The law created by HB 2612 grants express rule-making authority to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, which is under the Health Department’s umbrella. It allows the OMMA to hire its own investigators to look into alleged violations of the law, which can generate disciplinary proceedings.

“The provisions of HB 2612 violate the void-for-vagueness doctrine in that they do not give medical marijuana commercial license holders adequate knowledge of what acts may subject their commercial licenses to disciplinary actions and what those disciplinary actions might be,” the lawsuit petition states.

Collum argued in the suit that it is also contrary to the spirit of State Question 788 to permit employers in “safety-sensitive” positions such as hers to inquire about whether employees have patient licenses.

Sen. Greg McCortney, R-Ada, is among several lawmakers who have said it is important for employers in fields such as firefighting, patient care and heavy machinery operation to have clear guidance on how to address the issue.

Stitt signed HB 2612 on Thursday after it received widespread bipartisan support in both legislative chambers. It largely came from the meetings of a medical marijuana legislative working group, of which McCortney and House Majority Floor Leader Jon Echols, R-Oklahoma City, are co-chairmen.