Nutraceutical means health focused dietary supplements that are derived from food and plants.
Possession of cannabis means possessing cannabis material outside the body.
Cannabis or cannabis means material (stems, leaves, flowers, seeds, derivatives) of the plant species Cannabis sp..
Whereas appropriate growth and consumption of cannabis increases public health due to verifiable nutriceutical properties of cannabis
Whereas constricted cannabis supply encourages smoking, smoking is the least healthy means of consumption of cannabis, and smoking is an issue in the public interest
Whereas safer methods of cannabis consumption use larger amounts of cannabis flower
Whereas first hand verification of growing methods provides the most assurance about cannabis quality to the consumer of the cannabis
Whereas confirmation of cannabis quality is in the public interest
Whereas growing in a controlled environment system increases nutritional quality, provides greater physical security, and increases the yield of cannabis
Whereas cleaner consumable cannabis is in the public health interest
Whereas government financial barriers to obtaining cannabis unduly reduces consumer choice
Whereas effective law enforcement on South Dakota streets, roads, and highways is in the public interest
Accredited South Dakota Universities shall be immune from prosecution for research regarding cannabis effects, best practice growing and harvesting methods, processing, consumption, sales, distribution, and other cannabis related topics in the public interest.
Accredited South Dakota Universities shall seek to lower cost of installation and maintenance of closed environment growing systems on behalf of South Dakota cannabis farmers.
The South Dakota Department of Health shall immediately fund the means to anonymously test cannabis samples on behalf of South Dakota cannabis consumers.
Anonymous cannabis samples submitted for testing shall not be used as a legal precursor for prosecution of individuals submitting samples for testing.
Cannabis producers shall make a good faith effort to adhere to best practices in organic growing methods using controlled environment systems.
A South Dakota resident age 21 years or older may legally possess 64 ounces of cannabis flower, whether growing or harvested.
Possession or consumption of cannabis shall not degrade individual rights codified in the US Constitution.
Nothing in this enclosure diminishes the rights of law enforcement to prosecute individuals for driving dangerously.
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