Striking gold in the green rush: entrepreneurs tap into Oklahoma's weed economy
StateImpact Oklahoma
English - April 21, 2022 08:00 - 4 minutes - 6.24 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsPolitics News news npr oklahoma radio stateimpact kgou local impact kosu state Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The economic impact of Oklahoma’s blossoming industry reaches far beyond cannabis business owners — from packaging and banking partners to storefront landlords and thousands of employees. But as for state and local revenue from cannabis taxes, officials hesitate to characterize the industry as a silver bullet to the state’s economic woes. Hear the story of one entrepreneur who struck gold in Oklahoma's green rush.