Christina Klinger

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) who has opposed adult-use marijuana legalization for a while now, now says she'd allow the implementation of the law. During a recent meeting with around 20 constituents in Rapid City, Noem explained why she challenged the 2020...

In February the South Dakota Senate approved bills to legalize and tax marijuana as well as provide for expungement for low-level cannabis offenses. About a month later, Governor Kristi Noem used her veto to push the expungement legislation back to the Senate.  The...

The South Dakota Senate green-lighted bills to legalize and tax marijuana as well as provide for expungements for low-level cannabis offenses, Marijuana Moment reported. Sponsored by Sen. Michael Rohl (R), lawmakers advanced SB 3 in an 18-17 vote, late Wednesday. The measure...

Finally, the decision on South Dakota’s voter-approved initiative legalizing recreational cannabis is here. Unfortunately,, the state’s Supreme Court decided to kill it. One of five states to vote on a cannabis initiative in the Nov. 2020 elections, South Dakota...

Kansas House Passes Medical Cannabis Legalization Bill, Sends It For A Floor Vote After many meetings held to review a plethora of amendments to a medical cannabis legalization bill, a Kansas House Committee passed the overall measure on Monday in a 13 to 8 vote, writes Marijuana Moment. After the...

Hawaii Senate Says Yes To Cannabis Legalization Hawaii Senate Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs voted in favor of two cannabis measures on Tuesday. (h/t Marijuana Moment) The first bill asks for adult-use cannabis legalization and the other to amend the state’...

South Dakota was one of five states to vote for cannabis-focused ballot initiatives during November elections, with around 54% of voters supporting it. Now, instead of implementing the new law and setting up regulations for the burgeoning industry, a state judge says the measure...