Oklahoma entered the world of legal cannabis late, but its hands-off approach launched a boom and a new nickname: ‘Toke-lahoma’ politico.com/news/magazine/…
Oklahoma is now the biggest medical marijuana market in the country on a per capita basis. More than 360,000 Oklahomans—nearly 10 percent of the state’s population—have acquired medical marijuana cards over the last two years. politi.co/36bKg6d 
To meet that demand, Oklahoma has more than 9,000 licensed marijuana businesses, including nearly 2,000 dispensaries and almost 6,000 grow operations politi.co/36bKg6d
What is happening in Oklahoma is almost unprecedented among the 35 states that have legalized marijuana in some form since California voters backed medical marijuana in 1996 — in a state that has long stood out for its opposition to drug use politi.co/36bKg6d
But why? Because cannabis actually bridges socio-economic gaps, expert Chip Baker says. "The only other thing that does it is handguns. All types of people are into firearms. All types of people are into cannabis.” politi.co/36bKg6d
Indeed, Oklahoma has established arguably the only free-market marijuana industry in the country. Here, there are no limits on how many business licenses can be issued and cities can’t ban marijuana businesses from operating within their borders. politi.co/36bKg6d
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