South Dakota

Arrest Protection	0/40
Affirmative Defense	0/15
Parental Rights Protections	0/10
DUI Protections	0/5
Employment Protections	0/5
Explicit Privacy Standards	0/7
Housing Protections	0/5
Does Not Create New Criminal Penalties for Patients	0/5
Organ Transplants	0/5
Reciprocity	0/3

Allows Distribution Programs	0/40
– Allows Access to Dried Flowers	0/15
– Allows Delivery	0/5
– No Sales Tax or Reasonable Sales Tax	0/5
– Allows for a Reasonable Number of Dispensaries	0/5
– Does Not Require Vertical Integration	0/2
– Ownership/Employment Restrictions	0/2
– Provisions for Labor Standards	0/2
– Environmental Impact Regulations	0/2
– Choice of Dispensary Without Restrictions	0/2
Noncommercial Cultivation	0/20
– Personal Cultivation	0/15
– Collective Gardening	0/5
Explicit Right to Edibles/Concentrates/Other Forms	0/10
Does not Impose Bans or Limits on THC	0/10
Does not Impose Bans on CBD	0/10
Local Bans/Zoning	0/10

Comprehensive Qualifying Conditions	0/50
Adding New Conditions	0/10
– Law/Regulations Allow for New Conditions	0/5
– System Works for Adding New Conditions	0/5
Reasonable Access for Minors	0/10
Reasonable Caregiver Background Checks	0/4
Number of Caregivers	0/2
Patient/Practitioner-Focused Task Force or Advisory Board	0/2
Reasonable Fees (Patients and Caregivers)	0/10
Allows Multiple-Year Registrations	0/2
Reasonable Physician Requirements	0/5
Does Not Classify Cannabis as a Medicine of Last Resort	0/5

Patients Able to Access Medicine at Dispensaries or by Cultivation	0/50
No Significant Administrative or Supply Problems	0/15
Patients Can Receive Legal Protections Within Reasonable Time Frame of Doctor's Recommendation	0/10
Reasonable Possession Limits	0/5
Reasonable Purchase Limits	0/5
Allows Patients to Medicate Where They Choose	0/5
Covered by Insurance/State Health Aid	0/3
Financial Hardship (Fee Waivers/Discount Medicine)	0/7

Dispensing	0/25
Staff Training	0/5
Standard Operating Procedures	0/5
– Facility Sanitary Conditions	0/1.25
– Storage Protocols	0/1.25
– Reasonable Security Protocols	0/1.25
– Inventory Control	0/1.25
Recall Protocol and Adverse Event Reporting	0/5
Product Labeling	0/5
– Product Contents, Including Source Material Identification	0/1.67
– Allergens	0/1.67
– Potency/Compound Identification	0/1.67
Required Testing	0/5
– Active Compound Identification	0/1.67
– Contaminants	0/1.67
– Potency	0/1.67
Grow/Cultivation	0/25
Staff Training	0/5
Standard Operating Procedures	0/5
– Facility and Equipment Sanitary Conditions	0/0.71
– Workforce Safety Protocols	0/0.71
– Storage Protocols (Short-Term and Long-Term Storage)	0/0.71
– Reasonable Security Protocols	0/0.71
– Batch and Lot Tracking	0/0.71
– Disposal/Waste	0/0.71
– Water Management	0/0.71
Pesticide Guidance	0/5
– Pesticide Guidance	0/2.5
– Pesticide Labeling	0/2.5
Required Testing	0/5
– Active Ingredient Identification	0/1.25
– Contaminants	0/1.25
– Potency	0/1.25
– Sample Retention	0/1.25
Recall Protocol and Adverse Event Reporting	0/5
Manufacturing	0/25
Staff Training	0/5
Standard Operating Procedures	0/5
– Facility and Equipment Sanitary Conditions	0/1
– Workforce Safety Protocols	0/1
– Storage Protocols	0/1
– Reasonable Security Protocols	0/1
– Batch and Lot Tracking	0/1
Product Labeling	0/5
– Product Contents, Including Source Material Identification	0/1.67
– Allergens	0/1.67
– Potency and Compound Information	0/1.67
Required Testing	0/5
– Active Ingredient Identification	0/1
– Contaminants	0/1
– Potency	0/1
– Shelf Life Testing	0/1
– Sample Retention	0/1
Recall Protocol and Adverse Event Reporting	0/5
Laboratory Operations	0/25
Staff Training	0/5
Method Validation in Accordance with AHPA Guidelines	0/5
Result Reporting	0/5
Independent or Third Party	0/5
Standard Operating Procedures and Protocols	0/5
– Equipment and Instrument Calibration	0.00/0.83
– Sample Tracking	0.00/0.83
– Facility and Equipment Sanitary Conditions	0.00/0.83
– Disposal/Waste	0.00/0.83
– Storage Protocols	0.00/0.83
– Workforce Safety Protocols	0.00/0.83

Delivery Available?	0/6
Curbside Pickup Available?	0/2
Medical Cannabis Essential?	0/7
Telemedicine Available?	0/5

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