Embedded in Governor Steve Bullock’s proposed budget is a 1.4 percent increase in spending, some of that increase is expected to be covered by a new six percent sales tax on medical Marijuana.
Missoula authorities are investigating a letter purportedly sent by the Missoula County Commissioners to the U.S. State Department withdrawing its support for refugee resettlement.
New relaxed marijuana laws in Washington and Colorado have helped lead to new policies by the U.S. Justice Department, allowing states to regulate the drug, as long as they keep it away from children, the black market and off federal property.
Missoula businessman Jason Washington, convicted recently of federal drug crimes, has been ordered to appear in Ravalli County District Court to face more felony drug charges.
In a letter sent to KGVO Radio, Ravalli County Sheriff Chris Hoffman is advising voters in the Bitterroot to continue the current restrictions on medical marijuana, because of the negative effects produced when the 2004 Citizens Initiative was first passed.