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SD Marijuana Study Committee Signs Off

SD Marijuana Study Committee Signs Off

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The Marijuana Interim Study Committee of the South Dakota legislature held a marathon session this week to come up with proposals for medical and recreational uses of marijuana.

Committee member, Representative Caleb Finck of Tripp, says it was a long process…..

Finck says the medical cannabis program is a hybrid of how many other states operate…

Finck says the focus was still on medical cannabis…

The committee also agreed on a plan to legalize adult use marijuana and tax it. All the proposals will go to the 2022 legislative session.

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