South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem announced the state will delay implementing legalization of medical marijuana until next year.
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Judge shoots down South Dakota’s adult-use marijuana amendment
In a major blow to South Dakota’s nascent legal marijuana industry, a circuit court judge ruled that a voter-approved constitutional amendment legalizing adult-use marijuana is unconstitutional. The recreational marijuana amendment would have gone into…
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…
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…
South Dakota OKs adult-use cannabis after passing medical measure
South Dakota became the first state in the country to legalize medical and adult-use marijuana simultaneously during Tuesday’s election.
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New state marijuana markets worth $2.5 billion up for grabs in Tuesday’s election
Adult-use marijuana legalization referendums in New Jersey and Arizona headline an election that has the potential to create new state cannabis markets that together could generate more than $2.5 billion in annual sales within a few years.
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Billions at stake as voters decide on medical, adult-use marijuana markets in five states
(This story will be updated up to Election Day with new polling data and other information relevant to the legalization initiatives detailed below.) Voters in five states will decide whether to legalize medical and recreational cannabis on Nov. 3, with…