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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,…

On medical marijuana in South Dakota, House refuses to agree with Senate, delay now dead

The Legislature’s discussion about medical marijuana effectively ended Wednesday afternoon. A conference committee couldn’t agree on a new version of HB 1100 and unanimously decided at about 3:20 p.m. CT that the legislation should be allowed to die. That means IM 26 takes effect…

South Dakota House passes industrial hemp bill, sends it to Senate

The industrial hemp bill has passed the South Dakota House and is now headed to the Senate. The House passed HB 1008 in a 54-12 vote on Tuesday. The bill needs a two-thirds majority vote to pass because it includes…