Montana Governor Vetoes Proposal for Tribes to Enter Cannabis Compacts

Montana Governor Rejects Bill To Let Tribes Negotiate Marijuana Regulations With State

“There’s tribes in the state that are wanting to move forward with manufacturing or processing, testing, distribution.” By Alexander Lekhtman, Filter A Montana proposal that would have allowed tribal nations to negotiate cannabis regulation individually will not be enacted this session. Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) vetoed the bill on June 19, calling it “unnecessary and duplicative.” House Bill 952 sought to address cannabis industry barriers that tr…

Montana Governor Vetoes Proposal for Tribes to Enter Cannabis Compacts

A Montana proposal that would have allowed tribal nations to negotiate cannabis regulation individually will not be enacted this session. Governor Greg Gianforte (R) vetoed the bill on June 19, calling it “unnecessary and duplicative.” House Bill 952 sought to address cannabis industry barriers that tribes in Montana have faced since 2021, when the state enacted HB 701. That bill limits each tribe’s licensed cannabis operations to a single locat…

Montana Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Allowed Tribes to Regulate Marijuana Independently

The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information A proposal that would have allowed each tribal nation in Montana to set its own marijuana regulations has been vetoed by Governor Greg Gianforte. House Bill 952 would have repealed current restrictions that limit each tribe to one licensed marijuana facility no larger than 1,000 square feet and located at least 150 miles outside of their reservation. Instead, tribes would have been allowed to…