Podcast Ep. 56 | Everybody likes sandwiches

A brief update on Oklahoma's medical marijuana situation, a discussion of partisan symbolism, and a visit with Democratic candidate for Attorney General, Mark Myles.

Announcements

• Ballot review meet-ups on Nov 3rd (specific times & locations TBD)

• The Election Night Show on Nov 6th

Articles & Links Discussed

• Medical marijuana by the numbers: Current patient-to-dispensary ratio is 12:1 as health department gets $5 million in licensing fees.

• Symbolism

Take-Aways

• As the Oklahoma legislature grapples with how to implement medical marijuana, there are a number of concerns being voiced from nearly every profession.

• This week, the #okleg Joint Working Group (yes really) heard from the banking community. Since marijuana is still illegal at the federal level, banks are hesitant to work with anyone in the marijuana industry. That means businesses must use cash and may be forced to hold on to large amounts of it. It also means the state must collect sales tax in cash…which poses big issues for how that happens as well.

• However, other states seem to be handling it just fine, so maybe things will work out in Oklahoma.

• Our guest for this episode, Mark Myles, is running for Attorney General. During the interview, Mr. Myles speaks broadly about his background as an attorney (as both a prosecutor and defense attorney) and his perspective on the role of the Oklahoma AG both now and in the future.