SD dossier
Updated 4 months ago
A medical cannabis programme operates after ballot approval, adult-use measures were struck down, and hemp is licensed as agriculture.
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South Dakota licenses medical cannabis cultivation, processing and dispensing, with patient certification through the state health department. An adult-use measure passed at the ballot but was invalidated in court, so adult-use remains unauthorised. Hemp is regulated under a state agricultural plan with testing requirements.
The state's medical programme includes its own testing and tracking rules, and product may not move outside the licensed chain.
Legal history here shows how quickly a ballot outcome can be reversed, so operators should not build a business model on a pending measure.
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Official Opinion 26-06 concludes the DEA's Schedule III rules let licensed state medical-marijuana facilities continue operating with proper federal and state registration, according to Attorney General Marty Jackley.
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