HELENA - A committee passed out a much-amended bill Tuesday to repeal Montana's medical marijuana law and enact a far stricter law that would close growing and dispensing operations, squeeze profits out of a booming industry and make it harder to get a marijuana-user card. A Senate-House conference committee unanimously endorsed the amended version of Senate Bill 423 by Sen. Jeff Essmann, R-Billings. It will go to the Senate and House floors for votes later this week. [continues 654 words]
HELENA - The U.S. Justice Department will prosecute individuals and organizations involved in the business of any illegal drug, including marijuana used for medical purposes permitted under state law, Michael W. Cotter, U.S. attorney for Montana, said in a letter to top legislative leaders Wednesday. In another development on marijuana Wednesday, Gov. Brian Schweitzer said he will likely make some amendatory vetoes suggesting changes to the medical-marijuana bill moving through the Legislature. Senate Bill 423, by Sen. Jeff Essmann, R-Billings, is the last-surviving bill to repeal Montana's medical marijuana law and enact a new one that would impose far stricter regulations and make it much tougher for people to obtain cards to use medical marijuana. [continues 461 words]
Gov. Brian Schweitzer on Wednesday vetoed the bill that would have repealed Montana's medical marijuana law, calling it draconian and contrary to the will of the state voters who approved it in 2004. Schweitzer pointed to the 2004 medical marijuana ballot initiative, which 62 percent of Montana voters approved. "There were many people out there who said there is a medicine out there that is not currently legal," Schweitzer said at a veto ceremony in the governor's reception room at the Capitol. [continues 832 words]
HELENA -- Gov. Brian Schweitzer on Wednesday vetoed the bill that would have repealed Montana's medical marijuana law, calling it draconian and contrary to the will of the state voters who approved it in 2004. Schweitzer pointed to the 2004 medical marijuana ballot initiative, which 62 percent of Montana voters approved. "There were many people out there who said there is a medicine out there that is not currently legal," Schweitzer said at a veto ceremony in the governor's reception room at the Capitol. [continues 816 words]
HELENA -- Gov. Brian Schweitzer on Wednesday vetoed the bill that would have repealed Montana's medical marijuana law, calling it draconian and contrary to the will of the state voters who approved it in 2004. Schweitzer pointed to the 2004 medical marijuana ballot initiative, which 62 percent of Montana voters approved. "There were many people out there who said there is a medicine out there that is not currently legal," Schweitzer said at a veto ceremony at the Capitol. The medical marijuana bill was not among the bills the governor vetoed at a public ceremony before a large crowd outside the Capitol, where he used different-sized branding irons that said "VETO" to brand planks of wood to signal some other vetoes. [continues 782 words]
HELENA - Gov. Brian Schweitzer on Wednesday vetoed the bill that would have repealed Montana's medical marijuana law, calling it draconian and contrary to the will of the state voters who approved it in 2004. Schweitzer pointed to the 2004 medical marijuana ballot initiative, which 62 percent of Montana voters approved. "There were many people out there who said there is a medicine out there that is not currently legal," Schweitzer said at a veto ceremony in the governor's reception room at the Capitol. [continues 820 words]
The House voted 77-23 to pass a heavily amended Senate medical marijuana bill that even its backers conceded is still a work in progress as the Legislature winds down. Senate Bill 423, by Jeff Essmann, R-Billings, now faces a final House vote, probably today, before returning to the Senate and will likely head to a conference committee to iron out differences between the chambers. The bill, introduced late in the Senate, was completely rewritten in House committee. The vote for SB423 was bipartisan, with 65 Republicans and 12 Democrats supporting it, while 20 Democrats and three Republicans voted against it. [continues 657 words]
HELENA - The House voted 77-23 to pass a heavily amended Senate medical marijuana bill that even its backers conceded is still a work in progress as the Legislature winds down. Senate Bill 423 by Jeff Essmann, R-Billings, now faces a final House vote, probably Tuesday, before returning to the Senate and will likely head to a conference committee to iron out differences between the chambers. The bill, introduced late in the Senate, was completely rewritten in House committee. The vote for SB423 was bipartisan, with 65 Republicans and 12 Democrats supporting it, while 20 Democrats and three Republicans voted against it. [continues 643 words]
