Montana Lawmakers Send Mixed Bag Of Marijuana Bills To Governor’s DeskPosted by On


Over the course of the session, the Legislature also put the kibosh on a handful of bills that would have had enormous consequences for the industry.

By Max Savage Levenson, Montana Free Press

In the waning days of the 2023 Legislature, lawmakers passed a handful of bills that—if signed into law by Gov. Greg Gianforte (R)—will have large impacts on the adult-use recreational cannabis industry in the state.

Some new policies—like an extended moratorium to prohibit new businesses until 2025, and new leniency with THC testing for edibles—could help bolster the industry. But others, like an enormous hike on license renewal fees, could make the industry more difficult for businesses to navigate.

Over the course of the session, the Legislature also put the kibosh on a handful of bills that would have had enormous consequences for the industry, most notably Kalispell Republican Sen. Keith Regier’s Senate Bill 546, which would have fully eliminated adult-use cannabis dispensaries in Montana.

Read on for a rundown of the marijuana bills that made the cut and those that fell by the wayside.

Two More Years Of Homegrown Business

Between the 2021 and 2023 legislative sessions, the Economic Affairs Interim Committee crafted a list of proposed updates to House Bill 701, the cannabis industry framework bill passed by the 2021 Legislature.

This session’s House Bill 128, sponsored by Rep. Josh Kassmier (R), serves as a vehicle for many of those updates.

Notably, it…

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