{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-9-110","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-9-110","heading":"Criminal production or manufacture of dangerous drugs.","body":"(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.\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["TITLE 45. CRIMES","CHAPTER 9. DANGEROUS DRUGS","Part 1. Offenses Involving Dangerous Drugs"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0090/part_0010/section_0100/0450-0090-0010-0100.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:36Z","sha256":"bf653b31179f6d6afee75859ec7a75311197427d9836d2753e4952a5f185fe5c","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-9-109","next":"us-mt/45-9-111"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}