South Dakota's high court strikes down recreational pot law - INFORUM

The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled 4-1 on Wednesday, Nov. 24, to uphold a previous injunction by a lower court, declaring the adult use cannabis constitutional amendment measure known as Amendment A was "void in its entirety."

The nearly 40-page ruling deals a blow to legal pot advocates in the state who'd been buoyed when 54% of the largely rural, conservative state's voters surprised the country in approving legal marijuana as a new plank in the state's constitution.

But according to the high court's much-anticipated ruling, the amendment violated a so-called single-subject rule, which requires that voters separately vote on distinct subjects. By encompassing hemp, recreational marijuana and medical marijuana, the voter-approved measure went beyond its legal parameters for adding to the state's constitution.

"[W]e conclude that the submission of Amendment A to the voters plainly and palpably violated Article XXIII," wrote Chief Justice Steven Jensen, who authored the majority opinion.

source: https://www.inforum.com/news/crime-and-courts/7296837-South-Dakotas-high-court-strikes-down-recreational-pot-law

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