“This committee, in my opinion, has only made it harder for patients to access medical cannabis.”
The rift between a South Dakota oversight committee and the state’s medical marijuana industry widened Tuesday in Pierre when the committee approved 11 motions, some of which called for tighter regulations.
The motions were not made public before the meeting, and the committee did not take public comment on individual motions. The committee acted on the motions while lacking attendance from four of the group’s 11 members.
The intentions of the Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee in proposing and approving some of the motions were unclear. The motions were not presented as formal rule change proposals or as bills for the legislative session that starts in January.
The topics of the motions varied widely and included recommendations for tighter regulations on the medical marijuana industry, tighter regulation of intoxicating products sold outside of the industry in convenience stores and smoke shops and statements of support or recommendations on an array of other issues.
“My understanding is these are just motions, correct?” said Sen. Lauren Nelson, R-Yankton, a committee member. “So, some of these motions that were approved today will never be heard of again, maybe.
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