Press Release – April 22, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 22, 2022

Contact: 
Matthew Schweich
Campaign Director, South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws

Press Release:

South Dakota Cannabis Legalization Campaign Holding Four Drivethru Petition Signing Events This Weekend

Events will be held in Aberdeen, Brookings, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD — Today, South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws announced that it will be holding drivethru petition signing events this weekend in Aberdeen, Brookings, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls.

Matthew Schweich, campaign director for South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws, issued the following statement:

“We still need more signatures and we’re running out of time. If you support cannabis reform and restoring the will of the voters, then you should take action and sign the petition as soon as possible. This weekend in Aberdeen, Brookings, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls, we’re making it very easy. You can sign the petition without even getting out of your car and the turnaround time for each signer is about sixty seconds. We have a very efficient system.”

Event Details:
Here are the full details for the four drivethru petition signing events this weekend:

Aberdeen
Saturday and Sunday (April 23-24)
10am – 7pm CT
1812 6th Ave SE, Aberdeen, SD 57401
Event webpage: https://www.sd2022.org/aberdeen

Brookings
Sunday (April 24)
10am – 7pm CT
520 3rd St, Brookings, SD 57006
Event webpage: https://www.sd2022.org/brookings

Rapid City
Saturday and Sunday (April 23-24)
10am – 7pm CT
230 E North St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Event webpage: https://www.sd2022.org/rapidcity

Sioux Falls
Saturday and Sunday (April 23-24)
10am – 7pm CT
1020 S Minnesota Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Event webpage: https://www.sd2022.org/siouxfalls

Additional Information
The campaign has established permanent signing locations across the state where voters can sign the petition. The signing locations can be found here: https://www.sd2022.org/sign

Newly-added signing locations include:
    •    Belle Fourche
    •    Elk Point
    •    Madison
    •    Oacoma-Chamberlain-Kimball
    •    Viborg
    •    Wilmot-Milbank

The locations are also available on the campaign’s Google Map: https://www.southdakotamarijuana.org/map

The campaign has also established a “Petition Hotline” for voters to call or text with questions: 605-269-8552

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South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws (SDBML) is a registered South Dakota statewide ballot question committee.