South Dakota Initiated Measure 27

Ballot measure in South Dakota legalizing marijuana

Initiated Measure 27

November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	163,584	47.08%
No	183,879	52.92%
Valid votes	347,463	97.97%
Invalid or blank votes	7,207	2.03%
Total votes	354,670	100.00%
Registered voters/turnout	597,073	59.4%

Source: South Dakota Secretary of State

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Ballot measures

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2008: Measure 9; Measure 10

2020: Amendment A; Measure 26

2024: Amendment G

South Dakota Initiated Measure 27 was a 2022 voter initiative to legalize non-medical cannabis in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The initiative was certified by the South Dakota Secretary of State for the 2022 ballot on May 25, 2022.^[1]^[2] South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws (SDBML) organized the petition drive, and it was opposed by Protecting South Dakota Kids.^[3]

The initiative received a 52.92% no vote in the November 2022 election, and did not become law.^[2]^[3]

References

^ Joe Sneve (May 25, 2022). "South Dakota marijuana legalization heads back to ballot in November 2022 election". Sioux Falls Argus Leader – via Yahoo! News.
^ ^a ^b "South Dakota Initiated Measure 27, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2022)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Taylor Simone Mitchell; Tim Paradis; Hanna Kang (November 17, 2022). "Results: South Dakota voters reject the legalization of marijuana use for adults". Business Insider.