Former Inmates Will Need Special Permission To Obtain Medical Marijuana Under South Dakota Bill
South Dakota Senate advanced a GOP-sponsored cannabis bill that would require parolees and probationers to get additional documents from doctors to become medical marijuana patients. The measure was approved Tuesday in a 29-4 vote and is now heading to a House committee.
The news comes after Governor Kristi Noem signed a bill into law that would allow employers in South Dakota to discipline workers in safety-sensitive roles, such as pilots, construction workers, healthcare professionals, teachers, nursing home employees and truck drivers among others, who test positive for THC.
Under the new bill, individuals on probation or parole will not face restrictions around obtaining a medical marijuana card. Senate Bill 191, sponsored by state Senator Jim Mehlhaff (R) would not prohibit people on supervised release from becoming registered medical marijuana patients but rather will require additional certification from health care practitioners to be provided to a court services officer …