Voters passed both medical and adult-use legalization. Now politicians are trying to undermine the law.
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Cannabis Regulatory Update: Hawaii Legalization, NJ Still In Question, South Dakota AG Won’t Defend Adult-Use
Cannabis Regulatory Update: Hawaii Legalization, NJ Still In Question, South Dakota AG Won’t Defend Adult-Use
South Dakota AG aborts defense of adult-use cannabis initiative, Hawaii Senate votes for legalization, and New Jersey is still strugglin…
South Dakota AG abandons effort to defend adult-use marijuana initiative
The South Dakota Attorney General’s Office is dropping its defense of a voter-approved adult-use marijuana amendment after earlier asserting in court that the initiative was constitutional. The AG’s decision comes after a circuit court judg…
South Dakota’s Amendment Legalizing Recreational Weed Ruled Unconstitutional
South Dakota’s Amendment Legalizing Recreational Weed Ruled Unconstitutional
Instead of implementing the new law and setting up regulations for the burgeoning industry, a state judge says the measure is unconstitutional.
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South Dakota’s Amendment Legalizing Recreational Weed Ruled Unconstitutional
South Dakota’s Amendment Legalizing Recreational Weed Ruled Unconstitutional
Instead of implementing the new law and setting up regulations for the burgeoning industry, a state judge says the measure is unconstitutional.
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South Dakota judge strikes down state’s marijuana legalization vote
PIERRE, SD — A South Dakota judge on Monday struck down a voter-approved constitutional amendment that legalized recreational marijuana after Gov. Kristi Noem’s administration challenged it. Circuit Judge Christina Klinger ruled the measure…
Mississippi’s high court to hear arguments to block medical cannabis
The Mississippi Supreme Court said it will hear the challenge to a voter-approved medical cannabis initiative on April 14, as the legal effort to thwart legalization in one of the country’s most conservative states drags on. The legal challenge i…
Cancel Cannabis? Some Lawmakers In Newly Legal States Sure Are Trying
Cancel Cannabis? Some Lawmakers In Newly Legal States Sure Are Trying
Four of the five states that passed cannabis-centric ballot initiatives on Election Day 2020 have since run into hurdles.
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SD governor defends lawsuit to overturn recreational cannabis legalization
South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem issued an executive order that indicated she is behind the effort to overturn voter-approved recreational cannabis legalization and that she has the right to challenge legalization as part of her duty to defend …
South Dakota likely to face resistance in effort to launch med and rec marijuana markets
Business-Friendliness Score: 2 out of 5 With fewer than 1 million residents and a governor who is outspoken against marijuana legalization, South Dakota may initially present an uphill battle for cannabis businesses. Unlike other recreational marijuana…