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Paul Schmidt, a medical marijuana caregiver in Helena, Montana is suing the city for discrimination against MMJ businesses based on licensing rules. He contends that because a caregiver is required to be non-profit, requiring a business license to operate is counter to state law.

Helena city code requires all profit businesses to register for a license and the city has refused licenses to caregivers based on another code requiring all businesses to be in compliance with federal law, which does not recognize medical marijuana.

This bureaucratic loophole has been used to shut down or fine several caregivers within the city. Schmidt’s cooperative, Sleeping Giant Caregivers, which provides marijuana to more than 300 patients.

[source The Independent Record, Helenair]

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