Nearly Five Years After Montanans Voted to Legalize Medical Marijuana, Patients and Caregivers Say It'S High Time State Law Provided Them Better Access to Their Medicine

Duke Martin rolled up to the mercantile in a gold 1979 Chevy pickup. His pit bull, Babe, rode shotgun. A bear of a man, Martin unfurled his body from the truck, all 6 feet, 7 inches, and 265 pounds, and then let Babe out.

For a second, it felt like a dicey situation--we'd driven hours to hook up with a pot grower we'd never met. What the hell were we getting ourselves into?

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