South Dakota: Possible medical marijuana measure advances

South Dakotans might get a chance to decide whether medical marijuana should be allowed.

The Attorney General's Office said Tuesday that an explanation for an initiated measure to legalize marijuana has been filed with the Secretary of State's Office.

Melissa Mentele, the founder of an advocacy organization that has helped two families relocate to Colorado, authored the measure. Despite past failure to legalize medical marijuana use in the state, she feels confident this latest measure will garner strong support.

"Personally I think it's a slam dunk," she said. "I think there is so much science out there that people can't dispute it."

The initiative would allow qualifying patients to get a registration card from the South Dakota Health Department that details their medical condition. Non-South Dakota residents would be allowed to use their registration cards from other states.

Patients would be allowed 3 ounces of marijuana and a minimum of...

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