Ronan council limits number of dispensaries to one

At last week’s Ronan City Council meeting, members agreed that Ronan’s population – estimated at 1,955 – doesn’t warrant the licensing of a second marijuana provider within the city limits.

The city’s business regulations stipulates that there can be one provider for each 1,000 people in Ronan. Currently, that provider is the Hi-Line Company, located on Hwy. 93. 

A second purveyor, Jim Soloman of Lolo, had sought permission at a previous meeting to open another dispensary by July 1 – the date at which the number of marijuana outlets in Montana will be frozen. One of Hi-Line's owners, Chuck Holman, had also expressed interest in the second license. 

A vote on wages for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, effective date July 1, 2025, passed unanimously.

Resolution 2025-07, a request to annex a five-acre parcel of land owned by Life for the Nations Fellowship, a Montana non-profit, was approved by the council. Public hearings will be held to discuss usage and taxation on the property.

Council members also unanimously approved Resolution 2025-08, calling for the general election to be held via mail ballot.

They also approved the appointment of Iris Cornelius to the Ronan Police Commission to serve out the remainder of Robert Stentz’s term, which expires on May 30, 2028.

Ronan’s next city council meeting will be July 8 in Ronan City Hall at 6 p.m.