Is a Ban On Medical Marijuana Shops Arriving Soon?

The Billings City Council is scheduled to consider an ordinance that would ban medical marijuana storefronts in the city.

The council is scheduled to meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday. There will be no public hearing on the ordinance at the meeting.

The council passed an emergency 90-day ban on such businesses on July 5, but a judge issued a temporary restraining order on July 22 suspending that ordinance. Medical marijuana providers argued that the council passed an emergency ordinance when there was no emergency.

A hearing on that lawsuit has not been held.