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RainDog

(28,784 posts)
Mon Jun 2, 2014, 03:05 PM Jun 2014

South Carolina Medical Marijuana Bill Becomes Law Without Gov. Signature

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2014/32945/south-carolina-medical-marijuana-bill-becomes-law-without-gov-signature/

COLUMBIA, SC — A bill to allow limited medical marijuana access for children with severe epilepsy to help control their seizures has become law in South Carolina without Governor Nikki Haley’s signature.

The bill, Senate Bill 1035, will allow children with severe epilepsy to use cannabidiol oil (CBD oil), a non-psychoactive concentrate derived from marijuana, to help control their seizures if recommended by their physician.

The bill will also establish a clinical trial at the Medical University of South Carolina to study the effects of cannabidiol in controlling seizures. The university will also be responsible for supplying all of the cannibidiol oil for the state program.

The bill passed unanimously in the Senate, followed by a 92-5 vote in the House a day later. Under South Carolina law, Gov. Nikki Haley had five days to sign or veto the bill, and the bill became law last week when the Governor failed to take any action on the bill.
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South Carolina Medical Marijuana Bill Becomes Law Without Gov. Signature (Original Post) RainDog Jun 2014 OP
how truly gutless can someone be? rurallib Jun 2014 #1
Reefer Madness is alive and, well... RainDog Jun 2014 #2
thanks for the chuckle rurallib Jun 2014 #3
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #4
slowly but surely RainDog Jun 2014 #5

RainDog

(28,784 posts)
5. slowly but surely
Sun Jun 8, 2014, 01:44 PM
Jun 2014

but the idea that only CBD cannabis product is legal is b.s. since THC also has medical use. But something is better than nothing, and helps to create a groundswell.

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