PIERRE, (KCCR) — A refreshed Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee held it’s first meeting under new membership Monday in Pierre. The Committee took over three and a half hours of testimony from state agencies and industry representatives to give members a status check on the program. Captain Matt Oxner with the South Dakota Highway Patrol says troopers have growing concern over the increasing number of medical cannabis cards they’re encountering…
Oxner says some troopers are finding marijuana in unlabeled packaging…
Oxner says he doesn’t have specific numbers but troopers are noticing a larger number of students crossing paths with marijuana…
Oxner says a growing concern for law enforcement is the number of parolees being issued medical marijuana card and its one of many subjects the committee will research before its next meeting.
