A new medical marijuana secret shopper program, which has the power to revoke dispensary licenses, is keeping details about its operations top secret.
The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority told a lawmaker who authored the legislation that it plans to withhold specific details about how its new secret shopper program will operate until the program hits its one-year anniversary in an effort to protect the "integrity of the program," according to an email shared with Oklahoma Voice.
However, the agency also said a report to the Legislature will be available "later this year." The OMMA said it is on track to comply with the law by the end of the year.
Porsha Riley, OMMA's spokeswoman, said in an email to Oklahoma Voice that details about the program are not currently being released to the public.
Despite the law taking effect in January, the agency refused to say how many sites secret shoppers have inspected so far in 2024 or publicly release the outcomes of those inspections. It's also not clear how many secret shoppers the agency is employing.
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