Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB748: Generally revise medical marijuana purchase limits
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising marijuana possession and purchase limits for registered cardholders; and amending section 16-12-515, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REVISING MARIJUANA POSSESSION AND PURCHASE LIMITS FOR REGISTERED CARDHOLDERS; AND AMENDING SECTION 16-12-515, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 16-12-515, MCA, is amended to read: "16-12-515. Legal protections -- allowable amounts. (1) (a) A registered cardholder who has elected to obtain marijuana and marijuana products through the system of licensed cultivators, manufacturers, or dispensaries and (ii) purchase a maximum of 5 ounces of usable marijuana a month and no more than 1 ounce ounces of usable marijuana a day. (b) (i) A registered cardholder may petition the department for an exception to the monthly limit on purchases. The request must be accompanied by a confirmation from the physician who signed the cardholder's written certification that the cardholder's debilitating medical condition warrants purchase of an amount exceeding the monthly limit. (ii) If the department approves an exception to the limit, the approval must establish the monthly amount of usable marijuana that the cardholder may purchase and the limit must be entered into the seed-tosale tracking system. (2) Except as provided in 16-12-108 and subject to the provisions of subsection (7) of this section, an individual who possesses a registry identification card issued pursuant to this part may not be arrested, prosecuted, or penalized in …
Sponsors
- Caferro, Mary (D, 81) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (H) Introduced
- : (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- : (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- : (LC) Draft in Assembly
Subjects: Alcohol
Common questions
- What is HB748?
- HB748 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise medical marijuana purchase limits.
- What does HB748 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising marijuana possession and purchase limits for registered cardholders; and amending section 16-12-515, mca.".
- What is the status of HB748?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB748?
- Caferro, Mary (D, 81).
- Where is the official record for HB748?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3814
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