Anyone convicted of possessing less than 3 ounces of marijuana in Idaho would receive a mandatory minimum fine of $420 if a new bill introduced in the Idaho Legislature becomes law.
Legislation advancing in Olympia would allow an individual to cultivate up to four plants. As is, only medical cannabis patients can grow at home without risk of ticket or arrest.
Carried by Sen. Mike Lang, R-Malta, HB 442 allocated a majority of Montana’s marijuana tax money to a number of enterprises, including county road maintenance, wildlife habitat preservation, nongame wildlife programs and state parks and trails.
A judge in Helena last week struck down a newly passed cumulative fee on marijuana dispensaries in Montana that a group of dispensaries sued over last year.
Cannabis sales in Arizona passed the $1 billion mark for the year in September, as the medical and recreational markets continued a familiar pattern that appears to have solidified over the past several months.
The decision temporarily blocks the State of Montana from assessing and collecting increased fees from businesses that operate multiple marijuana dispensaries across the state.
A bill introduced by Sens. Steve Daines, R-Montana and Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, would allow dispensaries to conduct modern commerce with actual banks – a move that would render cash nearly as obsolete as it is anywhere else.
Missoula County is backing federal legislation that would allow dispensaries and other marijuana retailers to utilize the U.S. banking system like any other business.
One of Montana’s few in-state laboratories that had participated in the roll-out of the recreational and medical marijuana programs said that it has closed its doors, largely based on concerns the owners have with scientific accuracy of testing the formerly banned substance.
Lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee took up legislation Wednesday that, if made law, would be a significant step toward relaxing the federal government’s policy towards marijuana use.