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Apr 28, 2021 | 4:12 PM
The South Dakota Supreme Court heard arguments this morning in Pierre (April 28, 2021) over the constitutionality of “Amendment A”– the measure that would legalize the possession, cultivation and sale of recreational marijuana in the state for those age 21 years and over starting July 1.
Some critics of the constitutional amendment have said people didn’t understand the question on the November 2020 ballot. But, South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws attorney Brendan Johnson said people knew what they were voting for.
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The South Dakota Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday, April 28, on the constitutionality of Amendment A. In the 2020 election, almost 55 percent of the state s voters approved the amendment that legalizes cannabis for both medical and recreational purposes. The law officers who brought this suit say the new amendment violates older amendments, especially one added in 2018. Victoria Wicks has this report for SDPB.
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Arguments on Amendment A Unfold in Front of South Dakota Supreme Court
The voter-approved measure in favor of adult-use cannabis legalization was previously ruled unconstitutional by Circuit Judge Christina Klinger.
Adult-use cannabis legalization remains uncertain in South Dakota, where the state’s Supreme Court heard arguments April 28 on the constitutionality of a voter-approved amendment from the November 2020 election.
The court’s hearing stems from a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Amendment A, which passed with a 54.2% majority. The ballot measure read: “An amendment to the South Dakota Constitution to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana; and to require the legislature to pass laws regarding hemp as well as laws ensuring access to marijuana for medical use.”
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PIERRE Nearly six months after a majority of South Dakota voters cast ballots in support of legalizing marijuana, a government-led legal challenge seeking to keep marijuana use a crime has had its last day in court.
But the fate of Constitutional Amendment A, a measure approved by voters last November that would make possession, cultivation and sale of pot legal starting July 1, won t be known until the South Dakota Supreme Court hands down its decision in the coming weeks. I m going to completely defer to the court on that, Sioux Falls attorney Brendan Johnson told the Argus Leader in reference to when a ruling might be issued.