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South Dakota Activists Plan New Cannabis Legalization Bill
Fresh off a loss in this year’s midterm elections, cannabis activists in South Dakota are planning a new recreational marijuana legalization bid for 2024.
December 29, 2022
South Dakota Voters Reject Adult-Use Cannabis Second Time Around
Despite voting to approve a challenged adult-use cannabis bill two years earlier, for the second time, voters in South Dakota rejected a measure to legalize adult-use cannabis.
November 9, 2022
Pro-Cannabis Group in South Dakota Accuses Officials of Illegal Election Interference
Group says two mayors and a sheriff have unlawfully campaigned against legalization measures.
November 3, 2022
South Dakota Gov. Noem Says She’ll Implement New Weed Law If Passed By Voters
Noem led a legal challenge to overturn a recreational pot amendment passed by voters in 2020.
October 31, 2022
Legalization Advocates Bear Down for Difficult Race in South Dakota
Recent polls indicate that a recreational cannabis proposal in South Dakota (Initiated Measure 27) is in serious jeopardy.
October 14, 2022
Poll: South Dakota Legalization Initiative in Danger of Failing
Two years after a majority of the state’s voters approved a recreational pot proposal, a new legalization bid in South Dakota might go up in smoke this November.
August 29, 2022
South Dakota Reservation Bans Alcohol, Allows Cannabis
Residents of a South Dakota reservation that voted to legalize cannabis and keep alcohol blacklisted are happy with the decision a few years in.
August 18, 2022
First State-Licensed Medical Dispensary Set to Open in South Dakota
The business, located in Hartford, South Dakota, will open June 27.
July 22, 2022
South Dakota Seeks Changes to Medical Rules
South Dakota is finally making moves on legal cannabis rules and regulations after stalling for years following the legalizing vote.
June 23, 2022
South Dakota Pot Legalization Initiative Qualifies for November Ballot
South Dakota state officials announced on Wednesday that an initiative to legalize recreational cannabis has qualified for the ballot for the November general election.
May 26, 2022