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Red Lodge, Montana Cannabis Guide: Legal Status, Where to Buy & Neighborhoods
Broadway Avenue runs straight at the Beartooth Pass, and the road it becomes crosses into Wyoming where none of this is legal.
Quick answer · Red Lodge, Montana
Red Lodge sells recreational cannabis at licensed shops including SweetGrass on South Broadway near the Highway 308 junction and Lone Peak Cannabis at 24 Broadway Avenue downtown. Carbon County voters approved a 3% local tax in June 2022, on top of Montana's 20%. The Beartooth Highway climbs into Wyoming, where possession is a criminal offense.
Red Lodge Market Overview
Red Lodge started as a coal camp with immigrant neighborhoods stacked by nationality - Finn Town, Little Italy, and the Hi Bug district where the managers lived - and it still carries that structure in its street names and its August Festival of Nations. The mines closed generations ago. What replaced them was a ski area seven miles up the West Fork, a summer economy driven by the Beartooth Highway, and a population of about twenty-three hundred that swells hard on holiday weekends.
Carbon County backed I-190 in 2020, and in the June 2022 primary its voters added the 3% county levy, which brings a recreational receipt to 23% all in. Retail stays small here: two main counters covering locals, ski traffic, and the motorcycle and RV crowd that shows up for the pass.
That pass is the thing to understand before you buy. US Highway 212 leaves the south end of Broadway and climbs to nearly 11,000 feet on the Beartooth, crossing into Wyoming within about twenty miles and eventually reaching Yellowstone's northeast entrance at Cooke City. Wyoming has no recreational market and prosecutes possession; the park is federal. SweetGrass operates on Broadway Avenue South near the Highway 308 junction toward Bearcreek, and Lone Peak Cannabis opened at 24 Broadway Avenue in the middle of downtown on May 23, 2026. Both sit on the last stretch of Montana where a purchase makes any sense.
Delivery in Red Lodge
No recreational order gets driven anywhere in Red Lodge, because Montana permits no adult-use courier in any county. Both shops sell in person or curbside in their lots, and both take orders ahead through their menus, which matters on a July weekend when Broadway is full of motorcycles. The bigger issue is the road out of town. Everything south on Highway 212 leads to Wyoming or federal park ground, so plan to finish or leave behind whatever you buy. Registered Montana cardholders can arrange a licensed transporter to a home address, which serves the ranch country north of town.
Popular Products in Red Lodge
- Flower
Both counters keep a working selection aimed at year-round residents, with a value ounce tier that ski-season staff and ranch households rely on.
- Vapes
Cartridges suit the summer motorcycle crowd better than flower does, and they leave nothing behind in a saddlebag. The 8-gram concentrate ceiling still applies daily.
- Pre Rolls
Singles for visitors making one purchase before a weekend, multipacks for the people who will still be here in November.
- Edibles
Recreational servings dropped to 5 milligrams on July 1, 2026, which fits a visitor market where altitude and unfamiliarity both argue for a smaller dose.
- Concentrates
Stocked modestly at both shops, priced in line with the Billings area rather than the resort markets on the west side of the state.
Top Brands in Red Lodge
SweetGrass runs the Red Lodge counter on Broadway Avenue South near the Highway 308 intersection, part of an operation that also serves Miles City, and it stocks Montana-made lines alongside its own product. Lone Peak Cannabis took the downtown spot at 24 Broadway Avenue in May 2026, bringing the same house-grown line it sells in Big Sky, Bozeman, and West Yellowstone. With two options in town, the sensible approach is checking both menus for the tier you want rather than defaulting to whichever you passed first on the way in from Highway 212 north.
Pricing in Red Lodge
Red Lodge prices close to Billings, which is sixty miles northeast and the region's pricing anchor. A gram sits between $8 and $13, an eighth between $24 and $40, and ounce specials generally fall between $130 and $200. Add 20% state plus Carbon County's 3%. Summer weekends do not move the numbers much, since both shops depend on year-round residents far more than on August motorcycle traffic.
2026 Trends in Red Lodge
The 2022 flood that tore through Rock Creek reshaped parts of town and the visitor season with it, and traffic has since returned to the Beartooth in full. Lone Peak Cannabis taking the downtown storefront in May 2026 was the first change to the lineup in years, and with SB 27 freezing the license count through June 30, 2027, this stays a two-counter market. For either shop, the buyer who matters most is the one searching from a Broadway motel on a Friday night before riding the pass on Saturday, and being findable at that moment is the whole game.
Red Lodge FAQ
Which dispensaries are in Red Lodge?
Two. One sits toward the Bearcreek turnoff at the south end of town; the other took a downtown storefront in the spring of 2026. Both serve adults 21 and over and registered patients.
