Lawmakers clear roadblock in recreational marijuana regs

HELENA — A state legislative panel has reached tentative consensus with the Montana Department of Revenue on a series of recreational marijuana regulations that lawmakers informally objected to in a meeting last week, resolving — at least for now — the latest in a series of hiccups that have cropped up as the state nears the launch of its adult-use cannabis market.

Lawmakers on the Economic Affairs Interim Committee, which has some oversight authority over administrative rulemaking in the state, worked with the Department of Revenue during the weekend to clear up differences in interpretation of the state’s recreational marijuana statute, which directs the department to draft rules to implement portions of Montana’s burgeoning cannabis program...