2019 Montana Code Annotated
Title 50. Health and Safety
Chapter 46. Use of Marijuana for Debilitating Medical Conditions
Part 3. Montana Medical Marijuana Act
50-46-347. Provider licensing fees

50-46-347. (Effective January 1, 2020) Provider licensing fees. (1) Unless reduced as allowed under 50-46-303(5)(b), annual license fees for providers and marijuana-infused products providers are based on the volume of the provider's production of marijuana.

(2) Annual fees for providers and marijuana-infused products providers are:

(a) $500 for a provider with a micro tier canopy license;

(b) $1,000 for a provider with a tier 1 canopy license;

(c) $2,500 for a provider with a tier 2 canopy license;

(d) $5,000 for a provider with a tier 3 canopy license;

(e) $7,500 for a provider with a tier 4 canopy license;

(f) $10,000 for a provider with a tier 5 canopy license;

(g) $13,000 for a provider with a tier 6 canopy license;

(h) $15,000 for a provider with a tier 7 canopy license;

(i) $17,500 for a provider with a tier 8 canopy license; and

(j) $20,000 for a provider with a tier 9 canopy license.

(3) A provider of both marijuana and marijuana-infused products is required to have only one canopy license.

(4) The fee required under this part may be imposed based only on the tier of licensure and may not be applied separately to each registered premises used for cultivation under the licensure level.

(5) The department shall charge an annual dispensary license fee in addition to the canopy license fee provided for in subsection (2). The dispensary license fee is based on the total number of registered premises used as dispensaries as follows:

(a) one registered premises, $500;

(b) two or three registered premises, $5,000

(c) four or five registered premises, $25,000; and

(d) six or more registered premises, $100,000.

(6) Money collected from license fees paid pursuant to this section must be deposited in the special revenue account provided for in 50-46-345.

History: En. Sec. 32, Ch. 292, L. 2019.