An early look at the legislative plan to implement recreational marijuana use in Montana shows the program aims to address a wide range of priorities and could be a boon to the state's general fund.
On Wednesday a draft of the bill became available for the first time, coming in at 264 pages. The bill will mostly funnel revenue from a 20% tax on recreational cannabis to the state's general fund after the first $6 million goes toward a drug and addiction treatment program sought by Gov. Greg Gianforte.
The legislation would also allocate a smaller percentage of funding toward parks and trails, which the ballot initiative that legalized cannabis dedicated roughly half the money to.