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South Carolina House snuffs out medical marijuana again. Now what?

South Carolinians' hopes for legalized medical cannabis has likely been snuffed out this year. The S.C. House of Representatives is likely to adjourn May 9 without spending a single moment debating a decade-old proposal by Sen. Tom Davis, R-Beaufort, to…

SC Senate passes bill allowing people to use marijuana, related products for medical needs

The South Carolina Senate again on Wednesday passed a bill allowing people to use marijuana and related products for medical needs. Just like in 2022, Republican Tom Davis' bill is off to the House. It died back then on a procedural ruling in the…

Medical marijuana bill passes key vote in South Carolina Senate

The South Carolina Senate has once again given key approval to a medical marijuana bill, but it's unclear what it's fate will be once it gets to the House. Senators okayed the bill on a 26-17 vote Tuesday afternoon after hours of…

South Carolina cannabis fight persists in farmer’s lawsuit

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina farmer is suing several state agencies in federal court on grounds they conspired to deny him his due process rights after authorities in 2019 destroyed his hemp crop, which was grown in unregistered…

How marijuana laws have progressed across the South so far this year

May 3, 2022
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Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
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As a region, the South has been comparably slow to embrace marijuana reform until recently. In the last year, Mississippi and Alabama lawmakers legalized the use of marijuana for qualified medical conditions. Louisiana has taken several steps to expand its…

South Carolina Senate approves medical marijuana bill, House up next

South Carolina senators Wednesday approved the use of medical marijuana in the state on a 28-15 vote that finished a Republican senator’s seven-year quest to pass the proposal, but the legislation still has some hurdles to pass to become law. The proposal…

What you need to know about the medical marijuana bill in the South Carolina State House

After seven sessions of circling the South Carolina State House, the medical marijuana bill, sponsored by Sen. Tom Davis, R-Beaufort, will have a shot on the Senate floor. As South Carolina debates the "most conservative" medical cannabis bill, perceptions of…

South Carolina medical marijuana bill sees increased support from Senate

The battle to see medical marijuana legalized in South Carolina restarts with the beginning of a new legislative session in Columbia. For roughly three to four years now, the SC Compassionate Care Act has passed through the SC Senate seeing…

Patients plead with SC legislators to legalize marijuana, but efforts remain blocked

A grandmother from Hilton Head Island pleaded with legislators Wednesday to let her ease her suffering legally. But bipartisan efforts to allow South Carolinians to use marijuana as medicine continue to be blocked by opposition from law enforcement. …

Medical marijuana could become legal in SC, but you won’t be allowed to smoke it

South Carolina lawmakers will get their first look next week at a proposed bill that would legalize marijuana for medical use when state Sen. Tom Davis, R-Beaufort, files the S.C. Compassionate Care Act on Tuesday. State Rep. Peter McCoy, R-Charleston,…

S.C. Medical Marijuana Legislation Continues Making Progress with Approval from House 3M Committee Today

PRESS RELEASE Committee passed bill 14-3, which will go to the full House for consideration; Senate version approved by Medical Affairs Committee in March COLUMBIA, S.C. — The House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (3M) Committee overwhelmingly approved a…

South Carolina Medical Marijuana Legislation Amended and Approved by Senate Subcommittee

PRESS RELEASE Bill will now go to the full committee after vocal support from patients around the state for legislation to move forward COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee amended and approved a medical marijuana bill on Wednesday,…

One senator’s insight into the political reality of medical marijuana in the South

South Carolina Republican Senator Tom Davis is a dedicated public servant on a mission that confirms why he got into politics in the first place. The calling began when the state passed its first medical cannabis bill that did little to…

These 11 States May Change Their Marijuana Laws in 2017

January 24, 2017
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Connecticut, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin
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After four states legalized recreational marijuana last year and twice that many approved new medical marijuana laws, at least eleven more are considering changing their laws in 2017. Here are the states and the legislation they're proposing: 1. Connecticut Not…

South Carolina Legislators Vote Down Medical Marijuana Bill

State senators voted 7-4 Thursday against a bill that would have allowed medical marijuana in South Carolina. The bill would have allowed patients suffering from debilitating medical conditions, like cancer, glaucoma, and chronic pain, to get a doctor’s prescription for…

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