Cannabis A Native American Tribe is Expanding Medical Marijuana Cultivation in this State by Sophia Vida May 16, 2022 Due to high demand, the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe is building two new cultivation facilities to support its medical marijuana dispensary in South Dakota. The Flandreau, South Dakota-based dispensary, called Native Nations Ca...
Marijuana This is How Many Doctors in South Dakota Have Been Approved to ‘Validate’ Medical Marijuana by Sophia Vida April 01, 2022 South Dakota began its medical marijuana industry in July of last year, but access to the state program may have been challenging for residents since then. Instead of using the words "prescribe," or "recommend," doctors are usi...
Legal Related South Dakota Governor Blocks Automatic Removal of Old Marijuana Charges from Background Checks by Sophia Vida March 28, 2022 Governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota has vetoed Senate Bill 151, which would have automatically removed simple marijuana charges and convictions from public background records if a violation happened more than five years ago. O...
Marijuana Tech Firm Out of California to Help Manage Medical Cannabis Licensing in South Dakota by Sophia Vida December 07, 2021 Accela, a California-based technology company, has announced that it has been selected to help manage South Dakota's medical cannabis program. The company's marijuana regulation software will be used to help South Dakota proces...
Legal Related South Dakota Supreme Court Rules Against Recreational Marijuana Legislation by Sophia Vida November 25, 2021 This week South Dakota's Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's ruling that nullified a voter-passed amendment to the state constitution that would have legalized recreational marijuana use. The decision comes after Governor ...
Sector News First Medical Marijuana Patient Cards Are Issued in South Dakota by Sophia Vida November 23, 2021 South Dakota hit a milestone in its medical marijuana industry this week, announcing that it has issued the first medicinal cannabis patient cards. The state has printed and issued the first medical cannabis patient cards and t...
Legal Related Lawmakers Want Big Changes to South Dakota’s Medical Cannabis Laws by Sophia Vida October 28, 2021 A panel of South Dakota lawmakers debated ways this week to potentially change key parts of the state's new medical-cannabis program. The debates come just a year after 70% of South Dakota voters said yes to Initiated Measure 2...
Legal Related Lawmakers in South Dakota Introduce Bill to Legalize Adult Use Marijuana by Sophia Vida October 21, 2021 After a recommendation from a legislative subcommittee that studied the issue of legalizing marijuana for adult use, lawmakers in South Dakota have now introduced a bill to do so. According to Sioux Falls TV station KELO, the b...
Legal Related South Dakota Gives Most Medical Marijuana Rules the Green Light by Sophia Vida September 13, 2021 The Legislature’s Rules Review Committee in South Dakota has OK'ed most of the 124 pages of proposed regulations for medical cannabis from the state Department of Health. The lawmakers began work at about 10:45 a.m. Monday an...
Legal Related Legislators in South Dakota Want to Make These Changes to Medical Marijuana Law by Sophia Vida September 02, 2021 South Dakota legislators are looking to make changes to the state's medical cannabis law. A panel of lawmakers in the state, predominantly Republican, have recommended several changes to the medical cannabis legalization measur...