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• Tieszen said he does not know of any other state that has a similar law.
• Bryan Gortmaker, director of the state Division of Criminal Investigation, said selling marijuana would still be illegal if the bill passes. Allowing a medical defense in possession cases would attract dealers to South Dakota, he said.
• "It's going to encourage the distribution of marijuana in our state," Gortmaker said. "If marijuana usage is encouraged in South Dakota, the profiteers, those looking to make money off this, will come with it."
• Minnehaha County States Attorney Aaron McGowan said the measure would clog up the courts with hearings and jury trials on misdemeanor possession charges because many people would argue they need the marijuana for medical treatment.
• "It will be burdensome to the taxpayer," McGowan said.
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• WATERTOWN, S.D. (AP) -- A Wild Card 2 ticket sold in Watertown is worth $6,001 in Wednesday's drawing.
• South Dakota lottery officials say the ticket matched all five white ball numbers but missed the Wild Card to win the game's $6,000 second prize. The ticket also won another $1 on another play line.
• The odds of winning the prize are one in about 127,000. The winner has about six months to claim the money.
• Wild Card 2 is played in the Dakotas, Montana and Idaho. The jackpot is at $720,000 for the next drawing, on Saturday.
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• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- A man accused in a fatal shooting in a Rapid City motel parking lot has been formally indicted.
• Thirty-year-old Charles Birdshead faces several charges including manslaughter in the Jan. 7 death of Eustacio Marrufo, which authorities say happened during a botched drug deal.
• Birdshead also faces a rape charge involving a child, after police said they uncovered evidence during their investigation.
• Birdshead is being held without bond. A date has not been set for him to enter pleas.
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• LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Nebraska says a law that establishes a review process

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