Oklahoma voters reject recreational marijuana

The campaign in support of recreational use spent roughly $4.9 million, compared to the roughly $219,000 opponents spent.

By Ben Whedon

Oklahoma voters on Tuesday night rejected a proposal to permit the recreational use of marijuana in the state.

The proposal would have allowed adults aged 21 or over to purchase up to 1 ounce of marijuana and subjected recreational sales to a 15% excise tax, according to the Associated Press.

Oklahoma already allows for medicinal marijuana use and roughly 10% of the adult population have a medical license to purchase it.

The campaign in support of recreational use spent roughly $4.9 million, compared to the roughly $219,000 opponents spent, per the outlet.

Sixty-three percent voted no with approximately 90 percent of the vote counted, according to the New York Times.

Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt celebrated the outcome, saying "Oklahoma is a law and order state. I remain committed to protecting Oklahomans and my administration will continue to hold bad actors accountable and crack down on illegal marijuana operations in our state."

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on Twitter.