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[–]Nemacolin[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

This is taking too long and is too complex.

Once the clock struck midnight marijuana became legal for recreational use in the state of Montana.

But this new law does not come without some caveats.

“I imagine people… we’ll probably have some amount of people coming to all the stores ready to buy. But you know, we can’t do that so,” said Joshua Gosney, the owner of Infinity Wellness.

While marijuana is now legal for recreational use, only two things have immediately taken effect.

“So, any individual will be allowed to grow a certain number of plants in their house and have a certain amount of product on them at all times,” Gosney said.

So you can grow it and possess it -- but a lot goes into growing the cannabis plant.

“In Montana, you’re going to be primarily in an indoor situation especially in the wintertime, so you’re going to need things like supplemental high-intensity lighting or LEDs, some type of watering apparatus. It’s some work,” explained Ryan Saghatelian, one of the owners of Greener Pastures.

It could be years though until marijuana is available for purchase.

“Probably not going to be until 2022 when the licensing goes into play, so we’re kind of in a weird area right now where it’s legal to possess but it’s not legal to purchase, so there’s a lot of uncertainty,” Saghatelian said.

But with new laws comes new responsibilities.

“There will be limitations to what people can do. It’ll be up to the legislature to make sure that they effectively regulate that in order to maximize tax revenue and public safety and public benefit without risking the public’s health,” Gosney said.

[–]AcceleratedWallops 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Sounds like the same bureaucratic BS they pulled in MA. Took years before shops opened and they are so heavily regulated. Fortunately growing your own is pretty much whatever.

But states should just follow Colorado's example (or Canada's) and let it flow.

[–]369 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

They actually said legal cannabis needs to be available for retail by October of 2021.
https://bitterrootstar.com/2020/11/recreational-marijuana-licenses-to-be-available-by-october-2021/

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

so you’re going to need things like supplemental high-intensity lighting or LEDs, some type of watering apparatus. It’s some work,” explained Ryan Saghatelian

It's not that much work. One Amazon order and some seeds and you got everything strictly necessary.

[–]Dial-up-tone 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Progress is happening, congratulations. The U.K. recently made drug laws so draconian that they had to make an exception for tea and coffee. Wish I could move to the US, but I need a licence for that too.

[–]buffalo_fart 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

who cares, just dont be an asshole and drive completely brain bashed.

[–]Nemacolin[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

The police will still be making arrests if you grow too many plants. If you carry too much on you. If you sell it without a license. It would be better if we just legalized it.

[–]buffalo_fart 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

it will with the new gov. tbh its about time. i dont even smoke anymore but its a good hardy plant with many uses.

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    [–]Nemacolin[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    How do teenage brains handle being arrested and jailed?

    [–]carn0ld03 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

    Invest in body armor Montana and install dash cams in your cars. Your lives are about to get more interesting.

    [–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

    Total Romero, except you'll have defend your vault of twinkies and mountain dew from hordes of ravaging stoners instead of zombies.

    [–]carn0ld03 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

    Zombieland rules did it better.