Lawmakers make it official: Annual fees for Medical pot businesses will jump 70% Image Cannabis News August 23, 2024 Health department says price hike is meant in part to address future needs. Lawmakers voted 4-1 on Tuesday to finalize a nearly 70% hike to the price of a medical marijuana business license. Sen. Red Dawn Foster, D-Pine Ridge, was the lone member on the Legislature’s Rules Review Committee to oppose Medical Cannabis News South Dakota Searchlight