Lawmakers to consider taxes on medical marijuana

BILLINGS (AP) — Montana lawmakers will be asked to consider placing a tax on the sale of medical marijuana.

Gov. Steve Bullock has proposed a 6 percent consumption tax as part of his budget. The tax would bring in about $2.6 million over two years, said the governor’s spokesman, Tim Crowe.

Rep. Bradley Hamlett, D-Great Falls, is proposing legislation that would add a 21 percent tax to help pay for drug addiction programs and another 3 percent to subsidize the cost of medical marijuana for low-income patients.

“A lot of people that would use medical marijuana don’t have the means...