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South Dakota medical marijuana businesses are facing a $3,690 fee increase

Medical marijuana businesses in South Dakota will soon face a nearly 70% increase in their annual state registration fees, rising from $5,310 to $9,000. “For a business-friendly state, this is not a business-friendly approach,” said Deb Peters, president of the…

3rd try at approving recreational marijuana in South Dakota makes the ballot

South Dakota voters will decide again whether to legalize recreational marijuana, an issue with a frustrating history for backers of the ballot initiative in the conservative state. On Monday, Secretary of State Monae Johnson’s office validated a measure for the…

Recreational marijuana backers try to overcome rocky history in South Dakota

Advocates of legalizing recreational marijuana in South Dakota, a mission with a rocky history, submitted thousands of signatures to election officials on Tuesday in the hopes of once again getting the issue on the conservative state’s November ballot. Supporters of…

Voters in South Dakota try for a third time to approve recreational marijuana

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…

South Dakota Senate votes to back stricter version of ban on sale of ‘diet weed’

The state Senate has voted to pass the original, stricter version of a ban on the widely available, hemp-derived “diet weed” products that induce highs similar to marijuana. House Bill 1125 had originally targeted a wide swath of products. The gummies,…

South Dakota has issued 11,437 marijuana cards

South Dakota’s medical-cannabis program that voters established in 2020 has proven more popular than expected, but its future is financially uncertain, according to its administrator. Jennifer Seale made those points Monday to the Legislature’s Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee. Seale said the original projection…

The push for legal weed faces hostile ground in red states

Weed legalization advocates are running out of friendly territory. The movement has swept the country over the last decade: Nearly half of Americans now live in a state where anyone at least 21 years old can legally possess and purchase…

Looking back at marijuana in South Dakota

It’s been 895 days since the vote was taken to legalize both medical and recreational marijuana in South Dakota. That vote passed, but of course, we know what came next. A legal challenge to the vote was taken to court,…

Recreational marijuana is illegal in South Dakota, but its high-inducing cousins are widespread

Recreational marijuana is illegal in South Dakota – voters confirmed as much in November – but the next best thing is available from border to border. The 2018 Farm Bill legalized the cultivation of hemp. By extension, it legalized two…

South Dakota Senate committee passes bill that would allow for wider use of medical cannabis

South Dakota State Senators want to make medical marijuana more accessible to those suffering from “debilitating medical conditions.” The Senate’s Health and Human Services committee voted 6 to 1 Wednesday morning to advance SB 1, which would “modify (the) debilitating medical conditions…

South Dakota voters appear to reject recreational marijuana

Voters in South Dakota appeared to reject Initiated Measure 27, a bill that would’ve legalized the possession, use and distribution of recreational marijuana by people 21 years or older. With 75% of precincts counted, 54% of voters rejected recreational marijuana.…

Voters in some of the most conservative states to weigh in on recreational pot

November 1, 2022
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Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota
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Voters in five states, including four that are among the most conservative in the country, are deciding on whether to legalize recreational marijuana this election. If passed in each state, Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota would join…

Heated discussion on legalizing marijuana in South Dakota

Once again, South Dakota voters will determine the issue of legalizing marijuana in the state. Initiated Measure 27 would legalize marijuana in small amounts for people age 21 and older. On this week’s Inside KELOLAND, representatives in favor of IM…

Recreational weed proponent casts doubt on poll showing reverse in fortune for ballot measure legalizing marijuana in South Dakota

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 —…

Statewide poll shows referendum on recreational marijuana legalization in S.D. could fail in November

A statewide poll conducted in late July shows that support for legalizing recreational marijuana for adult use in South Dakota has waned in the past two years and also appears to indicate that a referendum on legalization in November could…