Cannabis Sales On Rise In Roosevelt County
The sale of cannabis in Roosevelt County has been reaching new heights during the past few months.
While sales have been steadily above $700,000 in the spring and early summer, sales were up to $800,876 during July, according to a report by the Montana Department of Revenue. That figure averages to $25,834 spent daily during the month in Roosevelt County.
Figures during the next two months were almost as high as sales were $779,170 or $25,134 daily in August and $795,025 or 26,500 daily in July.
Richland County registered $786,179 in sales during September. Richland County had $813,124 in sales in August.
Other eastern Montana counties’ sales in September included Dawson at $623,245, Custer at $345,086 and Sheridan at $92,020.
Counties with the largest amount of sales in the month were Yellowstone at $4,696,452, Gallatin at $4,482,596, Missoula at $3,374,150, Flathead at $3,030,094, Cascade at $1,915,430, Lewis and Clark at $1,817,194 and Silver Bow at $1,125,574.
The entire state’s sales were $1,495,106,690 in August and $1,523,162,199 in September.
Roosevelt County residents voted in favor of establishing 3 percent local option excise taxes for both medical and non-medical marijuana during the primary election in June 2023. Funds from the taxes are split with 50 percent going to the county, 5 percent to the state and the rest divided among the cities in the county. Funds for the county go to law enforcement efforts.
Roosevelt County Commissioner Robert Toavs said the county received a check of $47,398 for sales in the months of February through April. The payment for November, 2025, through January, 2026, was $60,670.
