The governor of Oklahoma’s recent comments suggesting the state should reevaluate its voter-approved medical marijuana law are drawing mixed reactions from top lawmakers and officials.
Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) said during his State of the State address on Monday that voters were misled into supporting the 2018 ballot initiative that created a medical cannabis program, and he wants to see the state “shut it down” to address public safety issues.
Senate President Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton (R) expressed openness to the idea, though he made clear the will of voters must still be respected, so it’s unlikely he would agree to an outright repeal of the legalization law.
There should, however, be an “actual medical marijuana program,” the Senate president said.
“When you’re actually reversing the vote of the people—I think the appropriate place would be to put it back in front of the people rather than just saying, ‘Oh, this didn’t work, we’re going to undo your state question,’” Paxton said, according to Oklahoma Voices. “We do take seriously the voters’ intent and what the voters actually voted on.”
The senator also weighed in on the governor’s remarks in an interview with KFOR, saying he “stood up and clapped”
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