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Just hours Monday after the House voted 58-8 for a bill that would have allowed farmers to grow industrial hemp and businesses to process it, Gov. Kristi Noem vetoed the measure, saying it "supports a national effort to legalize marijuana for recreational use."

"South Dakota must stand as an example for the rest of the country, not simply go along with others. Our focus must be on leading for South Dakota’s next generation. Our state is not yet ready for industrial hemp," she said in a news release.

The Noem administration has pushed against House Bill 1191 since it cleared its first legislative hurdle, unanimously passing the House Agriculture and Natural Resources committee on Feb. 7. Since then, the bill in its original form passed the House by a 65-2 vote on Feb. 11, and an amended version passed the Senate by a 21-14 vote on March 6.

With the House's concurrence on the bill's final version, HB 1191 moved to Noem's desk. Following Monday's vote, spokesperson Kristin Wileman said Noem "still has profound concerns about the legislation" and is reviewing the bill before making a final decision.