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It seems that lawmakers in Montana are at it again battling over the legalities and benefits of medical marijuana laws in the state, with some lawmakers seeing the industry as “out of control.” Lawmakers are slated to tackle the issue in the state legislature meetings come January as they face the rules of the industry “head on.” Apparently there’s a bit of an outcry that over 20,000 Montanans have medical marijuana cards and the police are having a difficult time enforcing the law since they’re not fully apprised of what the law is. Our view from here is that it shouldn’t matter if 50,000 people have medical marijuana cards if sick individuals need the medicinal herb to improve their quality of life the number shouldn’t matter. What matters is that law enforcement doesn’t know how to interpret the law since it’s never been made clear to them. Is that the fault of the sick individuals in need of the medicine, or the fault of bureaucracy? Rhetorical, perhaps; but a critical question nevertheless.

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