Oklahoma Advocates for legalizing a commercial recreational marijuana program in Oklahoma gave up their bid for November's election because of the difficulty of collecting signatures during the coronavirus pandemic. Oklahoma has emerged as among the most business-friendly medical marijuana states. Now that the adult-use initiative has been withdrawn, it's unlikely an adult-use referendum will be on an Oklahoma ballot until 2022 at the earliest. Oregon Roughly 20% of the state's licensed marijuana companies, or 408 businesses, are located in areas that are being evacuated because of wildfires, The Oregonian reported. In southwestern Oregon, East Fork Cultivars President and co-founder Nathan Howard said the fire had already consumed many neighboring farms. " A lot of farms are completely destroyed. A lot of our friends have lost everything, " Howard said, adding that he wasn't sure yet if Takilma-based East Fork Cultivars had escaped the flames. October 2020 | mjbizdaily.com 35http://www.mjbizdaily.com