South Dakota voted ‘No’ on IM 29, which would have allowed adults 21 and older to legally possess, grow, ingest and distribute recreational marijuana.

South Dakota voters are deciding whether to add protections for abortion rights to the state constitution and potentially overturn the state’s abortion ban.

Votes continue to trickle in across South Dakota as polls have closed across the state but with 89% of the precincts reporting, Initiated Measure 29 has been defeated. IM29 would have legalized the possession,

Recreational marijuana will remain illegal in South Dakota. Voters rejected Initiated Measure 29. The measure would’ve legalized the growth, possession, ingestion, and distribution of the drug. Hundreds of thousands of voters across the state weighed in on the future of recreational marijuana in South Dakota.