The House voted Tuesday to approve a bill creating a mandatory minimum fine for possessing 3 ounces or less of marijuana. Members voted 54-14, with two members absent, to send HB 7 to the Senate. Bill sponsor Rep.

House Republicans overwhelmingly signed off on a bill setting a minimum, mandatory fine for those convicted of simple possession of marijuana.

A controversial bill, H-B 7, is advancing in the Idaho state legislature, proposing a mandatory minimum fine of $300 for possession of less than three ounces of

House Bill 7 aims to amend an existing law that sets penalties for marijuana possession, now heads to the Senate. The bill passed the House Tuesday by a vote of 54 to 14. It adds a mandatory minimum fine of $300 for first-time adult offenders.

Possessing marijuana in Idaho could soon be punishable by a minimum $300 fine. Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, introduced a bill Thursday to add the mandatory minimum penalty, because he said first-time offenders receive punishments with inconsistent sanctions.

The man who was shot in Boise last weekend after an alleged robbery died in a local hospital, leading to murder charges for a 19-year-old Meridian man and two teenage boys. The shooting happened in the parking lot of a church off of North Cole Road a little after 10 p.

If an Idaho bill becomes law, the minimum fine for possessing even a small amount of marijuana will be higher than almost any other misdemeanor in the state, including a number of violent crimes, such as assault, battery, domestic violence and attempted strangulation.

An Idaho legislator Rep. Bruce Skaug hasproposed a bill advocating for a minimum fine for misdemeanor marijuana possession in the state.Rep. Bruc

The man who was shot in Boise last weekend after an alleged robbery died in a local hospital, leading to murder charges for a 19-year-old Meridian man and two juveniles.

A bill to implement a minimum $300 fine for adults possessing three ounces of marijuana or less is moving forward to the Idaho House floor.

The Idaho House of Representatives voted largely along party lines Tuesday to pass a new bill that would create a mandatory minimum fine of $300 for anyone convicted of marijuana

Idaho House panel advances bill for $300 minimum marijuana fine despite opposition from veterans and medical users, including cancer patient testimony.