State lawmakers said no to legalizing marijuana in Oklahoma, but a coalition is hoping to bring the issue to the voter. And they're hoping the voter says yes.State Sen. Connie Johnson (D-Oklahoma City) championed several pro-marijuana bills that lawmakers rejected. She believes the time is now to let the people of Oklahoma decide.“It brings us to the point where I think it's time to take it outside of these four walls and take it the people,” Johnson said.Johnson, attorneys and a coalition supporting the legalization of marijuana are in the process of writing the language that would appear on the ballot. The goal is to finish in time for the November ballot.“We are making sure it's tight; that it's appropriate,” Johnson said. “That it's correct.”The State Attorney General must approve the ballot language first, and then Johnson and supporters must collect 250,000 signatures on a petition. It's the same process that happened in Colorado and Washington before voters approved the legalization.Johnson said it’s just a matter of time before Oklahoma follows suit.“It appears that the legislature is out of touch with what the citizenry wants,” Johnson said. “Marijuana is not going away.”

State lawmakers said no to legalizing marijuana in Oklahoma, but a coalition is hoping to bring the issue to the voter. And they're hoping the voter says yes.

State Sen. Connie Johnson (D-Oklahoma City) championed several pro-marijuana bills that lawmakers rejected. She believes the time is now to let the people of Oklahoma decide.


“It brings us to the point where I think it's time to take it outside of these four walls and take it the people,” Johnson said.

Johnson, attorneys and a coalition supporting the legalization of marijuana are in the process of writing the language that would appear on the ballot. The goal is to finish in time for the November ballot.

“We are making sure it's tight; that it's appropriate,” Johnson said. “That it's correct.”

The State Attorney General must approve the ballot language first, and then Johnson and supporters must collect 250,000 signatures on a petition. It's the same process that happened in Colorado and Washington before voters approved the legalization.

Johnson said it’s just a matter of time before Oklahoma follows suit.

“It appears that the legislature is out of touch with what the citizenry wants,” Johnson said. “Marijuana is not going away.”