Marijuana | Cannabis

A Lakota farmer is fighting for the right to plant a new crop of industrial hemp on Pine Ridge. Alex White Plume began growing hemp in the late 1990’s…

Marijuana is becoming increasingly accepted in the United States. There are currently 2 petitions circulating South Dakota that aim to change local…

Last week leaders of the Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe moved to legalize marijuana on the reservation. The executive board approved the ordinance after…

Leaders of the Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe are legalizing marijuana on the reservation. The executive board has approved the ordinance after examining…

Law enforcement officials say the number of arrests for possession of marijuana is not on the rise in South Dakota even though it is now legal to buy and…

By Victoria Wicks A bill to reduce criminal penalties for small amounts of marijuana failed to pass through the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday. Senate…

The House Health and Human Services Committee voted to kill a bill that offers a defense for certain marijuana charges, including a medical necessity.…

The nationwide debate over marijuana laws is finding a home in the South Dakota state legislature this year. States like Colorado and Washington moved…

A bill introduced in the Health and Human Services Committee today (Thursday) would give people charged with marijuana possession the opportunity to…

It’s hard to find anyone in Pierre who isn’t singing praises for Governor Dennis Daugaard’s reforms of the state’s criminal justice system. But there are…