GOP Lawmaker Calls For ‘Medical Freedom’ As South Carolina Moves Toward Critical House Vote On Cannabis Bill
South Carolina lawmakers and advocates are urging the State House to pass Senate Bill S423, a very restrictive medical cannabis bill passed by the State Senate in February, aimed at aligning the state with national trends toward compassionate care.
Bipartisan Unity Supporting Compassion
During a press conference in the statehouse lobby on Tuesday, supporters of the bill, dubbed the South Carolina Compassionate Care Act, voiced a collective demand for legislative action. The bill, having cleared the Senate in a 24-19 vote, now faces its next hurdle in the House.
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Crafted as one of the nation’s most stringent medical cannabis laws, the proposed act would strictly regulate the plant’s medicinal use. Patients, under a physician’s guidance, could access non-smokable forms such as …