ENTITLED An Act to restrict the use of medical cannabis for individuals on probation or conditional release.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 34-20G:

In order for an individual who is serving a probationary sentence under the supervision of the Unified Judicial System or who is on conditional release or parole from a state correctional facility under the legal custody of the Department of Corrections to utilize medical cannabis, the individual's practitioner must attest that the use of medical cannabis is:

(1) Consistent with the medical standard of care for the treatment of the individual’s documented debilitating medical condition and any symptoms associated with the debilitating medical condition;

(2) Reasonable in light of the practitioner’s observation and the individual's physical examination, diagnostic test results, medical history, and reported symptoms; and

(3) Reasonable in light of the risks and benefits of medical cannabis as compared to the risks and benefits of other treatment options for the individual’s debilitating medical condition and any symptoms associated with the debilitating medical condition.

An Act to restrict the use of medical cannabis for individuals on probation or conditional release.