The people of Montana legalized medical marijuana by voter approval, but the legislation is taking away what the people voted for. The elected officials are supposed to be for the people, not to go against their wishes just to serve their own. This is what the Montana Supreme Court should be...
While some Montanans horrified at marijuana's ubiquity in the state, and in today's culture, may be celebrating, we find the state Supreme Court's decision effectively gutting the voter-passed medical marijuana law regrettable.
We certainly do not advocate the legalization of marijuana for...
Friday night, cannabis supporters held a meeting in Missoula to discuss their next step before they have to abide by the recent Montana Supreme Court ruling of medical marijuana law.
At the private meeting, more than a dozen cannabis providers and even some patients from across western...
With the Supreme Court decision upholding a sneak attack on a thriving and needed industry, some pious souls are surely sitting back toasting each other with their drug of choice. Maybe they are even sucking on a cigarette or cigar. Well over 2,000 Montana taxpayers are not so joyous. They are...
Montana became one of the first states to legalize hemp for industrial purposes, changing the law even before the federal government eased restrictions on its ban with the 2014 Farm Bill. Like the many states that followed, Montana saw the economic value of legalizing hemp farming.
With the...
Some have characterized the loss of the marijuana legalization initiative in Ohio as an indicator of lack of support for the issue. However, what the defeat of the initiative reveals is the intent of citizens not just to make "pot" legal, but to do it right. In fact, the lack of support for the...
Some have characterized the loss of the marijuana legalization initiative in Ohio as an indicator of lack of support for the issue. However, what the defeat of the initiative reveals is the intent of citizens not just to make "pot" legal, but to do it right. In fact, the lack of support for the...