Gov. Kristi Noem

In a renewed effort to legalize recreational marijuana, advocates in South Dakota submitted approximately 29,000 signatures to the Secretary of State, aiming for a spot on the November ballot. With 17,508 valid signatures required for a valid petition, the state has until August 13th to complete...

South Dakota's House Committee on Health and Human Services recently approved a Senate bill that would add post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to the list of ailments for which providers could prescribe medical marijuana (MMJ). The measure heads to the governor’s desk for her...

In less than a month, South Dakota's voters will decide whether or not to support recreational marijuana legalization, that is Measure 27, an initiative to the list of ballot questions for the November 2022 election. Background: In May, South Dakota's Secretary of State added...

Apparently, if South Dakota voters approve implementing marijuana legalization on the November ballot, Gov. Kristi Noem (R) must oversee its implementation. Days ago, Noem said the 2022 initiative "is written more appropriately towards the Constitution," trying to explain why he was...