South Dakota Town Makes Snoop Dogg’s Today Show ‘Weather’ Report

Next month (November 5), voters in South Dakota will go to the polls to decide the fate of recreational marijuana (Initiated Measure 29) in the state.

Recently, the link between pot and the Mount Rushmore State went to a whole new level when the unofficial face of recreational weed tied the two together on national television.

Legendary rapper and pot smoking enthusiast Snoop Dogg sat in with Al Roker on NBC's Today Show and the show 'rolled' out a custom weed related weather map featuring places from across America with pot related names, including one tiny South Dakota town.

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Never heard of Blunt?

You'll find it in Hughes County, about 25 miles Northeast of Pierre.

It was founded in 1881 as a stop on the Chicago and North Western Railway and named after railroad official John E. Blunt.

The town's population peaked at 566 in the 1910. As of 2022, that number was down to 218.

Ten other U.S. cities made it onto Snoop's 'forecast' map:

Blaze, Kentucky
Hempstead, Texas
High Point, North Carolina
Mary Jane Falls, Nevada
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Roach, Missouri
Smoke Rise, Alabama
Stoner, Colorado
Tokeland, Washington
Weed, California

10 Smallest Towns in South Dakota

South Dakota is loaded with small towns in every corner of the state. But where are the smallest towns in the Mount Rushmore state? According to the latest census data, here are the ten smallest towns in all of South Dakota.

11 Famous People from South Dakota

OK, so we're not Hollywood, but there are a number of famous people who were born in the Rushmore State. Here's a list of 10 famous people who were born in South Dakota!

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5 Things South Dakota Gave the World

South Dakota may not get much respect. We get a blizzard and it's a footnote on the national scene, but if Florida gets a bit chilly it's breaking news. But, maybe it's fine to be forgotten about. We kind of like being left alone on our quiet piece of the plains.

South Dakota has given a lot to the world though. Not just giant mountain carvings and settings for HBO shows, but awesome things that the rest of the world should thank us for.

Gallery Credit: Ben Kuhns

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