A little more than a year after Montana launched adult-use cannabis sales, a state senator has introduced a bill that would effectively shut down the program.
Senate Bill 546, introduced by Republican Keith Regier, zeroes in on “eliminating adult-use dispensaries” through several restrictions that would essentially dismantle recreational sales while limiting medical marijuana allowances, according to the Montana Free Press.
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The bill would:
Prohibit non-MMJ sales. Increase the state tax on medical marijuana from 4% to 20%. Lower the THC cap on flower from 35% to 10%. Lower the THC levels in individual edibles from 10 milligrams to 5 milligrams. Cap the THC percentage in concentrates at 10%.
“If SB 546 passes, it would render the entire cannabis program worthless, not only for the operators but also for consumers and patients in the state,” Zach Block, owner of Kalispell dispensary Montana Canna, told
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