Lawmakers participating in a Study Committee have recommended that legislators formally rescind language in the law that permits patients to grow up to three marijuana plants. A majority of House and Senate lawmakers would still need to approve those r…
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South Dakota: Protections for Medical Cannabis Patients Take Effect Today
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety issued guidelines today for law enforcement requiring them to cease arresting those persons who identify as patients and meet certain qualifications.
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South Dakota: Supreme Court Won’t Rule on Challenge to Voter-Initiated Adult-Use Law Until After July 1
The circuit court’s ruling striking down the law remains in effect until the Supreme Court either upholds or reverses the lower court’s decision.
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South Dakota Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Litigation Challenging State’s Voter-Approved Marijuana Legalization Initiative
“Legalization opponents cannot succeed in the court of public opinion or at the ballot box. Thus, they are now seeking to overturn election results after the fact.”
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South Dakota: Legislative Effort to Delay Implementation of Voter-Approved Medical Marijuana Law Fails
As a result, Measure 26 will go into effect on July 1, 2021, as voters intended.
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South Dakota: House Members Approve Legislation to Delay Implementation of Voter-Approved Medical Cannabis Law
House Bill 1100, which is backed by Governor Noem and other legislative leaders, pushes back the timeline from this summer until early 2022.
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South Dakota: Governor Announces Intent to Delay Implementing Voter-Initiated Medical Marijuana Access Law
“These cynical efforts to undermine and delay the enactment of these voter-approved measures is an affront to the very constituents that these lawmakers are in office to serve.”
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South Dakota: Circuit Judge Rules Against Implementation of Voter-Approved Marijuana Legalization Measure
Proponents of Measure A, South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws, say that they will appeal the ruling to the state’s Supreme Court. In a Facebook post, the group stated: “This is not over. We will appeal. We will prevail.”
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South Dakota: Republican Governor Officially Backing Litigation to Reject Voter-Approved Marijuana Legalization Initiative
“Whether or not one supports marijuana legalization, Americans should be outraged at these overtly undemocratic tactics.”
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Opponents File Lawsuits in Multiple States Seeking to Overturn Legalization Initiative Results
“Whether or not one supports marijuana legalization, Americans should be outraged at these overtly undemocratic tactics.”
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