A proposed Montana state law that would have effectively canceled the state’s recreational marijuana industry and put new, draconian restrictions on medical marijuana died in committee.
Republican state Sen. Keith Regier introduced Senate Bill 546 on March 30.
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Six days later, a Senate committee voted to table the bill, the Montana Free Press reported.
The bill’s stated intent was to “reduce the demand for marijuana sales” in the state by banning all non-medical cannabis sales.
Montana voters legalized recreational marijuana in November 2020.
During the first year of sales, which began on Jan. 1, 2022, state retailers rang up $203 million in transactions.
The Montana Senate expressed concerns about subverting the will of the voters.
Opponents included Jason Ellsworth, Republican Senate president, and Jason Small, chair of the chamber’s Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs Committee.
Both lawmakers joined the committee’s Democrats in voting down the
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