Montana Legislature considers recreational marijuana bills February 25, 2021 AggregatedNews Montana 0 Comments Montana lawmakers are considering a range of bills that would make changes to I-190, the citizen-led initiative approved by voters in November that OK’d recreational marijuana in Montana. The bills cover a variety of topics, like how and where marijuana… Read More→
Marijuana Next Target Of GOP Bids To Overturn Elections January 12, 2021 AggregatedNews Montana, South Dakota 0 Comments With much of the nation transfixed by the drama in our nation’s capital over efforts to overturn the results of the presidential election, Republican leaders at the state level also have a target in the bid to block the will of the… Read More→
Montana Lawmakers Refuse Request to Fund Marijuana Program January 8, 2021 AggregatedNews Montana 0 Comments Montana lawmakers have turned down the state Department of Revenue’s request for $1.35 million to start a recreational marijuana program. The state revenue department had requested from the House Appropriations Committee over a million dollars that would have been used… Read More→
What States Will Make From Marijuana Legalization November 7, 2020 AggregatedNews Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota 0 Comments Tuesday's election was a landslide win for marijuana. Five states: Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota voted in support of legalizing cannabis in some fashion. All the states, with the exception of Mississippi, approved recreational cannabis, while Mississippi… Read More→
Here’s what we know about marijuana legalization in Montana November 5, 2020 AggregatedNews Montana 0 Comments Montana voters passed two ballot initiatives Tuesday, paving the way for the state to legalize recreational marijuana use. Both ballot measures were required to pass in order for recreational marijuana use to be permitted in the state. Just because the measures passed,… Read More→
There was a clear winner on election night: Marijuana November 5, 2020 AggregatedNews Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota 0 Comments Voters in various states across the country approved a series of statewide ballot proposals on Election Day legalizing the use and distribution of marijuana for either medical or adult-use purposes. Their voices were unmistakable and emphatic. Majorities of Americans decided in favor… Read More→
1 in 3 Americans now lives in a state where recreational marijuana is legal November 4, 2020 AggregatedNews Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota 0 Comments New Jersey, Arizona and Montana passed measures to legalize adult-use marijuana. South Dakota became the first state to authorize both medical and recreational sales at the same time. Some 16 million Americans were added to the list of places that… Read More→
Could Marijuana Be The Big Winner In Tuesday’s Vote? October 27, 2020 AggregatedNews Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, Policy & Legal, South Dakota 0 Comments Next Tuesday – election day – voters in five state will say yes or no to legalizing marijuana, either for medical or recreational purposes, or both. Those votes could go a long way toward reshaping the federal approach to weed.… Read More→
2020’s marijuana legalization ballot measures, explained October 17, 2020 AggregatedNews Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota 0 Comments Between the presidential election, governors’ races, and down-ballot contests, this year’s election features a lot of important choices. Among those, voters in five states will have a chance to legalize marijuana for recreational or medical uses. In Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and… Read More→
These 4 states are voting to legalize and tax marijuana sales October 8, 2020 AggregatedNews Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota 0 Comments Things may go green in four states this fall, as voters will decide on legalizing and taxing marijuana. Arizona, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota all have measures up for a vote to legalize and levy recreational marijuana. Thus far,… Read More→
Pair of measures would legalize marijuana in Montana October 7, 2020 AggregatedNews Montana 0 Comments Marijuana is back on the ballot — the third time in the last five election cycles — but this year Montanans will decide for the first time whether to follow other states like Colorado and Washington in legalizing use for… Read More→
University of Montana releases study showing potential of taxing recreational marijuana September 30, 2020 AggregatedNews Montana 0 Comments University of Montana's Bureau of Business and Economic Research released a study this month about the possible market value of legalizing and taxing recreational marijuana in Montana. Research in the study estimated that a 20% tax could bring in between $43.4 million… Read More→
State ballot measures to legalize cannabis could add $9 billion to US marijuana market September 24, 2020 AggregatedNews Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota 0 Comments Despite a delay in the U.S. House of Representatives vote for a bill that would seek to legalize cannabis at the national level, the legal cannabis market in the U.S. still stands to substantially grow as more states plan to… Read More→
Marijuana Legalization Measure To Appear On November Ballot In Montana August 14, 2020 AggregatedNews Montana 0 Comments The Montana Secretary of State certified that a measure seeking to legalize recreational marijuana in the state has gathered enough signatures to appear on the November ballot. If passed, the measure would legalize the possession and use of limited amounts… Read More→
Montana marijuana initiative group sues state to collect electronic signatures during pandemic April 16, 2020 AggregatedNews Montana 0 Comments A group trying to legalize adult-use marijuana on Montana’s 2020 ballot is suing Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton over the state’s ban on electronic signature gathering due to the difficulty and danger of collecting in-person signatures during the coronavirus… Read More→