A lawsuit filed Monday against the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority seeks to block the Oklahoma State Department of Health from possibly releasing information about patients to law enforcement agencies."I don't understand why that's the state's business," Whitney Wehmeyer said.Wehmeyer, one of the main plaintiffs in the lawsuit, told KOCO 5 that the lawsuit's goal is to get a temporary injunction because she said some of the language in Senate Bill 1030 is confusing. The bill contains a clause stating that the Department of Health should make medical marijuana license information available to law enforcement agencies. "And because they didn't say all business license information, the OMMA is interpreting that to mean all information, which means patient information," Wehmeyer said.According to Wehmeyer, the language of the bill presents a few concerns, including privacy and the rights of patients involved in traffic stops."I don't understand what the purpose is of you having that information before pulling me over," Wehmeyer said. "I have friends and patients that are on opiates, and no one knows they're on opiates and they don't have a scarlet letter on their tag that says they're an opiate patient."The Department of Health released the following statement:"The Oklahoma State Department of Health and the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority are aware of potential discrepancies in the language of SB1030. The agency welcomes the opportunity to receive direction from the court on this issue."It is also important to emphasize that no patient data has been shared with any agency or the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Telecommunications System, and no information will be shared until the court has decided this question."Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority and Health Department authorities said they are aware of the potential discrepancies in the language of SB 1030." You can read Senate Bill 1030 in its entirety here.

A lawsuit filed Monday against the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority seeks to block the Oklahoma State Department of Health from possibly releasing information about patients to law enforcement agencies.

"I don't understand why that's the state's business," Whitney Wehmeyer said.


Wehmeyer, one of the main plaintiffs in the lawsuit, told KOCO 5 that the lawsuit's goal is to get a temporary injunction because she said some of the language in Senate Bill 1030 is confusing. The bill contains a clause stating that the Department of Health should make medical marijuana license information available to law enforcement agencies.

"And because they didn't say all business license information, the OMMA is interpreting that to mean all information, which means patient information," Wehmeyer said.

According to Wehmeyer, the language of the bill presents a few concerns, including privacy and the rights of patients involved in traffic stops.

"I don't understand what the purpose is of you having that information before pulling me over," Wehmeyer said. "I have friends and patients that are on opiates, and no one knows they're on opiates and they don't have a scarlet letter on their tag that says they're an opiate patient."

The Department of Health released the following statement:

"The Oklahoma State Department of Health and the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority are aware of potential discrepancies in the language of SB1030. The agency welcomes the opportunity to receive direction from the court on this issue.

"It is also important to emphasize that no patient data has been shared with any agency or the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Telecommunications System, and no information will be shared until the court has decided this question.

"Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority and Health Department authorities said they are aware of the potential discrepancies in the language of SB 1030."

You can read Senate Bill 1030 in its entirety here.