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.
Montana opens independent public health institute
KIANNA GARDNER, Daily Inter Lake
March 14, 2021
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KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) Montana’s first independent public health institute is officially up and running with projects aimed at strengthening the state’s public health system by focusing on its rural, frontier and tribal communities and by supporting sound health policy and funding.
With the forming of the Montana Public Health Institute, the state has now joined the ranks of more than 30 other states that also boast independent public health institutes. The entities are supported by the National Network of Public Health Institutes, which seeks to improve public health structures, systems and outcomes on a national scale.
Health Officer Matt Kelley said the lack of connection between the cases and absence of travel history are indications that the variant form of the virus may be circulating widely
Health Officer Matt Kelley said the lack of connection between the cases and absence of travel history are indications that the variant form of the virus may be circulating widely