The saga continues in the fight to get recreational marijuana on the November ballot. The State Supreme Court recognized the group’s efforts in their ruling Tuesday.
This has certainly been an uphill battle for the group advocating for recreational marijuana. The Oklahoma Supreme Court said they have more than enough signatures, but they are waiting to make a final decision.
“We always knew we had to go through the protest period, we never were asking the court to push that off. We were just asking that the ballot printing included state question 820,” said Michelle Tilley, the ‘Yeson820’ Campaign Director.
In their ruling, the court said their final decision will come in ten days following the protest period set by statute.
“The fact that they are deciding until the protest period is over, we feel like that is an indication that they may still decide in our favor,” she said.
The campaign hoping to get recreational marijuana on the ballot told News 9 they have gone over their signature’s multiple times.
“Anyone at this point who wants to challenge signatures may just be doing so for their own political gains or reasons and we firmly believe the court is going to stand on the side of the law in protecting the right of petition,” said Tilley.
The order by the court cited the group’s overwhelming number of valid signatures.
“We are thrilled that they have recognized our valid signatures. Secondly, that they have left open the possibility…
