With several citizens speaking in opposition, and at least one councilor vowing resistance, the Tulsa City Council decided to wait until next week to decide if cannabis growers & medicine processors will be barred from Tulsa city limits.
Councilor Blake Ewing declared himself a "strong no vote" on this matter. In other state's even non-profit faith groups are seeking licensing to grow medicines to help those destitute sick people who need it. But Tulsa's proposed language would even shut down their acts of mercy for the infirmed. The language initially calls for a 90 day moratorium on occupancy permits for businesses, but does not specify a practical problem that such new businesses would create for the city. Earlier today, the state legislature held a bicameral working group and prepared a final draft of additional rules for the state Health dept to consider implementation of. Afterward the co-chair Jon Echols gave a stern warning to Tulsa and several other city governments. He said the language of SQ788 is quite clear and those cities will get sued and they will lose. Some monetary damages may result in citizens being hit with new taxes just to pay for the harms illegally done by the unwise actions of their councils. |
Isaac Caviness, a local CBD shop owner, worked to organize cannabis patients & businesses to present a united and effective opposition.
To Caviness it's a simple matter. The city would not be fighting a pharmaceutical laboratory or production facility. In fact, those corporations might be offered big incentives by cities like Tulsa. But for the hundreds of jobs that are already in the works with Medical Marijuana Business licenses already issued by the state health dept.; This is a move to deliberately harm these corporations who have already signed leases, ordered equipment, and secured financing. |
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