Dakota Health and Wellness license deactivated in South Dakota

Medical cannabis operator's license status changed to inactive on state roster, one of 12 closures logged on same date.

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Machine-written from our data · source: State license roster

August 6, 2026 · 2:08 PM ET

Closed sign hanging in a shop door — file photo, not the scene of this story.

Dakota Health and Wellness, a South Dakota medical cannabis operator, no longer holds active licensing status according to the state license roster as of August 6. The operator held four active licenses—two cultivation permits, one dispensary license, and one manufacturing license—across multiple license categories prior to deactivation.

The closure appears as part of a broader deactivation event: 12 operators' licenses were marked inactive on the same date, including Royzzz entities, Northern Hills Alternative Health, Redwater Cannabis Care LLC, Superior Buds, and others. State records show South Dakota maintains 52 open retail dispensaries and 30 active cultivation licenses as of the update.

Watch for clarification on whether deactivations reflect voluntary surrenders, regulatory action, or temporary status changes, and whether the August 6 batch signals operational or administrative shifts across the state's 96-license medical market.

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