HELENA -- Over Democrats' objections about making a rushed decision, a House committee on Wednesday night heavily amended and then pushed out a bill to repeal Montana's medical marijuana law and impose tougher restrictions than the original bill required. The House Human Services Committee voted 10-5 to amend a new bipartisan set of amendments into Senate Bill 423, by Sen. Jeff Essmann, R-Billings, on a nearly partisan vote. All Republicans but one voted for the amendments, and all Democrats except one opposed it. Then the full committee voted 12-3 to send the bill to the House floor for debate. [continues 979 words]
HELENA - Over Democrats' objections about making a rushed decision, a House committee on Wednesday night heavily amended and then pushed out a bill to repeal Montana's medical marijuana law and impose even tougher restrictions than the original bill. The House Human Services Committee voted 10-5 to fold a new bipartisan set of amendments into Senate Bill 423 by Sen. Jeff Essmann, R-Billings, on a nearly partisan vote. All Republicans but one voted for the amendments, and all Democrats except one opposed it. Then the full committee voted 12-3 to send the bill to the House floor for debate. [continues 983 words]
Over Democrats' objections about making a rushed decision, a House committee on Wednesday night heavily amended and then pushed out a bill to repeal Montana's medical marijuana law and impose even tougher restrictions than the original bill. The House Human Services Committee voted 10-5 to amend a new bipartisan set of amendments into Senate Bill 423, by Sen. Jeff Essmann, R-Billings, on a nearly partisan vote. All Republicans but one voted for the amendments, and all Democrats except one opposed it. Then the full committee voted 12-3 to send the bill to the House floor for debate. [continues 980 words]
HELENA -- A bipartisan group in the House has proposed some major changes that seek to restore Montana's medical marijuana law to what people thought they were voting on in 2004. Rep. Cary Smith, R-Billings, said the amendments will be offered Wednesday at a 3 p.m. hearing before the House Human Services Committee on Senate Bill 423, by Sen. Jeff Essmann, R-Billings. SB423 appears to be the lone-surviving bill to repeal the current law and put into place a strict regulatory and licensing system. [continues 668 words]
A bipartisan group in the House has proposed some major changes that seek to restore Montana's medical marijuana law to what people thought they were voting on in 2004. Rep. Cary Smith, R-Billings, said the amendments will be offered today at a 3 p.m. hearing before the House Human Services Committee on Senate Bill 423, by Sen. Jeff Essmann, R-Billings. SB423 appears to be the lone-surviving bill to repeal the current law and put into place a strict regulatory and licensing system. [continues 670 words]
HELENA - A bipartisan group in the House has proposed some major changes that seek to restore Montana's medical marijuana law to what people thought they were voting on in 2004. Rep. Cary Smith, R-Billings, said the amendments will be offered Wednesday at a 3 p.m. hearing before the House Human Services Committee on Senate Bill 423, by Sen. Jeff Essmann, R-Billings. SB423 appears to be the lone-surviving bill to repeal the current law and put into place a strict regulatory and licensing system. [continues 670 words]
The Senate voted 29-21 Thursday to repeal Montana's medical marijuana law after an emotion-charged debate marked by angry political finger-pointing by senators from both sides. After debating for more than an hour, the Senate finally gave preliminary approval to House Bill 161, by Speaker Mike Milburn, R-Cascade, to repeal the state's controversial medical marijuana law on July 1. The Senate will take a final vote on the bill Friday. Earlier Thursday, the Senate voted 36-14 to send SB423, which would repeal and overhaul the medical marijuana law, to the House floor after it stalled in the Senate Wednesday. Because it missed a key deadline, SB423 now will take a two-thirds majority vote in the House to suspend the bill. [continues 718 words]
HELENA -- With just three weeks left in the 2011 legislative session, it's as unclear now as it was three months ago what lawmakers finally will do with the difficult medical marijuana issue. Despite hundred of hours of work on the issue by many legislators, the options remain the same as they were in January. Legislators are torn over how to fix an industry that many politicians from both sides believe has careened out of control. Here's a look at the options still alive: [continues 893 words]
HELENA -- The Senate voted 29-21 on Thursday to repeal Montana's medical marijuana law after an emotion-charged debate marked by angry political finger pointing by senators from both sides. After debating for more than an hour, the Senate finally gave preliminary approval to House Bill 161, by Speaker Mike Milburn, R-Cascade, to repeal the state's controversial medical marijuana law on July 1. The Senate will take a final vote on the bill Friday. Earlier Thursday, the Senate voted 36-14 to send SB423, which would repeal and overhaul the medical marijuana law, to the House floor after it stalled in Senate Wednesday. Because it missed a key deadline, SB423 now will take a two-thirds majority vote in the House to suspend the bill. [continues 717 words]
