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Arizona cannabis sales totaled more than $1.4 billion for the third consecutive year in 2023, as medical sales continued to tank and recreational buyers made up an overwhelming share of the sales.

More than 10 months after Gov. Greg Gianforte vetoed a popular bill to redistribute Montana’s marijuana revenue, the poll in which lawmakers will be able to override the veto is headed toward their mailboxes.

A county judge denied Gov. Greg Gianforte’s effort to delay a legislative vote on his veto of a bill that would have redirected marijuana tax money to county roads and conservation.

The Montana Legislature needs an opportunity — “without further delay” — to override Gov. Greg Gianforte’s veto of a 2023 bill that redistributed marijuana funds.

A district court judge said the Montana Legislature must have a chance to override Gov. Greg Gianforte’s veto of a popular bill that directed marijuana tax revenue to conservation and county roads — but the governor believes the judge is wrong.

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.