HB1065

Summary

A South Dakota bill to revise the medical purpose affirmative defense available in cannabis prosecutions is scheduled for a hearing. Revisions to the affirmative defense standard affect the legal protections available to patients and potentially to medical cannabis businesses operating in the state.

More South Dakota Cannabis Bills

• SB39Revise provisions relating to industrial hemp.Passed
• HB1099Reschedule the pharmaceutical composition of crystalline polymorph psilocybin in a drug product approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a Schedule IV controlled substance.Passed
• HB1160Repeal the medical marijuana oversight committee.In Committee
• HB1255Require that the Department of Health accept the medical records of a veteran applying for a medical cannabis registry identification card.Introduced
• HB1211Create a digital registry identification card for medical cannabis patients.Introduced
• SB194Limit the potency of cannabis products sold at medical cannabis dispensaries.Introduced
• SB181Cause the repeal of the medical cannabis chapter upon the federal re-scheduling of cannabis.Introduced
• SB143Require that the Department of Health annually report on public health effects of cannabis use.Introduced
• SB95Require that a medical cannabis cardholder provide a card or card number upon request of a law enforcement officer.Introduced
• SB61Ban hemp-derived intoxicants not for medical purposes.Introduced
• HB1053Require that terminal care facilities allow terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis.Introduced