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Bill requiring notification about medical marijuana enrollment signed into law

A grow operation at 1889 Farms in Rapid City produces marijuana for the state's medical cannabis program. Medical marijuana became legal in South Dakota after voters approved Initiated Measure 26 in 2020.
Lee Strubinger
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SDPB
A grow operation at 1889 Farms in Rapid City produces marijuana for the state's medical cannabis program. Medical marijuana became legal in South Dakota after voters approved Initiated Measure 26 in 2020.

Gov. Kristi Noem has signed a bill requiring patients enrolled in the state’s medical cannabis program to notify their primary care provider about their enrollment.

Senate Bill 10 passed both the House and Senate floors with overwhelming support from legislators.

The bill was championed by prime sponsors Se. Erin Tobin and Rep. Roger DeGroot.

It clarifies action of a practitioner who certifies a patient for a medical cannabis card that is not the patient’s primary provider. It states the temporary provider must send electronic communication of the patient’s certification to their primary provider.

The bill takes effect July 1.

Evan Walton is an SDPB reporter based in Sioux Falls. Evan holds a Master’s in English Literature from Southern New Hampshire University and was honorably discharged from the United States Army in 2015, where he served for five years as an infantryman.
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