Montana § 45-9-110 Criminal Production Or Manufacture Of Dangerous Drugs

Montana Statutes

§ 45-9-110 — Criminal Production Or Manufacture Of Dangerous Drugs

Montana § 45-9-110

Title 45CRIMES

Ch. 9DANGEROUS DRUGS

Part 1Offenses Involving Dangerous Drugs

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 45-9-110 (2026).

Text

45-9-110 . 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 appropriat

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45-9-110 . 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.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 1, Ch. 448, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 90, Ch. 114, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 14, I.M. No. 148, approved Nov. 2, 2004; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 156, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 135, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 321, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 44, I.M. No. 190, approved Nov. 3, 2020; amd. Sec. 72, Ch. 576, L. 2021.