Here's possible link between prison work and government opposition to marijuana legalization: In 1995, Governor Bill Janklow established a temporary minimum-se

Here's possible link between prison work and government opposition to marijuana legalization: In 1995, Governor Bill Janklow established a temporary minimum-security unit of fifty male inmates in Pierre. These inmates were deployed on a variety of deferred maintenance projects throughout the Capital complex. That initial effort was a total success and the program was expanded to include all minimum-security inmates. [1] [1]https://doc.sd.gov/adult/work/ https://doc.sd.gov/adult/work/ [In 2020] South Dakota became the first state to simultaneously approve legalization of medical and recreational marijuana.[...] Thanks to a legal challenge backed by Noem, the initiative has been blocked, and it may never take effect.[2] https://reason.com/2021/04/21/how-an-anti-pot-governor-blocked-voter-approved-legalization-in-south-dakota/ https://reason.com/2021/04/21/how-an-anti-pot-governor-block...