HELENA - With just three weeks left in the 2011 legislative session, it's as unclear now as it was three months ago what lawmakers finally will do with the difficult medical marijuana issue. Despite hundreds of hours of work on the issue by many legislators, the options remain the same as they were in January. Legislators are torn over how to fix an industry that many politicians from both sides believe has careened out of control. Here's a look at the options still alive: [continues 881 words]
HELENA - The Senate voted 29-21 on Thursday to repeal Montana's medical marijuana law after an emotionally charged debate marked by angry political finger-pointing by senators from both sides. After debating for more than an hour, the Senate finally gave preliminary approval to House Bill 161, by Speaker Mike Milburn, R-Cascade, to repeal the state's controversial medical marijuana law on July 1. The Senate will take a final vote on the bill Friday. Earlier on Thursday, the Senate voted 36-14 to send SB423, which would repeal and overhaul the medical marijuana law, to the House floor after it stalled in Senate on Wednesday. Because it missed a key deadline, SB423 now will take a two-thirds majority vote in the House to suspend the bill. [continues 714 words]
HELENA -- The fate of the Legislature's lone surviving bill to impose stricter regulations on Montana's booming medical marijuana industry suddenly was cast into doubt Tuesday. The Senate was forced to postpone its scheduled debate Tuesday on Senate Bill 423, by Sen. Jeff Essmann, R-Billings, so the bill will come to the floor Wednesday. The delay will force the Senate to obtain a supermajority vote -- or 34 of the 50 senators' votes -- instead of a simple majority of 26 votes to pass Senate Bill 423 to send it to the House by Wednesday's deadline. [continues 679 words]
The fate of the Legislature's lone surviving bill to impose stricter regulations on Montana's booming medical marijuana industry suddenly was cast into doubt Tuesday. The Senate was forced to postpone its scheduled debate Tuesday on Senate Bill 423, by Sen. Jeff Essmann, R-Billings, so the bill will come to the floor today. The delay now will force the Senate to obtain a supermajority vote -- or 34 of the 50 senators' votes -- instead of a simple majority vote -- or 26 votes -- to pass Senate Bill 423 to send it to the House by today's deadline. [continues 679 words]
HELENA - The fate of the Legislature's lone surviving bill to impose stricter regulations on Montana's booming medical marijuana industry suddenly was cast into doubt Tuesday. The Senate was forced to postpone its scheduled debate Tuesday on Senate Bill 423, by Sen. Jeff Essmann, R-Billings, so the bill will come to the floor Wednesday. The delay now will force the Senate to obtain a supermajority vote - or 34 of the 50 senators' votes - instead of a simple majority vote - or 26 votes - to pass Senate Bill 423 to send it to the House by Wednesday's deadline. [continues 679 words]
The Senate on Saturday refused to blast out of committee the House speaker's stalled bill that would repeal Montana's medical marijuana law July 1, possibly dealing it a lethal blow. Over in the House, representatives passed a bill on a preliminary vote to let voters decide in November 2012 whether to repeal or keep the law that legalizing medical marijuana. And on Monday, the full Senate will debate a newly written bill to repeal the current law and replace it with one intended to more strictly regulate what would be called "therapeutic marijuana." It is intended to make it much harder for people to obtain medical marijuana cards and try to squeeze profits out of the industry. [continues 654 words]
HELENA -- The Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday approved a bill that will repeal Montana's current medical marijuana law and replace it with a much stricter regulatory system designed to drastically reduce the number of cardholders and squeeze the profits out of the industry. Senate Bill 423, by Sen. Jeff Essmann, R-Billings, cleared the committee by a 10-2 vote after some major amendments, including the repeal language, and will be heard by the full Senate on Monday. The current law would be repealed July 1, with the bill setting up a transition schedule. [continues 822 words]
HELENA - The Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday approved a bill that will repeal Montana's current medical marijuana law and replace it with a much stricter regulatory system designed to drastically reduce the number of cardholders and squeeze the profits out of the industry. Senate Bill 423 by Sen. Jeff Essmann, R-Billings, cleared the committee by a 10-2 vote after some major amendments, including the repeal language, and will be heard by the full Senate on Monday. The current law would be repealed July 1, with the bill setting up a transition schedule. [continues 829 words]
