Organizers of a ballot initiative that aims to immediately reverse severe new restrictions to medical marijuana distribution in Montana may have inadvertently set back their cause by half a year with an error written into the measure.
The initiative, known as I-182, seeks in part to lift a restriction that goes into effect next week that will close medical pot dispensaries and limit marijuana providers to a maximum of three patients.
Organizers of the initiative estimate that restriction will leave more than 12,000 Montana users, including terminally ill patients, without a legal way to obtain the drug.
One aim of the initiative is to immediately reverse that restriction upon the voters' approval in November. Instead, the way the proposed bill is written, the three-patient limit would not be lifted until June 30, adding months of delay to what patients say is an urgent need that must be addressed immediately.
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The initiative, known as I-182, seeks in part to lift a restriction that goes into effect next week that will close medical pot dispensaries and limit marijuana providers to a maximum of three patients.
Organizers of the initiative estimate that restriction will leave more than 12,000 Montana users, including terminally ill patients, without a legal way to obtain the drug.
One aim of the initiative is to immediately reverse that restriction upon the voters' approval in November. Instead, the way the proposed bill is written, the three-patient limit would not be lifted until June 30, adding months of delay to what patients say is an urgent need that must be addressed immediately.
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