South Dakota medical cannabis operators soon will have to pay almost double for their registration certificates.
The cost of an annual registration is rising from $5,310 to $9,000 under a new law, Sioux Falls-based TV station KELO reported.
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According to KELO, the fee increase will impact:
78 dispensaries. 40 cultivators. 21 manufacturers. Three testing facilities, including the state public health laboratory.
Under Senate Bill 43 – which Gov. Kristi Noem signed into law March 14 after it passed both chambers – takes effect July 1.
The new law requires the South Dakota health department, which regulates the state’s MMJ program, to raise the registration fee to $9,000 no later than Sept. 30, KELO noted.
South Dakota voters legalized medical marijuana in
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