Medical dispensaries are closing after SD’s rejection of recreational marijuana

At least eight have shuttered over concerns about competition, regulations and falling cardholder numbers

Dec 27, 2024

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Unity Rd., a medical cannabis dispensary in Hartford, closed in November. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight)

The trouble signs started about a year in.

B.J. Olson had opened his medical cannabis dispensary, called “Unity Rd.,” in the summer of 2022, less than a month after medical pot sales became legal in South Dakota.

That first month or two, things we…

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John Hult SD Searchlight

John is the senior reporter for South Dakota Searchlight. He has more than 15 years experience covering criminal justice, the environment and public affairs in South Dakota, including more than a decade at the Sioux falls Argus Leader.