Supporters and opponents of a marijuana legalization initiative in South Dakota have released new ads as they work to convince voters to take their side at the ballot box next month.
The pressure is on for activists, who are facing a skeptical electorate according to recent polling that shows the measure trailing, despite the fact that voters previously approved a legalization measure in 2020 only for it to be overturned in the courts.
In a new ad, South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws (SDBML) emphasized that “politicians used a legal technicality to overturn the law,” referencing a lawsuit supported by the office of Gov. Kristi Noem (R) that ended in the state Supreme Court invalidating the voter-approved initiative on procedural grounds because it determined the measure violated a single-subject rule.
“We’re still clogging up our courts and wasting police resources on marijuana arrests instead of focusing on real crime and seriously ill people including veterans with PTSD and cancer patients who still face difficulty accessing medical marijuana,” the ad says. “We can restore the will of the people, fight crime and end suffering by voting yes on Measure 27.”
SDBML is doing what it can to get out the vote
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