Special legislative committee putting stamp on Montana marijuana reform bill
Jonathon Ambarian
and last updated 2021-04-21 17:29:55-04
HELENA â A special legislative committee is putting its stamp on the one remaining major bill to overhaul Montanaâs marijuana laws.
The Montana Senateâs Select Committee on Marijuana Law met Wednesday to amend and possibly approve House Bill 701, sponsored by Rep. Mike Hopkins, R-Missoula.
The select committee was tasked with considering three large bills and several smaller ones that sought to amend the recreational marijuana system set up by voter-approved Initiative 190.
Over the last week, they tabled two of the major bills â House Bills 670 and 707 â leaving HB 701 as the remaining vehicle for reforms.
Special legislative committee advances Montana marijuana reform bill
Jonathon Ambarian
and last updated 2021-04-21 21:46:29-04
HELENA â A special Montana legislative committee has advanced its proposal for how to implement recreational marijuana in the state.
On Wednesday, the Montana Senateâs Select Committee on Marijuana Law voted 11-1 to pass House Bill 701, after extensively amending it. That wrapped up a week and a half of extensive work to narrow down the various bills seeking to overhaul the legal marijuana system voters approved with Initiative 190.
âI think for Montanans, weâve done an incredible job making sure that the will of the voter has been heard, making sure that we have a workable product that will help our small businesses, help our communities and serve the state of Montana,â said Sen. Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, the Senate president pro tem and chair of the select committee.
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Committee on Montana marijuana bills hears from Colorado drug investigator
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Jonathon Ambarian
and last updated 2021-04-15 23:26:57-04
HELENA â On Thursday, a drug investigator from Colorado advised Montana lawmakers to craft thorough and clear regulations for their future recreational marijuana program.
Ray Padilla is an officer with the Drug Enforcement Administration in Denver, and president of the Colorado Drug Investigators Association. He gave a presentation to the Montana Senateâs Select Committee on Marijuana Law, which is currently working on bills that would implement voter-approved marijuana legalization.
Committee on Montana marijuana bills hears from CO drug investigator
Jonathon Ambarian
and last updated 2021-04-16 11:46:39-04
HELENA â A drug investigator from Colorado on Thursday advised Montana lawmakers to craft thorough and clear regulations for their future recreational marijuana program.
Ray Padilla is an officer with the Drug Enforcement Administration in Denver, and president of the Colorado Drug Investigators Association.
He gave a presentation to the Montana Senateâs Select Committee on Marijuana Law, which is currently working on bills that would implement voter-approved marijuana legalization.
Padilla talked about some of the negative impacts Colorado saw after it legalized marijuana in 2014, including diversion of marijuana out of state and damage from large indoor grows. He said the stateâs system has been improved over the last few years, but it took significant work.