New Approach Montana, the group behind I-190 and CI-118 which would legalize the sale of recreational marijuana to adults 21 and older, responded on Friday to a lawsuit proposed by ‘Wrong for Montana’.
Political Director for New Approach Montana, Pepper Peterson, commented on the attempt to place a lawsuit before the Montana Supreme Court by attorneys for Wrong for Montana.
“These initiatives, which were filed in January, by the way, have already been vetted and approved by the Montana Attorney General,” said Peterson. “There’s (Attorney General) Tim Fox, his office, he’s a Republican, and he’s not known to be a friendly marijuana person either. The Attorney General’s Office has vetted these and they’re well written and closely follow Montana’s existing law. The Attorney General’s office and legislative services both reviewed them for these issues.”
Peterson claims the lawsuit is too little, too late to stop the passage of I-190 and CI-118.
“Opposition campaigns have been…
