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<p>24 January 2025</p>
<p><a href="https://southdakotastatecannabis.org/medical">South Dakota’s medical marijuana</a> program faces repeal as Republican lawmaker Travis Ismay introduces <a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/#/Session/Bill/25711">House Bill 1101</a>, aiming to overturn the voter-approved MMJ law. With support from four other GOP legislators, the bill threatens to shut down dispensaries and remove access for over 11,000 patients. The move comes after South Dakotans rejected recreational cannabis legalization in 2022 and 2024, and as the state’s medical marijuana industry struggles with declining patient numbers and competition from hemp-derived THC products. If passed, this bill would effectively end <a href="https://southdakotastatecannabis.org/dispensaries">legal cannabis in South Dakota</a>.</p>
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24 January 2025 – South Dakota’s medical marijuana program is under threat as GOP lawmaker Travis Ismay introduces House Bill 1101, aiming to repeal the voter-approved medical cannabis law. The move could force dispensary closures and strip access from over 11,000 patients. As the industry struggles with declining patient numbers and competition from hemp-derived THC, the bill’s fate remains uncertain

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