Cannabis industry advocates said Monday that they need representation on the state's Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee.
The committee also learned that the number of patient cards issued in South Dakota has continued to fall since a February peak, sparking concern from the group's patient representative about cannabis card denials.
South Dakota's medical cannabis program is governed by both state law and a set of administrative rules interpreting those laws for use in the day-to-day operations of the program.
The issues presented by the cannabis industry on Monday were largely related to rules, not the medical cannabis chapter of South Dakota law. Most of those issues could be resolved through the rulemaking process, but the committee didn't review any potential rule changes at its meeting in Pierre.
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