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City of Vermillion Working on Medical Marijuana

City of Vermillion Working on Medical Marijuana

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Local governments across South Dakota are hurrying to get medical marijuana ordinances on the books before it becomes legal on July first.

Vermillion City Manager John Prescott says they borrowed a draft ordinance to use as a framework…

Prescott says they want to limit the number and locations of any medical marijuana dispensaries…

Prescott says they have had some interest in a possible license…

The state Departments of Health and Revenue are in the process of writing rules for medical marijuana.

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