Montana aims to curb mass medical pot screenings

Montana's medical board wants to curb the practice of mass screenings and remote doctor teleconferences to certify new medical marijuana patients in a state where the number of registered users has boomed from 800 to 12,000 in about two years. A Montana Board of Medical Examiners review suggests people are being added to the state's medical marijuana registry who do not suffer from the chronic and debilitating conditions that are required for certification, Dr. Dean Center, a Bozeman physician and board member, told state lawmakers Tuesday. "As everyone knows, the number of people being cer...