We just needed them to get out and vote and make their voice heard again.вЂќ Zach Schopp, President of Better Montana We know that the majority of people here want to keep recreational sales in Yellowstone County. We just needed them to get out and vote and make their voice heard again,вЂќ he said. In November 2021, Billings voted to overturn marijuana sales within city limits. Schopp said he was concerned that many county residents were burned out on voting for weed. вЂњI had a sense weвЂ™d pass by one percentage point, or two at best,вЂќ he said. Zach Schopp, president of Better Montana and owner of Seed of Life Labs dispensary, expressed surprise that the margin was so large. вЂњYouвЂ™re seeing it at the polls.вЂќ CANNABIS WINS IN YELLOWSTONE COUNTYД¬annabis industry proponents got their biggest win on Tuesday in Yellowstone County, where residents rejected a ban by a margin of 58 to 42. вЂњI think we as citizens are sick and tired of Reefer Madness,вЂќ said Pepper Petersen, president of the Montana Cannabis Guild. In response, the manager of the countyвЂ™s sole adult-use store has already begun planning to gather signatures to get a new vote on a subsequent ballot. In the only exception to the pro-business trend, Granite County narrowly voted to overturn adult-use sales. Ravalli County additionally voted to tax adult-use, but not medical marijuana.

Twelve counties voted to add a 3% local tax to both adult-use and medical marijuana sales. Yellowstone County, which has the largest population of any county in the state, has also generated the most revenue month-over-month since the recreational market launched in January, even though sales are not permitted within Billings city limits.Д®lsewhere across the state, Montanans showed strong interest in generating local revenue from the burgeoning marijuana industry. In a substantial blow to cannabis prohibitionists, residents of Yellowstone County soundly rejected a referendum on TuesdayвЂ™s primary ballot that would have banned not just recreational marijuana sales, but all related recreational cannabis industry licenses - testing, manufacturing, growing and more - within county lines.

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