<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-20G-24 - Cannabis at workplace--Drug-free policy permitted--Safe harbor.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sf5f53d1df17a4d5dafbfa2f9b2c80ffeNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sf5f53d1df17a4d5dafbfa2f9b2c80ffeSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf5f53d1df17a4d5dafbfa2f9b2c80ffeCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sf5f53d1df17a4d5dafbfa2f9b2c80ffeStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sf5f53d1df17a4d5dafbfa2f9b2c80ffeDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf5f53d1df17a4d5dafbfa2f9b2c80ffe000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sf5f53d1df17a4d5dafbfa2f9b2c80ffeNoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sf5f53d1df17a4d5dafbfa2f9b2c80ffeDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf5f53d1df17a4d5dafbfa2f9b2c80ffeSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 34-20G-24 - Cannabis at workplace--Drug-free policy permitted--Safe harbor."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 34-20G-24 - Cannabis at workplace--Drug-free policy permitted--Safe harbor."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-20G-24"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sf5f53d1df17a4d5dafbfa2f9b2c80ffeNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-24" rel="noopener"><span class="sf5f53d1df17a4d5dafbfa2f9b2c80ffeSENU">34-20G-24</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf5f53d1df17a4d5dafbfa2f9b2c80ffeSENU">. </span><span class="sf5f53d1df17a4d5dafbfa2f9b2c80ffeCL">Cannabis at workplace--Drug-free policy permitted--Safe harbor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf5f53d1df17a4d5dafbfa2f9b2c80ffeStatute"><span class="sf5f53d1df17a4d5dafbfa2f9b2c80ffeDefaultParagraphFont">No employer is required to allow the ingestion, possession, transfer, display, or transportation of cannabis in any workplace or to allow any employee to work while under the influence of cannabis.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf5f53d1df17a4d5dafbfa2f9b2c80ffeStatute"><span class="sf5f53d1df17a4d5dafbfa2f9b2c80ffeDefaultParagraphFont">No employer is prohibited from establishing and enforcing a drug-free workplace policy, which may include a drug testing program that complies with state and federal law, or acting with respect to an applicant or employee under the policy.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf5f53d1df17a4d5dafbfa2f9b2c80ffeStatute"><span class="sf5f53d1df17a4d5dafbfa2f9b2c80ffeDefaultParagraphFont">No cause of action is created for employment discrimination or wrongful termination arising from an employer's enforcement of a drug-free workplace policy in compliance with this chapter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf5f53d1df17a4d5dafbfa2f9b2c80ffeNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf5f53d1df17a4d5dafbfa2f9b2c80ffe000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf5f53d1df17a4d5dafbfa2f9b2c80ffeNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf5f53d1df17a4d5dafbfa2f9b2c80ffeDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sf5f53d1df17a4d5dafbfa2f9b2c80ffeSCL">Initiated Measure No. 26, approved Nov. 3, 2020, eff. Jul. 1, 2021; SL 2022, ch 116, § 3; SL 2024, ch 135, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>