South Carolina Compassionate Care Act Explained
The South Carolina Compassionate Care Act (S.150 / H.3361) is a 2022 bill in the South Carolina legislature to allow medical cannabis.
History
The bill was prefiled December 9, 2020. Primary sponsors were Rep. Bill Herbkersman and Sen. Tom Davis, both Republicans. It was advanced by the Senate Medical Affairs Committee in March 2021, but failed to receive a vote in that year's session, and was scheduled by the Senate majority leader to be the first item debated in 2022.[1] [2] Senate floor debate began on January 26, 2022 – the first time cannabis legalization of any kind had been debated in South Carolina.[3] [4] [5], the bill had survived seven days of debate and a vote to gut the bill.[6] It received a 28–15 vote for a second reading in the senate on February 9,[7] and final passage by the senate on February 10.[8]
It was reintroduced as Senate Bill 0423 in January, 2024.[9]
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Notes and References
- News: State lawmakers moving forward with bill that would legalize medical marijuana in SC. Jason Raven. March 31, 2021. WBTW.
- Web site: Cannabis Client Alert - Week of May 24, 2021.
- https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/3361.htm H.3361 bill information
- News: SC Senate begins medical cannabis debate. Nick Reynolds . January 26, 2022. The Post and Courier. Charleston.
- News: Medical cannabis laws debated for 1st time in South Carolina. Taylor Hernandez. January 26, 2022 . WBTW. Florence, South Carolina.
- News: Associated Press. The News & Observer (Charlotte). SC medical marijuana debate continues after key support vote. Jeffrey Collins. February 9, 2022.
- News: SC Senate advances medical marijuana bill, next moves to House. February 9, 2022. WIS News. Columbia, South Carolina.
- https://scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/150.htm S.150 bill status
- Web site: South Carolina Legislature. SB 0423 bill history. February 7, 2024. February 7, 2024.
