When the state will legalize recreational marijuana was the topic before the Oklahoma Supreme Court Friday. Supporters of State Question 820 want it on the ballot in November. The state wants it pushed to a later ballot. |MORE| Push to legalize recreational marijuana in Oklahoma moves forwardEach side argued its case before the court Friday. While the state had no comment after the hearing, the amendment’s supporters said they’re confident voters will have the opportunity to vote on the state question in a few months. “This has been a very long process. We actually came together and started working on this in 2019,” 820 organizer Michelle Tilley said.Supporters of the state question say it has already been an uphill battle. A change in how signatures are verified led to delays. |MORE| Group submits signatures in effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Oklahoma“The way they’re verifying them is what has changed, but the process that they used in hiring a new vendor outside the Secretary of State’s Office to conduct the count. There were many delays that occurred just because that new process and that new vendor,” she said. Today, the state question’s proponents argued that it’s clear Oklahomans want a chance to vote on the change. |MORE| Some big changes coming next week to Oklahoma's medical marijuana landscape“The people that signed this petition, that supported the petition, they know how important it is both from a standpoint of generating revenue for the state of Oklahoma but also unnecessarily delaying criminal justice reform for thousands of Oklahomans for low-level marijuana offenses that most Oklahomans believe shouldn’t be crimes in the first place,” said Ryan Kiesel, a senior consultant with the 820 campaign. The court is expected to announce early next week whether 820 will appear on the November ballot.