Watch the KELO Story About Senate Bill 1

On Wednesday, March 7th Senate Bill 1 (“SB 1”) cleared its final hurdle by passing the Senate in a close 19-15 vote. SB 1 will expand the list of qualifying conditions for medical cannabis by adding cancer, epilepsy, MS, ALS, PTSD, Crohn’s disease, AIDS, and HIV. It now heads to Governor Noem’s desk.

KELO’s Bridget Bennett covered the legislature’s passage of SB 1. We encourage you to check out this TV story!

Matthew Schweich, Executive Director of SDBML, speaks to KELO.

“Before it was based on symptoms; now it’s based on conditions that have standard definitions in the medical field. Hope is it’s going to give confidence to some doctors and health care providers that are reluctant or hesitant; now they’ll feel comfortable in moving forward with a recommendation,” Matthew Schweich, Executive Director of South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws, said.

“Before it was based on symptoms; now it’s based on conditions that have standard definitions in the medical field,” Said Schweich. “The hope is it’s going to give confidence to some doctors and health care providers that are reluctant or hesitant; now they’ll feel comfortable in moving forward with a recommendation.”

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