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How conservative South Dakota could be at the forefront of legalizing marijuana
South Dakota is one of five states that has a marijuana legalization ballot measure in this year's election.
abcnews.go.com
Four other states have marijuana related ballot measures.
While ruby red South Dakota may not be a swing state in the presidential election -- it may be at the forefront of the green revolution as one of five states where recreational and medical marijuana legalization are up for a vote this election year.
And it is the only state where both forms of legalization will be on the ballot.
Matthew Schweich, the deputy director of the nonprofit group the Marijuana Policy Project, which has been running campaigns across the country to legalize, told ABC News this is the first time in U.S. history that a state has had two ballot measures to ask voters for approval for recreational and medical marijuana during an election year.
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While there is some opposition from Republican Gov. Kristi Noem and South Dakota business owners over the recreational ballot, Schweich noted that more than 50,000 residents signed on to that initiative and more than 30,000 signatures for the medical provision.
