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This bill proposes to repeal the existing chapter in South Dakota law that governs medical cannabis, which is a substance used for medicinal purposes. The repeal would only take effect upon a significant federal change: specifically, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reclassifies cannabis from its current federal drug schedule to Schedule III, a category for drugs with a lower potential for abuse and accepted medical use. The bill outlines that this repeal will be triggered ninety days after the state's Attorney General officially informs the code counsel and the Department of Health of this federal reclassification, referencing a specific federal statute (21 U.S.C. § 812). Once notified, the Department of Health is then required to inform all registered medical cannabis patients (cardholders) and businesses (medical cannabis establishments) about the federal change and the exact date the medical cannabis chapter will no longer be in effect.

Health and Social Services

https://sdlegislature.gov/#/Session/Bill/26944