
← The Turtlesmith Podcast25 feb · 38 min
Oklahoma Governor Wants to Ditch Cannabis Program
Join Scott Hess (tax and business consultant) and John Barton (small business owner) as they discuss the controversy surrounding Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt's proposal to repeal medical marijuana in the state. The hosts explore the political, economic, and social implications of such a move, while examining what reform might look like instead of outright repeal.
0:00 Property tax payment frustrations
1:44 Kitchen licensing challenges
3:41 Stitt's marijuana repeal proposal
5:24 Federal rescheduling and 280E
7:42 Reform versus repeal discussion
8:57 Anti-marijuana propaganda history
10:24 Oklahoma's wild west licensing
11:32 Operation Blunt Force bust
13:20 Straw man ownership schemes
15:05 Foreign farms national security
16:55 Market consolidation and prices