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SC H3174

SC H3174
Put Patients First Act


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Introduced
01/12/2021
In Committee
01/12/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/12/2022

Introduced Session

124th General Assembly

Bill Summary

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, To Enact The "put Patients First Act" By Adding Article 22 To Chapter 53, Title 44 So As To Authorize Registered Patients To Use Marijuana For Medical Purposes, Physicians To Recommend The Medical Use Of Marijuana For Those Patients, And Individuals To Act As Registered Caregivers For Those Patients, All With Exceptions; To Create A Confidential Registry Through Which To Issue Identification Cards To Registered Patients And Registered Caregivers; To Provide Certain Defenses And Other Protections To Registered Patients, Registered Caregivers, And Physicians From Criminal Liability And Professional Discipline For Conduct Authorized By This Article; To Authorize The Operation Of Dispensaries To Cultivate, Grow, And Dispense Marijuana For Medical Use; To Provide Certain Defenses And Protections To Dispensaries For Conduct Authorized By This Article; To Allow Establishment Of Fees; To Create Criminal Penalties; To Provide For The Promulgation Of Regulations And Development Of Guidance And Forms; And For Other Purposes; And To Repeal Article 4, Chapter 53, Title 44 Relating To Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research.

AI Summary

This bill, the "Put Patients First Act", would amend South Carolina laws to authorize registered patients to use marijuana for medical purposes, allow physicians to recommend medical marijuana, and establish a confidential registry to issue identification cards to registered patients and caregivers. The bill would create legal protections for patients, caregivers, and physicians, authorize the operation of marijuana dispensaries, establish fees and criminal penalties, and require the promulgation of regulations. The bill would also repeal an existing law related to controlled substances therapeutic research.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (3)

Last Action

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.L.Johnson (on 01/14/2021)

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