南达科他州关于减少对一级和二级犯罪的轻罪的药物摄取处罚的法案。 South Dakota bill to reduce drug ingestion penalties to misdemeanors for first and second offenses advances.

南达科他州众议院司法委员会提议参议院第83号法案, 建议将吸毒罪从重罪降为轻罪, South Dakota's House Judiciary Committee has advanced Senate Bill 83, which proposes reducing the penalty for drug ingestion from a felony to a misdemeanor for first and second offenses, with a third offense within ten years becoming a felony. 该法案旨在将康复优先于监禁,尽管它受到那些担心它可能会鼓励吸毒的人的反对。 The bill aims to prioritize rehabilitation over incarceration, though it faces opposition from those who fear it may encourage drug use. 该提案在参议院通过时范围很窄,现在将进入众议院进行投票表决。 The proposal, which passed the Senate narrowly, will now go to the House floor for a vote.