Helena – A judge has ruled that a voter initiative that will re-open Montanas medical marijuana dispensaries should take effect immediately.
District Judge James Reynolds of Helena ruled Wednesday that an error in drafting the ballot measure should not delay patients access to the drug until July.
The judge says the people who are the most in need are those who are seriously ill and are the least able to grow their own marijuana.
The initiative approved by voters last month struck down a law that limited medical marijuana providers to three patients each. But a mistake in the final draft of the measure delayed the effective date until July 1.
The three-patient limit has been in effect since Aug. 31. It forced the closure of marijuana dispensaries across the state and left thousands of registered users without providers.
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