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South Dakota Approves Cannabis Legalization
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South Dakota Approves Cannabis Legalization

The day after the South Dakota House voted to defeat a measure to establish a tax model and other regulations for a cannabis market, the state Senate approved bills to legalize and tax marijuana a...

Amendment ASouth Dakota Supreme Court Strikes Down Legalization Amendment

South Dakota Supreme Court Strikes Down Legalization Amendment

Last month, the South Dakota Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s decision to nullify the voter-passed Amendment A to the state constitution, which would have legalized recreational cannabis. ...

CultureSouth Dakota Governor Does A 180 To Support Medical Marijuana Using Taxpayer Dollars

South Dakota Governor Does A 180 To Support Medical Marijuana Using Taxpayer Dollars

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem campaigned against Initiative Measure 26, the state’s voter-approved medical marijuana program that would be established for individuals with debilitating medical...

Bryan BreitlingSouth Dakota Lawmakers Recommend Banning Growing Cannabis At Home

South Dakota Lawmakers Recommend Banning Growing Cannabis At Home

Lawmakers in South Dakota came together, and recommended on September 1, that the state Legislature should prohibit patients from growing medical marijuana in their homes. The Initiated Measure 26...

drivingMedical Marijuana Patients In South Dakota Find Protection In New Bill

Medical Marijuana Patients In South Dakota Find Protection In New Bill

The problem with state-wide cannabis legalization, or federal legalization, for that matter, is a lack of protection. Not only for legal recreational cannabis consumers but specifically for medica...