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Two marijuana-related issues on South Dakota November ballot

There are not one, but two, marijuana related issues on the ballot in South Dakota this November, and while advocacy groups are busy making their case for legalization, state officials are coming out against some of the proposals as the…

These 4 states are voting to legalize and tax marijuana sales

October 8, 2020
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Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota
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Things may go green in four states this fall, as voters will decide on legalizing and taxing marijuana. Arizona, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota all have measures up for a vote to legalize and levy recreational marijuana. Thus far,…

State ballot measures to legalize cannabis could add $9 billion to US marijuana market

September 24, 2020
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Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota
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Despite a delay in the U.S. House of Representatives vote for a bill that would seek to legalize cannabis at the national level, the legal cannabis market in the U.S. still stands to substantially grow as more states plan to…

SD Advocates Make Case for Marijuana Ballot Questions

Those who support a pair of marijuana ballot measures in South Dakota are asking residents to get behind the initiatives when they cast their ballots this fall. Marijuana-related issues will be prominently featured on the November ballot, with one asking…

South Dakota marijuana advocates launch campaign for November election

Marijuana legalization advocates kicked off their campaign on Wednesday to convince South Dakota voters to vote to legalize both medical and recreational marijuana in the November general election. South Dakota, where marijuana is currently illegal, would be the first state…

The 4 Likeliest States to Legalize Marijuana in November

June 8, 2020
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Arizona, Mississippi, New Jersey, South Dakota
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Despite its numerous growing pains over the past year and change, marijuana remains one of the fastest expanding industries on the planet. After logging $10.9 billion in legal worldwide sales in 2018, Wall Street has global pot sales hitting anywhere…

Oglala Sioux Tribe approves medical, recreational marijuana

Members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe passed a referendum to legalize medical and recreational marijuana on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, according to preliminary results from the tribe's election commission. A proposal to allow alcohol in the tribe's…

South Dakota tribe set to vote on legalizing marijuana

Members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe will vote this week on legalizing medical and recreational marijuana on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation in an initiative that many hope will bring economic development to one of the most impoverished areas in…

South Dakotans to vote on legalizing recreational marijuana on November ballot

South Dakotans will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana at the ballot box in November. The South Dakota Secretary of State's Office announced on Monday that it has validated the initiated constitutional amendment, which will appear on the 2020 ballot as…

These 5 States Are Not Making It Easy To Legalize Marijuana

April 5, 2018
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Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Dakota
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While many states are standing in the way of marijuana legalization, they usually aren’t outright sabotaging efforts to do so. Even politicians who don’t support cannabis end up implementing the new laws if the voters want it. But some states…

Measure to Legalize Medical Marijuana Won’t Appear on Ballot in South Dakota

A ballot measure aimed at legalizing possession and use of small amounts of marijuana for medical use will not appear on the November ballot, Secretary of State Shantel Krebs said Friday. In a statement, Krebs said a challenge to the number…

South Dakota Tribe Suspends Marijuana Operations, Want Federal Clarification

The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe is temporarily suspending its marijuana cultivation and distributing facilities and is destroying its existing crop as leaders seek clarification on regulations from the federal government, according to the tribe's lawyer. Seth Pearman said the suspension is…

Tribal Marijuana in South Dakota: Is it Really a Legal Minefield?

A South Dakota law that makes it a crime to possess marijuana in your body is generating legal questions ahead of the opening of a Flandreau marijuana lounge. State law says a person found to have traces of THC, the ingredient in marijuana that creates…

6 Things You Should Know About South Dakota’s Tribal Marijuana Legalization

The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe's decision to legalize marijuana ignited a statewide conversation about legislating marijuana use in South Dakota, which classifies it as an illegal drug. Phone calls to tribal officials were not returned, but legal documents outlining the new…

South Dakota Looking at 2016 Ballot Proposal For Medical Marijuana

A South Dakota medical marijuana supporter hopes to begin gathering signatures within a month to put a proposal on the 2016 ballot to allow people with serious medical conditions to use marijuana. Melissa Mentele, an activist from Emery, South Dakota,…