Bill > HB1101

This bill aims to repeal multiple sections of South Dakota's existing medical marijuana law, effectively eliminating the state's medical cannabis program. Specifically, the bill would remove provisions related to qualifying patients, designated caregivers, medical cannabis establishments, registry identification cards, and various protections and regulations surrounding medical marijuana use. The changes would impact how medical cannabis is defined, prescribed, possessed, and used, removing previous protections for patients, practitioners, and medical cannabis businesses. Key areas affected include patient rights, caregiver designations, medical cannabis establishment operations, confidentiality provisions, and the oversight mechanisms that were previously in place to regulate the medical marijuana program. By repealing these sections, the bill would effectively dismantle the existing medical marijuana framework in South Dakota, potentially leaving patients without legal protections for medical cannabis use and eliminating the infrastructure that was developed to manage the program.

Health and Social Services

https://sdlegislature.gov/#/Session/Bill/25711