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• South Dakota has some of the strictest cannabis laws in the nation. Possession of one edible can result in five years in prison – that is not fair.

• Legalization has been linked with lower rates of alcohol, nicotine, and pain reliever misuse in other states.

• Legalization takes cannabis out of the illicit market where dealers don’t check IDs and could lace the cannabis with a substance more dangerous and instead places it into a market regulated by the state. Regulation is safer for our kids and our communities.

Measure 29 would legalize cannabis for adults 21+. It would allow adults to possess and use cannabis in the privacy of their home.

• Cannabis flower = Two ounces

• Cannabis products (concentrated cannabis) including hashish and extracts = 16 grams

• Cannabis products (non-concentrated cannabis) = 1,600 milligrams of THC

• Cannabis plants = Individuals 21 and older would be legally allowed to cultivate up to six cannabis plants in their private residence as long as the plants are in a locked space and not visible from a public place. The total number of plants at the private residence may not exceed 12, even if more than two adults who are 21 or older live at the residence.

No. Policies like smoke-free and tobacco-free zones will remain in place, as will existing laws against driving under the influence. Cannabis possession for South Dakotans under the age of 21 will remain illegal as well. Finally, Measure 29 would not interfere with any existing workplace requirements including drug testing for cannabis.

Measure 29 does not legalize the sale of marijuana. We hope that the legislature will implement sales during the Spring 2025 session before Measure 29 goes into effect on July 1st, 2025. The legislature would therefore decide where the tax revenue is allocated.

We are confident that the legislature will implement cannabis sales since the South Dakota Senate passed a legalization bill in 2021 and the House majority leader, Representative Will Mortenson stated in a news article recently that “If [the voters] pass Initiated Measure 29, we need to have a good faith effort to put in place a regulatory scheme.”

Measure 29 does not legalize the sale of marijuana because of the single-subject rule. The single-subject rule was approved by voters in 2018 and requires ballot measures to abide by one subject. The single-subject rule is the reason why Amendment A was overturned in court. We would have preferred a more comprehensive policy that includes sales and taxation, but we did not want to risk another court battle.