PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Health
announced a preliminary list of conditions that will be covered by the state’s
medical cannabis program, which went into effect on July 1 following the
voters’ passage of IM-26 last November.
“Under the law passed by the voters, patients must be experiencing a ‘debilitating medical condition’ and be certified by a doctor that medical cannabis will help alleviate their condition,” said South Dakota Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon. “This preliminary list of conditions meets the definition as passed by the voters, and is a result of feedback the department has already received. A process will be available for South Dakotans to petition to add more conditions to this list in the future.”
The
preliminary list of conditions includes:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
and positive status for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV);
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also
known as Lou Gehrig’s disease;
Multiple sclerosis (MS);
Cancer associated with severe or chronic
pain, nausea or severe vomiting, or cachexia or severe wasting;
Crohn’s disease;
Epilepsy and seizures;
Glaucoma; and
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
These conditions are in addition to the definition of “debilitating medical condition” as passed by the voters in IM-26, which is defined as, “A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or its treatment that produces one or more of the following: cachexia or wasting syndrome; severe, debilitating pain; severe nausea; seizures; or severe and persistent muscle spasms, including those characteristic of multiple sclerosis.” The conditions listed above will be included in the final rules package proposed by the department.
For more information on South Dakota’s medical cannabis program, visit MedCannabis.SD.gov.
Memorial services for Ruby Graham age 77 formerly of Springview, Neb., will be held on Saturday, July 10 at 10:30 a.m. at United Methodist Church, Springview, NE. Burial will follow in Mt Hope Cemetery.
Ruby passed away at the University Medical Center in Omaha, Neb., on July 1, 2021.
Mary Jane (Lang) Putnam, 85, passed away in
her sleep Dec. 19, 2020 in Cathedral City, CA.
Burial for Mary Jane will be at St. John Catholic Church cemetery, Paxton, SD, on Thursday, July 8, 2021, at 11 am.
Mary Jane was born in Gehring, Neb., on Oct. 20, 1935, to Irvin and Dolly Lang. Tragedy struck the young family when Mary Jane was diagnosed with spinal meningitis, a typically fatal disease for that time. Mary Jane often told the story of how she and her mother were quarantined alone in their house, and her father and siblings would just be able to talk through the window. No medicine was available locally, especially with the war effort on. Her father and uncle drove to Denver to pick up the medicine, and Mary Jane survived the deadly disease. Her mother tirelessly worked her legs so she could walk.
The family moved to Dallas, SD in 1945,
where they farmed. Mary Jane attended
Dallas High School, and was a member of the last graduating class, as the
school burned down her senior year.
After graduation, Mary Jane attended
Southern State Teachers College in Springfield, SD and obtained her teaching
certificate. She also worked part time
in her aunt and uncle’s restaurant in Dallas, which is where she met her future
husband, Robert (Bob) Putnam. Mary Jane
taught grades 1-8 in a one room schoolhouse during her courtship with Bob, and
they celebrated their nuptials on June 8, 1955.
After her marriage, Mary Jane moved to
Bristol, SD with her husband. Bob got in
BIG trouble after he traded their house in town for a farm west of town without
discussing the move with Mary Jane. By
this time, the family had 5 children and Bob wanted his kids to grow up on a
farm like he did.
Mary Jane became an amazing cook and baker
after her husband “accidentally” dropped the first pie she ever made him. Family meals included her homemade bread,
delicious desserts and home-grown beef. She was even known to make lefse and
have a lutefisk party or two at her house. As the family grew, so did the
amount of land she and Bob farmed. Their
children did most of the farming, as Bob still worked in town at the local
Cenex.
Mary Jane spent her free time enjoying arts
and crafts. She spent many hours
embroidering, which always brought beautiful memories of her mother, who taught
her how to embroider when she was sick as a child. She enjoyed ceramics, cake decorating,
macrame and quilting. She also worked
part time as a substitute teacher for the Groton School District. She also enjoyed politics, and was very
active in the SD Democratic party.
Mary Jane was an avid fan of music., a
trait passed down to her from her grandfather, who used to entertain the family
with his fiddle, and her parents, who loved going to dances. Her farmhouse was filled with tunes from
Frank Sinatra to Wayne Newton to Bing Crosby.
She had a lovely voice and often broke in to song. She loved going to Las Vegas to see the live
shows of her favorite stars.
Bob and Mary Jane sold their farm after
twenty years of farming, and moved to California. While in California, Mary Jane went back to
school and obtained her degree in early childhood education, and taught pre-K
until she retired. After Bob retired,
they moved to Arizona and lived there until Bob passed away in 2015. Their years in Arizona were filled with golf
and good friends.
Mary moved to Palm Springs, near her son
Steven, and spent her final years singing and dancing through her last years of
her life. Dementia robbed her of many
things in her final years, but it never stopped her singing. Mary Jane serenaded all she met with her
beautiful songs, and brought a smile to many.
Mary Jane is proceeded in death by her
husband, Robert Putnam, her parents Irvin and Dolly Lang, and her brother
Donald Lang.
Mary Jane is survived by her sister Beverly Steffan(Vern) and her 6 children, Rodney Putnam of Piedmont, SD, Michael Putnam(DaleAnn) of Peoria, AZ, Randall Putnam(Fanny), of Sioux Falls, Timothy Putnam (Tori) of Visalia, California, Cheryl Putnam (Matt) of Half Moon Bay, CA, and Steven Putnam (Rey) of Palm Springs, CA. Bob and Mary Jane were blessed with many grandchildren,and often joked that being a grandpa or grandma was much more fun than being a mom or dad. Included are Aubrey, Cole, Natalie, Valerie, Bridget, Katelynn, Hannah, Jonathan, Robby, Jake, Zach, and five great grandchildren.
Burial for Mary Jane will be at St. John
Catholic Church cemetery, Paxton, SD, on Thursday, July 8, 2021, at 11 am.
In lieu of flowers, Mary Jane’s family asks
you to put on your favorite Sinatra song, and sing along, and, if you feel like
it, dance a spin or two.
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