Montana reigns in at number 17 in the nation for the most Marijuana use among states according to The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Who came in at number 1?
As we talked this morning on Law Talk with Jennifer Bordy, if the Governor does not veto or sign a law before him within a 10 day window runs out it automatically becomes law by default.
The Montana Senate successfully passed two bills concerning Montana's medical marijuana. The first bill aims to regulate the framework of the industry and the second aims to terminate the industry. What are your thoughts on the current state of medical marijuana in Montana. Do you have a story as to why it should be abolished? Seems there are a lot of fingers being pointed and feelings hurt but wh
Republican Sen. Jeff Essmann says the plan is being designed as a replacement law that would allow the Legislature to repeal the voter-approved 2004 medical marijuana initiative. I don't think that's what we are asking for, we don't want our initiative repealed, we want tighter legislation.
Medical Marijuana distributors in the valley have been raided by several law enforcement agencies in the last 24 hours and what appear to be arrests are being made. Is this a reaction to the voting down of the bill that would have repealed the Medical Marijuana Act in Montana? Or did the distributors not take their new found right and responsibility serious enough? Let us know if you have any
The bill set out to repeal the current allowance of Medical Marijuana in Montana was haulted in the senate by a 6-6 vote. Policies will remain unchanged due to this vote but how long will it be until the next vote and possible overturn of the law? What are your opinions on Medical Marijuana in Montana? It's easy to start a discussion in our new Facebook commenting system, check it out.
The Medical Marijuana community in Montana may face some very harsh push back if Bill 33 is put into law. The bill will basically make it illegal for anyone with a "dangerous" drug in their system to drive a vehicle.