The State Bar of South Dakota ethics committee warned attorneys in the state against taking cannabis businesses as clients, which could discourage lawyers from working with the industry there.
South Dakota attorneys warned against working with marijuan…
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South Dakota AG defends under-fire recreational marijuana measure
The attorney general of South Dakota is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit from two state law enforcement officers that challenges an adult-use marijuana legalization measure passed by voters. South Dakota voters passed measures legalizing both medica…
Marijuana legalization opponents turn to courts to shoot down state ballot initiatives
Private citizens and public officials, sometimes joined by governors, increasingly are filing lawsuits to kill statewide marijuana legalization ballot initiatives, including some that voters approved in November. The legal challenges appear to be long …
Election underscores voter shift in favor of marijuana legalization
An analysis of votes cast for marijuana ballot measures in 2020 shows that while voters remain divided over legalization based on political affiliation and geography, the overall electorate has shifted in favor of accepting both medical and adult-use c…
South Dakota’s recreational marijuana law to be challenged in court
A lawsuit in South Dakota backed by the governor questions the constitutionality of the voter-approved amendment that legalized recreational marijuana in the state. The lawsuit was filed Friday by Pennington County Sheriff Kevin Thom and South Dakota H…
Newly legal states offer marijuana growers fresh opportunities, but some greener than others
The legalization ballot measures that voters approved on Nov. 3 created cannabis markets in five U.S. states – Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota – and while the rules and regulations are still yet to be ironed out, some of the …
Getting to know the five new cannabis markets that voters have legalized
The legalization ballot measures that voters approved on Election Day will open new cannabis markets in five U.S. states that have a combined population of about 21.2 million people.
Getting to know the five new cannabis markets that voters have legali…
Cannabis legalization wins could unite US lawmakers on reform, insiders say
Yesterday’s U.S. general election proved that cannabis legalization is popular across vastly different regions in the country as long as it makes it to the ballot box, said industry experts.
Cannabis legalization wins could unite US lawmakers on reform…
2020 election results signal growing public approval of cannabis
Marijuana ballot measures in five states passed more resoundingly in 2020 than initiatives did four years ago in what might represent further growth in voters’ acceptance of the plant – particularly its recreational use.
2020 election results signal gr…
Voters in NJ, Arizona, three other states legalize potential $2.5 billion-plus marijuana markets
The marijuana industry appeared headed for a clean sweep on Election Day, with voters approving new markets in Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota that could generate more than $2.5 billion in medical and recreational cannabis sa…