and supportive.” The stigma surrounding cannabis use has changed so much over the last 20 years. Stories like hers are not uncommon. Today women across Oklahoma are still battling themselves because of that stigma we were raised hearing and believing. I asked, what do you want to tell women that still aren’t sure? Her response, “Put yourself out there. The more you can learn, the better off you are. Don’t be afraid to go against the grain; just educate yourself.” As of right now, their immediate plans are, “One community at a time, starting with our own. Just educating as much as we can. We don’t think that everyone needs to use cannabis, it’s not for everyone. But just helping people understand is key.” 14 OKIE CHARMED written by Erica Ewy - May 2022

article & photography by Kayla Watson

CBD, Our Students, & Our Schools

Although

cannabis

has

been

legalized in Oklahoma, there is still a certain amount of stigma surrounding it. Even in my own mind, it is a bit controversial. Despite all of that though, medically speaking, there are some major benefits associated with cannabis. One of these benefits happens to affect children with disabilities or other health

impairments.

The

effects

seem to be for the positive. I had no idea of the benefits until I spoke to a close friend of mine regarding this issue. My opinion has always been on the negative side. However, my friend shared with me a story from a special education teacher’s perspective. Until I heard about her experiences, my opinion was unwavering. My friend is a former special education

teacher

here

the

state of Oklahoma. She worked with

students

who

had

severe

and profound disabilities. Without sharing personal details, she told me about an experience she had with a student who suffered from multiple seizures every day. This resulted in a disruption to this child’s learning environment and above all, life. This ultimately led the parent to seek out

other options that could help

funding if we allow illegal drugs. Even

their child.

if they have medical cards, it’s still on

“The mom told me that every

our premises,” she elaborated for me.

few days she would put a couple

Due to it not being legal at the

of drops of CBD oil on his tongue.

federal level, most schools can’t or

She wanted me to let her know

won’t risk losing federal funding. This

if there was any difference in her

could cause issues not just in regards

child’s day,” my friend said. “When his

to personnel, but also our students

parent would do this, he would only

would suffer. If it truly is beneficial

have one to two seizures instead of

to a student’s health, how could they

multiple. So, it just made our day look

safely use it without compromising

a lot different. I felt like he was able to

the law and the school? In regards to this very idea,

have a better day.” This teacher also shared with

the counselor shared this with me, “A

me that this instance helped shape

parent could pull them out of school

her thoughts toward the use of CBD

and administer the CBD off the

oil in a more positive way when it was

premises. They then could return to

being utilized in helping others with

school.”

their disabilities. Obviously, the CBD

From my own perspective, it

oil benefitted this student, and I’m

seems that one day it will be allowed

certain this student is not the only

in schools. However, more guidelines

one.

and regulations are needed not only this

for the schools, but for everyone

conversation, I was curious about

to help identify the line between

how it all worked in a school

medically beneficial and recreational,

environment. I wondered what some

especially when it comes to our

of the challenges with this were, so

students and their safety.

However,

after

I reached out to a school counselor

there

still

here in our great state and asked a

surrounding

few questions.

seeing its benefits for those with

The counselor I spoke to had

disabilities

cannabis?

stigma

and

other

Yes,

but

health

great insight into the challenges of

impairments can help to clear a

CBD use by students. One of the

little bit of the stigma. I’m not going

major issues is that schools are

to be the first person advocating

federally funded. With that being said,

for cannabis in every circumstance,

cannabis is not legal at a federal level.

however my own opinion has toppled

The two go hand in hand.

toward more positive in regards to

“They can pull our federal

how helpful it can be.

CUSHMAN CANNABIS Educating & Empowering

Cushing -- Cushman Cannabis and Co. is the picturesque family owned, small town business. Being family owned and a part of a small town is all in its name. Cushman Cannabis is owned and operated by Miranda Chrisman and her husband, Steve. They opened the business on Nov. 3 of 2019, naming it partly after the town that she knows and loves, [Cush]ing, and partly after her family name, Chris[man]. After just three months of working the kinks out of owning a new business, COVID-19 threw Cushman Cannabis a curveball. “It was a wild beginning,” said Miranda, “We are blessed that we have a loyal and supportive community.” Being a first time business owner can be difficult enough, but Miranda is also navigating her way through a brand new industry. On June 26, 2018, Oklahoma voters legalized medical cannabis. Since then, the state has been the quickest in the nation to fully implement an effective cannabis law. Just two months later, the health department began accepting applications from patients, caregivers, and prospective medical cannabis businesses like Cushman Cannabis. “We did a lot of research in other states to help us understand what those markets looked like when first starting out and help us gauge what the market here would look like” said Miranda, “But quite honestly, Oklahoma broke records with the way the laws and regulations were written to start out, and no other state has had that so we were truly on our own.” Oklahoma is now home to more retail cannabis shops than Colorado, Oregon, and Washington states combined. Oklahoma has also overtaken California as the state with the largest number of licensed cannabis farms, which now number more than 9,000. One of which is owned by the Chrismans. From seed to sale, they make sure that their product is the highest quality for their patients. “We are proud of the lengths we take for the safety and satisfaction of our patients,” said Miranda. Any product they can’t grow or make themselves is only brought into the dispensary after it has gone through an extensive vetting process by Miranda.

