The state health department has drafted proposed regulations for quality testing, tracking and increasing fees.
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Ten different farmers in Montana are growing hemp, and so far, they report the crop is looking incredible.
HELENA — The Montana Department of Agriculture on Monday refuted a federal decision to deny irrigation water to a Helena Valley hemp farmer, department officials said.
Nearly 90 percent of cannabis cardholders in Montana are without access to a legal provider, a roughly 300 percent increase since a Montana Supreme Court ruling went into effect Aug. 31 limiting medical marijuana providers to three clients.
With just two more weeks to gather signatures, three marijuana-related ballot issue campaigns are hitting the road for a final push.
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Advocates for medical marijuana in Montana have begun gathering signatures for an initiative seeking to undo legislation that they say overly restricts the use of the substance.
Medical marijuana supporters are pushing back on new restrictions to the program at a time when providers are closing down.
BILLINGS - The battleground for medical marijuana in Montana is back, with both sides fired up, making their case to voters as signatures for initiatives are due in June.
The state has issued official signature petitions for a 2016 ballot measure that would legalize, regulate and tax the sale of marijuana.
HELENA — Montana is in the fifth year of a legal fight to severely restrict how medical marijuana is grown and distributed, even as attitudes in other parts of the nation appear to be shifting toward more tolerance for the drug.
Attorneys for the state argued Wednesday before the Montana Supreme Court to lift a judge's injunction that prevents enforcement of a 2011 law that would ban commercial sales of medical marijuana and limit providers of the drug to a maximum of three patients.
The state also wants to lift District Judge James Reynolds' block of other provisions that ban medical marijuana advertising and an automatic review of doctors who recommend the drug for more than 25 patients.
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