Medical Marijuana Takes Root, cannabis grows from the earth indeed
With distribution locations across the state, Michael Smith claims to have the largest medical marijuana collective in Montana, at least in terms of geographical range. But there is one obvious missing link in his network: Northwest Montana. That’s about to change.
Sometime this month, a branch of The Healing Center, Smith’s Bozeman-based collective, will open in Kalispell. Polson and Whitefish are next, though Whitefish has imposed a temporary moratorium on all medical marijuana businesses.
Smith said he hopes to work with city officials in Whitefish to change the language of its urgency ordinance to take away the limit of three patients per caregiver. As written now, caregivers with three patients or fewer operate under a “home occupation” designation, rather than a business, and are not included in the moratorium. But Smith argues that it’s illegal to assign any patient limit, three or otherwise.
Enjoy this article?