HELENA -- The Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday approved a bill that will repeal Montana's medical marijuana law and replace it with a much stricter regulatory system designed to drastically reduce the number of cardholders and squeeze the profits out of the industry. Senate Bill 423, by Sen. Jeff Essmann, R-Billings, cleared the committee by a 10-2 vote after some major amendments, including the repeal language, and will be heard by the full Senate on Monday. The current law would be repealed July 1, with the bill setting up a transition schedule. [continues 842 words]
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday approved a bill that will repeal Montana's current medical marijuana law and replace it with a much stricter regulatory system designed to drastically reduce the number of cardholders and squeeze the profits out of the industry. Senate Bill 423, by Sen. Jeff Essmann, R-Billings, cleared the committee by a 10-2 vote after some major amendments, including the repeal language, and will be heard by the full Senate on Monday. The current law would be repealed July 1, with the bill setting up a transition schedule. [continues 841 words]
A Senate subcommittee continued its work Tuesday on a new bill seeking to create a much tighter medical marijuana system in Montana, with the goal of greatly restricting the number of people eligible for cards to legally use it. The three-member panel will meet again this morning with hopes of completing work on the bill, which would be introduced later in the day. The plan is for the Senate Judiciary Committee to schedule a public hearing Friday morning on the new bill. [continues 384 words]
A newly written medical marijuana bill introduced in the Senate Wednesday would make the Montana Public Service Commission, the agency that regulates utilities and transportation, the new state licensing authority for medical pot. Senate Bill 423, by Sen. Jeff Essmann, R-Billings, was written by a three-member subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee this week. Others on the subcommittee were Sens. Chas Vincent, R-Libby, and Cliff Larsen, D-Missoula. The 49-page bill will be heard by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday. [continues 646 words]
A Senate panel on Monday requested a bill to be drafted to impose strict regulations on medical marijuana to make it harder for people to obtain cards to legally use it, eliminate the storefront dispensaries and squeeze money out of the industry by requiring growers to be nonprofits. The subcommittee chairman, Sen. Jeff Essmann, R-Billings, said afterward the proposed bill, if approved, would go into place if the current law authorizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes is repealed, as House Bill 161, by Speaker Mike Milburn, R-Cascade, would do. HB161 passed the House, but deadlocked in the Senate Judiciary Committee last week. [continues 651 words]
HELENA - A Senate subcommittee continued its work Tuesday on a new bill seeking to create a much tighter medical marijuana system in Montana, with the goal of greatly restricting the number of people eligible for cards to legally use it. The three-member panel will meet again Wednesday morning with hopes of completing work on the bill, which would be introduced later in the day. The plan is for the Senate Judiciary Committee to schedule a public hearing Friday morning on the new bill. [continues 386 words]
HELENA -- A newly written medical marijuana bill introduced in the Senate Wednesday would make the Montana Public Service Commission, the agency that regulates utilities and transportation, the new state licensing authority for medical pot. Senate Bill 423, by Sen. Jeff Essmann, R-Billings, was written by a three-member subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee this week. Others on the subcommittee were Sens. Chas Vincent, R-Libby, and Cliff Larsen, D-Missoula. The 49-page bill will be heard by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday. [continues 620 words]
HELENA - A newly written medical marijuana bill introduced in the Senate on Wednesday would make the Montana Public Service Commission, the agency that regulates utilities and transportation, the new state licensing authority for medical pot. Senate Bill 423, by Sen. Jeff Essmann, R-Billings, was written by a three-member subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee this week. Others on the subcommittee were Sens. Chas Vincent, R-Libby, and Cliff Larsen, D-Missoula. The 49-page bill will be heard by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday. [continues 638 words]
