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How to build a thriving cannabis industry in South Dakota

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Ned Horsted, the Executive Director of the Cannabis Industry Association of South Dakota (CIASD).

On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Ned Horsted, the Executive Director of the Cannabis Industry Association of South Dakota (CIASD). Business of Cannabis partnered with the CIASD this month for an online event looking at how the cannabis industry is developing in South Dakota following success medical and recreational cannabis ballot measures in November 2020. This conversation was recorded as part of that program. Horsted’s organization aims to build a thriving industry in South Dakota that could be a model for newly legalizing states to follow.

Learn more about the Cannabis Industry Association of South Dakota.

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