HB1225

South Dakota voters approved recreational marijuana in 2020, and this bill sets up the legal system to regulate and tax the sale of adult-use marijuana by licensed retailers. The bill defines key terms like "adult-use retail marijuana" and "retailers," and establishes that if the constitutional amendment is struck down by the courts, this law automatically repeals. While the legislature emphasizes it doesn't endorse recreational marijuana, it's creating this regulatory framework to ensure the voter-approved system can be properly enforced.