Montana cannabis law
| Medical patients | 1 oz |
| Recreational users | 1 oz |
| Medical patients | 4% sales tax |
| Recreational users | 20% sales tax |
| Medical patients | Up to 4 mature plants and 4 seedlings |
| Recreational users | Up to 2 mature plants and 2 seedlings |
Do I qualify?
Concise guide to Montana's medical marijuana laws
Qualifying Conditions
- Admittance into hospice care in accordance with rules adopted by the department
- Cachexia or wasting syndrome
- Cancer
- Central nervous system disorder resulting in chronic, painful spasticity or muscle spasms
- Crohn’s disease
- Epilepsy or an intractable seizure disorder
- Glaucoma
- HIV/AIDS
- Intractable nausea or vomiting
- Painful peripheral neuropathy
- Post traumatic stress disorder
- Severe chronic pain that is persistent pain of severe intensity that significantly interferes with daily activities as documented by the patient’s treating physician
Patient Possession Limits
A registered cardholder who has named a provider may possess up to one ounce of usable marijuana. A registered cardholder who has not named a provider may possess up to 4 mature plants, 4 seedlings, and the amount of usable marijuana allowed by the department by rule. If two or more registered cardholders share a residence and have not named providers, the cardholders may have a maximum of 8 mature plants, 8 seedlings, and the amount of usable marijuana allowed by the department by rule.
Home Cultivation
Yes. See above.
State-licensed Dispensaries Allowed
Yes. Passage of Initiative I-182 permits licensed medical marijuana providers to serve more than three patients at one time.
Medical Marijuana Statutes
- Montana Medical Marijuana Act, Mont. Code Ann. §§ 50-46-1 to 50-46-2 (2007)
Caregivers
Yes, but caregivers may provide for no more than two patients at one time (or three, if the caregiver is also a patient).
Estimated Number of Registered Patients
15,845
Source: Cannabis Control Division, as of May 2024
Employment Protections for Qualifying Patients
Yes
Reciprocity
No
