Tag: Melissa Mentele

South Dakota campaign press conference receives national and local media coverage

Jun 12, 2020

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Earlier this week, South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws and New Approach South Dakota held a well-attended Zoom media availability conference that lasted for more than an hour. Participants in the call included Brendan Johnson, former U.S. Attorney for South Dakota; Chuck Parkinson, former senior Ronald Reagan and U.S. Senator Jim Abdnor staffer; Melissa Mentele, campaign manager for Initiated Measure 26; and Drey Samuelson, political director of South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws, which…

South Dakota Medical Marijuana Campaign is Collecting Signatures for 2016 Ballot Initiative

Nov 02, 2015

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New Approach South Dakota (NASD) is collecting signatures for a proposal to make medical marijuana legal! This ballot initiative will appear on the 2016 ballot if supporters can collect enough signatures by November 9. That’s only a week away! To help get the measure past the finish line, contact NASD’s Melissa Mentele at [email protected]. If the proposal appears on the 2016 ballot and is approved by the voters, it would: -- Legalize the medical use of marijuana for patients with a medical practitioner’s…