South Dakota’s estimated $66 million medical marijuana industry supports a law-enforcement crackdown on intoxicating hemp THC products.
The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office recently conducted a sting operation targeting hemp-based THC products at eight smoke shops and convenience stores in the Rapid City area.
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Jeremiah Murphy, a lobbyist for the Cannabis Industry Association of South Dakota, told the state’s Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee on Tuesday that hemp-derived alternatives put the state’s modest MMJ industry at a disadvantage, according to the South Dakota Searchlight.
Hemp access hurting South Dakota MMJ
There are only about 14,000 patients in the state, and MMJ advocates contend that the number will go down because of access to hemp.
“Why do I go to a doctor and pay him
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