The BLUNT Truth
god, guns, and grass The legendary southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd once sang: “My hair’s turning white ~ My neck’s always been red ~ My collar’s still blue.” These lyrics represent the basis of medical cannabis patients coming through the doors of Great American Strains (GAS) Dispensary located in Skiatook, a small city north of Tulsa. “The vast majority of our patients are 45 and older suffering from chronic pain and sleep disorders,” said Colby Briggs, manager of GAS. “Normally, we get a small rush of patients on Sunday after church. A
The Current Buzz Vol 4 Issue 8
by: TCB Staff
1461 processors. Bringing in revenue of $34,867,093 for OMMA and $43,166,199 in State and Local Sales Tax for the first six months of 2021. (See: www.oklahoma. gov/omma.html) It seems an A population of approximately vast majority of our patients industry bringing $78,033,292 8000 residents, with eleven openly carry, or conceal carry, into state coffers, for the first six dispensaries, equates to roughly months of the year, should be handguns into our dispensary. 727 people per dispensary. If We welcome these customers regarded reverentially. But, alas, with open arms because nothing one in 10 people have a medical that is not the case. brings Okies together like God, marijuana card, then each dispensary could theoretically Guns, and Grass,” Colby says Interruptions in executing have 72.73 patients. And if each Oklahoma’s “seed-to-sale” laughingly, “We love America! That’s why we are called Great of these patients spent $100.00 tracking system for medical monthly with the dispensary it American Strains!” cannabis have bred confusion would be possible for all of the for businesses in the Oklahoma dispensaries to stay in business cannabis industry. Most notably – but not thrive. was lack of proper training on the METRC system. The new Oklahoma is the largest medical emergency rules, effective July marijuana state, per capita, in 28th, address seed-to-sale in the union. To meet the demand great detail. Here is how, at of Oklahoma’s 373,943 patients least one, may impact YOU and 2,192 caregivers the directly: Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority has issued 12,105 OAC 310:681-5-1.1. marijuana business licenses, Responsibilities of the license including 2,274 dispensaries, holder • Subsection (9): 8,247 grow operations, and continued on page 5
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