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Montana’s cannabis industry has surpassed $1 billion in total sales since recreational marijuana was legalized in 2022. Lawmakers this week approved new limits on dispensary numbers.

State lawmakers last week advanced a bill that would cap the number of marijuana dispensaries in Montana.

BLM releases final updates for sage grouse protection plan; Federal grant will help Great Falls College’s new veterinary technician program; Regulators say marijuana prices have dropped since legalization in 2022.

Workers at a marijuana dispensary in Butte Wednesday voted to form the first unionized cannabis workplace in Montana.

More than two years after recreational marijuana sales began in Montana, state and local officials are exploring ways to halt the opening of new dispensaries.

A state court has ordered Montana’s Governor and Secretary of State to let lawmakers vote on whether to override the veto on a 2023 bill to redistribute marijuana sales tax revenue.

Marijuana dispensaries in Montana will not have to pay higher licensing fees after the state and business owners agreed to a legal settlement.

Two groups filed lawsuits Wednesday against the governor and the secretary of state arguing that they are violating the Constitution by not allowing lawmakers to vote on whether to override the governor’s veto of a popular bill.

Montana’s House and Senate are at odds over how to spend the state’s nearly $50 million revenue from the sales tax on marijuana.

The Montana House endorsed a bill that would extend a moratorium on licenses for new recreational cannabis businesses and clarify regulatory oversight.