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Cannabis in South Dakota is legal for medical use as of July 1, 2021, having been legalized by a ballot initiative on November 3, 2020. [1] [2] Prior to then, cannabis was fully illegal, with South Dakota being the only U.S. state which outlawed ingestion of controlled substances. [3] Testing positive for cannabis can be a misdemeanor offense. [4]
Aug. 14—PIERRE, S.D. — An initiated measure would legalize the use, distribution, sale and possession of recreational marijuana. That is, if enough South Dakota residents sign the petition to ...
Cannabis has been listed as a Schedule I drug - with no medicinal value and a high potential for addiction - for over 50 years, and that status served as the basis for decades of the War on Drugs.
South Dakota Constitutional Amendment A, the Marijuana Legalization Initiative, was a cannabis legalization initiative that appeared on the November 3, 2020 South Dakota general election ballot. Passing with 54% of the vote, the measure would have legalized recreational marijuana in South Dakota effective July 1, 2021.
In February 2017, Morgan Griffith, a Virginia Republican, introduced H.R. 714, Legitimate Use of Medicinal Marijuana Act, that would move cannabis to Schedule II. [81] Griffith had introduced a bill under the same name in 2014. [82] In April 2017, Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, cosponsored House Resolution 2020 to move cannabis to Schedule III.
For the $34 billion cannabis industry, the move would also eliminate significant tax burdens for businesses in states where the drug is legal, notably getting rid of the Internal Revenue Services ...
2008: decriminalized cannabis by 63% vote on Question 2. 1 oz (28 g) or less punishable by $100 fine. [96] [97] 2012: medical marijuana legalized when Question 3 passed by 60%. [98] [99] 2016: legalized recreational marijuana when Question 4 passed by 54%. [100] Michigan: Legal to possess up to 2.5 oz (71 g) in public or 10 oz (280 g) at home
A new cannabis delivery company in Mashpee, Tribal Fire, is at 800 Falmouth Road, photographed on Tuesday, Aug. 27. It's the first business venture for John Marcellino and his wife Marion since ...