South Dakota judge rejects amendment legalizing marijuana

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By STEPHEN GROVES

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota judge on Monday struck down a voter-approved constitutional amendment that legalized recreational marijuana after Gov. Kristi Noem’s administration challenged it.

Circuit Judge Christina Klinger ruled the measure approved by voters in November violated the state’s requirement that constitutional amendments deal with just one subject and would have created broad changes to state government.

“Amendment A is a revision as it has far-reaching effects on the basic nature of South Dakota’s governmental system,” she wrote in her ruling.

Brendan Johnson, who sponsored the amendment and represented a pro-marijuana group in court, said it was preparing an appeal to South Dakota’s Supreme Court.


Read more: https://apnews.com/article/constitutions-south-dakota-recreational-marijuana-marijuana-kristi-noem-c990e08307ca5016d789f7504cb6e7e6

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Same reason they stopped the vote in Nebraska after a petition drive succeeded.

[LudwigPastorius]

1. Democracy?

We can't have that. Now can we?

Another Republican-appointed judge proving that the GOP is anti-democratic and anti-American...

[Scalded Nun]

2. Hey South Dakota

This is the life you have chosen. Don't choke on it.

[NBachers]

3. South Dakota GOP introduces legislation that would allow state to nullify Biden executive orders.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/south-dakota-gop-introduces-legislation-that-would-allow-state-to-nullify-biden-executive-orders/ar-BB1dvfNH?ocid=msedgdhp

[Crash2Parties]

4. South Dakota, dedicated to small government

...and an undying dedication to use government to punish "sinners".

[roamer65]

5. Noem is a useless bag of shit.

[Roy Rolling]

6. The Whole South Dakota Government System?

“Far-reaching effects” to the SD government system? Legal weed destroys the entire SD government?

What a weak government.

[Mr. Ected]

7. I remember when the GOP's chief concern was judicial activists on the bench

I guess the key word there was "Democrat", as it always is, hypocritical bunch they are.

[riversedge]

8. seems SD likes the prison industry and fines they can collect

[OldBaldy1701E]

9. Well

Rooking their relatively small population won't make them insanely rich, and smoking the reefer creates hippies (who are notoriously liberal), so...

[Tommymac]

11. +420

Hammer.
Nail.
Head...

[hunter]

12. Selective enforcement as well.

People who are not the right sort of Christian White Republican are persecuted, "good" pot-smoking White Republicans get a stern warning, if anything.

God save the Black person person caught smoking pot in South Dakota.

[bluestarone]

10. RIGGED RIGGED RIGGED!!!!!!!

South Dakota Government is AGAINST the people!! People need to wake the fuck up and VOTE these assholes OUT!