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Cannabis Control Division warns of unregulated hemp products, outlines license moratorium and testing priorities
Summary
Kristen Barber, cannabis control administrator, told the House Business and Labor Committee that Montana’s cannabis market is frozen to new entrants until July 1, 2025, highlighted enforcement actions on synthetic products and alerted lawmakers to a regulatory gap involving intoxicating hemp products available across state lines.
Kristen Barber, administrator of the Montana Cannabis Control Division, briefed the House Business and Labor Committee on the state’s cannabis regulatory framework Wednesday and urged lawmakers to be aware of two regulatory gaps: a temporary moratorium on new adult‑use licenses and the presence of high‑THC hemp products not subject to the cannabis rules.
Barber described how the state implemented adult‑use regulation following Initiative I‑190 and the Legislature’s House Bill 701 (the Montana Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act). “The act set the adult use tax rate at 20%, medical at 4%, and allowed for a local option tax up to 3%,” Barber said. She highlighted that an existing moratorium prevents new cannabis licenses…
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