In the 2024 election, South Dakota voters will again decide on recreational marijuana legalization through Initiated Measure 29.
Rhonda Milstead, director of the anti-marijuana group Protecting South Dakotas Kids, argues that marijuana leads to addiction and provides little economic benefit.
Supporters like Matthew Schweich of South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws counter that legalization has generated significant tax revenue, citing $15 billion across 24 states.
This will be the third time South Dakotans vote on recreational marijuana, after a 2020 victory was overturned by the state Supreme Court and a 2022 defeat.