Medical Marijuana on November Ballot Represents Five Years of Work for Emery Woman
“For the past five years, Melissa Mentele and New Approach South Dakota have been fine-tuning a ballot measure that would legalize a medical marijuana program in the state.
With less than six months before the general election in which Initiated Measure 26 will appear on South Dakotans' ballots, Mentele, of Emery, previously expected this to be the time to ramp up campaigning at fairs and other summer events across the state. But with events across South Dakota and the world cancelled or on hold due to COVID-19, those plans have shifted.”