Legal opinion is in

The Cascade County Attorney's office says county commissioners can not put a marijuana repeal question on the ballot themselves. Instead the issue will have to get on the ballot this November by gathering petition signatures.

County Attorney Josh Racki says the way the laws are in Montana, counties only have limited authority.

A group hoping to get the necessary signatures will begin the process this week. They need about 7,000 valid petition signatures to get it on the November ballot. Once they start, they will have 90-days to collect those signatures. The group is hoping to repeal the legal sales of recreational marijuana in Cascade County.

You can read the full legal opinion here.