Medical Marijuana Petition Reaches Signature Threshold

Tuesday, August 23rd 2016, 6:36 pm

By: News 9

A petition seeking to legalize medical marijuana in the state of Oklahoma reached the necessary number of signatures to be placed on the ballot in November, according to a count by the Secretary of State’s office.

State Question 788 needed about 66,000 signatures in order to amend Oklahoma statutes. The Secretary of State’s office counted a total of 67,761 signatures.

Former state legislator Joe Dorman led the effort in collecting signatures across the state.

Medical Marijuana petition success is 1st time in OK history a volunteer driven petition gets required amount of sigs - via @JoeD4OK @NEWS9 — Justin Dougherty (@DoughertyJC) August 23, 2016

The State Supreme Court will now determine whether the number of signatures counted is sufficient to be placed on the ballot. There is now a 10-day challenge period and the attorney general will have the option to rewrite the ballot title.