HELENA -- A Senate subcommittee continued its work Tuesday on a new bill seeking to create a much tighter medical marijuana system in Montana, with the goal of greatly restricting the number of people eligible for cards to legally use it. The three-member panel will meet again Wednesday morning with hopes of completing the bill, which would be introduced later in the day. The plan is for the Senate Judiciary Committee to schedule a public hearing Friday morning on the bill.The bill would be debated on the Senate floor Saturday, Monday or Tuesday at the latest. [continues 361 words]
HELENA -- A slim majority of Montanans favor repealing the law legalizing medical marijuana, but in response to another question, a much larger percentage support tightening regulations on the industry rather than terminating the law, a new Gazette State Bureau poll shows. When asked whether they would support or oppose repealing the 2004 state law legalizing medical marijuana, 52 percent said they'd support repeal and 38 percent opposed it. Ten percent were undecided. [continues 747 words]
HELENA -- A slim majority of Montanans favor repealing the law legalizing medical marijuana, but in response to another question, a much larger percentage support tightening regulations on the industry rather than terminating the law, a new Lee Newspapers poll shows. When asked whether they would support or oppose repealing the 2004 state law legalizing medical marijuana, 52 percent said they'd support repeal and 38 percent opposed it. Ten percent were undecided. In response to another question, however, 83 percent of voters said they favor enacting stricter regulation and licensing requirements for medical marijuana in the state. Thirteen percent opposed tightening the law, while 4 percent were undecided. [continues 704 words]
A slim majority of Montanans favor repealing the law legalizing medical marijuana, but in response to another question, a much larger percentage support tightening regulations on the industry rather than terminating the law, a new Lee Newspapers poll shows. When asked whether they would support or oppose repealing the 2004 state law legalizing medical marijuana, 52 percent said they'd support repeal and 38 percent opposed it. Ten percent were undecided. In response to another question, however, 83 percent of voters said they favor enacting stricter regulation and licensing requirements for medical marijuana in the state. Thirteen percent opposed tightening the law, while 4 percent were undecided. [continues 705 words]
A slim majority of Montanans favor repealing the law legalizing medical marijuana, but in response to another question, a much larger percentage support tightening regulations on the industry rather than terminating the law, a new Lee Newspapers poll shows. When asked whether they would support or oppose repealing the 2004 state law legalizing medical marijuana, 52 percent said they'd support repeal and 38 percent opposed it. Ten percent were undecided. In response to another question, however, 83 percent of voters said they favor enacting stricter regulation and licensing requirements for medical marijuana in the state. Thirteen percent opposed tightening the law, while 4 percent were undecided. [continues 972 words]
HELENA - A Senate committee deadlocked Monday on a bill that would repeal Montana's medical marijuana law, but backers said they intend to blast the bill out of committee onto the Senate floor. The Senate Judiciary Committee tied on a 6-6 motion to pass House Bill 161, by House Speaker Mike Milburn, R-Cascade, and send it to the Senate floor for debate. The House had approved the repeal bill earlier this session. After the bill stalled, committee Chairman Terry Murphy, R-Cardwell, named a three-member committee to come up with "a regulatory alternative" to a repeal bill. [continues 689 words]
A Senate committee deadlocked Monday on a bill that would repeal Montana's medical marijuana law, but backers said they intend to blast the bill out of committee onto the Senate floor. The Senate Judiciary Committee tied on a 6-6 motion to pass House Bill 161, by House Speaker Mike Milburn, R-Cascade, and send it to the Senate floor for debate. The House had approved the repeal bill earlier this session. After the bill stalled, committee Chairman Terry Murphy, R-Cardwell, named a three-member committee to come up with "a regulatory alternative" to a repeal bill. [continues 706 words]
HELENA - A Senate committee deadlocked Monday on a bill that would repeal Montana's medical marijuana law, but backers said they intend to blast the bill out of committee onto the Senate floor. The Senate Judiciary Committee tied on a 6-6 motion to pass House Bill 161, by House Speaker Mike Milburn, R-Cascade, and send it to the Senate floor for debate. The House had approved the repeal bill earlier this session. After the bill stalled, committee Chairman Terry Murphy, R-Cardwell, named a three-member committee to come up with "a regulatory alternative" to a repeal bill. [continues 700 words]
