§ 116.03 PROHIBITED MARIJUANA BUSINESSES.

   Except for a medical marijuana business as allowed and provided for in §§ 116.10 through 116.02 below, this section prohibits the operation of all the following marijuana businesses within the jurisdiction of the City of Big Timber:

      (1)   Cultivator;

      (2)   Manufacturer;

      (3)   Adult use dispensary;

      (4)   Combined use marijuana licensee;

      (5)   Testing laboratory; and

      (6)   Marijuana transporter.

   as such businesses are defined herein and licensed by the Department of Revenue pursuant to MCA Title 16, Chapter 12. In the event that the opt-in provisions of the Montana Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act are amended to remove the requirement of local government approval of such marijuana businesses, then a six-month moratorium on the operation of such businesses shall be in place pending adoption of further regulations to protect the public health, safety, and welfare. Such six-month moratorium shall begin when the law authorizing a change to the opt-in provisions becomes effective. (Ord. 489, passed 12-6-2021; amd. 6-6-2022; Ord. 493, passed 1-16-2023)