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KOSU’s Kateleigh Mills spoke with University of Oklahoma political scientist Allyson Shortle who studies group identity in the context of American political behavior to learn more.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics discuss the results of the State Question 820 vote, House Republicans censuring the state's openly non-binary lawmaker, Oklahoma City Democratic Representative Mauree Turner, and more.

Voters in Oklahoma turned back a ballot measure that would have legalized adult recreational marijuana. By one estimate, totals for taxes on medical and recreational use reached $3.7 billion in 2021.

State Question 820 would have legalized recreational cannabis for adults over 21. It was resoundingly rejected Tuesday.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses the vote this Tuesday on State Question 820 to legalize recreational marijuana in Oklahoma and the State House passing legislation to all but ban gender-affirming care in the state.

In the months leading up to Oklahoma’s election on the legalization of recreational cannabis, Oklahoma purged tens of thousands of voters from its rolls.

Voters are just days away from deciding whether Oklahoma will legalize recreational marijuana. But results of similar ballot initiatives in Arkansas and Missouri could help predict the fate of State Question 820.

When Oklahoma voters passed State Question 788 in 2018, things were a little chaotic. People had questions about how pot businesses would grow in the market. And with very little regulation, the number of marijuana businesses exploded. By 2020, Oklahoma had more businesses licensed to sell pot than any other state in the country.

Oklahoma voters will decide on March 7 if they want to expand the state’s medical marijuana market to adult recreational users 21 and older.

This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features reports on implicit bias, wealth inequalities and the March 7 vote on legalizing recreational cannabis in Oklahoma.