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Measure to legalize cannabis officially qualified to be on November ballot
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – On Monday, the South Dakota Secretary of State announced the proposed measure to legalize cannabis has officially qualified to be on the November 2024 ballot. Advocates for this measure emphasize the widespread national support for cannabis legalization. “Nationally, over 66% of the United States is in favor of legalizing adult…
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Voters in South Dakota try for a third time to approve recreational marijuana
RAPID CITY, S.D. – On Saturday, March 23, South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws (SDBML) organized a statewide “Petition Sign & Drive” event to gather support for a proposed 2024 cannabis legalization ballot measure. The initiative aims to collect 17,508 signatures by May 7 to qualify for the November 5th ballot…
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6 South Dakota medical cannabis dispensaries host “sign and drive” petition
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – South Dakotans voted to legalize recreational cannabis in 2020, but this amendment was ruled unconstitutional due to a technicality shortly thereafter. Legalization advocates statewide hope to see this issue on the ballot again in 2024, but for that to happen, they will need some help. Six medical cannabis dispensaries, including…
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Medical marijuana bill slowed in Senate Health and Human Services Committee
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Legislation regarding changes to medical marijuana laws in Mount Rushmore State has slowed as the Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted 2 of the 3 bills down. House Bill 1024 went through the committee but was amended to make the notice of the federal restriction of firearm ownership a…
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City council discusses medical cannabis dispensary licenses in the area
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Some medical cannabis dispensary owners say Rapid City doesn’t need additional dispensaries in the area. A request from the owner of Black Hills Weed Shop, Michael Graham made a request to the city council to discuss reducing the available dispensary licenses from 15 down to nine. The letter from Graham…
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South Dakota Medical Marijuana Patients Won’t Be Denied Hunting Licenses, Official Says
Sioux Falls lawyer Ryan Kolbeck typically doesn’t deal with legal questions about hunting licenses. The criminal defense attorney did field multiple calls on the topic in the days following the November 8 election, however. They started coming in shortly after it became clear that South Dakota voters had voted to reject the legalization of recreational cannabis.…
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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony held for Puffy’s Dispensary
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at Puffy’s Dispensary recently on Main Street Sturgis. Kittrick Jeffries, CEO, and his mother cut the ribbon, with friends, family, and community leaders.
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Hindsight is 4/20: Looking back at marijuana in SD
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s been 895 days since the vote was taken to legalize both medical and recreational marijuana in South Dakota. That vote passed, but of course, we know what came next. A legal challenge to the vote was taken to court, and the recreational marijuana provision was overturned, deemed unconstitutional. Now,…
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Medical marijuana expands in Sturgis with new dispensary
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KEVN) – Medical marijuana is a growing industry in South Dakota and Thursday Sturgis welcomed a new competitor to the trade. Puffy’s dispensary opened it’s Sturgis doors to patients Thursday with an honorary ribbon cutting ceremony. People with a medical marijuana card will be able to purchase a variety of products ranging…
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Puffy’s in Sturgis
“The Northern Hills has a great community we’ve seen that with a couple of other dispensaries that have opened up in Lead, Deadwood, Spearfish, Belle Fourche, and even Newell we’re just very fortunate to be a part of this Northern Hills cannabis community,” said Jeffries.
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South Dakota marijuana: A year in review
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Though medical marijuana officially became legal in South Dakota in July, 2021, it was more than a year before cardholders in the state were able to walk through the doors of a licensed dispensary. From January 1, 2022, to December 30, 2022, the state of the marijuana industry in South Dakota…