Cannabis Regulations in South Dakota (2026)
10 rules on the books across South Dakota, 4 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Home Cultivation
Rules for growing cannabis plants at home, including plant count limits, indoor vs. outdoor growing, and visibility and odor requirements.
Dispensary Zoning
Where cannabis businesses may locate, the zones that allow retail, the buffer distances from schools and parks, and the cities that ban commercial cannabis activity entirely.
South Dakota: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsSouth Dakota's medical cannabis program under SDCL 34-20G licenses dispensaries statewide, but cities and counties…
Read full rule →Lincoln County
Significant RestrictionsIn unincorporated Lincoln County, South Dakota, a medical cannabis dispensary is a Permitted Special Use in the C…
Read full rule →Minnehaha County
Significant RestrictionsMinnehaha County has not opted out of medical cannabis, but Ordinance MC60-21 caps the county to one licensed…
Read full rule →Rapid City
Significant RestrictionsRapid City has not opted out of medical cannabis; instead it zones dispensaries under Municipal Code section 17.50.105…
Read full rule →Sioux Falls
Significant RestrictionsSioux Falls allows only medical cannabis dispensaries and testing facilities, capped at five citywide, and requires…
Read full rule →Buffer Zones
Required minimum distances between cannabis retailers and sensitive uses (schools, parks, day-cares), and between cannabis retailers themselves.
Lincoln County
Significant RestrictionsIn unincorporated Lincoln County, South Dakota, a medical cannabis establishment cannot operate within 1,000 feet of a…
Read full rule →Minnehaha County
Significant RestrictionsA medical cannabis dispensary applicant in Minnehaha County must certify its proposed location complies with all county…
Read full rule →Rapid City
Significant RestrictionsRapid City bars medical cannabis establishments from operating within 1,000 feet of a school, and bars cultivation and…
Read full rule →Sioux Falls
Significant RestrictionsSioux Falls requires medical cannabis dispensaries and testing facilities to certify they sit at least 1,000 feet from…
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