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TITLE 45. CRIMES
CHAPTER 9. DANGEROUS DRUGS
Part 1. Offenses Involving Dangerous Drugs
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Mont. Code Ann. § 45-9-110
(2021)

Criminal production or manufacture of dangerous drugs

(1) Except as provided in Title 16, chapter 12, a person commits the offense of criminal production or manufacture of dangerous drugs if the person knowingly or purposely produces, manufactures, prepares, cultivates, compounds, or processes a dangerous drug, as defined in 50-32-101.

(2) A person convicted of criminal production or manufacture of dangerous drugs, as defined in 50-32-101, shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a term of not more than 25 years and may be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000.

(3) A person convicted of production of marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol in an amount greater than permitted or for which a penalty is not specified under Title 16, chapter 12, or manufacture without the appropriate license pursuant to Title 16, chapter 12, shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a term of not more than 5 years and may be fined an amount not to exceed $5,000, except that if the total weight is more than a pound or the number of plants is more than 30, the person shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a term of not more than 25 years and may be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000. "Weight" means the weight of the dry plant and includes the leaves and stem structure but does not include the root structure.

(4) Practitioners, as defined in 50-32-101, and agents under their supervision acting in the course of a professional practice are exempt from this section.

Official Annotations
History:
En. Sec. 1, Ch. 448, L. 1993
Amd. Sec. 90, Ch. 114, L. 2003 (SB 10 - Grimes, Duane (R) SD 20)
Amd. Sec. 14, I.M. No. 148, approved Nov. 2, 2004
Amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 156, L. 2011 (HB 185 - Berry, Tom (R) HD 45)
Amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 135, L. 2013 (HB 140 - Berry, Tom (R) HD 45)
Amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 321, L. 2017 (HB 133 - McConnell, Nate (D) HD 89)
Amd. Sec. 44, I.M. No. 190, approved Nov. 3, 2020
Amd. Sec. 72, Ch. 576, L. 2021 (HB 701 - Hopkins, Mike (R) HD 92)
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