Voters in South Dakota try for a third time to approve recreational marijuana March 25, 2024 AggregatedNews South Dakota 0 Comments On Saturday, March 23, South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws (SDBML) organized a statewide "Petition Sign & Drive" event to gather support for a proposed 2024 cannabis legalization ballot measure. The initiative aims to collect 17,508 signatures by May 7… Read More→
Recreational weed proponent casts doubt on poll showing reverse in fortune for ballot measure legalizing marijuana in South Dakota September 6, 2022 AggregatedNews South Dakota 0 Comments Sure, he’s seen the poll, but he’s not sweating it. Matt Schweich, South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws’ campaign director, has serious doubts about a survey released on Aug. 24 that showed a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana —… Read More→
Advocates for legalizing marijuana in South Dakota submit thousands of petition signatures May 4, 2022 AggregatedNews South Dakota 0 Comments 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)… Read More→
Cannabis group scrambling to get legalization back on South Dakota ballot as deadline looms April 14, 2022 AggregatedNews South Dakota 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Pro-cannabis group working to give South Dakota voters another chance at legalizing marijuana October 13, 2021 AggregatedNews South Dakota 0 Comments A pro-marijuana lobbying organization isn't waiting on the South Dakota Supreme Court to decide if cannabis is outright legal for adult use in the Mount Rushmore State. For the last five months, South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws (SDBML) has been waiting… Read More→
Marijuana advocates cry foul on Gov. Kristi Noem using state funds for lawsuit in South Dakota March 6, 2021 AggregatedNews South Dakota 0 Comments Advocates for a voter-passed measure to legalize marijuana in South Dakota are crying foul about a taxpayer-funded lawsuit from Gov. Kristi Noem opposing the measure as the battle over the issue enters its final round at the state Supreme Court.… Read More→
Groups backing legal marijuana in South Dakota have big money advantage, mostly from one PAC October 22, 2020 AggregatedNews South Dakota 0 Comments Supporters have raised and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to convince voters to mark yes on two marijuana-legalization questions on South Dakota’s general-election ballot. Opponents meanwhile raised about one-fifth of that amount trying to get voters to mark… Read More→