Can I take cannabis over the Beartooth Highway?
No. The route crosses into Wyoming, which prosecutes possession, and ends at Yellowstone's northeast entrance on federal land.
What tax applies in Carbon County?
Twenty percent state tax plus a 3% county local-option tax that voters approved in the June 2022 primary election.
Is there a shop at Red Lodge Mountain?
No. The ski area is up the West Fork and has no retail; buy in town before driving up.
How far is Billings?
About sixty miles northeast on Highway 212, roughly an hour, with far more counters to choose from.
Can I consume at a campground on Rock Creek?
Most of those campgrounds sit on national forest land, which is federal ground where cannabis remains illegal.
Does anyone deliver here?
No adult-use order leaves a shop. The single carve-out is a transporter run to a registered patient's address, which state law allows.
Are the shops open in winter?
Yes. Ski season and the year-round local base keep both counters operating through the months the pass is closed.
Montana Legal Snapshot — What You Need to Know in Red Lodge
Cannabis laws in Red Lodge follow Montana state regulations. Here's the quick reference:
Laws current as of 2026. Always verify locally before purchasing.
Cannabis Market in Red Lodge
Red Lodge started as a coal camp with immigrant neighborhoods stacked by nationality - Finn Town, Little Italy, and the Hi Bug district where the managers lived - and it still carries that structure in its street names and its August Festival of Nations. The mines closed generations ago. What replaced them was a ski area seven miles up the West Fork, a summer economy driven by the Beartooth Highway, and a population of about twenty-three hundred that swells hard on holiday weekends.
Carbon County backed I-190 in 2020, and in the June 2022 primary its voters added the 3% county levy, which brings a recreational receipt to 23% all in. Retail stays small here: two main counters covering locals, ski traffic, and the motorcycle and RV crowd that shows up for the pass.
That pass is the thing to understand before you buy. US Highway 212 leaves the south end of Broadway and climbs to nearly 11,000 feet on the Beartooth, crossing into Wyoming within about twenty miles and eventually reaching Yellowstone's northeast entrance at Cooke City. Wyoming has no recreational market and prosecutes possession; the park is federal. SweetGrass operates on Broadway Avenue South near the Highway 308 junction toward Bearcreek, and Lone Peak Cannabis opened at 24 Broadway Avenue in the middle of downtown on May 23, 2026. Both sit on the last stretch of Montana where a purchase makes any sense.
Cannabis Prices in Red Lodge
Montana pricing applies in Red Lodge. Expect local variation based on competition and area type:
Montana is one of the cheapest legal markets in America. Flower averages a bit over $5 a gram statewide, eighths commonly land between $20 and $40, and ounce specials start near $100 in competitive towns while premium indoor ounces reach $250 or more. Add 20% state tax at the register plus up to 3% county tax, so a $30 eighth rings closer to $37. A medical card drops the tax to 4%, which pays for itself fast if you buy weekly.
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The heart of Red Lodge runs about six blocks along Broadway Avenue, a strip of brick storefronts holding the Pollard Hotel, bars that predate statehood in…
North Broadway carries Highway 212 into town from the Billings direction, past motels, the grocery store, gas, and the newer commercial buildings that serve…
South Broadway leaves the historic core toward the Highway 308 junction and the climb up the Beartooth, past a mix of houses, service businesses, and the last…
Hi Bug is the historic district on the east side of Broadway where the mine managers, doctors, and merchants built the larger Victorian houses, a deliberate…
Finn Town sits on the west side of Rock Creek where Finnish coal miners settled after arriving in the 1890s, building saunas behind small frame houses and a…
Little Italy was the Italian miners' neighborhood, settled around the same era as Finn Town and holding onto its own identity through the coal years, the mine…
Red Lodge Mountain sits six miles up the West Fork road from town, a ski area with sixty-plus runs and a base lodge that draws Billings families all winter and…
The Beartooth Highway leaves Red Lodge on US 212 and climbs to just under 11,000 feet through switchbacks that Charles Kuralt called the most beautiful road in…
Rock Creek runs through the middle of Red Lodge and out the canyon south of town, lined with campgrounds, fishing access, and the residential stretches that…
The West Fork Road leaves the west side of Red Lodge toward the ski area, passing homes on acreage, guest cabins, and trailheads into the Absaroka-Beartooth…
Bearcreek is a town of a few dozen people seven miles east of Red Lodge on Highway 308, best known for the pig races at the Bear Creek Saloon and for the 1943…
Roberts sits twelve miles north of Red Lodge on Highway 212, a farming and ranching community of a few hundred people with a school, a bar, and hay ground…
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