Montana

Last spring, The Treasure State defeated the latest effort by anti-freedom forces to roll back legalization in Big Sky Country. On the West Coast, the cannabis industry has taken a trifecta of whammies—market saturation, the related issue of market dominance by multi-state operators (MSOs) and

Democrats are accusing Republicans of playing politics with a package of veterans bills spearheaded by Montana Senator Jon Tester. The road for veterans’ cannabis research — and potentially control of the Senate — runs through Montana. Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) is the lead author of a bill to

A 29-year-old who pleaded guilty to a drug distribution charge for allegedly supplying Kalispell high school students with marijuana in 2022 earned a suspended three-year sentence late last month. Flathead County District Court Judge Amy Eddy handed down the suspended sentence with the state

HELENA - Just over a year into Montana’s recreational marijuana program, the legal framework for the system has shifted again with new laws passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov Greg Gianforte this week. Changes to marijuana laws remained under debate at the State Capitol up until the last day

Businesses that had hoped to expand into the recreational marijuana business will have to wait another two years before being able to enter the lucrative trade in Montana. That means people who had wanted to apply for a license will have to wait until 2025 before taking advantage of the legalization

Gov Greg Gianforte vetoed legislation that would have sent marijuana tax revenue toward local road projects. Now, the fate of the state’s cannabis dollars is uncertain as the bill sits in bureaucratic limbo. After passing both houses of the Montana Legislature with extensive support — 82

HELENA - Beginning January 1, marijuana retailers in Montana will see their licensing and renewal fees jump dramatically if a bill passed by the 2023 Legislature gets signed into law by Gov Greg Gianforte. House Bill 903, sponsored by Rep. Mike Hopkins, R-Missoula, would raise license renewal fees

The Montana legislature has passed a bill to allocate revenue generated by taxes on recreational marijuana. Montana lawmakers on Monday passed a bill to allocate revenue from taxes on recreational marijuana, sending the bill to the desk of Republican Governor Greg Gianforte for his consideration

A bipartisan bill directing the VA to conduct research into the medical potential of cannabis for military veterans was blocked from advancing by a procedural vote in the US Senate. Republicans in the U.S. Senate voted this week to block a bill that would have directed the Department of Veterans

Montana lawmakers are considering how to distribute tax revenue from cannabis sales. One measure would strip funds from the Habitat Montana program while the other would dedicate funding to conservation projects. Senate Bill 442 keeps funding to the program, which is critical for opening access to

Senate Bill 546, which would have put an end to Montana adult-use cannabis businesses, is dead after being introduced last month. You are still free to get high in the “Big Sky.” That is because last week, lawmakers in Montana voted to table a bill that would have effectively dismantled the state’s

BILLINGS - In the state legislature cannabis is once again taking center stage. This year, a proposed bill is seeking to undo almost all of the policy changes that were voted into effect by Montanans. It has been an interesting journey when it comes to the legalization of marijuana in the Treasure