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South Dakota Voters Passed Medical Pot, but Docs Hesitant Medical marijuana advocates have convinced South Dakota voters that legalizing the drug for medical use is a good idea, but they are struggling to do the same with many of the state’s physicians. A split between the state’s largest doctors’ association and medical pot proponents was evident May 25 at a meeting for a legislative committee tasked with studying the issue. The South Dakota State Medical Association was one of the most ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Medical marijuana advocates have convinced South Dakota voters that legalizing the drug for medical use is a good idea, but they are struggling to do

2 days ago in Local Photo: WNAX A South Dakota legislative committee began a hearing on medical marijuana Wednesday focusing on the medical, legal and technical aspects of “IM26” which was approved by voters last November. South Dakota State Medical Association President Dr Benjamin Aaker says they were opposed to the ballot issue.. Aaker says doctors have concerns about the physical impacts of marijuana.. Aaker says “IM26” is a work around, focused on t...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Medical marijuana advocates have convinced South Dakota voters...

South Dakota recorded 41 new deaths related to COVID-19 — including two in Yankton County and one in Charles Mix County — in Thursday’s daily update from the South Dakota Department of Health (DOH). In Nebraska, 40 new deaths were reported by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) late Wednesday. Meanwhile, Yankton received its first shipment of the Moderna COVID vaccine and saw its first injections on the morning of Christmas Eve. South Dakota’s new deaths raise...

COVID-19 vaccine distribution will be challenging in South Dakota South Dakota will soon have thousands of the first round of new COVID-19 vaccines to distribute to front-line healthcare workers as part of what many see as the world’s next steps toward an end to the deadly pandemic. Written By: Nick Lowrey, South Dakota News Watch | 2:30 pm, Dec. 16, 2020 × A small shopping basket filled with vials labeled "COVID-19 - Coronavirus Vaccine" and a medical sryinge are place...