require that a medical cannabis cardholder provide a card or card number upon request of a law enforcement officer.

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require that a medical cannabis cardholder provide a card or card number upon request of a law enforcement officer.

require that a medical cannabis cardholder provide a card or card number upon request of a law enforcement officer.

What This Bill Does

• require that a medical cannabis cardholder provide a card or card number upon request of a law enforcement officer.
• Official keyword topics: Law Enforcement Medical Cannabis Public Health and Safety Official sponsor note: Senators <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4794/Detail">Nelson</a> (prime), <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4740/Detail">Carley</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4769/Detail">Jensen (Kevin)</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4800/Detail">Perry</a>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4835/Detail">Zikmund</a> and Representatives <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4752/Detail">Garcia</a> (prime), <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4731/Detail">Andera</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4733/Detail">Auch</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4737/Detail">Baxter</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4750/Detail">Fitzgerald</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4755/Detail">Greenfield</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4770/Detail">Jensen (Phil)</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4772/Detail">Jorgenson</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4789/Detail">Moore</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4796/Detail">Novstrup</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4816/Detail">Schaefbauer</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4818/Detail">Schwans</a>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4820/Detail">Sjaarda</a>

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Official Summary Text

require that a medical cannabis cardholder provide a card or card number upon request of a law enforcement officer.
Official keyword topics:
Law Enforcement
Medical Cannabis
Public Health and Safety
Official sponsor note: Senators <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4794/Detail">Nelson</a> (prime), <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4740/Detail">Carley</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4769/Detail">Jensen (Kevin)</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4800/Detail">Perry</a>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4835/Detail">Zikmund</a> and Representatives <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4752/Detail">Garcia</a> (prime), <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4731/Detail">Andera</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4733/Detail">Auch</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4737/Detail">Baxter</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4750/Detail">Fitzgerald</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4755/Detail">Greenfield</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4770/Detail">Jensen (Phil)</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4772/Detail">Jorgenson</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4789/Detail">Moore</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4796/Detail">Novstrup</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4816/Detail">Schaefbauer</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4818/Detail">Schwans</a>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4820/Detail">Sjaarda</a>

Current Bill Text

26.353.13 101st Legislative Session 95

2026 South Dakota Legislature
Senate Bill 95

Introduced by: Senator Nelson

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An Act to require that a medical cannabis cardholder provide a card or card number 1
upon request of a law enforcement officer. 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA: 3
Section 1. That § 34-20G-2 be AMENDED: 4
34-20G-2. A cardholder is not subject to arrest, prosecution, or penalty of any 5
kind, or denial of any right or privilege, including any civil penalty or disciplinary action by 6
a court or occupational or professional licensing board or bureau, and may not be denied 7
any right or privilege for: 8
(l) The medical use of cannabis in accordance with this chapter, if the provided that: 9
(a) The cardholder does not possess more than the allowable amount of 10
cannabis, and if any; and 11
(b) Any cannabis plant possessed by the cardholder is either cultivated in an 12
enclosed, locked facility, or is being transported; 13
(2) Reimbursement by a registered qualifying patient to the patient's registered 14
designated caregiver for direct costs incurred by the registered designated 15
caregiver for assisting with the registered qualifying patient's medical use of 16
cannabis; 17
(3) Transferring the cannabis to a testing facility; 18
(4) Compensating a dispensary or a testing facility for goods or services provided; 19
(5) Selling, transferring, or delivering cannabis seeds produced by the a cardholder to 20
a cultivation facility or dispensary; or 21
(6) Offering or providing cannabis to a cardholder for a registered qualifying patient's 22
medical use, to a nonresident cardholder, or to a dispensary if, provided that 23
nothing of value is transferred in return , and the person cardholder giving the 24
cannabis does not knowingly cause the recipient to possess more than the 25
allowable amount of cannabis. 26
26.353.13 2 95
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a cardholder is subject to arrest 1
pursuant to chapter 23A-3 if, upon request of a law enforcement officer, the cardholder 2
does not provide the cardholder's registry identification card or registry identification card 3
number. 4
Section 2. That § 34-20G-3 be AMENDED: 5
34-20G-3. No A nonresident cardholder is not subject to arrest, prosecution, or 6
penalty in any manner , or denied any right or privilege , including any civil penalty or 7
disciplinary action by a business or occupational or professional licensing board or entity, 8
and may not be denied any right or privilege, for transporting, purchasing, possessing, or 9
using medical cannabis in accordance with this chapter, if the nonresident cardholder does 10
not possess more than three ounces of cannabis and the quantity of cannabis products 11
established by rules promulgated by the department under § 34-20G-72. 12
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a nonresident cardholder is 13
subject to arrest pursuant to chapter 23A-3 if, upon request of a law enforcement officer, 14
the nonresident cardholder does not provide the nonresident cardholder's: 15
(1) Registry identification card; or 16
(2) Registry identification card number. 17