{"id":11258,"date":"2023-01-11T13:49:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T13:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/finding-success-in-oklahomas-cannabis-technology-boom\/"},"modified":"2023-01-11T13:49:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T13:49:52","slug":"finding-success-in-oklahomas-cannabis-technology-boom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/finding-success-in-oklahomas-cannabis-technology-boom\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Success in Oklahoma’s Cannabis Technology Boom"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Perhaps one doesn\u2019t think of cannabis when conjuring images of Oklahoma, but over the past several years the Sooner State has emerged as a hotspot for cannabis production and distribution. Based on per capita consumption, Oklahoma is now the largest medical marijuana market in the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In 2018, Oklahoma voters authorized the state\u2019s medical marijuana program with State Question (SQ) 788. In direct response to the passing of SQ 788, the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) was created. <\/p>\n
According to Porsha Riley, the Public Information Officer for OMMA, \u201cMedical marijuana has led to an economic boom in Oklahoma. We are now one of the country\u2019s largest manufacturers of these products.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Oklahoma has no cap on the number of plants allowed per grower and no limit to how many dispensaries the state can have. <\/p>\n
The state boasts more retail cannabis stores than Colorado, Oregon and Washington combined and has also eclipsed California as the state with the largest number of licensed cannabis farms, despite a population only a tenth of California\u2019s. <\/p>\n
For these reasons and others, Oklahoma has become a surprising epicenter in the world of cannabis.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Oklahoma Legislature has appropriated nearly $70 million to common education since fiscal year 2020,\u201d Riley said, \u201cand recently, OMMA announced a $2 million allocation to an Office of Juvenile Affairs substance abuse program.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The next question is, will recreational cannabis become legal in Oklahoma? Activists have begun organizing to secure a referendum on the ballot in 2023, seeking the legalization of the recreational use of marijuana in Oklahoma, so that question could be answered as soon as next year. <\/p>\n
This Tech Zone will focus on the innovators setting the foundations for what may become one of America\u2019s most influential cannabis technology centers.<\/p>\n
Surna Cultivation Technologies is a leader in indoor agriculture facility design. It equips growers with a team of expert architects, engineers, project managers, and a wide selection of equipment designed specifically for indoor farms. One of its clients is William Dunbar II, founder of XP Agronomics, located in Tulsa, OK.\u00a0<\/p>\n