Sixth Circuit Judge Christina Klinger, based in Pierre, S.D., has issued a written ruling finding that Amendment A, which wrote legal protections for medicinal and recreational marijuana into the state’s constitution in November, violated a requirement that amendments address only a single subject, reports the Associated Press.
The lead attorney representing the legalization effort told Forum News Service on Monday, Feb. 8, they’d appeal the decision.
“We disagree with the ruling and we are preparing our appeal to the South Dakota Supreme Court,” Brendan Johnson said via email.
Pennington County Sheriff Kevin Thom, who’d filed a legal challenge to Amendment A in court, issued a statement in support of Klinger’s ruling.
“The judge’s ruling today solidifies the protections that were sought in the previous passing of Amendment Z,” said Thom, referencing an amendment passed just two years ago that established a “single-subject” rule for constitutional amendments. “It is an honor to defend our state constitution.”
Col. Rick Miller, South Dakota Highway…
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Sixth Circuit Judge Christina Klinger, based in Pierre, S.D., has issued a written ruling finding that Amendment A, which wrote legal protections for medicinal and recreational marijuana into the state’s constitution in November, violated a requirement that amendments address only a single subject, reports the Associated Press.
The lead attorney representing the legalization effort told Forum News Service on Monday, Feb. 8, they’d appeal the decision.
“We disagree with the ruling and we are preparing our appeal to the South Dakota Supreme Court,” Brendan Johnson said via email.
Pennington County Sheriff Kevin Thom, who’d filed a legal challenge to Amendment A in court, issued a statement in support of Klinger’s ruling.
“The judge’s ruling today solidifies the protections that were sought in the previous passing of Amendment Z,” said Thom, referencing an amendment passed just two years ago that established a “single-subject” rule for constitutional amendments. “It is an honor to defend our state constitution.”
Col. Rick Miller, South Dakota Highway…
