Marijuana Business Factbook 2019

Marijuana Business Factbook 2019 Chapter 2 | State-By-State: Legal Overview, Market Data and Outlook 112 © Copyright 2020, Marijuana Business Daily , a division of Anne Holland Ventures Inc. You may NOT copy this Factbook, or make public the data and facts contained herein, in part or in whole. For more copies or editorial permissions, contact CustomerService@MJBizDaily.com or call (720) 213-5992, ext. 1. MONTANA Medical REGULATORY OVERVIEW Main measure Initiative 148 (legalized MMJ); Initiative 182 (legalized dispensaries and other MMJ businesses) Type of measure Ballot initiatives Year passed Initiative 148: 2004; Initiative 182: 2016 Margin of victory Initiative 148: 62% to 38%; Initiative 182: 58% to 42% Possession limit Up to 1 ounce of usable marijuana, 8 grams of concentrate, 800 milligrams infused products/edibles OR the equivalent of 8 1 milliliters vape cartridges and up to 4 mature plants and 4 seedlings Patient registry Mandatory―a written statement from a physician is required Accepts patients registered with other states? No Home cultivation Yes Restrictions on type of marijuana allowed to be sold? No Qualifying medical conditions Cachexia/wasting syndrome, cancer, chronic/intractable spasticity or muscle spasms, Crohn’s disease, epilepsy/ seizures, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, hospice patients, intractable nausea/vomiting, multiple sclerosis, painful peripheral neuropathy, PTSD and severe chronic pain Business regulations Heavy. MMJ providers must be licensed and are subject to requirements regarding testing, labeling, packaging, signage, waste management, employee ID badges and more. No advertising is permitted. Final rules became effective Apr. 10, 2018, required enrollment in new seed-to-sale tracking system as well as changes to the tax structure, tiered licensing fees and rules about allotment of grow space per patient.