State officials: Recreational marijuana effort falls short
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August 19, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Officials say an effort to place recreational marijuana on Oklahoma's general election ballot in November has fallen more than 20,000 signatures short.
Secretary of State James Williamson announced Monday that a count by his office determined supporters of the initiative gathered nearly 103,000 signatures for State Question 797 . The group needed more than 123,000 signatures to qualify the proposed constitutional amendment for a public vote.
Supporters wanted to amend the constitution to allow adults over the age of 21 to legally use marijuana.
Williamson's office sent a r...
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