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SD Attorney General Marty Jackley Supports DEA on Marijuana Classification

SD Attorney General Marty Jackley Supports DEA on Marijuana Classification

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The US Drug Enforcement Agency has denied a request to reconsider how it treats marijuana under federal drug control laws, keeping it in the most restrictive category.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says while he agrees with the DEA, he supports a further look into any medical properties of marijuana……

Jackley says he has been working with the DEA and other federal agencies to take another look…..

Jackley says recent indictments around the proposed marijuana growing project by the Flandreau Sioux Tribe show the limits…………

Jackley says recent marijuana ballot initiative attempts in the state were too broadly written.

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