About Us

About Us

SouthDakotaStateCannabis.org is an organization for learning about past, current and emerging trends in the cannabis industry. We provide timely information to help established and intending growers, manufacturers, sellers, and consumers of cannabis and cannabis products understand the current state of the industry. Our data-driven research discusses the journey towards cannabis legalization in South Dakota and the current regulatory environment relating to medical and recreational cannabis.

Our chief goal at SouthDakotaStateCannabis.org is to make it easier for readers to understand the South Dakota cannabis industry and its impact on our state. Towards this end, we strive to educate South Dakota residents about cannabis legislation in the state by explaining current laws, highlighting their limits, discussing their impacts, and providing up-to-date information on how to obtain the licenses required to participate in South Dakota cannabis marketplace.

We Help…

Consumers Learn about Recreational and Medical Uses of Cannabis

At SouthDakotaStateCannabis.org, we care deeply that our readers have the right information to safely use cannabis and cannabis products. Therefore, we help them understand South Dakota regulations on cannabis usage as well as the state’s age and conditional restrictions. We also help readers know where they can buy cannabis in the state and the quantities they are allowed to legally possess. Consumers requiring medical cannabis will have access to a trove of information regarding medical conditions approved for cannabis therapy in South Dakota and how to obtain a medical marijuana card in the state.

Businesses Understand and Navigate South Dakota Cannabis Legislation

Establishing the historic context of the legalization of cannabis in South Dakota is only the first step in understanding the state’s cannabis legalization. We provide insightful analyses on the current state of cannabis laws in South Dakota and the restrictions still placed on the cultivation, distribution, and usage of cannabis in the state. Growers, manufacturers, and dispensary owners will also find the information they need to obtain and maintain the licenses required to establish and grow their cannabis businesses.

Industry Watchers Follow the Socioeconomic Impacts of Legalizing Cannabis in South Dakota

South Dakota went from being staunchly against cannabis to almost becoming the only state to legalize medical and recreational marijuana at the same time. However, while voters there approved medical marijuana on the 2020 ballot, the amendment that put the recreational marijuana question on the ballot was declared unconstitutional. We provide an in-depth analysis of changing attitudes towards marijuana legalization in South Dakota, the state with the harshest cannabis laws in the US.