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“Our dispensary is the last stop for a product before it is consumed.,” said Miranda. “This is a huge responsibility, and we take it very seriously. Our patient’s safety is our biggest priority.” Cushman Cannabis offers a wide range of products from flower and infused drinks to bath bombs and edibles. The Chrismans have made it their purpose to serve the community and to give Cushing a convenient and enjoyable place to purchase their medical cannabis. “No one wants to drive an hour for their groceries,” said Miranda “so why should they have to go that far for their cannabis products?” The heartbeat of Cushman Cannabis is their patients. The Chrismans work closely with their patients, and advocate to each of them the importance of responsible consumption. They encourage their patients to journal and to understand what they are consuming. Miranda grew up in a family of educators and has brought what they taught her into her daily business practices. “Knowledge is power,” said Miranda. “When you educate people, they become empowered to make more informed decisions for themselves.” The Chrismans also practice what they preach by keeping up with the latest news in the industry and educating themselves on the products that they sell to their patients. From 1968 until May of 2021, researchers in the United States were limited to testing cannabis from only one domestic source. This is a facility based at the University of Mississippi, through a contract with the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Since May of 2021 the Drug Enforcement Administration has registered several additional facilities, giving more researchers the opportunity to understand the cannabis plant and learn more about what all it can be used for. “It is truly humbling to get to be a part of the pioneering that is happening in this industry” said Miranda “We are truly living in the middle of history right now.”

BLAZING TRAILS IN NEW LAWS It’s no longer the laughable, yet hapless Cheech and Chong images one gets when they think of marijuana users; the billows of smoke enveloping the two men holding a burning joint, eyes barely open and funky, grass-burning skunky smell. Because of its medicinal uses, the Cheech and Chong stereotypes have dissipated, but not disappeared altogether; “stoners” will always be around. Today’s cannabis users are the mother, executive, or neighbor you see daily and come from all walks of life. The beneﬁts of medical marijuana have been expounded on and are relatively simple. It has been proven to help ease symptoms of neurological conditions, to calm nausea after chemotherapy in

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cancer patients, and to treat epilepsy, as well as other medical conditions. When Oklahoma passed House Bill 788 in June 2018, relief enveloped those people suﬀering from cancer, MS, epilepsy, and Parkinson’s. While the prescription and use are simple, the laws about who can buy, grow, process, or sell cannabis products and laws about the variations of product can be incredibly overwhelming. For entrepreneurs, the marijuana business seemed lucrative and soon dispensaries popped up everywhere, sometimes as many as four stores on a city block.

Recreational users tried to sell their homegrown stash in store fronts, but soon realized it wasn’t as simple to do so as originally thought. Many regulations have to be followed and licenses obtained to legally grow, process, and sell marijuana products. On top of that, those who used the products realized that getting medicinal marijuana legally was not as simple as running to the nearest dispensary. The industry is multifaceted and each aspect has its own rules, regulations, and laws beginning with the growth of the plant, the processing, and the selling and buying of cannabis products. Sarah Lee Gossett Parrish knows all the rules. She is a third generation lawyer who practices in Oklahoma, Texas, and Colorado. Ms. Parrish is a pioneer in

marijuana law, named by The Cannabis Law Report as one of its Global Top 200 Editorially Selected Cannabis Legal Professionals. Ms. Parrish is a veteran civil litigator and appellate attorney with a background in business law, contracts, insurance coverage and defense, and oil and gas law. Once Oklahomans passed State Question 788 to legalize medical marijuana, she focused her eﬀorts on assisting cannabis entrepreneurs in starting their medical marijuana businesses and staying compliant with the ever-changing Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Rules and other applicable Oklahoma law. Clients asked

her to represent them in various aspects of Oklahoma’s medical marijuana industry, so she obliged. She represents growers, processors, dispensaries, and ancillary businesses in the cannabis industry. Ms. Parrish has been recognized as a pioneer (a trail blazer) in cannabis law in 2019 by the National Law Journal and voted Top Cannabis Law Firm by Journal Record’s Readers Choice Awards two years running. She is dedicated to informing people about the laws pertaining to cannabis. She speaks about the changing laws at conferences and expos throughout the state such as CannaCon South I and II, and Emerging Industry Professional’s OK Cannabis

