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Idaho Gov. Brad Little this week signed several bills into law including a new rule for cannabis possession.
House Bill 7 creates a $300 minimum fine for adults convicted of possessing three ounces or less of marijuana.
Co-sponsored by Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa; Sen. Brandon Shippy, R-New Plymouth; and nine other Republican legislators, including House Speaker Mike Moyle, R-Star, it was the sixth bill to become law during the 2025 legislative session.
Supporters of the law, including Skaug, said the law is a way to be tough on marijuana and differentiate Idaho from its surrounding states of Oregon, Washington, Montana, Nevada and Utah, which have all legalized cannabis use by adults in various forms.
The new law will go into effect on July 1.
