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South Dakota should legalize recreational marijuana for adults.
South Dakota allows medical marijuana, but recreational use is illegal. Voters approved legalization in 2020, which the state Supreme Court struck down, and rejected it in 2022 and 2024.
Dan Ahlers
when the people of South Dakota passed recreational medicinal marijuana, the governor worked with law enforcement to undo the will of the people
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- Verified AI research, accepted by the VoteVera editor on Sep 30, 2026.
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- Website danahlers.com (How verified)
- X @ahlers_dan (How verified)
- Facebook @danahlersforsd (How verified)
- Instagram @danahlersforsd (How verified)
- Debate recording Sept 5, 2026 gubernatorial debate, South Dakota Farmers Union (State Fair) (How verified)
- Official government sites. congress.gov, senate.gov, house.gov, govinfo.gov, fec.gov, sd.gov, sdlegislature.gov, sdsos.gov, state.sd.us
- Archived snapshots of any of these pages (web.archive.org).
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