Amendment A, the marijuana initiative approved for our vote yesterday by Secretary Barnett, includes one annoying anti-libertarian, pro-corporate provision on growing marijuana. Section 4 Clause…
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I’ve said many times I won’t exert myself heavily for or against marijuana policy. But now that we have to vote on two pot initiatives,…
One—one!—initiative petition has qualified for the 2020 ballot. On Thursday, Secretary of State Steve Barnett validated his first petition, the medical marijuana measure proposed by…
The Libertarian Party of South Dakota has 1,905 registered voters, 0.348% of the state’s total active voter pool. Thus, Job #1 for South Dakota’s Libertarians…
South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry CEO David Owen takes a potshot at the two marijuana initiatives currently circulating in South Dakota: T –…
Governor Kristi Noem pays her daughter Kennedy $51,250 a year to analyze policy for her. Governor Noem has another five policy advisors, four executive assistants,…
And here I thought the USDA’s making hemp eligible for crop insurance would change Kristi’s mind…. Governor Kristi Noem still can’t tell the difference between…
Finally, another player in the petition-sphere! New Approach South Dakota plans to start circulating its medical marijuana initiative petition next week. They join petitioner John…
Jon Hunter says we don’t dare legalize marijuana, because it kills people: A 19-year-old Sioux Falls man pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to fatally shooting his…
Somebody—not New Approach South Dakota—wants to write marijuana into South Dakota’s constitution. On May 30, the Legislative Research Council issued guidance and revisions for a…