Expo. She contributes articles to industry publications such as Marijuana Venture, Oklahoma’s own HerbAge Magazine, and Cannabis Business Executive. Additionally, Ms. Parrish has shared some of the highlights with Okie Charmed Magazine. In order to buy cannabis products, a patient must apply for a medical marijuana card after getting a recommendation from a board-certiﬁed physician. If the physician approves, the patient then applies through the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA), and will receive their card in approximately two weeks. Laws pertaining to growing, processing, and selling marijuana are evolving. According to Ms. Parrish, OMMA’s most recent Emergency Rules became eﬀective in November 2021, and there are numerous bills under consideration by the state legislature at this time, that would further regulate the industry For more information, visit the OMMA website at https://oklahoma.gov/omma. html, Ms. Parrish’s website at www.slgparrishlaw. com or her blog at https:// cannalawbiz.wpcomstaging. com/. make-up by Libby Schwartz photography by Kayla Watson

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SarahLee is also a photographer, passionate about sharing the beauty found in nature through her work. Her photographs speak to the soul. She has shown at Art San Diego, SPECTRUM Miami during Miami’s Art Basel Week, and at JRB Art at the Elms Gallery in Oklahoma City. Her work has recently appeared in House & Garden UK (January, February and March 2022 print and digital), and in Vanity Fair UK (February, March Hollywood Issue, and April 2022 print). View her flower, water, and abstract series and discover more of her work at sarahleeartphoto.com and @sarahleeartphoto on social media. OKIE CHARMED - May 2022

Blue Sky Bank’s Deborah Lin helps Oklahoma cannabis businesses grow their green Tulsa — Blue Sky Bank’s Deborah Lin knows firsthand what it’s like to navigate the cannabis industry in a less-than-friendly cannabis banking environment. Before joining Blue Sky Bank’s team as Assistant Vice President and CannabisRelated Banking Lead, Deborah invested in a dispensary and grow operation. She took note of how much business owners in this industry were bending over backwards to keep their financial operations by the book. Though Oklahoma’s medical marijuana industry was legalized in 2018, entrepreneurs faced an uphill battle when 24

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it came to banking. Stringent state laws around cannabis-related operations forced many business owners to work only with cash. It’s difficult for them to find banks that will work with them, creating an unsafe environment for many entrepreneurs. Deborah decided she wanted to get more involved. “Imagine paying everyone in cash and having to deal with the logistics of it day in and day out,” Deborah explains. “I wanted to be part of the solution and provide this underserved industry a means of running their business safely and efficiently, all while changing the narrative of the benefits of the cannabis plant.” With over 13 years of experience in business development, client service and operations, Deborah hit the ground running to launch Blue Sky Bank’s Canna-Direct and Canna-Indirect programs. These accounts offer full commercial business banking services, including mobile deposits, debit cards and checks, plus online and mobile app business banking. It also includes features designed for the safety of cannabis business owners — armored cash pickup, and a private drive thru deposit drop location for cash deposits. “Cannabis banking is critical to any business owner’s success in this industry,” Deborah explains. “Having cannabis banking allows the ease to move funds accurately, timely and most importantly, safely.” Blue Sky Bank partners with Pay Cash Group, a Tulsa-based cash management services company, to bring cannabis business customers armored cash pick-up and transport. This means cash is picked up directly from businesses, so business owners don’t have to worry about transporting cash themselves. With this service comes the ability to track transport and deposit of the cash. Deborah’s days are filled with visiting dispensaries, grow facilities, processors, and other cannabis-related businesses across the state to let them know about Blue Sky Bank’s Canna-Direct

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account. She checks on current customers to see how the banking program is working for them and to answer any questions. She said she feels grateful to be in her position, citing a statistic from Marijuana Business Daily that reported women only held 37 percent of executive-level roles in 2017. Today, that number has dropped to 22 percent, despite the recent findings from The Arcview Group and the National Cannabis Industry Association that companies who have women in leadership roles are more profitable than companies without them. “I have been blessed to have women mentors who advocate, educate and are passionate about the medicinal benefits of cannabis,” Deborah says. “I would love to see more women in the cannabis industry working

together to build a community in our state and to be inclusive of all.” Deborah says in this role at Blue Sky Bank, she’s able to work on a mission she feels strongly about: creating a more accessible c a n n a b i s industry for hopeful business owners. “I feel passionately a b o u t making this industry more approachable, and I love seeing women business owners thrive,” she says. “I’m grateful I get to work with so many talented Oklahomans, and if my work helps encourage more women to join this industry, that’s the ultimate reward.” Business owners interested in a Blue Sky Bank Canna-Direct Account or Canna-Indirect Account can visit www.bluesky.bank/cannabis or email CRBSupport@bluesky.bank.

