But in order to restrict marijuana use to adults 21 years old or older, another ballot initiative, CI-118, is needed to amend the state constitution. Otherwise, the initiative could be challenged as unconstitutional.
New Approach Montana, the group behind the two ballot initiatives, told the Missoula Current it plans to spend $3 million to $6 million in total on the campaign. Collecting signatures, made more expensive by the pandemic, required $1.8 million.
The group’s largest funder by far is a mysterious 501(c)4 nonprofit called the North Fund that’s headquartered at a shared workspace in Washington, D.C. The North Fund gave $4.8 million to New Approach Montana, according to local station KXLH. Opponents filed a campaign finance complaint in an effort to compel the North Fund to disclose its donors under a Montana open records law.
Steve Zabawa, who filed the complaint against the North Fund, is behind a campaign to oppose the initiatives called Wrong for Montana. The auto…
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