26.610.9 101st Legislative Session 80

2026 South Dakota Legislature

Senate Bill 80

Introduced by: Senator Vilhauer

An Act to prohibit the sale of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol products to individuals under the age of twenty-one.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That § 34-20B-117 be AMENDED:

34-20B-117. The following actions are unlawful:

(1) To knowingly sell or distribute a product intended for human consumption containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, THC-O acetate, or hexahydrocannabinol to a person under the age of twenty-one;

(2) The purchase or attempt to purchase, the receipt or attempt to receive, the possession, or the consumption of, a product intended for human consumption containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, THC-O acetate, or hexahydrocannabinol to a person under the age of twenty-one; and

(3) To purchase a product intended for human consumption containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, THC-O acetate, or hexahydrocannabinol on behalf of, or to give a product intended for human consumption containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, THC-O acetate, or hexahydrocannabinol to, any person under the age of twenty-one, unless the purchaser is a parent or guardian of the person under the age of twenty-one.

A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

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