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WORKING IN THE MEDICAL CANNABIS BUSINESS Sarah Whitmire is Okie Charmed Oklahoma City -- Sarah Whitmire is a businesswoman. She is young, smart, educated, and savvy. She is a colleague, friend, sister, and a mom to her young son and daughter. Her career is in Oklahoma medical cannabis. Sarah wears two hats at her job. She is the office manager at Freedom Road dispensaries. She also works for the company’s wholesale side, Highway Lines, as the wholesale manager, a medical cannabis product supplier. Both are new startup companies to the Oklahoma City area. Sarah masters her new profession with elation, optimism, passion, and business success. A Yukon, Oklahoma native, Sarah graduated high school and left Oklahoma to pursue a career in ministry at a theology college in Texas. She dabbled in private equities, became an esthetician, and then life got in the way and her career took a different path. It was after Oklahoma had legalized medical marijuana that Sarah got a call from her brother-in-law. He was thinking of moving back to Oklahoma to start a medical cannabis business. “That is how I got my start in the cannabis business,” said Sarah. “I began this journey and didn’t know much at all about the cannabis industry. I went into it completely blind.” After Sarah learned the ends and outs of her family’s medical cannabis business, she decided this industry was going to be a good fit for her. 28

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“I came into the cannabis business from a conservative family upbringing,” added Sarah. “But once I started working with customers and saw the medicinal benefits of this plant, I knew I had found my niche.” With the knowledge she gained from working at her brother-in-law’s medical cannabis business and learning its ins-andouts, it was time for Sarah to start her own career in medical cannabis. In 2021, a newto-Oklahoma company, Freedom Road, hired Sarah. Freedom Road dispensary opened less than a year ago with two locations in south and north Oklahoma City. Sarah is currently the office manager at Freedom Road South. This young businesswoman is quick to tell her customers that Freedom Road offers its customers a variety of high-quality medical cannabis products.

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Her colleagues are knowledgeable and can answer any questions customers have about the cannabis products available at Freedom Road. Highway Lines are the cultivating grow side, and Sarah oversees the day-to-day operations of a 30,000 square foot in-house, state-of-the-art medical cannabis grow facility while promoting its product to other medical cannabis retailers. “I think it’s especially important to raise public awareness about the many benefits of medical cannabis,” said Sarah. Once you enter Highway Lines’ cultivation facility, you enter a high-quality, high-tech, and controlled environment. It won’t take you long to realize that growing medical marijuana as a lucrative business is anything but easy. Sarah is one of the few female business leaders in the medical cannabis industry. Taylor West, current board member and former deputy director of the National Cannabis Industry Association, has stated that established industries have generations of male dominated 32

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businesses, and that makes advancement difficult for women. But in the cannabis industry, women leaders now have an opening in this new and booming industry, to encourage each other and help more women rise up the corporate medical cannabis ladder. In 2020, Oklahoma’s medical marijuana sales were close to $831,000,000 and projected sales in 2022 could reach $1 billion according to New Frontier Data. Sara Whitmire never imagined she would be working in medical cannabis management when she was growing up. Today, she educates herself, spends the time learning the business, and keeps up with the changing Oklahoma medical cannabis market. She is committed to producing a high-quality product while listening to her staff members and customers. Who knows, Sarah could possibly put a dent in the old marijuana/weed stigmas from the past. article & photography by Cindy Lockstone

