Governor of South Dakota Kristi Noem
Kristi Lynn NoemEric Trump warns of major challenges for Republicans who do not oppose election results. Trump is again calling for Noem to move to the Thune primaries despite his refusal. (R) issued an executive order on Friday that challenged the constitutionality of an amendment passed by November voters to legalize recreational marijuana in the state.
In the order, Noem argues that the “initiative process used to put” the amendment that sought to legalize marijuana and require the legislature to pass laws guaranteeing access to marijuana for medical use “was inadequate and violated procedures established in the Constitution of South Dakota “.
Noah’s command also indicates that Colonel Rick Miller, superintendent of the road patrol, has the legal capacity to sue for the modification because he is acting on behalf of the governor.
In a lawsuit filed in late November, Miller i Pennington County Sheriff Kevin Thom claimed that the constitutional amendment, Amendment A, violated the rules against amending more than one issue at a time.
Amendment A had incorporated the legalization of marijuana, the regulation of its recreational use, its recording, ensuring access to medical marijuana, and the obligation of state legislators to pass laws governing hemp. .
Instead, Miller and Thom argue that broader revisions of the state constitution should be approved through a constitutional convention, according to The Associated Press.
Meanwhile, South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg’s office (R) and a group of citizens who led the campaign for the amendment, which would take effect on July 1, argued that the amendment covers only one topic: cannabis. .
Amendment A was passed with 54 percent support for the Nov. 3 election, while an independent question on the legalization of medical marijuana received nearly 70 percent.
Noem was one of the biggest opponents to the legalization of marijuana, and called the vote “the wrong decision” in a statement issued two days after the election.