Montana: Market and legal data analysis of the cannabis sector

23rd May 2023: US - Montana: House Bill 128, clarifiying regulations and penalties related to the sale of medical and adult-use cannabis, has been signed into law. Among other provisions, it moves responsibility for cannabis testing laboratories and regulation from the state Department of Public Health and Human Services to the Department of Revenue, and extends the moratorium on new licences for recreational sales for previously licensed medical cannabis businesses through to the end of June 2025.
23rd May 2023: US - Montana: House Bill 903 has been signed into law by governor Greg Gianforte. It allows medical cannabis dispensaries that applied for a licence to sell recreational cannabis between 3rd November 2020 and 27th April 2021 to begin doing so, moving back the date by which they had to have applied for a dual licence. The bill also revises the cost of dispensary licences when multiple locations operate under the same licence.
22nd May 2023: US - Montana: Governor Greg Gianforte has signed House Bill 229 into law, bringing changes to the permissible THC quantity in recreational cannabis products. The new law allows for a 10% deviation in THC quantity for edibles or food, which are limited to no more than 100 mg of THC per package and 10 mg of THC for a single serving.
22nd May 2023: US - Montana: House Bill 948, has been signed into law by governor Greg Gianforte. The new law prohibits the manufacture and distribution of synthetic cannabis products, sets a THC cap for hemp products at 0.5 mg per serving and 2 mg per package, and bans the sale of hemp flower, hemp plants, and synthetic cannabinoids by recreational and medical cannabis dispensaries. The law also includes enforcement provisions by departments and law enforcement, restrictions by local governments, and public reporting requirements. Additionally, it establishes a temporary advisory council.
15th May 2023: US - Montana: House Bill 948 has passed the Senate and now heads to the governor’s desk. Among other provisions, it would ban the manufacture and distribution of any synthetic cannabis products, set a THC cap for hemp products at 0.5 mg per serving and 2 mg per package, and prohibit recreational and medical cannabis dispensaries from selling hemp flower, hemp plants, and synthetic cannabinoids.
15th May 2023: US - Montana: House Bill (HB) 903 has passed the Senate and now heads to the governor’s desk. It would allow medical cannabis dispensaries that applied for a licence to sell recreational cannabis between 3rd November 2020 and 27th April 2021 to begin dispensing recreational cannabis by moving back the date upon which dispensaries needed to have applied for a dual licence. HB 903 also revises the cost of dispensary licences when multiple locations operate under the same licence.
15th May 2023: US - Montana: House Bill 229 has passed the Senate and now heads to the governor’s desk. The bill would allow for a 10% deviation in the permissible THC quantity in recreational cannabis products in the form of edibles or food, which are limited to no more than 100 mg of THC per package and 10 mg of THC for a single serving.
12th May 2023: US - Montana: House Bill 128 has passed the Senate and now heads to the governor's desk. The bill would clarify regulations and penalties concerning the sale of medical and adult-use cannabis. Among other provisions, it would move the responsibility for cannabis testing laboratories and regulation from the state Department of Public Health and Human Services to the Department of Revenue, and would extend the moratorium on new licences for recreational sales for previously licensed medical cannabis businesses through to the end of June 2025.
21st April 2023: US - Montana: Senate Bill (SB) 67 has been signed by governor Greg Gianforte and enacted into law. The bill lists several THC isomers, including delta-8, to be added to the state’s controlled-substances list.
5th April 2023: US - Montana: House Bill 948 has passed the House and now heads to the Senate. Among other provisions, it would ban the manufacture and distribution of any synthetic cannabis products, set a THC cap for hemp products at 0.5 mg per serving and 2 mg per package, and prohibit recreational and medical cannabis dispensaries from selling hemp flower, hemp plants, and synthetic cannabinoids.
4th April 2023: US - Montana: House Bill 669, which would allocate nearly all cannabis tax revenues into the general fund, has passed the House and now heads to the Senate.

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