An effort by a Republican lawmaker in South Dakota to overturn a 2020 voter-approved medical marijuana legalization law was killed in committee.
According to South Dakota Public Broadcasting, state Rep. Travis Ismay’s attempt to overturn the state’s MMJ program, House Bill 1101, failed in the House of Representatives’ Health and Human Services Committee by a 7-6 vote on Tuesday.
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Ismay attempted to repeal Initiated Measure 26 through a ballot referendum in 2023 – before he was elected to the House – but that effort also failed.
IM 26 was overwhelmingly approved by voters with nearly 70% support after they had opposed two similar measures.
In that 2020 election, voters also approved an adult-use ballot measure, but that victory was ultimately struck down
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