Montana
Joe Montana Really Likes Backing Weed Companies
NFL great Joe Montana has found a lucrative way to stretch his retirement savings, and dabbling in legal marijuana probably wasn’t the first thing to come to mind for the former 49ers golden-boy quarterback. Nonetheless, SFGate reports that his venture capital firm, Liquid 2 Ventures, made some moves in California’s legal weed industry in recent years that seem to be paying off handsomely. A 2019 investment in cannabis distributor Nabis has proven especially shrewd—the company has weathered a downturn in the burgeoning industry, boasting a whopping 430% growth over the past three years. Today, it claims to have a hand in 22% of all legal marijuana product sales in the state. “We’re moving a big chunk of the market today,” VP of revenue Brian Dewey told SFGate. Montana’s firm was an early investor in Nabis, and doubled down in round B funding in 2021.
Along with Nabis, Liquid 2 Ventures has invested in Meadow, which sells point-of-sale software specific to the marijuana industry. And according to ESPN, the firm also sank $75 million in 2019 into cannabis operator Caliva. At the time, Montana endorsed marijuana’s potential medical benefits, including providing “relief to many people” and making “a serious impact on opioid use or addiction.” In 2017, he also invested in Herb, a producer of marijuana-related media, per ABC News 7. While Montana’s been mum on whether he personally partakes in that which he peddles, top athletes like former NFL stars Ricky Williams and Jim McMahon and NBA star Bill Walton are more vocal about getting high on the regular. (Mike Tyson has in the past been candid about his $40,000-a-month habit.).
HELENA, Mont — Gov. Greg Gianforte is backing a new effort to keep data centers from driving up Montanans’ power bills.
This week, Gianforte announced Montana is signing on to the Ratepayer Protection Pledge — an initiative endorsed by President Trump.
Several major technology companies like Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, and XAI first signed the pledge back in March.
The pledge comes as data center development continues to grow — raising questions about how much new energy will be needed and who will pay for it.
NBC Montana spoke with Julia Haggerty, professor of geography and department head of earth sciences at Montana State University, about whether Montana’s power grid is ready for that growth.
“Not without resolution of significant transmission bottlenecks and massive amounts of new generation. So, while our grid is adequately, relatively adequately equipped to serve the needs of our current load base, it’s definitely not equipped to accommodate the new demands without a lot of expansion,” she said.
According to the pledge, data center developers will pay for new power generation, and infrastructure needed to support their operations.
“It does align with ongoing regulatory efforts to ensure that the cost of new generation associated with data centers is borne by the developers of those data centers and not customers,” Haggerty said.
The governor’s office says Gianforte’s support of the pledge is designed to encourage responsible data center investments while protecting Montana ratepayers from long-term costs.
The Montana Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at July 7, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Mega Millions numbers from July 7 drawing
02-31-35-36-63, Mega Ball: 12
Check Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Big Sky Bonus numbers from July 7 drawing
09-21-24-29, Bonus: 15
Check Big Sky Bonus payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from July 7 drawing
27-43-48-49-50, Bonus: 02
Check Millionaire for Life payouts and previous drawings here.
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When are the Montana Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 8:59 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 9 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky For Life: 8:38 p.m. MT daily.
- Lotto America: 9 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Big Sky Bonus: 7:30 p.m. MT daily.
- Powerball Double Play: 8:59 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Montana Cash: 8 p.m. MT on Wednesday and Saturday.
- Millionaire for Life: 9:15 p.m. MT daily.
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