Montana
Status: In Montana, registered cardholders may possess and use marijuana. State licensed providers and marijuana-infused product providers may produce and dispense marijuana and marijuana-infused products to registered cardholders.
| CBD Program | Medical Program | Recreational Program | Are Applications Open? |
| Legal | Legal | Not legal | open |
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Number of Montana Licenses Available
| Dispensaries | Cultivation | Manufacturing/Processing | Transportation |
| 1000+ | 1000+ | 1000+ | 0 |
You can read the full text of the Montana law at: http://leg.mt.gov
Montana Medical Marijuana Provider Guidelines
A provider license is required to cultivate and sell medical marijuana to registered cardholders. A licensee may have up to 50 square feet of canopy space per registered cardholder; and may possess up to 4 mature plants, 12 seedlings, and 1 ounce of usable marijuana for each registered cardholder who has named the person as the registered cardholder’s provider.
Zoning requirements: Proposed registered premises or testing laboratories cannot be within 500 feet of and on the same street as a building used exclusively as a church, synagogue, or other place of worship or as a school or postsecondary school other than a commercially operated school. This distance must be measured in a straight line from the center of the nearest entrance of the place of worship or school to the nearest entrance of the licensee’s premises.
- A provider with 10 or fewer registered cardholders will pay an application fee of $1,000.
- A provider with 11 to 49 registered cardholders will pay an application fee of $2,500.
- A provider with 50 or more registered cardholders will pay an application fee of $5,000.
REQUIRED MONTANA MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR PROVIDER APPLICATION:
- Cultivation Plan Template
- Environmental Plan Template
- Financial Plan Template
- Fire Safety Plan Template
- Inventory Control Plan Template
- Product Safety Plan Template
- Security Plan Template
- Staffing Plan Template
- Suitability of Proposed Plan Template
- Transportation Plan Template
RECOMMENDED MONTANA MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR PROVIDER APPLICATION:
Montana Medical Marijuana-Infused Provider Guidelines
A marijuana-infused product provider license is required to cultivate, manufacture and provide marijuana-infused products for a registered cardholder. A licensee may have up to 50 square feet of canopy space per registered cardholder; and may possess up to 4 mature plants, 12 seedlings, and 1 ounce of usable marijuana for each registered cardholder who has named the person as the registered cardholder’s provider.
A chemical manufacturing endorsement is required to produce marijuana concentrates as a marijuana-infused product provider.
Zoning requirements: Proposed registered premises or testing laboratories cannot be within 500 feet of and on the same street as a building used exclusively as a church, synagogue, or other place of worship or as a school or postsecondary school other than a commercially operated school. This distance must be measured in a straight line from the center of the nearest entrance of the place of worship or school to the nearest entrance of the licensee’s premises.
- A marijuana-infused products provider with 10 or fewer registered cardholders will pay an application fee of $1,000.
- A marijuana-infused products provider with 11 to 49 registered cardholders will pay an application fee of $2,500.
- A marijuana-infused products provider with 50 or more registered cardholders will pay an application fee of $5,000.
- A chemical manufacturing endorsement will pay an application fee of $500.
REQUIRED MONTANA MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR INFUSED PRODUCT PROVIDER APPLICATION:
- Manufacturing/Processing Plan Template
- Environmental Plan Template
- Financial Plan Template
- Fire Safety Plan Template
- Inventory Control Plan Template
- Product Safety Plan Template
- Security Plan Template
- Staffing Plan Template
- Suitability of Proposed Plan Template
- Transportation Plan Template
RECOMMENDED MONTANA MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR INFUSED PRODUCT PROVIDER APPLICATION:
Montana Medical Marijuana Dispensary Guidelines
A dispensary license is required to have premises from which a provider or marijuana-infused products provider is approved by the department to dispense marijuana or marijuana-infused products to a registered cardholder.
Local governments are allowed to ban or allow providers from operating dispensaries or as a storefront business.
Zoning requirements: Proposed registered premises or testing laboratories cannot be within 500 feet of and on the same street as a building used exclusively as a church, synagogue, or other place of worship or as a school or postsecondary school other than a commercially operated school. This distance must be measured in a straight line from the center of the nearest entrance of the place of worship or school to the nearest entrance of the licensee’s premises.
- A dispensary applicant will pay an application fee of $500.
REQUIRED MONTANA MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR DISPENSARY APPLICATION:
- Business & Operations Plan Template
- Financial Plan Template
- Inventory Control Plan Template
- Patient Education Plan Template
- Patient Recordkeeping Plan Template
- Security Plan Template
- Staffing Plan Template
RECOMMENDED MONTANA MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR DISPENSARY APPLICATION:
Montana Medical Marijuana Testing Laboratory Guidelines
A testing laboratory license is required to provide testing of small samples of marijuana and marijuana-infused products; and provide information regarding the chemical composition, the potency of a sample, and the presence of molds or pesticides in a sample.
Zoning requirements: Dispensaries and testing laboratories cannot be within 500 feet of and on the same street as a building used exclusively as a church, synagogue, or other place of worship or as a school or postsecondary school other than a commercially operated school. This distance must be measured in a straight line from the center of the nearest entrance of the place of worship or school to the nearest entrance of the licensee’s premises.
- A testing laboratory will pay an application fee of $2,000.
REQUIRED MONTANA MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR TESTING APPLICATION:
The History of Montana Marijuana
In November of 2004, voters of Montana passed Initiative 148 legalizing a medical marijuana bill. It eliminated criminal sanctions for medical cannabis authorized by a patient’s physician. Possession of as many as six cannabis plants were allowed for home cultivation as the law did not allow for a state-regulated dispensary system.
On May 19th, 2017, SB 333 was signed into law, revising the medical marijuana laws to allow for a state-regulated dispensing system. Under the new law, providers and marijuana-infused product providers can produce and dispense marijuana and marijuana-infused products to registered patients.
A registered patient may possess up to 4 mature plants, 12 seedlings, and 1 ounce of usable marijuana. A registered patient who elects to obtain marijuana from a provider or marijuana-infused products provider may not cultivate marijuana or manufacture marijuana-infused products for their own use unless the registered patient is also the provider or marijuana-infused products provider.
The new medical marijuana program was delayed to allow time for the Department of Public Health to draft rules for the Montana Medical Marijuana Act. The rules were finally submitted February 9, 2018 and will take effect April 9, 2018.
Complia, the state’s registration system for providers and marijuana-infused providers, and the seed-to-sale tracking system, METRC, will be available to the public on April 2, 2018.
Qualifying Medical Conditions: Cancer, glaucoma, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome when the condition or disease results in symptoms that seriously and adversely affect the patient’s health status; cachexia or wasting syndrome; severe chronic pain; intractable nausea or vomiting; epilepsy or an intractable seizure disorder; multiple sclerosis; Crohn’s disease; painful peripheral neuropathy; a central nervous system disorder resulting in chronic, painful spasticity or muscle spasms; admittance into hospice care; post-traumatic stress disorder
Regulating Departments: The Department of Public Health and Human Services. Local governments are allowed to ban or allow providers from operating dispensaries or as a storefront business.