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Advocates for legalizing marijuana in South Dakota submit thousands of petition signatures

Advocates for legalizing recreational marijuana in South Dakota have submitted thousands of petition signatures to the South Dakota Secretary of State’s office, enough to likely put them on the November general election ballot. South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws (SDBML)…

Cannabis group scrambling to get legalization back on South Dakota ballot as deadline looms

A group pushing to legalize marijuana in South Dakota at the ballot box still needs thousands of signatures as the deadline to file a petitions nears. South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws for months has been circulating petitions that would…

Expect recreational marijuana back on ballot in South Dakota

In the 2022 South Dakota legislative session, lawmakers introduced 47 bills dealing with the legalization, regulation, and taxation of marijuana. On Wednesday cannabis groups released their report card on individual lawmakers and how they voted on marijuana issues. The report…

Only 90 South Dakota doctors approved to prescribe medical marijuana

Though medical marijuana has officially been legal in South Dakota since July 1, 2021, access through the state program may be a challenge. As of March 29, 2022, the Department of Health (DOH) reports that only 90 South Dakota doctors…

South Dakota lawmakers fail to override Noem’s 3 vetoes

The South Dakota Legislature failed to override three vetoes from Gov. Kristi Noem on Monday, killing multiple proposals. The three bills on Monday all failed to garner the two-thirds majority necessary to override a veto, sending defeats to legislation that…

Medical marijuana law changing after Gov. Kristi Noem signs cannabis bills into law

South Dakota's new medical marijuana law is changing less than a year after it went on the books. Gov. Kristi Noem announced Friday she'd signed a series of cannabis-related measures passed earlier this winter by the state Legislature that modify…

South Dakota lawmakers say no to cannabis legalization, yes to some repeals of medical marijuana law

Anti-cannabis lawmakers at the state Capitol have thwarted momentum building toward legal marijuana in South Dakota. And the same committee in the South Dakota Legislature that killed a proposal to legalize recreational pot use for adults Monday also advanced a…

South Dakota Senate passes bill to legalize recreational pot by single vote, moves to House

The South Dakota Senate on Wednesday passed a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana, as Republicans reasoned they should jump ahead of a campaign to legalize it on the November ballot. The bill passed by a single vote in the Republican-controlled Senate,…

South Dakota State lawmakers pass recreational marijuana tax bill

One way or another, it appears that recreational marijuana is going to be back on the ballot this November. With that in mind, South Dakota state lawmakers in Pierre are inclined to lay down the framework for the industry before…

South Dakota Senate Health thwarts attempt to ban ‘homegrow’ for medical marijuana

State Sen. Erin Tobin said she has worked in an emergency room a dozen years, and has seen marijuana problems "maybe three times." But alcohol-related? "We deal with alcohol problems day in and day out," said Tobin, R-Winner. "But that's…

South Dakota sees freight train of marijuana-related bills ahead of 2022 legislative session

A week out from the 2022 legislative session in South Dakota, there are 38 bills posted -- nearly three-fourths of them related to cannabis. If residents thought the weed wars of 2021 -- a recreational marijuana measure and court overturning an…

South Dakota’s Governor Succeeds in Blocking Voter-Approved Marijuana Legalization

South Dakota voters made history last November by simultaneously approving ballot initiatives aimed at legalizing recreational and medical use of marijuana. The success of the broader initiative, Amendment A, was especially striking because it prevailed by an eight-point margin in a state that…

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South Dakota’s Supreme Court rules against legalization of recreational marijuana

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The South Dakota Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court's ruling that nullified a voter-passed amendment to the state constitution that would have legalized recreational marijuana use. Gov. Kristi Noem instigated the legal fight to…

Where will South Dakota’s marijuana come from?

The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe’s Native Nations Cannabis medical marijuana dispensary has been operating in Flandreau since July. While it’s currently the only operating dispensary in the state, that is set to change. The City of Sioux Falls carried out…

Legalize recreational marijuana, tax at 15%, South Dakota pot panel says

The South Dakota Legislature should legalize, regulate and tax recreational marijuana, according to a panel of lawmakers who've spent months studying cannabis policy. The Marijuana Interim Study Committee wrapped up the work it began last spring Wednesday, when it formally adopted…