Saying the Senate lacks the votes to repeal the state's medical marijuana law, the chairman of its Judiciary Committee said Friday say he'll soon appoint a subcommittee to work on a bill to better regulate the industry. Chairman Terry Murphy, R-Cardwell, told senators at a Judiciary Committee meeting that he will pick the subcommittee members in the next couple of days. "I think it's the only way to go on this so we can have an alternative ready to the repeal bill," Murphy said in an interview after the meeting. [continues 549 words]
Saying the Senate lacks the votes to repeal the state's medical marijuana law, Judiciary Committee Chairman Terry Murphy, R-Cardwell, said Friday that he'll appoint a subcommittee to work on a bill to better regulate the industry. Murphy told senators at a Judiciary Committee meeting that he will pick the subcommittee in the next couple of days. "I think it's the only way to go on this so we can have an alternative ready to the repeal bill," Murphy said in an interview after the meeting. [continues 548 words]
HELENA - Republican legislative leaders strongly condemned Montana's medical marijuana program Thursday, as they spoke to reporters at the midsession break, while Democratic leaders denounced repeal attempts as another GOP effort to defy the will of voters. At a Capitol news conference, House Speaker Mike Milburn, R-Cascade, talked about his bill to repeal the law, and Senate President Jim Peterson, R-Buffalo, spoke strongly against medical marijuana, although he stopped short of saying it should be repealed. "On marijuana, it's a horse of another color now," Peterson said. "You know, we started out with a white horse and now we got a black horse. And we got to do something about it. It's out of control. We don't need a state run with this kind of activity." [continues 573 words]
HELENA -- Republican legislative leaders strongly condemned Montana's medical marijuana program Thursday as they spoke to reporters at the midsession break, while Democratic leaders denounced repeal attempts as another GOP attempt to defy the will of voters. At a Capitol press conference, House Speaker Mike Milburn, R-Cascade, talked about his bill to repeal the law -- and Senate President Jim Peterson, R-Buffalo, spoke strongly against medical marijuana, although he stopped short of saying it should be repealed. "On marijuana, it's a horse of another color now," Peterson said. "You know, we started out with a white horse and now we got a black horse. And we got to do something about it. It's out of control. We don't need a state run with this kind of activity." [continues 1119 words]
HELENA - The Montana House voted 68-31 Tuesday to prohibit local initiatives setting law enforcement priorities, an act that would overturn Missoula County's voter-approved measure to make marijuana crimes the county's lowest priority. The bill faces a final House vote before heading to the Senate. House Bill 391, by Rep. Tom Berry, R-Roundup, also would prevent other local initiatives elsewhere from setting law enforcement priorities. In 2006, some 55 percent of voters in Missoula County approved a measure known as Initiative 2. It recommended crimes related to marijuana be the lowest priority for law enforcement, and it also formed an oversight committee. [continues 460 words]
HELENA - On a mostly party-line vote with Republicans in favor, the Montana House voted again Saturday to repeal Montana's medical marijuana law, after a House panel examined the measure's fiscal impacts. House Bill 161, by Speaker Mike Milburn, R-Cascade, now faces a final House vote, probably on Monday, before heading to the Senate. The House voted 63-37 to pass HB161, with all those in favor Republicans. All 32 House Democrats and five Republicans voted against it. [continues 358 words]
HELENA - Law enforcement officials on Thursday supported a bill to overturn Missoula County's 2006 initiative that declared marijuana to be local law enforcement's lowest priority. They spoke in favor of House Bill 391, by Rep. Tom Berry, R-Roundup, who submitted the bill on behalf of Missoula County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg, who also testified. Speakers representing county attorneys, sheriffs and peace officers and the Montana Department of Justice endorsed the bill. Opposing the bill were Missoula City Council member Cynthia Wolken, who read a statement for the Montana Chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws or MT-NORML; Rep. Ellie Hill, D-Missoula; and Mike Fellows, chairman of the Montana Libertarian Party. [continues 364 words]
HELENA - A Billings group is launching a $20,000 weeklong, statewide television advertising campaign to ask Montanans to urge their state senators and Gov. Brian Schweitzer to support repealing Montana's 2004 law legalizing medical marijuana. The ad will be taped today and will begin running on Tuesday. It will feature some kids talking about marijuana getting into schools. Cherrie Brady of Billings heads the group, Safe Community, Safe Kids, which is running the advertising campaign. Brady said the theme of the TV ad is that "our kids are in trouble and that medical marijuana has penetrated the schools." [continues 475 words]
