- Oklahoma voters rejected a ballot initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana use.
- Oklahoma joined a number of other conservative states in rejecting similar proposals.
- Supporters of the measure included criminal justice reform advocates, the local ACLU and some labor unions.
- Opponents included the governor, dozens of Republican state lawmakers and some law enforcement and agricultural associations.
- The governor said the state had struggled with the swift rise of marijuana production after the adoption of a medical marijuana program.
With a Marijuana Shop on ‘Every Corner,’ Oklahoma Rejects Full Legalization
The state has embraced medical marijuana, with some 400 dispensaries in Oklahoma City alone. But voters decided against going further.
By J. David Goodman
