tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31079809771482270.post7636578469064393954..comments2024-03-18T07:30:30.432-07:00Comments on interested party: Montana cannabis industry still blunted by federal lawlarry kurtzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855417104900624838noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31079809771482270.post-51871462977674718882019-02-16T05:49:25.617-08:002019-02-16T05:49:25.617-08:00Legal cannabis in Montana is more likely to come f...Legal cannabis in Montana is more likely to come from a ballot initiative than from the Republican-heavy legislature. "Sen. Diane Sands, D-Missoula, said Senate Joint Resolution 11 did not advocate the legalization of marijuana, but would let Montana lawmakers get ahead of the issue rather than reacting. The study is to include representatives of the Department of Public Health and Human Services, the Department of Justice, the Department of Revenue, the Department of Agriculture, federal and local law enforcement agencies, Indian tribes, the district court system, schools, and state or local groups that work on topics related to drug use and to legalization of marijuana." [<a href="https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2019/02/15/montana-bill-would-look-legalizing-marijuana/2885161002/" rel="nofollow">Great Falls Tribune</a>larry kurtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855417104900624838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31079809771482270.post-73847541361395484712018-12-07T05:05:14.152-08:002018-12-07T05:05:14.152-08:00"It was at the Oct. 4 General Council meeting..."It was at the Oct. 4 General Council meeting that Blackfeet Councilman Rodney “Minnow” Gervais Jr. made a case for the Blackfeet Tribe amending Ordinance 95 to come into line with a 2004 Montana law that allows medical marijuana to be used by patients who qualify and hold a card from the state that gives them access to the substance. He noted the number of people with serious medical issues who would benefit, as well as the potential for its use in combating opioid addiction, and the amendment passed on an 8-0 vote." [<a href="http://www.cutbankpioneerpress.com/glacier_reporter/news/article_c260e62e-f81c-11e8-a1a7-ebbdc2bf072a.html" rel="nofollow">‘Stay of Prosecution’ issued BIA’s rejection of Ordinance 95 Amendment appealed by Tribe</a>] larry kurtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855417104900624838noreply@blogger.com