Montana’s marijuana industry expects to see sales surge this summer

Montana's marijuana industry expects to see a surge in sales this summer as tourism season is in full swing. Montana, the 12th state in the U.S. to legalize adult recreational sales, has had $123 million in recreational and medical marijuana…

Marijuana measures on the ballot across Montana

One in four Montana counties will vote on some form of marijuana-related ballot measure in next month’s primary election as the industry continues to take root across the state. Most of those 14 counties are looking to cash in on the new…

Montana marijuana sales total $22.6M in January

February 2, 2022
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Montana marijuana businesses sold $22.5 million in cannabis products in January, the first month recreational marijuana sales were legal in the state, the Department of Revenue reported Tuesday. Recreational sales totaled nearly $12.9 million in January while medical sales totaled…

Guns or marijuana, but not both

January 21, 2022
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While marijuana became legal for adults to purchase in Montana on New Year’s Day, a key federal agency has confirmed a fact underreported in coverage of the state’s new marijuana program: It remains illegal under federal law for individuals to…

Medical marijuana users brace for shortages as Montana’s recreational market opens

January 5, 2022
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More than a year after voters approved legalizing marijuana for recreational use in Montana, anyone older than 21 can now walk into a dispensary and buy cannabis. That has medical marijuana user Joylynn Mane Wright worried. Wright lives in Prairie…

‘Into the dark’: Recreational cannabis industry prepares for the unknown in Montana

December 27, 2021
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Anticipation for Jan. 1 hangs in the air of a parking lot here where four cannabis dispensaries sit shoulder-to-shoulder. Next month could mean a budding business plan blossoming into its full potential, or it could bring possible failure in an…

Montana regulators preparing rules ahead of recreational marijuana launch

October 26, 2021
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The first day of adult-use marijuana sales in Montana will be Jan. 1, 2022. Montana Department of Revenue leaders say they’re confident that they’ll be ready for that important date, but there’s a lot of work to do over the…

Montana dispensaries, regulators prepping for recreational marijuana sales

There are now less than six months until Montana’s first legal recreational marijuana sales – set to begin on Jan. 1, 2022. That has both marijuana providers and state regulators hurrying to get ready for the major change. Thomas Swanson,…

Montana Marijuana bill passes House

A bill to implement Montana’s adult-use marijuana program is on its way to Gov. Greg Gianforte’s desk for a signature. On Tuesday, House Bill 701, introduced by Rep. Mike Hopkins, R-East Missoula, and backed by Gianforte, passed its third and final reading…

Montana Marijuana Legalization Bill Passes in Senate

The Montana Senate on Friday passed a bill to implement a recreational marijuana program in the state, which would reserve tax revenue from sales for addiction treatment and statewide conservation efforts. Voters approved a ballot measure last year to legalize…

Lawmakers Grind Through Marijuana Implementation Amendments In Montana

Senators on a special committee will attempt to roll three bills into one to build Montana’s recreational marijuana program. Sen. Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton is the chair of the committee tasked with implementing the legalization of recreational marijuana, which voters approved…

Montana Legislature considers recreational marijuana bills

February 25, 2021
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Montana lawmakers are considering a range of bills that would make changes to I-190, the citizen-led initiative approved by voters in November that OK’d recreational marijuana in Montana. The bills cover a variety of topics, like how and where marijuana…

Montana Lawmakers Refuse Request to Fund Marijuana Program

January 8, 2021
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Montana lawmakers have turned down the state Department of Revenue’s request for $1.35 million to start a recreational marijuana program. The state revenue department had requested from the House Appropriations Committee over a million dollars that would have been used…

What States Will Make From Marijuana Legalization

November 7, 2020
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Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota
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Tuesday's election was a landslide win for marijuana. Five states: Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota voted in support of legalizing cannabis in some fashion. All the states, with the exception of Mississippi, approved recreational cannabis, while Mississippi…

Here’s what we know about marijuana legalization in Montana

November 5, 2020
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Montana voters passed two ballot initiatives Tuesday, paving the way for the state to legalize recreational marijuana use. Both ballot measures were required to pass in order for recreational marijuana use to be permitted in the state. Just because the measures passed,…