GREAT FALLS — The City of Great Falls has approved its first-ever conditional use permit for marijuana cultivation within city limits, paving the way for a Missoula-based cannabis company to establish operations in the Electric City.

On a 3-2 vote Tuesday night, the city commission granted the permit to Flower Montana, owned by Bobby Long, to operate a secure cultivation facility at 748 Crescent Circle. The property is zoned I-1 Light Industrial, where marijuana businesses are allowed with city approval on a case-by-case basis.

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Mayor Corey Reeves and commissioners Shannon Wilson and Joe McKenney voted for approval while commissioners Susan Wolff and Rick Tryon voted against.

The pro

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