Cannabis Regulations in Minnehaha County, SD (2026)
2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
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Dispensary Zoning
Minnehaha County has not opted out of medical cannabis, but Ordinance MC60-21 caps the county to one licensed dispensary at a time and bars cultivation, testing, and manufacturing facilities entirely. Every dispensary must also secure separate county zoning and land use approval before opening.
Minnehaha County Medical Cannabis Dispensary Limit
Significant RestrictionsMC60-21, Section 2.a(2)(i)-(ii)
Minnehaha County shall only issue a medical cannabis establishment license to one (1) medical cannabis dispensary that may be registered by the State of South Dakota to operate within Minnehaha County at any given time; Minnehaha County shall not issue a medical cannabis establishment license to any cultivation facility, testing facility, or product manufacturing facility.
Buffer Zones
A medical cannabis dispensary applicant in Minnehaha County must certify its proposed location complies with all county zoning requirements, including distance from single-family dwellings, schools, churches, public use facilities, parks, and any other medical cannabis dispensary, before the county will process the license application.
Minnehaha County Cannabis Dispensary Distance Rule
Significant RestrictionsMC60-21, Section 3.d(4)
A certification that the location of the prospective medical cannabis establishment is in compliance with all County zoning requirements, including without limitation distance from single family dwellings, schools, churches, public use facilities, parks, and other medical cannabis dispensaries;
Cannabis Regulations by City in Minnehaha County
1 cities in Minnehaha County have their own cannabis regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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