Bill to reallocate marijuana tax revenue clears Senate vote
A jar of an indica strain of marijuana called Misty Kush at Fruit Factory in Columbia Falls on Wednesday, Dec. 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
The Montana Senate on Thursday advanced a measure to change what programs receive more than $60 million in funding from recreational marijuana tax revenue.
Senate Majority Leader Tom McGillvray, R-Billings, is carrying Senate Bill 307 to shift marijuana tax revenue away from Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks programs, and bolster marijuana prevention and enforcement operations.
McGillvray framed the bill as a “simple” policy choice, and asked legislators whether they care more about children and those impacted by marijuana, or wildlife habitat.
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