The state of Montana originally approved medical marijuana in 2004, albeit with an extremely restrictive set of guidelines. The state’s November 2016 approval of Initiative 182 greatly expanded those guidelines, and the Billings Gazette reports that the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services now has a first draft of Montana’s medical marijuana laws.

This first draft will be considered and take public input at a November 30, 2017 meeting.

“In regards to testing protocols and standards, we have researched other states’ practices, reached out to testing labs across the nation, and worked with marijuana testing labs in Montana to develop this part of the regulation,” department spokesman Jon Ebelt told the Gazette.

Under the proposal, providers would be required to have products tested for levels of THC, as well as contamination from metals and pesticides. The laws also propose tracking and security guidelines, and employees of cannabis companies would require screening for past drug convictions.

The medical marijuana card fee would be raised to $30 from its current $5 cost. Providers would be required to maintain daily visitor logs. Annual licensing fees are proposed at $5,000 for providers with more than 10 patients, $1,000 for providers with fewer than 10 patients, and $2,000 for testing labs.

The department intends to pass guidelines by April 30, 2018. As required by Montana law, two months advance notice would have to be provided to any businesses affected by the new regulations..