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South Dakota marijuana industry backs crackdown on hemp THC

The medical marijuana industry in South Dakota supports an ongoing crackdown on sales of hemp-derived THC products.

News August 22
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South Dakota lawmaker moves to repeal state’s medical cannabis law

After South Dakota's Election Day defeat of adult-use legalization, an emboldened lawmaker is moving to repeal the state's…

News January 29
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South Dakota rejects recreational marijuana ballot measure

South Dakota voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure seeking to legalize recreational marijuana for the third straight…

News November 6
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South Dakota medical cannabis operators hope adult-use legalization would bring sales plan

South Dakota's adult-use cannabis legalization ballot initiative doesn't create a framework for commercial cannabis sales.

News October 24
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South Dakota adult-use marijuana measure moves closer to ballot

Cannabis advocates in South Dakota submitted roughly 29,000 signatures this week to get an adult-use marijuana legalization referendum…

News May 9
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South Dakota adult-use marijuana legalization effort launches – again

South Dakota legalization advocates will try for a third time to put adult-use marijuana on voters’ ballots.

News March 25
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South Dakota lawmakers could ease hemp testing standards

South Dakota officials are considering aligning the state's hemp lab-testing standards with federal regulations - a move that…

News January 29
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Ballot initiative to legalize adult-use marijuana introduced in South Dakota

Less than two years after South Dakotans rejected a ballot measure to allow marijuana possession and home grows,…

News November 27
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South Dakota medical marijuana card demand prompts regulatory concerns

A group of South Dakota lawmakers, regulators and law enforcement officials are raising concerns the state has issued…

News August 28
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