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Stroud -- Courtney Cornett has spent her entire life in the Stroud area and is very proud to have her business located in her hometown. After becoming a patient in 2019 due to PTSD, Courtney was having to constantly travel out of town for her Cannabis needs. This became an extra task for a wife and mom of 3 boys. Her curiosity as to why Stroud didn’t have a dispensary at that time set her on a mission, and she soon found herself working with the city to create ordinances to open a dispensary. She explained, “The process only took about 10 to 12 days. I think the city was considering it, but they just hadn’t had anyone express interest about opening a dispensary until I came along. It was important to me because it’s a lot of tax money that goes to our city. I was a stay at home mom at the time and decided that Stroud needed its own store.” Courtney explains that her husband and family are very supportive of her business. Her family did have a few hesitations at first, but over time, (like many of us) their opinion and views have changed. The community has also been open and accepting. “I thought I would get a little backlash when I opened, but I didn’t. I think most of the community assumed a dispensary would eventually open and are even appreciative that it is someone local that grew up here. I try not to fly a bunch of flags and have cannabis in everyone’s face. I try to be discreet. People come into the store because they’re looking for what I have.” Courtney goes on to say, “One of my main W W W. S T R O U D D I S P E N S A R Y. C O M goals with the dispensary is making women feel comfortable, especially moms my age using cannabis to help them be a better parent. I’m more patient and understanding because cannabis helps me. I want them to come in and notice how bright and cheery it is; I want them to feel open and accepted. Kids are allowed in the dispensary now with a licensed parent; that way they don’t have to sit in the car. That makes it very family friendly.” Women our ages are still fighting a stigma battle within ourselves because we were raised with a different view. She hopes that cannabis becomes very normalized, especially for her children as they grow into adults. To them, it is just another type of medicine. They are growing up in an era, where it’s medicine, not an illegal substance. You have to have a card/prescription to get it just like most medicines. For now, Courtney is happy with her dispensary and the direction they are going, “Expanding is a possibility in the future, but not in the cards right now. We are successful here.” OKIE CHARMED - May 2022 article & photography by Kayla Watson

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Experiencing “Feel This” Skincare

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re you longing for a new skin care product? Something that not only soothes you, but may also take away some of your aches and pains? Asma Whitekiller has developed a full-spectrum, hemp based skin care line that might be just what you are looking for! I met Asma at the Drumright Farmers Market and got to experience her skincare products first hand. She encouraged me to physically touch her products, hence the name “Feel This.” As she explained a bit about each one of them, I realized that I wanted to take all of them home. Asma bubbles with an internal glow when she talks about her business. She spoke about how her allnatural, plant-based products are meant to “feed the skin.” Her LLC is called Simply Bare, and she explained how she came to name her business. She wanted a “completely transparent brand, no greenwashing, no fillers.” She also wanted her products to represent the way people originally treated their skin issues in the past—with nature. As an advocate for plant based healing, Asma made sure that her entire line is infused in full spectrum hemp. “I want to capture the antibacterial, anti-inflammatory compounds within the plant and use it as a catalyst to communicate with the CB1, CB2 receptors in our skin’s endocannabinoid system,” she stated. She carries a wide array of useful products. Her body butter is a lovely, soft-to-the-touch cream. She encouraged me to try it, and it melted right into my skin. I took this product home, along with her coffee sugar scrub, and her lip bom. I have enjoyed every product I have tried! The lip bom soothed my lips, and the coffee scrub invigorated my morning shower. However, the body butter is the current front runner for my favorite product. I suffer at night

from aches and pains, and it has been affecting my sleeping habits. I decided to try the butter on these areas. So far, I find that I am sleeping better at night and suffering from less pain! Another blessing of Asma’s products is that they are multi-functional. She carries a mineral sunscreen which can be used as a primer under makeup. It is also safe to use on children. I am interested in trying her underarm bar and the shower steamer tablets, which can help with allergies (my worst enemy). The bar is a natural deodorant; she also uses it on her heels to prevent blisters. I imagine that it also makes your feet smell better too! (Cue in the Father’s Day gift ideas.) A s m a describes herself as a “Palestinian America, married to a Cherokee from Talequah.” She met her husband when she studied Business Management and PR at NSU. She calls her daughter Sophia the “backbone of the company,” and the reason for her focus in sustainability. It is clear that Asma means to leave this world a better place, not only for her daughter, but for other children too. She says, “There are now close to eight billion people on this planet. I know my dream is big, but I do aim to reach 1% of the entire world and trigger a wake up call for a more mindful lifestyle. Skincare alone is responsible for so much damage to the oceans, in loads of tiny microplastics and chemicals. It is something that keeps me up at night. I feel a responsibility because I have a child that looks forward to the impact we create using this skincare.” In relation to protecting our planet, Asma involves herself by informing the cannabis industry about the problems that she notices. She states, “They are currently passing laws for prepackaged flowers in the state of Oklahoma, and I don’t see the reason behind suffocating a plant in plastic. If

“I feel a responsibility because I have a child that looks forward to the impact we create using this skincare.”

