(KELO) — A state lawmaker who helped lead the 2022 election fight against legalizing recreational marijuana in South Dakota now wants to prohibit the state Department of Health from issuing medical-marijuana patient cards to women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Nearly 70% of South Dakota voters favored legalizing medical marijuana in the 2020 election. Last year Deutsch served as treasurer for Protecting South Dakota Kids, a ballot-measure committee opposed to legalizing recreational marijuana for people aged 21 and older. Deutsch also is a past chair for South Dakota Right to Life, which opposes legalized abortion. Severe nausea is one of the debilitating conditions for which a South Dakota patient can receive a medical-marijuana card.

Source: Washington Post January 12, 2023 03:59 UTC