Sector News South Dakota Releases Preliminary List of Conditions for Medical Marijuana by Sophia Vida June 30, 2021 The South Dakota Department of Health has released its preliminary list of conditions for medical cannabis. The conditions are covered by the state’s medical cannabis program, which goes into effect tomorrow, on July 1st. ...
Trends & Articles South Dakota Governor Floats a Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana by Sophia Vida March 24, 2021 South Dakota's governor Kristi Noem's administration is floating a bill that would decriminalize small amounts of marijuana in the state. Lawmakers this week got their first look at the draft measure which limits the number of ...
Legal Related Amendment Legalizing Recreational Marijuana in South Dakota is Rejected by Sophia Vida February 09, 2021 Marijuana advocates were shocked on Monday to learn that a South Dakota judge had struck down a voter approved constitutional amendment legalizing recreational marijuana in the state. Highway Patrol Superintendent Col. Rick Mil...
Legal Related South Dakota Police Are Suing to Overturn Voter-Passed Marijuana Measure by Sophia Vida November 24, 2020 Earlier this month voters in South Dakota voted in favor of passing a measure called Amendment A that legalizes marijuana in the state. The measure won with just over 54 percent of the vote on Election Day. It seems police in S...
Legal Related Four More States in the U.S. Just Legalized Marijuana by Sophia Vida November 06, 2020 It's been a nerve wrecking week watching the presidential vote count but it's also been a very exciting week for the marijuana arena with four more states in the U.S. legalizing the drug. Montana, Arizona, New Jersey, and South...
Legal Related These States Could Be Legalizing Marijuana This Fall by Sophia Vida September 14, 2020 While the U.S. house is preparing to vote later this month on legalizing marijuana on a federal level for the first time, several states could legalize drug this fall with or without Congress. Even if the House measure passes w...
Legal Related Supporters of Marijuana Legalization in South Dakota Turned in Petitions by Sophia Vida November 06, 2019 South Dakota voters could be seeing medical marijuana on their 2020 ballot as there is a petition to get the plant on it. "There's enough momentum behind it, I think that there's enough people that are realizing that cannabis i...