Pot advocates cry foul on Noem using state funds for lawsuit
STEPHEN GROVES, Associated Press
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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) Advocates for a voter-passed measure to legalize marijuana in South Dakota are crying foul about a taxpayer-funded lawsuit from Gov. Kristi Noem opposing it as the battle over the issue enters its final round at the state Supreme Court.
At one point during the legal proceedings, taxpayers were paying for lawyers on opposing sides of the court room. The attorney general’s office was defending the constitutional amendment against lawyers for Highway Patrol Superintendent Col. Rick Miller, who was effectively acting on behalf of the Republican governor.
The group that backed the voter approved medical marijuana ballot question wants to compromise with the state on implementing the program. The state and
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