Is Oklahoma the #1 Supplier
OF ILLEGAL MARIJUANA? BY CHYNNA PEARSON
Go back to content section As marijuana is growing in popularity, the people selling it are not always doing so in legal areas. While there are many states that have legalized marijuana in some form, medical or recreational, there are still places that have yet to even consider creating a legal form for people to access. Although, even in legal states there are people who would simply rather keep buying from a street vendor instead of going to get a medical card or going to a dispensary. (It’s good to support locally, but it’s better to support legally!) In fact, according to the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, Oklahoma is growing strong in the illegal sale of marijuana.
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The state is nearly at the very top of the black market. Within Oklahoma there are over 8,500 medical marijuana grow licenses, OBN agents have estimated that around 25% of these licenses are run by illegal organizations from other countries like Russia or Mexico.
In fact, according to News9, there are around 40 marijuana farms in the Henryetta area alone.
With this high amount of illegal grows, there have been many Oklahomans reporting that near some of them it is hard to breathe. Without adhering to regulations set by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Association, the illegal grows have an intense chemical smell, overly bright lights, loud generators, and very heavy traffic. These areas are likely to be placed next to family farms and are making the once peaceful area tough to live in.
Then the buyers will ask for closing to happen within the week. This is a troubling thing to hear considering that it is in the Oklahoma laws that at least 75% of land must be owned by an Oklahoman who has lived in-state for over two years.
Oklahoma State Drug Enforcement Agents say that buyers will come and scop up land for two, three, even ten times the asking price and pay in cash.
Unfortunately, due to the demographic of the people who are purchasing the land, this is a pressing issue to those who are suspicious of them and their intentions.
