Employment and drug testing.

Except as provided in this chapter, a registered qualifying patient who uses cannabis for a medical purpose shall be afforded all the same rights under state and local law, as the person would be afforded if the person were solely prescribed a pharmaceutical medication, as it pertains to:

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 34-20G-22

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

(1) Any interaction with a person’s employer;

(2) Drug testing by a person’s employer; or

(3) Drug testing required by any state or local law, agency, or government official.

Source: Initiated Measure No. 26, approved Nov. 3, 2020, eff. Jul. 1, 2021.