South Dakota Judge Rejects Voter-Approved Amendment Legalizing Marijuana
A circuit judge ruled that the measure, which was approved by voters last fall, would have created broad changes to state government.
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A worker holds up a jar with marijuana offered for sale at Montana Advanced Caregivers, a medical marijuana dispensary, in Billings, Mont. Recreational marijuana initiatives passed in four states last year year, from liberal New Jersey to conservative Montana and South Dakota.
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) 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.
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.
South Dakota judge strikes down voter-approved marijuana legalization amendment
Voters approved the constitutional amendment in November, with recreational marijuana set to become legal in July. Legalization advocates plan to appeal.
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A judge in South Dakota struck down a voter-approved Constitutional amendment that would have legalized recreational marijuana in the state.
Hughes County Circuit Court Judge Christina Klinger ruled Monday that Constitutional Amendment A violates the state s single-subject requirement and said it would have far-reaching effects on the basic nature of the state s governmental system, according to the ruling posted online by the Argus Leader.
“The failure to submit Amendment A through the proper constitutional process, voids the amendment and it has no effect,” the judge wrote, arguing the amendment doesn t modify the constitution it adds a new section to it, so it needed to be submitted to voters via the constitutional convention pro
A Hughes County judge heard arguments over a legal challenge backed by Gov. Kristi Noem and law enforcement to the state's voter-approved constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana in the state.
S.D. lawmakers off to slow start in regulating legal weed, but industry ramping up Nick Lowrey, South Dakota News Watch
Entrepreneurs across South Dakota are already taking steps to claim a share of the state’s soon-to-be-legal marijuana market, but legislators and regulators are off to a slow start in crafting laws and rules to govern the controversial new industry.
The sale, possession and use of recreational and medicinal marijuana are set to become legal in South Dakota for the first time on July 1. But when the 2021 South Dakota legislative session started on Jan. 12, only one bill regarding marijuana had been filed.