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Some of Dakota Hemp's products in Wakonda, including hemp wood, hemp plastic and CBD items. South Dakota News Watch photo by Molly Wetsch.

Hemp industry grows amid federal legality battle

By Molly Wetsch of South Dakota News Watch 11/15/2025

WINFRED — South Dakota, the No. 1 producer of hemp fiber in the nation, gets a major addition to its……

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Washington man caught with meth, fentanyl gets hefty prison sentence

By Shannon Marvel 03/12/2025

A Washington man who was found with a multitude of illegal drugs during a traffic stop in Edmunds County last……

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…

Various drugs, a pistol, paraphernalia and more were confiscated after a traffic stop along U.S. Highway 12 near Mina on Saturday, 13. The driver faces 25 charges in Edmunds County. Photo courtesy of Edmunds County Sheriff's Office.

Washington man faces drug-related charges after traffic stop near Mina

By Elisa Sand 07/19/2024

A Washington man arrested following a traffic stop near Mina faces 25 preliminary traffic- and drug-related charges. Jason R. Youngblood,……

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…