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Oklahoma wants to lead the country in Cannabis, I think it would be ignorant to not have a system in place to reuse, recycle or upcycle these containers. I’ve been running around the whole state for two years trying to wake people up about this issue, and now they are making it worse.” One of the things that impressed me most was Asma’s passion for educating others about skin care. She has been in this business for around a decade. She visits with esthetics students to teach them about her experiences in the skincare business. She states, “I believe that is where I’m truly making a difference in people’s lives, aside from the product itself. I want to create awareness, and expose the next generation

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of professionals in the beauty industry to a holistic alternative. I specifically like to focus on sharing the mistakes I’ve made because if one person in that classroom can do better, by avoiding that move, then I’ve done my job. Helping one person at a time, that’s my motto.” She went on to say, “The pandemic has changed the way we all do business. I’ve shifted my focus from B2B sales to education, I also offer group and 1 to 1 coaching. Through working closely with massage therapists, I am able to reach my clients further on the why, and how, to switch to a holistic alternative. I’m working on developing relationships with doctors in order to help me further my research

in holistic skincare and gather data for how the Bütter helps people. I would like to see my products offered by doctors as an alternative to steroid creams in the near future.” Her products are all made from scratch and from the heart. They include no perfumes, chemicals, or preservatives. In 2021, her brand was awarded Best CBD Brand and Best Cannabis Lip Balm in the state of Oklahoma. Asma has many dynamic plans for the future. Her current line does not encompass the only products she can make. “ I have filled several notebooks full of research and recipes over the years. I am excited for the fall. I plan to relaunch the brand in sustainable

glass packaging and expand to offer a lot more retail to my clients; including shampoo and conditioner bars, toothpaste, and body oils.” The average retail price is between $22-$28. To find Asma’s products, you can contact her on her site at www.itsfoodforyourskin.com, Her products are also available at Jakes Beyond Bud, Southern Hills Spa, Your Neck’s Best Friend, APCO Med, Bahama Sun and several other locations. There is a contact page if anyone is looking for a custom product or gift. They can book a private party, including baby showers and bridal parties. Businesses can also request collaboration on a product formulation. Her tags on Facebook and Instagram are the same: @feelthiskincare.

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FOGGY LANTERN NOT Your Local Dispensary

Cushing -- Already well known in the Cushing area thanks to her successful business, Dig Lyfe, Tera Schooley, a Marine Veteran, has recently opened a new business practically next door called the Foggy Lantern. 2014 is when Tera began her journey in the vapor industry in Bartlesville, OK. A few short years later, she opened her first vape shop, and then eventually moved to Cushing. Now happily located on Main Street, she says, “Business is good and she likes where she is at. Everyone in Cushing is very supportive of each other growing together in their businesses.” At Dig Lyfe, she had been selling a small amount of CBD products and accessories to her vape customers. Over the years, many have complimented her selection and were grateful that they didn’t have to drive all the way to the city so they could stay local. Because of that, she decided to expand that aspect of her business and the space two doors down became available, thus the Foggy Lantern was born. Tera explains, “It is important to understand that Foggy Lantern is NOT a dispensary, and it’s not a vape shop. It’s somewhere in between, only selling CBD products and accessories. Since everything in the shop is federally legal, it does not require a medical card. It’s an alternative for those that either cannot get a medical card, are still waiting for approval, or just want to go a different route.” The Foggy Lantern carries a select variety of CBD products, melatonin, Delta 8, and cannabis accessories. She explains that Delta 8 is a great product for those that want the benefits of cannabis but in a CBD form. It is also a great alternative for those waiting for their card to be approved or are unable to get one. All products can be bought by anyone 18 years or older. She welcomes any that are curious about her products to stop by and ask questions. “Come in and see what we have to offer. You won’t be overcome by aroma when you walk in, only friendly faces ready to answer your questions.” She explains, “We don’t sell and we don’t upsell; we know how to run the register. When you make the decision on your own, you won’t be mad when you leave because you’ve come to that conclusion on your own. We want you to choose what is best for you.” The Foggy Lantern is located at 1430 E. Main, Suite F in Cushing, Oklahoma. 42

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Finding Inspiration in the I don’t know about you, but I sometimes find inspiration in the craziest of places. In THIS moment, on THIS day….I found my inspiration in the DIRTIEST of places. I mean IN the dirt. My dirt. The dirt under my fingernails. The dirt under my feet. The dirt in my hands. The dirt that I just tilled up and am walking barefooted in. The dirt I’m about to plant my garden in. I found my inspiration in the dirt. The smell, the feel, and the texture brings me so much personal satisfaction and peace. I have often told friends over the years that I feel like I am a displaced ridge-runner! There is something inside of me that yearns for the old ways; wilderness, water, mountains and a simpler, but wild way of life….it is why I am the way I am. I didn’t choose the wild-woman ways; they chose me! I love and enjoy the process from start to finish.

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my seeds a little on the extra salty side, but that’s okay too! If you know my daughter you know EXACTLY what I’m referring to! Also…that is not the point….we are all different, and that my friends is the beauty in it. Some of us are extra salty (like Kylie) , some of us are extra sweet, some of us are extra spicy, some of us are extra hearty, but one thing is for certain; we all grow, bloom and bear fruit in our own time!

