Articles tagged with "south dakota"
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Who are 2020’s top marijuana legalization campaign donors? We’ve got all the data
Max Savage Levenson and Bruce Barcott - Published on October 13, 2020Read moreThe big-money donors who spent millions to fight legalization in 2016 haven’t showed up in 2020—yet.
In South Dakota, voters have to shout twice to legalize marijuana
Bruce Barcott - Published on September 28, 2020Read moreTwo measures, working together, were crafted to ensure politicians don’t repeal the will of the voters.
Oglala Sioux Tribe approves medical, recreational marijuana
The Associated Press - Published on March 11, 2020Read moreMembers of the Oglala Sioux Tribe passed a referendum to legalize medical and recreational marijuana on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, according to preliminary results from the tribe’s election commission. A proposal to allow alcohol in the tribe’s casino failed. The results of Tuesday’s vote will be certified in the next week. In […]
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South Dakota tribe set to vote on legalizing cannabis
The Associated Press - Published on March 9, 2020Read moreMembers of the Oglala Sioux Tribe will vote this week on legalizing medical and recreational cannabis on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation in an initiative that many hope will bring economic development to one of the most impoverished areas in the country. Neither South Dakota nor nearby Wyoming and Nebraska have legalized marijuana, and tribal […]
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South Dakota voters will face double-legalization ballot in November
Max Savage Levenson - Published on January 7, 2020Read moreIn a historic first, South Dakota residents will vote on adult-use and medical marijuana in separate measures.
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Wisconsin and South Dakota are preparing 2020 legalization measures
The Associated Press - Published on September 23, 2019Read moreWisconsin legislators introduce a medical legalization bill, while South Dakota activists float both medical and adult-use initiatives.
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South Dakota Lawmakers Push Forward on Hemp Bill
The Associated Press - Published on August 23, 2019Read moreSome officials in the state worry that legalizing hemp, used for fiber and nutritional products, is a “backway to produce the drug, marijuana.”
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Colorado Cannabis Expert to Have South Dakota Criminal Case Dismissed
The Associated Press - Published on November 21, 2017Read moreA cannabis cultivation expert prosecuted after working with a Native American tribe trying to open the nation’s first marijuana resort will see his case dismissed.
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All the Cannabis Legalization Measures in Play Right Now
Jay Lassiter - Published on September 11, 2017Read moreMost of this year’s cannabis-related politicking involves laying the groundwork for 2018, when at least a half-dozen medical and adult-use measures may go up for a vote.
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Santee Sioux Trial, Day Three: “Whose Marijuana Is It?”
Pat Radigan - Published on May 24, 2017Read moreState prosecutors painted Colorado consultant Eric Hagen as the marijuana mastermind. But tribal officials testify: It’s our project, not his.
