South Dakota medical marijuana: State working to issue IDs by November
View Comments SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon told lawmakers Wednesday she is trying to avoid missing a November deadline to start issuing medical marijuana ID cards by holding a series of meetings to head off any objections to its proposed rules. As the state prepares for medical marijuana to be legalized this year, the Department of Health has found itself balancing concerns from medical pot advocates, physicians, law enforcement and government bodies. The department, which has been tasked with setting up much of the state's pot program under a law pas...