Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB255: Revise recreational marijuana laws to require a marijuana identification card
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act requiring a person to obtain a marijuana identification card in order to purchase recreational marijuana or marijuana products; providing eligibility requirements; providing for a marijuana identification card fee; providing definitions; providing rulemaking authority; amending sections 16-12-101, 16-12-102, 16-12-104, 16-12-105, 16-12106, 16-12-108, 16-12-109, 16-12-110, 16-12-111, 16-12-201, 16-12-202, 16-12-203, 16-12-206, 16-12-208, 16-12-210, 16-12-222, 16-12-224, 16-12-503, 16-12-513, 16-12-515, 16-12-533, 18-7-101, 41-5-216, 45-9-203, 46-18-202, and 61-11-101, mca…
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT REQUIRING A PERSON TO OBTAIN A MARIJUANA IDENTIFICATION CARD IN ORDER TO PURCHASE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA OR MARIJUANA PRODUCTS; PROVIDING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING FOR A MARIJUANA IDENTIFICATION CARD FEE; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AMENDING SECTIONS 16-12-101, 16-12-102, 16-12-104, 16-12-105, 16-12106, 16-12-108, 16-12-109, 16-12-110, 16-12-111, 16-12-201, 16-12-202, 16-12-203, 16-12-206, 16-12-208, 16-12-210, 16-12-222, 16-12-224, 16-12-503, 16-12-513, 16-12-515, 16-12-533, 18-7-101, 41-5-216, 45-9-203, 46-18-202, AND 61-11-101, MCA; AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATES AND AN APPLICABILITY DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Marijuana identification card -- rules. (1) The department shall establish and maintain a registry of persons who receive marijuana identification cards under this section. (2) The department shall issue a marijuana identification card to an individual who is 21 years of age or older and who submits the following, in accordance with department (b) an application fee or a renewal fee of $200; (c) the individual's name, street address, and date of birth; and (d) proof of Montana residency. (3) (a) Marijuana identification cards issued pursuant to this section must: (i) be laminated and produced on a material capable of lasting for the duration of the time period for which the card is valid; (ii) state the name, address, and date of birth of the marijuana cardholder; (iii) state …