South Dakota Turns Down Ballot Measure to Legalize Cannabis
by Amy Wilding-Fox
Losing narrowly by almost 53 percent, South Dakota voted to reject Measure 27 to legalize marijuana. The measure would have allowed adults 21 and over to purchase and possess up to 1 ounce and grow up to 3 plants. No language was included regarding taxes, regulations or social equity. In 2020, voters passed a legalization measure, however Governor Kristi Noem ultimately caused the state supreme court to invalidate that measure with a lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality based on the single-issue rule.
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