The House met its deadline for all measures in chamber of origin last week. This is the date by which all House bills must pass off the House floor to remain alive for this session. It was a very busy week with several long days and late evenings.

One area of focus during the week was medical marijuana. State voters approved State Question 788 in 2018, legalizing the growing, manufacturing and sale of medical cannabis in Oklahoma. This was a statutory change so it allows the Legislature to create regulations around this new industry.

We passed over 12 bills regarding marijuana regulations in h...