In this month’s newsletter, learn more about the following:
2025 Montana Legislative Session Information
The 2025 legislative session begins on January 6. Please visit the website below for information on proposed bills, hearings, legislators, and other events.
Proposed bills are not active laws until they have been through the legislative process and signed into law by the Governor. Please remember that the Cannabis Control Division does not have the authority to change any proposed bills. If you have questions or concerns, please contact your legislators.
Harvest Lots
Effective February 24, 2025, a harvest lot may not contain multiple strains and must be identical strains per ARM 42.39.601(22).
Effective February 24, 2025, multi-strain harvest lots and multi-strain composite laboratory test samples are prohibited per ARM 42.39.614(3).
Changes to TAP Payments
Beginning December 29, 2024, you may need to either create an account using the TransAction Portal (TAP) or log into your existing TAP account to make CAN tax account payments. For assistance, please call (406) 444-6900.
Metrc Retail ID
Currently, Metrc Retail ID is free for licensees. Metrc plans to change this, but the specific date has not been decided. The CCD does not require this. For more information on Metrc Retail ID, see the link below:
Transfer Hub Requirements
The Transport Hub feature in Metrc is the tool available to assist the industry with meeting the requirements outlined in ARM 42.39.413(5)(a)(b), which requires the actual date and time of departure and arrival of transported marijuana items. The transfer hub in Metrc must be used whenever marijuana or marijuana products are transferred from one license to another. This includes transferring samples for testing labs.
Hologram on Medical Cards
The hologram on medical marijuana cards was updated in December 2024 with the implementation of a new card printer. The new hologram is eight shapes in total.
10% Deviation on Packages and Labels
16-12-224(8)(c), MCA, allows for a 10% deviation above or below the allowable amount found in 16-12-224(8)(b)(iv) MCA for edible products only. For example, a package may state 100 milligrams of THC. However, the label must accurately state the actual milligrams of THC contained in the product, and it must fall between 90 -110 milligrams. Packages that state 100 milligrams cannot have a label with less than 90 milligrams or more than 110 milligrams.
Metrc Employees Email Updates
Each employee can now update their Login & Account E-mail as needed, and an Industry Admin or an employee with Manage Employee Permissions can update the Notification E-mail for each employee listed in Metrc for a license. Please see the bulletin below for more information.
Lab Batch Testing in Metrc
Metrc will be implementing a change to the process of submitting samples for testing on February 24, 2025. When requesting testing, the item category will determine which testing can be requested. For example, if you request testing for a test batch of “flower,” you will only have the option to select testing for flower. Additionally, if test results are not completely entered, the product will not receive a test passed status. This will reduce human error and ensure that every product receives the correct and required laboratory tests.
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