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Oklahoma law enforcement offers hard lessons as NC weighs cannabis legalization recommendations

States Newsroom · November 13, 2026

Lt. Col. Mitch Smith with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs says there have been many unintended consequences in the eight years since the Sooner state voted to legalize medical marijuana. Smith, director of the bureau’s marijuana enforcement unit, said North Carolina should take those lessons to…

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Oklahoma law enforcement offers hard lessons as NC weighs cannabis legalization recommendations

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