On Monday, Oklahoma’s Secretary of State gave a proverbial “green-light” for the petition submitted by a Tulsa marijuana reform group to begin gathering necessary signatures. The petition seeks to legalize, tax and regulate both medicinal and recreational cannabis in the Sooner State.

Green the Vote will begin collecting signatures as of May 11 for State Question 796 and 797, according to a post on the group’s Facebook page. While the passage of State Question (SQ) 796 would legalize the use of medical marijuana, voter approval of State Question 797 would legalize recreational adult use for those 21 or older to consume or possess limited amounts of marijuana. Additionally, SQ 797 would provide the licensing of state cultivation facilities, product manufacturing facilities, testing facilities and retail dispensaries.

State Question 796: Oklahoma physicians can recommend cannabis

“The measure would permit the use of marijuana under the recommendation of a physician. It would allow the sale of marijuana to licensed patients by licensed dispensaries and allows the sale of marijuana to licensed dispensaries by licensed growers. Revenue from taxes and fees from the marijuana sales would be used to fund the regulatory processes for the marijuana program, with excess revenue being split with 75% going to the Oklahoma State Department of Education and 25% to the Oklahoma State Department of Health.”

State Question 796 calls for an amendment to Oklahoma’s Constitution and would legalize medical marijuana for qualifying patients. To make it on the Nov. 6 ballot, supporters will need to gather just under 124,000 valid signatures. The deadline for submitting signatures in support of SQ 796 is Sept. 8.

State Question 788: Any ailment can qualify with doctor’s recommendation

State Question 788 was put on Oklahoma’s 2018 primary ballot after a successful signature drive collected 65,987 valid signatures in 2016. State Question 778 was originally filed with the Secretary of State on April 11, 2016. But after a protracted court battle and the intervention of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, Gov. Mary Fallin (R) announced in early January she was setting the primary election on June 26 as the election date for SQ 788.

As stipulated within SQ 788, “there would be no specific qualifying conditions” to participate in the state’s medical marijuana program. Qualified patients would be legally allowed to possess no more than three ounces of dried marijuana on their person and up to eight ounces of cannabis in their home.