South Carolina cannabis fight persists in farmer’s lawsuit September 25, 2022 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal, South Carolina 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Growing Pains: This farmer had a million-dollar hemp crop — until South Carolina bulldozed it February 14, 2020 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments HARLEYVILLE, S.C. — After Hurricane Dorian battered his farm in September, John Trenton Pendarvis faced a costly decision. Dorian's winds had blasted the hemp he had planted in early summer. On one particular 10-acre field and its nearly mature crop,… Read More→
Medical marijuana could become legal in SC, but you won’t be allowed to smoke it January 12, 2019 AggregatedNews South Carolina 0 Comments 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,… Read More→
South Carolina Medical Marijuana Legislation Amended and Approved by Senate Subcommittee March 21, 2018 Press Release South Carolina 0 Comments 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,… Read More→
Scientists, Advocates and Political Operatives Celebrate Progress at D.C. Medical Cannabis Conference April 17, 2017 David Hodes Science and Technology 0 Comments By David Hodes The 5th annual Americans for Safe Access (ASA) Medical Unity Conference held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., April 7-11, was both a celebration of the life of the advocacy organization (now in its 15th… Read More→
South Carolina Legislators Vote Down Medical Marijuana Bill April 8, 2016 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal, South Carolina 0 Comments 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… Read More→
South Carolina Voters Want Feds to Quit Meddling in State Marijuana Laws September 10, 2015 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal, South Carolina 0 Comments South Carolina voters overwhelmingly say their state’s own medical marijuana law should trump federal enforcement, said a new poll being released Thursday. Sixty-five percent said they believed states should be able to enforce their own marijuana laws “without federal interference,”… Read More→