Tone Turns Edgy at Medical Marijuana Final Meeting

South Dakota Legislative Panel Recommends Tighter Regulations On Medical Marijuana And Hemp Products

“This committee, in my opinion, has only made it harder for patients to access medical cannabis.” By Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight The rift between a South Dakota oversight committee and the state’s medical marijuana industry widened Tuesday in Pierre when the committee approved 11 motions, some of which called for tighter regulations. The motions were not made public before the meeting, and the committee did not take public comment on…

Medical marijuana rift widens as oversight panel confuses and upsets industry with slate of motions

The rift between an oversight committee and the state’s medical marijuana industry widened Tuesday in Pierre when the committee approved 11 motions, some of which called for tighter regulations. The motions were not made public before the meeting, and the committee did not take public comment on individual motions. The committee acted on the motions while lacking attendance from four of the group’s 11 members. The intentions of the Medical Marij…

Tone turns edgy at medical marijuana final meeting

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- The South Dakota Legislature's Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee final meeting on Tuesday was marked by episode after episode of unusual behavior from all sides. The panel's leaders, Republican Rep. Josephine Garcia and Republican Sen. John Carley, accused the South Dakota Department of Health of disrespect, after the department didn't provide information about facility inspections and hospitalizations, despite repeate…

SD Medical Marijuana Rift Widens As Oversight Panel Confuses And Upsets Industry With Motions

The rift between an oversight committee and the state’s medical marijuana industry widened Tuesday in Pierre when the committee approved 11 motions, some of which called for tighter regulations.

South Dakota's medical marijuana divide erupts amid ‘show committee’ claims

Tempers flared at the South Dakota Capitol this week as cannabis-wary lawmakers and medical marijuana advocates clashed over how the state’s fledgling program should be governed.Accusations that a panel tasked with overseeing the state’s five-year-old medical marijuana law is a “show committee” that’s set out to restrict access to legal cannabis resulted in a legislative candidate having his microphone cut during afternoon proceedings Tuesday.