5 Tribal farming.

• Position: Draft legislation to legalize industrial hemp growing in South Dakota - Stateline - Brief article

Legalizing the production and sale of industrial hemp in South Dakota could be a big boost for tribal economic development, Representative Mike Verchio (R) told the Rapid City Journal. Hemp, from the same variety of plant as marijuana, is one of the easiest plants to grow, he said, and its production would provide an economic opportunity for tribes with large expanses of agricultural land. At least 13 states-including neighboring North Dakota and Montana-allow...