A group trying to legalize adult-use marijuana on Montana’s 2020 ballot is suing Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton over the state’s ban on electronic signature gathering due to the difficulty and danger of collecting in-person signatures during the coronavirus pandemic. New Approach Montana filed its lawsuit in state court April 6, and is asking […]
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Medical Marijuana Cardholders Are On The Rise In Montana
HELENA — Medical marijuana cardholders in Montana have nearly tripled and the number of providers has increased by 17 percent since a 2016 ballot initiative and 2017 state Senate bill loosened restrictions, according to a report filed by a state agency. But the state totals are not an all-time high, no pun intended, as Montana […]
Montana Gets Ready to Take in First Medical Marijuana Taxes
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — State revenue officials are working on the roll-out of the latest medical marijuana program with a tax on the drug — the first of its kind in the state — which could increase the agency’s capacity for handling cash. Legislators passed SB333 this spring, adding a number of regulations to the […]
Nine States Will Vote for Marijuana Today
The Green Party’s candidate for US president will be on the ballot in 45 states today; green will be on the ballot in nine. Voters in Arkansas, Florida, and North Dakota will decide if they want medical marijuana legal in their states. In Montana, there’s a ballot initiative to redress state legislature action in 2011 […]
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Appeal on Limits to Montana Medical Marijuana Law
HELENA — The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it won’t hear an appeal challenging a Montana law that limits medical marijuana providers to selling the drug to a maximum of three patients each, dealing a blow to advocates who are attempting to delay enforcement of the law. The nation’s high court let stand a Montana […]
Montana Supreme Court Asked to Delay State’s Medical Marijuana Restrictions
HELENA, Mont. — The Montana Cannabis Industry Association is asking a district judge to further delay enforcement of stringent new Montana medical marijuana restrictions that are to go into effect Aug. 31. The association on Tuesday filed a motion with Montana’s 1st Judicial District Court in Helena for a stay until the U.S. Supreme Court […]
Montana Marijuana Campaigns Spending Big Money to Try to Get on the Ballot
With just two more weeks to gather signatures, three marijuana-related ballot issue campaigns are hitting the road for a final push. Tens of thousands of dollars have been raised by the groups, and those with the largest war chests are reporting the most success. To get on the November ballot, the campaigns must gather 24,175 […]
Montana Supreme Court Delays Medical Marijuana Restrictions
The state Supreme Court said Monday it will delay enforcement of the severe medical marijuana restrictions it has upheld until Aug. 31. In February, the court ruled in favor of provisions of a 2011 state law that limited medical marijuana providers to selling the drug to a maximum of three patients. The Montana Cannabis Industry […]
Montana Group Wants Initiative to Make Medical Marijuana Illegal
Safe Montana founder Steve Zabawa announced his support of a court ruling that curtailed the state medical marijuana program while reinforcing his own campaign to repeal it altogether. At a public appearance on Tuesday, Zabawa praised the Montana Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a 2011 bill that pulls back on the marijuana program. Among the […]
Court Ruling Expected to Shut Down Most Montana Medical Dispensaries
HELENA – Marijuana dispensaries will have at least two weeks to prepare for severe rollbacks to Montana’s medical marijuana law, though most will likely have to shut down, the head of an advocacy group that tried to block the restrictions said Friday. On Thursday, the Montana Supreme Court upheld nearly all of the provisions of a […]
