Gianforte asks judge to dismiss lawsuit on marijuana funding veto

Arren Kimbel-Sannit

Montana Free Press

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Gov. Greg Gianforte is asking a Lewis and Clark County district court judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging his veto of Senate Bill 442, major bipartisan legislation from the 2023 session that reallocated marijuana tax revenue to conservation and county road projects.

In a court filing last week, attorneys for the governor argued that the question at...