Unlike the mayors of Sioux Falls and Rapid City, who recently voiced their opposition to recreational marijuana, Mitchell Mayor Bob Everson is staying neutral on Initiated Measure 27 and said taking a stance on a ballot measure before an election is not one of his roles.
Ten years after the Supreme Court ruled that states did not have to expand Medicaid, the politics are changing in states like South Dakota, where rural hospitals and nursing homes are struggling.
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Jim Kinyon, the executive director of Catholic Social Services in Rapid City, has taken the lead on opposing Initiated Measure 27, which would legalize cannabis for adult use. Though Kinyon and several others stayed on the sidelines in the 2020 battle over cannabis, the passage and subsequent overturning of Amendment A has given them another shot to make the case for legalization.