Update: Lederman has been forced from his post as SDGOP chair after howls from the extreme white wing now the chasm separating the establishment Republicans from the principled conservatives in South Dakota is widening even more.
Lederman faced criticism during the 2022 statewide convention from people such as state Rep. Taffy Howard of Rapid City. State Sen. John Wiik of Big Stone City reportedly has support from Gov. Kristi Noem to succeed Lederman. [Bob Mercer, twitter comment]Wiik is considered a shoo-in for the SDGOP chair. His twitter feed reads like a Trumper’s wet dream: NRA, Hillsdale and white supremacy.
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The chairman of the South Dakota Republican Party is principal of Dakota Health and Wellness, awarded a cannabis cultivation permit in Union County on 4/20 of this year, no less. By all appearances Lederman could use a little health and wellness.
Lawmakers want to make it more difficult to expand the list of conditions that might qualify a citizen for a medical marijuana card. Monument Health, the major health care provider for Rapid City and the surrounding area, also leaves decisions in the hands of its practitioners, according to spokesperson Stephany Chalbert. Like Avera, Monument does not disclose whether its providers are authorized by the state to prescribe cannabis. Dr. Jeremy Cauwels, chief physician at Sanford Health, had a similar response, saying only that the system does not endorse or oppose medical cannabis use. [Lawmakers look to restrict expansion of medical cannabis conditions]It’s no secret this interested party would like to see Israel rolled back to 1917 borders and its Jewish inhabitants moved to Utah or Nevada. Remember State Senator Dan Lederman and lawyer Joel Arends teamed up to run Annette Bosworth in the 2014 US Senate primary in South Dakota to deflect attention from former governor Mike Rounds and to siphon resources from more viable candidates. Rounds is stained by the EB-5 Bendagate scandal as are his successor, Gov. Dennis Daugaard and Attorney General Marty Jackley.
Why anyone would want to be on a list that could lead to harassment in Kristi Noem’s South Dakota remains a mystery.
Recall that the Trump Organization’s attorney general rescinded the Cole memo and freed tribal nations to pursue cannabis economic development in states like southern Dakota so expect my home state’s attorney general to sue the Biden administration for reasons we can only imagine.
In a related story, a Black Hills town named for a war criminal has snuffed therapeutic cannabis operations within the city limits but will burn a native insect in effigy once again instead.
Democratic former South Dakota legislator, Ben Nesselhuf, who owns True North Dispensary, hopes to have his cannabis operation open by the end of the year in North Sioux City.
Image lifted from The Dakota Scout.
Republican South Dakota @senatorrounds was governor when the state sold green cards to Chinese investors some of whom bought land. @sdgop @danlederman works for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia not on the ban list. #eb5 https://t.co/TaC2zwlBsE
— interested party (@larry_kurtz) November 15, 2022
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