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South Carolina Bans Certain Hemp Ingredients from Food and Beverages

Still other states are cracking down on hemp-based products for their intoxicating properties, making South Carolina's approach to hemp-containing foods one of the most extreme. The South Carolina Department of…

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Cannabeginners: How To Legally Use Cannabis In South Africa

Cannabis is known by different names around the world; in South Africa, it is most commonly referred to as “dagga” (in Afrikaans) or “umthunzi wez’nkukhu” (in Zulu), which translates to…

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South Dakota Police Commission Approves Officer Applicants with Cannabis Records

In South Dakota, two law enforcement officers were recently allowed to use cannabis by the South Dakota Law Enforcement Standards Board.according to south dakota searchlight, the Commission has made decisions…

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Researchers Find CBD-Like Compound in South American Shrub

Another active compound, which researchers call a cannabinoid, was found in another plant species that grows wild like weeds across Brazil, suggesting that the properties of cannabis compounds aren’t entirely…

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South Dakota Anti-Pot Lawmaker Gets Medical Weed Card to Test System

Longtime pot opponent South Dakota legislator Fred Deutsch (Republican, Florence) has repeatedly worked hard to narrow the state’s medical marijuana system as much as possible, and now aims to test…

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Poll: Majority of South Carolina Adults Support Medical, Recreational Cannabis

South Carolina adults seem to support legal medical cannabis, and a majority also support recreational use, according to a new poll. of pollwhich included interviews with 1,657 South Carolina adults…

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Proposals To Crack Down on ‘Pop Up’ Weed Clinics Rejected by South Dakota Lawmakers

An attempt to curb so-called “pop-up” medical cannabis clinics in South Dakota was rejected by state lawmakers on Wednesday. Forum News Service Report The state Senate Committee on Health and…

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South Dakota Senate Authorizes Lawmakers To Set Medical Pot Conditions

South Dakota legislators on Thursday took a step toward making significant changes to the state’s medical cannabis program. The Republican-controlled state Senate approved a bill that expanded the list of…

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Medical Pot on the 2023 Agenda for South Carolina

Medical cannabis advocates in South Carolina are ready to go again as they hope 2023 will finally be the year they legalize medical treatment in the state. Local news station…

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South Dakota Activists Plan New Cannabis Legalization Bill

Despite the failure of recreational marijuana legalization measures to gain majority voter approval in last month’s midterm elections, activists in South Dakota have already launched a new bid to legalize…

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Another Medical Cannabis Clinical Trial Launches in South Africa

A clinical trial was recently initiated by South African Cannabis Institute (CRI) partnered with Releaf Cannabis E-Clinics to see how medical cannabis could help treat opioid addiction. The trial will…

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Pro-Cannabis Group in South Dakota Accuses Officials of Illegal Election Interference

The group behind the 2020 medical marijuana proposal in South Dakota has accused several officials of being involved in an illegal campaign against cannabis promotion measures in the state. A…

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South Dakota Gov. Noem Says She’ll Implement New Weed Law If Passed By Voters

South Dakota Gov. Christy Noem says he won’t get in the way for a second time after successfully filing a legal challenge to voter-approved recreation pot amendments. State voters are…

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Legalization Advocates Bear Down for Difficult Race in South Dakota

Two years ago, South Dakota symbolized a radical shift in attitudes toward marijuana use in America. This state was a red-hot, Trump-loving state that defied conventional wisdom and embraced weed.…

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South Carolina Farmer Sues State Over Destroyed Hemp Crop

A South Carolina farmer filed a lawsuit against the state over the destruction of his hemp crop in 2019. The lawsuit, filed by John Trenton Pendarvis on September 16, claims…

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South Dakota Reservation Bans Alcohol, Allows Cannabis

One of the reservations in South Dakota, the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, does allow legal cannabis, although alcohol is still prohibited on the reservation. In 2020, the Oglala Sioux voted…

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First State-Licensed Medical Dispensary Set to Open in South Dakota

More than a year has passed since the new South Dakota Medical Cannabis Act was officially enforced, but there are still no state-approved clinics to serve patients. It will change…

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