If you hear anything that my rambling, wild haired, barefooted, dirty-toed self is saying- I hope it is this…… cultivate your life as you would a garden. Cultivate your happiness as you would your flower bed. Cultivate YOU! Cultivate, aerate, fertilize, water, protect and care for you and your happiness as carefully and intentionally as you would the tender little seedlings that we put into the I recently saw a meme on Facebook that said, “I ground in a loving and gentle effort to feed and nourish love the kind of tiredness that comes from a lot of fresh ourselves and our families! air and a little too much sun.” I tried to track down who the quote is attributed to, but couldn’t find it, but I stand Some people like to say in the words of the great Forrest by the words! The kind of satisfied exhaustion that I feel Gump that “Life is like a box of chocolates,’’ but I like to at the end of a long day of working outside, in the sun, in say that life is like a garden. With the right conditions, the earth is a kind of primal, all the way to my bones at a garden can bear you beautiful blooms and great the core of my soul …..satisfying. The first turning over hearty vegetables that will appease your eyes, smell of the dirt has the best smell. FRESH. The third tilling of wonderful. and nourish your body. It is hard work and the ground is the best feeling. In true ‘TaMara’ fashion…. hurts a little…..but it tastes good. Most times, a little (y’all don’t tell my daddy… he’ll get onto me)…..I walk perspective is all you need. The easily found and paid behind my big old Briggs and Stratton beast of a tiller for, in the store veggies are a sore substitute for fresh barefooted! I love to feel the cool, fresh, damp earth on grown vegetables.….but most of you already know that. my feet. I can’t explain it! Some of you will know what I Kind of like life…..the easy stuff is there, and it will feed am talking about and some of you (like my daddy) will you, but it isn’t the best there is. It is only when you get a think I am crazy! Which I am….I don’t deny that, but that little dirty and put in the work, do you get the best there is beside the point! I’ve done it for YEARS! is…..the best that life has to offer. As an added bonus, you get to sit back and smile, and say, “Yeah, I grew that.” I mow barefooted; I garden barefooted; I wander around It just goes to show you that you never know what you outside barefooted, and I quite literally used to kick my will find when you start digging in the dirt. Who knows, shoes off and teach barefooted from my podium! My you might just find a little inspiration and a lot of peace! students will attest to that. I am getting sidetracked….. let me gather my thoughts, dig my toes in the dirt a ~The Outdoor Gal little deeper and reign myself in! The entire point is…. TaMara The active cultivation, tending and growing is essential and lifegiving in all ways! I cultivated and grew one of

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Many indigenous nations use herbs, plants, and weeds for ceremonial and traditional purposes and practices. Whether it’s for medical use or for spiritual healing, there are many reasons these plants are available for us to use on a daily basis. We believe the Creator put these here for a significant reason. There seems to be a fascination with Native Americans and their use of cannabis. This plant has many stories

From pain management to glaucoma, from dealing with anxiety or enjoying the euphoric feeling of being high, cannabis has a lot to offer today. In recent years, Oklahoma’s adoption of medical marijuana use has made this a controversial and difficult issue for tribes to maintain and support a platform that is outlawed within federal land and tribal jurisdiction. There are several tribes in Oklahoma that advocate and

recreational use will make a positive or negative effect on our tribes? We do not know, but what we do know is it has made an extraordinary impact and a financial advancement for our state. The controversy over legalization for tribes has been debated for many years among tribal and state leaders. Laws and policy making for tribes in Oklahoma had always been a “Catch 22” if you

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from various tribes that reflect its early existence and usefulness to the Native American people. This is an interesting topic because cannabis and Native Americans highlight today’s modern day history. As you already know, it has been proven to be medically beneficial to patients that may have a life threatening illness and/ or mental illness. Cannabis is diverse; it serves different purposes, and different cultures from around the world use it in different ways. 44

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support the cannabis industry for the benefits of their tribal members and the positive impact it could make in our state. There are also tribes that are very reluctant to adopt cannabis as a plant and as a business. In the past, they had been influenced by lawmakers, educators, and priests to think it is bad and bad for you. Some people still believe and feel this way. Recently, the platform for recreational use of marijuana has come to the forefront. Do you believe

know what I mean. The 39 federally recognized tribes are all considered sovereign and have a governmentto government relationship to the federal government and states. Tribal sovereignty gives tribes under the United States Constitution the right to regulate and govern their own internal affairs. Under their sovereignty, they have the legal right to make compacts with state officials and government such as the Hotel and Casino Compacts. The benefits of these

