Medical marijuana

Federal prosecutors pursuing drug charges against Montana medical marijuana operators want to keep jurors from hearing any evidence about whether the operators were complying with the state's medical pot law.

Rose Habib with Patients For Reform Not Repeal counters some of the arguments put forward by law enforcement personnel about the reported increase in medical marijuana related traffic accidents and fatalities. I spoke with Ms. Habib Thursday evening. That interview is attached.

Four medical marijuana providers have filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn an emergency ordinance approving a 90-day ban on storefront medical marijuana businesses in Billings. A lawsuit filed by William M. Reid and three John Does argues the city council labeled the ordinance an emergency to circumvent normal procedures in adopting an ordinance, which would include two public hearings 14 days apar

The Billings City Council has adopted an emergency ordinance that bans the storefront sale of medical marijuana. The council voted 9-1 Tuesday night after hearing about an hour of testimony from nearly 30 people on both sides of the issue. The ordinance will go into effect Wednesday.

A judge has temporarily blocked Montana from enforcing a new law ending commercial medical marijuana operations. Helena District Judge James Reynolds issued a preliminary injunction Thursday to block portions of a restrictive overhaul of state law. Part of that law would have prevented marijuana providers from making a profit or distributing pot to more than three registered users.

In addition to proudly accepting an award for the KGVO News Team at the Montana Broadcasters Association Convention on Saturday night, I also had the opportunity to interview forner state legislator, Montana Secretary of State and one-time gubernatorial candidate Mike Cooney about the recently completed legislative session. Cooney, a Democrat, was critical of the direction the session took, especi

Three medical marijuana providers have been arraigned in the first criminal case stemming from a series of federal raids this spring on Montana pot distributors. Jason Burns, Jesse Leland and Joshua Schultz appeared Wednesday on charges of conspiracy, manufacture of marijuana, distribution of marijuana and money laundering.

An attorney for a medical marijuana industry group is asking a judge to block a new Montana law eliminating the sale of medical pot before it takes effect next month. James Goetz, attorney for the Montana Cannabis Industry Association, told Helena District Judge James Reynolds Monday that the law is unconstitutional.

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The legislature's overhaul of medical marijuana became law not too long ago. Under the new law, the department of Public Health and Human Services was supposed to stop issuing new medical marijuana cards altogether on may 14th, and start issuing new cards under stricter guidelines on June 1st. The