Medical marijuana home cultivation licenses surge in South Dakota

By: Makenzie Huber

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: August 17, 2026

Words: 440

Last Updated: 20 hours, 33 minutes ago

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A South Dakota Health Department official told lawmakers Monday that the number of medical marijuana patients in the state who are licensed to grow medical cannabis at home has grown by more than 1,000% over the past four years.

Whitney Brunner, administrator of the state’s medical cannabis program, told the legislative Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee during a meeting at the Capitol in Pierre that the number of home cultivators grew from 61 in fiscal year …

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