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compacts help and benefit the public system and their tribal members by their shared interest in profits. I feel cannabis will bring positive change and a better learning environment for our Native American people. When I visited the Paiute Tribal cannabis businesses in Las Vegas, Nevada, I discovered nothing but good things happening with their industry for their nation and their state. The tribe has bought two casinos/hotels off the famous Vegas Strip since the booming of their cannabis industry. They bought the Palms Casino Resort which will be opening later this month and are part owner of MGM, who also own 7 other casino resorts. The casinos in Vegas are not all owned by the tribe, but there are some that are built on tribal lands. There are concerns for the adult and juvenile tribal members who are affected by substance abuse. This makes it challenging for tribal leaders to navigate policy change on the cannabis industry because in the past there were activities of gangs and organized crime. The United States Justice Department, who makes the decisions on the regulation of cannabis on Federal lands, feels it will cause chaos in the tribal community. DOJ is committed to dealing with tribes on a government-to government, special trust relationship to serve and protect sovereign Tribal Nations and people. It kind of sounds contradicting, but that’s just how it goes when dealing with the government. Change has to start with the tribe. Then it is presented and approved by the 30 United State attorneys from districts within Indian Country. These districts organized a subcommittee called the Native American Issues Subcommittee (NAIS). The NAIS focuses exclusively on Indian Country issues, both criminal and civil, and is responsible for making policy recommendations to the Attorney General regarding public safety and legal issues. Maybe this is not the time for tribes to make this a priority, but I do think they should start talking about the taboo market industry of cannabis in Indian Country and how it will be beneficial. Native American people have always been the “people of peace,” and I have high hopes in our tribal leaders and government to broaden our horizons and search for new economic stability within the cannabis industry. Katapi/ AHo!! OKIE CHARMED - May 2022

Oklahomans suffering from a range of medical conditions can now legally own, buy, grow, and consume medical marijuana products when prescribed by a licensed Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) medical practitioner. Sounds easy? It should be, but many doctors in Oklahoma are still reluctant to prescribe medical marijuana for a variety of reasons. In September 2018, three months after Oklahoma voters passed the use of medical marijuana, a total of 38 statewide physicians were licensed to prescribe medical marijuana, according to an article in the Tulsa World. Today the OMMA, Oklahoma’s medical marijuana licensing body, lists more than 250 Oklahoma physicians who can legally prescribe medical marijuana to their patients. However, most Oklahomans are not able to speak to their personal physician about medical options that include medical marijuana products as a treatment. This is mainly because federal laws label marijuana as a Schedule I narcotic”, and no medical uses are currently accepted for treatment in the United States under the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. Physicians face federal fines, arrests, and loss of their licenses.

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Most doctors find themselves stuck in the middle. They prefer to stay away from marijuana rather than risk their practice and their patients’ health. Congress continues to oppose legislation that would legalize medical marijuana and has not enabled adequate research on medical marijuana in decades, according to the Congressional Research Service. Federal research on marijuana for medical purposes is progressing slowly. But doctors continue to be reluctant to prescribe medical marijuana until further research is completed. But on a good note, the current 117th Congress is moving forward with the federal legalization of medicinal and recreational marijuana. Last month, the United States House of Representatives narrowly passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act.

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The MORE Act essentially removes marijuana from the DEA Schedule I list and removes any criminal penalties for people who manufacture, distribute, or possess marijuana. This gives the state laws more control over their own marijuana laws. The next step for the MORE Act, or a similar version of the legislation, will have to be adopted by the U.S. Senate. Thirty-seven states and the District of Columbia currently allow the use of medical marijuana products. According to the National Conference of State Legislators, eighteen states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana and recreational marijuana. How do you get an Oklahoma Medical Marijuana license? According to the OMMA’s website, this office oversees the medical marijuana program and receives all licensing applications related to medical marijuana, including patients, caregivers, growers, processors, dispensaries, and researchers.

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For a patient to get a license you must be 18 years of age and have a signed Adult Patient Physician Recommendation Form from a licensed physician. Anyone under the age of 18 must get two physicians’ signatures and complete the Minor Patient Physician Recommendation Form. Both forms are on the OMMA’s website. The application fee is $100 and patients who can provide proof of Medicaid (SoonerCare) or Medicare enrollment or have the status as a 100% disabled veteran pay a reduced fee of $20. These application and processing fees are non-refundable. Oklahoma Medical Marijuana licenses are valid for two years from the date it is issued, or 60 days from the date it is issued for short-term licenses, unless the license is revoked by the physician or OMMA, and it can take up to 14 days for a license to be issued. More information can be found on the OMMA’s website, https:// oklahoma.gov/omma.html

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