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You&#8217;re not old enough to use Leafly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"hidden age-gate__loading\">Redirecting you to<span class=\"redirect-domain\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-xs mt-auto\">By accessing this site, you accept<br \/>\nthe <a class=\"py-xl\" data-testid=\"tou-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/info\/terms-of-use\">Terms of Use<\/a><br \/>\nand <a class=\"py-xl\" data-testid=\"pp-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/info\/privacy-policy\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container my-xl\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col md:col-9\" id=\"article-content\">\n<p>It was three degrees this morning in Missoula, Montana, but that didn\u2019t stop customers from lining up for the first day of legal marijuana sales. When the clock struck 10 a.m., happy Montanans poured into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/dispensary-info\/spark1---missoula\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spark1<\/a> dispensary\u2014now licensed to sell to everyone 21 and older\u2014in downtown Missoula. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"805\" alt=\"photo-of-long-line-outside-Missoula-weed-store\" class=\"wp-image-189832 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/montana-cannabis-stores-open-to-happy-customers-braving-freezing-temps-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/montana-cannabis-stores-open-to-happy-customers-braving-freezing-temps-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/montana-cannabis-stores-open-to-happy-customers-braving-freezing-temps-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/montana-cannabis-stores-open-to-happy-customers-braving-freezing-temps-1.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Customers line up in 3-degree temperatures outside Spark1 in Missoula on New Year\u2019s Day, ready to purchase on Montana\u2019s first day of adult-use marijuana sales. (Photo: Ariana Newton)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>David Williams was one of the first customers in the door after waiting outside for nearly half an hour in freezing temperatures. A big fan of concentrates, Williams bought six different grams of shatter, and two varieties of crumble.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese people in line have so much enthusiasm,\u201d he told Leafly.<\/p>\n<p>As sales began, the staff was nothing short of giddy. \u201cIt feels like a lot of hard work coming to fruition,\u201d said Spark1 CEO Marc Lax. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"photo-of-Spark-One-CEO\" class=\"wp-image-189835 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/montana-cannabis-stores-open-to-happy-customers-braving-freezing-temps-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/montana-cannabis-stores-open-to-happy-customers-braving-freezing-temps-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/montana-cannabis-stores-open-to-happy-customers-braving-freezing-temps-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/montana-cannabis-stores-open-to-happy-customers-braving-freezing-temps-2.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Spark1 CEO Marc Lax awaits the first customers of 2022. (Photo: Max Savage Levenson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/strains-products\/how-to-find-montanas-open-adult-use-cannabis-stores\" class=\"wp-block-leafly-blocks-leafly-single-inline-block leafly-inline-related-story\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"border border-deep-green-alt border-l-0 border-r-0 my-xl p-md font-bold\">\n<p>Related<\/p>\n<p>How to find Montana\u2019s open adult-use cannabis stores<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Montana voters agreed to legalize and regulate cannabis for all adults back in the Nov. 2020 election, with the passage of Initiative 190. It became legal to possess up to one ounce a year ago\u2014Jan. 1, 2021\u2014but it took an extra year for Montana\u2019s retail licensing system to get up and running. <\/p>\n<p>From one end of the state to the other, businesses are popping today. Spark1 wasn\u2019t the only store to enjoy a big rush of customers. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"photo-of-Montana-store-manager\" class=\"wp-image-189853 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/montana-cannabis-stores-open-to-happy-customers-braving-freezing-temps-3.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/montana-cannabis-stores-open-to-happy-customers-braving-freezing-temps-3.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/montana-cannabis-stores-open-to-happy-customers-braving-freezing-temps-3.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/montana-cannabis-stores-open-to-happy-customers-braving-freezing-temps-3.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>Greenhouse Farmacy co-owner Brian Monahan worked the counter this morning. (Photo: Max Savage Levenson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s crazy. We had people here an hour before we opened,\u201d said Brian Monahan, co-owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/dispensary-info\/greenhouse-farmacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Greenhouse Farmacy<\/a> in Missoula. \u201cPeople were calling at 6 o\u2019clock this morning, and we\u2019d been here until 4:30 the night before. It was a 20-person line at 9 o\u2019clock and has been never-ending since then.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the fullest our lot has ever been,\u201d added Catherine Cornell of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/dispensary-info\/apogee-gardens-victor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apogee Gardens,<\/a> speaking of the excited customers gathering outside their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/dispensary-info\/apogee-gardens-victor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Victor<\/a> store. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"981\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"photo-of-\" class=\"wp-image-189856 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/montana-cannabis-stores-open-to-happy-customers-braving-freezing-temps-4.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/montana-cannabis-stores-open-to-happy-customers-braving-freezing-temps-4.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/montana-cannabis-stores-open-to-happy-customers-braving-freezing-temps-4.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/montana-cannabis-stores-open-to-happy-customers-braving-freezing-temps-4.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption>\u201cCustomers have a lot of questions,\u201d said McKenzie Shoultz, manager of Collective Elevation in Missoula. (Photo: Ariana Newton)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>First-time customers, unsurprisingly, have a lot to ask budtenders. \u201cCustomers have lots of questions about terpenes,\u201d said McKenzie Shoultz, manager of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/dispensary-info\/collective-elevation-missoula\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Collective Elevation<\/a> in Missoula. \u201cWhat are the highest percentage strains? What can they purchase?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt class=\"wp-image-189857 has-ll lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/montana-cannabis-stores-open-to-happy-customers-braving-freezing-temps-5.jpg,compress&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/montana-cannabis-stores-open-to-happy-customers-braving-freezing-temps-5.jpg,compress&amp;w=740 740w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/montana-cannabis-stores-open-to-happy-customers-braving-freezing-temps-5.jpg,compress&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/montana-cannabis-stores-open-to-happy-customers-braving-freezing-temps-5.jpg,compress&amp;w=1480 1480w\"><figcaption><a href=\"%20MS\">Sierra Rose and Calen Hengle make their first purchase at Zen Medicine in Missoula. \u201cIt\u2019s awesome to be here,\u201d said Hengle. 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