{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-34-20g-22","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 34-20G-22","heading":"Employment and drug testing--Adverse action not prohibited for safety-sensitive position.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a registered qualifying patient who uses cannabis for a medical purpose must be afforded the same rights under state and local law, as the person would be afforded if the person were solely prescribed a pharmaceutical medication, as it pertains to:\n(1) Any interaction with a person's employer;\n(2) Drug testing by a person's employer; or\n(3) Drug testing required by any state or local law, agency, or government official.\nNothing in this section prohibits adverse employment action, based solely on a positive test result for cannabis metabolites, if the person is employed in a safety-sensitive job.\nNothing in this section prohibits an employer from refusing to hire a person, based solely on a positive test result for cannabis metabolites, if the person is seeking employment in a safety-sensitive job.","path":["TITLE 34. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 34-20G. MEDICAL CANNABIS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-20G-22","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"a7b322855517b0de85f902b7a38b5de3087a3126bfa70c9dcd217732c9f90f7a","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-34-20g-21","next":"us-sd/sdcl-34-20g-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}