The South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled that Amendment “A” that was passed by voters last November, legalizing recreational marijuana is invalid.

In their opinion the Court ruled, in a four to one decision, that the Amendment violated the single subject rule of the state constitution.
USD Law School Dean Neil Fulton says the Supreme Court went in a different direction than the circuit court….

Fulton says the ruling could apply to other cases…

The Court found that the Amendment embraced three separate and distinct subjects: recreational marijuana, hemp and medical marijuana.

Supporters of the Amendment say all of those relate to cannabis. Fulton says they do have a point…

The Court also noted that they didn’t find any other state where recreational marijuana, hemp and medical marijuana were approved in a single vote.