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Sponsors Believe Montana Medical Marijuana Bills Will Return Focus to Medicine

Under Montana law, laboratories that test marijuana products for levels of THC, CBD and contaminants must be inspected annually.

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The state House gave initial approval Tuesday to a bill transferring responsibility for inspecting marijuana testing laboratories from the state medical marijuana program to the state environmental laboratory.

Under Montana law, laboratories that test marijuana products for levels of THC, cannabidiol and contaminants must be inspected annually. A person with a “financial interest” in a laboratory cannot also have a financial interest in one of its provider clients.

House Bill 598, carried by Rep. Mike Hopkins, R-Missoula, returned from the Senate for its second turn on the House floor Tuesday and passed 90-9 on second reading. 

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