During their Discussion and Decision meeting on July 20, the Valley County Commissioners postponed making the decision to put a three percent local-option marijuana excise tax on the sale of medical and non-medical marijuana in Valley County on the Nov. 8 ballot.
Valley County Commissioners who were in attendance, Paul Tweten and Mary Armstrong, both voiced support for Resolution No. 19-2022 but wanted to have Commissioner John Fahlgren present as well as provide the opportunity for the public to give their comments, before moving forward with the process.
If the commissioners approve the Resolution, voters of Valley County will make the final decision on whether or not to tax the sale of marijuana in Valley County during the Nov. 8 election. If approved by voters, the three percent tax will go into effect 90 days after being approved. The revenue would be divided up with 50 percent retained in Valley County, 45 percent will be apportioned to municipalities in Valley County on the basis of the ratio of the population of the city or town to the total county population with the remaining five percent going to the Montana Department of Revenue. According to KLTZ, the total amount of sales of adult-use and medical marijuana in Valley County in June was $137,624.
Tweten and Armstrong agreed to put the item on the agenda for next week’s meeting, July 27, 10:30 a.m., in the County Commissioners office located inside of the Valley County Courthouse.