# S.D. Codified Laws § 34-20G-2: Cardholders not subject to arrest, prosecution, penalty, or discipline for certain conduct

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C20G_S34-20G-2

## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 34-20G-2
- **Heading:** Cardholders not subject to arrest, prosecution, penalty, or discipline for certain conduct
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 34 / Chapter 20G / Section 34-20G-2

## Text

(l) The medical use of cannabis in accordance with this chapter, if the cardholder does not possess more than the allowable amount of cannabis, and if any cannabis plant is either cultivated in an enclosed, locked facility or is being transported;

(2) Reimbursement by a registered qualifying patient to the patient's registered designated caregiver for direct costs incurred by the registered designated caregiver for assisting with the registered qualifying patient's medical use of cannabis;

(3) Transferring the cannabis to a testing facility;

(4) Compensating a dispensary or a testing facility for goods or services provided;

(5) Selling, transferring, or delivering cannabis seeds produced by the cardholder to a cultivation facility or dispensary; or

(6) Offering or providing cannabis to a cardholder for a registered qualifying patient's medical use, to a nonresident cardholder, or to a dispensary if nothing of value is transferred in return and the person giving the cannabis does not knowingly cause the recipient to possess more than the allowable amount of cannabis.

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

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34-20G-1 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C20G_S34-20G-1.md)
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- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34-20G-5.1 Certification not authorized](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C20G_S34-20G-5.1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34-20G-5.2 Certification--Notification to primary or referring practitioner](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C20G_S34-20G-5.2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34-20G-6 Licensed professionals not subject to discipline for certain conduct](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C20G_S34-20G-6.md)
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- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34-20G-18 Unauthorized conduct](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C20G_S34-20G-18.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34-20G-19 Schools and landlords--Prohibited conduct](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C20G_S34-20G-19.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34-20G-21 Custody and visitation rights--Child neglect or endangerment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C20G_S34-20G-21.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34-20G-22 Employment and drug testing--Adverse action not prohibited for safety-sensitive position](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C20G_S34-20G-22.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34-20G-24 Cannabis at workplace--Drug-free policy permitted--Safe harbor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C20G_S34-20G-24.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34-20G-25.1 Healthcare and accredited prevention or treatment facilities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C20G_S34-20G-25.1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34-20G-27 Cost reimbursement, permission to smoke or vape cannabis on property, permission to cultivate on rental property, permission to allow conduct related to medical cannabis in public buildings not required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C20G_S34-20G-27.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C20G_S34-20G-2. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.