Marijuana

Montana’s marijuana industry includes 432 dispensaries, employs more than 4,000 people and contributes millions of dollars in tax revenue.

A bill to allow cannabis business access to traditional banking services failed in Congress.

Preliminary results show recreational marijuana will stay in Yellowstone County.

Less than six months since legal recreational marijuana sales began in Montana, voters in Yellowstone County are being asked whether to stop them. A question on Tuesday’s ballot could essentially reverse a 2020 vote and block the recreational industry in Yellowstone county entirely — an industry supporters say brings in tax dollars and jobs, while opponents say it’s bad business for Montana.

In Gallatin County, commissioners want to use the funds for mental health services. But some pot shop owners say the tax would hurt their businesses.

According to Montana Department of Revenue data, that nearly $16 million in recreational marijuana sales represents a roughly $2.3 million bump over February’s receipts.

The Montana Supreme Court this week approved temporary rules that outline procedures for expunging or revising marijuana-related convictions.

With the rush to grow and store enough product to stock dispensaries, lab staff say high moisture content has been an issue in the recreational samples they’ve tested so far.

In Lockwood, Lighthouse Organics saw a steady stream of customers on the first day of legal recreational sales.

Recreational marijuana sales begin in Montana on Jan. 1. Here's your guide to the state's post-prohibition marijuana marketplace.