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State Rep. Josephine Garcia, R-Watertown, listens to a presentation during a House Education Committee on Jan. 22, 2025, at the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre. Garcia is the chairwoman of the Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee. South Dakota Searchlight photo by Makenzie Huber.

Medical marijuana rift widens as oversight panel confuses and upsets industry with slate of motions

By Joshua Haiar of South Dakota Searchlight 11/08/2025

The rift between an oversight committee and the state’s medical marijuana industry widened Tuesday, Nov. 4 in Pierre when the…

The Flower Shop employees include, from left, manager Peter Dikun, Kaitlyn Bristlin, Peyton Beckwith and Kayla Schnedeker. Aberdeen Insider photo by Elisa Sand.

The Flower Shop opens as Aberdeen’s third dispensary

By Elisa Sand 11/21/2024

Those looking for options when it comes to purchasing medical cannabis now have a third choice in Aberdeen. The Flower……

South Dakota voters will decide Nov. 5 whether to legalize the recreational use of marijuana for people 21 and older. File photo.

Voters will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana

By South Dakota Searchlight Staff 10/22/2024

Whether the recreational use of marijuana should be legal is again on the South Dakota ballot. Recaps of all of…

Drinks advertised as THC- and cannabis-infused on the shelves of a Rapid City store in July 2024. South Dakota Searchlight photo by Seth Tupper.

THC seltzers quietly find a foothold in cannabis-cautious South Dakota

By John Hult of South Dakota Searchlight 09/07/2024

About a year ago, bar owner Justin Henrichsen started offering THC seltzers and cocktails at his four establishments in Rapid…

Jeff Garland (right) gives Indiana NRCS district conservationist Lee Schnell a tour of Papa G’s Organic Hemp Farm in Crawford County, Indiana June 23, 2022. NRCS photo by Brandon O’Connor

Jackley among attorneys general to call on Congress to restrict ‘diet weed’ in next Farm Bill

By John Hult of South Dakota Searchlight 03/29/2024

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is among 21 top state prosecutors who’ve signed a letter urging Congress, when crafting…

Genesis Farms medical marijuana dispensary opens in Aberdeen

By Elisa Sand 06/15/2023

Aberdeen’s second medical marijuana dispensary is open and serving customers. Genesis Farm’s Aberdeen dispensary is in Courtyard Plaza at 428……

Sen. Fred Deutsch, R-Florence, has been issued a medical marijuana card by the state. Photo courtesy of The Dakota Scout

Cannabis group wants anti-pot lawmaker’s medical marijuana license revoked

By Joe Sneve of The Dakota Scout 06/08/2023

The South Dakota cannabis industry’s lobbying arm wants the state to pull the medical marijuana identification card issued to a……

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Medical marijuana panel changes have cannabis advocates and opponents feeling boxed out

By The Dakota Scout 05/19/2023

Pro- and anti-cannabis legalization advocates in South Dakota are in a tug of war over a state panel that will……

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South Dakota issues first recall of medical cannabis products

By Joe Sneve of The Dakota Scout 02/13/2023

South Dakota medical marijuana dispensaries are pulling more than 100 different varieties of products from their shelves amid the state’s……