Matthew Schweich

The majority of South Dakotans are against legalizing recreational use in the state, a new poll reveals. According to a statewide survey, sponsored by the Chiesman Center for Democracy at the University of South Dakota and co-sponsored by South Dakota News Watch, 52% of respondents are against the...

Monday's Florida Supreme Court decision approving a cannabis amendment to allow Florida residents to vote on legalizing adult-use marijuana in the November 2024 election elicited optimistic responses in the cannabis community. Starting with Kim Rivers, CEO of Trulieve Cannabis Corp (OTCQX...

Ontario government has made changes to Ontario Regulation 468/18 under the Cannabis Licence Act of 2018, allowing cannabis retailers in the province to operate a maximum of 150 stores. In the meantime, South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws (SDBML) recently had their circulator handout approved...

Colorado: Denver’s First Cannabis-Friendly Ghost Tour This October, every Wednesday, the Cannabis Experience mobile lounge will drive passengers via Denver’s most “haunted parts” and less-known places. The weed touch? The lounge will first stop at the dispensary for gearing...

The number of South Dakotans who hold a medical marijuana card exceeded the 11,500 mark, representing far more than previously anticipated, reported South Dakota Searchlight. "We've doubled the amount that we were projecting to see in three years within two years," Jennifer Seale, the...

Nearly three weeks after releasing a draft ballot explanation for a proposal that would repeal South Dakota's medical cannabis program, the state Attorney General Marty Jackley (R) released a final summary for the initiative, reported Marijuana Moment. Republican activist Travis Ismay is behind...

Last month, South Dakota failed to pass a Senate bill that would have legalized the recreational use of cannabis.  If the bill had been approved, adults over 21 would have been allowed to buy and possess up to one ounce of cannabis from licensed retailers. While that was the...

In less than a month, South Dakota's voters will decide whether or not to support recreational marijuana legalization, that is Measure 27, an initiative to the list of ballot questions for the November 2022 election. Background: In May, South Dakota's Secretary of State added...

South Dakota residents will decide in November whether or not to support adult-use cannabis legalization in a vote for or against Initiative Measure 27, which will be on the ballot. Moving closer to the elections, groups opposing marijuana legalization are lobbying hard. Last...

Missouri Veterans Commission Receives $5M From Medical Cannabis Program, The Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services recently announced that it’s giving some $5 million to the Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC). The move represents the third transfer of funds to the organization,...

A bill to legalize marijuana has ended up on the South Dakota House floor just one day after a committee defeated it. The SB 3, passed last week by Senate in an 18-17 vote - was brought back for consideration by a coalition of 24 South Dakota House members on Tuesday, Marijuana Moment reported...

This week, the South Dakota Senate passed bills to legalize and tax marijuana as well as provide for the expungement of low-level cannabis offenses. Now, signals coming from Gov. Kristi Noem (R) suggest that she could veto the bill when/if the legislature delivers it to her desk,...

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...