Conservation groups blast marijuana bill that steers revenue into general fund

Conservation advocates say the governor’s plan to implement recreational marijuana is ignoring the will of Montana voters by taking money that was earmarked for public lands and redirecting it into the state’s general fund.

This week, a 253-page bill to codify legalized cannabis was released, and while marijuana advocates were still combing the bill to see how it lines up with the legalization initiative passed in November, conservation groups were blasting it for giving public lands the “short end of the stick...