Oklahoma voters will decide whether the state should legalize recreational marijuana Tuesday. If approved, those over 21 years old would be able to use it.
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State Question 820, the result of a signature gathering drive last year, is the only item on the statewide ballot. Other conservative states have legalized recreational cannabis use, including Montana in 2020 and Missouri last year, but several have rejected it, including Arkansas, North Dakota and South Dakota.
"We don't want a stoned society," Keating said Monday, flanked by district attorneys and law enforcement officers from across the state.The proposal, if passed, would allow anyone over the age of 21 to purchase and possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana, plus concentrates and marijuana-infused products. People could also legally growup to 12 marijuana plants. Recreational sales would be subjected to a 15% excise tax on top of the standard sales tax.
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