summary
Introduced
01/08/2019
01/08/2019
In Committee
01/08/2019
01/08/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
09/24/2020
09/24/2020
Introduced Session
123rd 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, titled the "Put Patients First Act," would amend the laws of South Carolina to authorize the medical use of marijuana. The key provisions of the bill are:
- It would create a confidential registry through which the state's Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) would issue identification cards to registered patients and caregivers, allowing them to legally use and possess marijuana for medical purposes to treat certain debilitating conditions.
- It would authorize the operation of dispensaries to cultivate, grow, and dispense marijuana for medical use, and provide legal protections and defenses for registered patients, caregivers, and physicians engaged in conduct authorized by the bill.
- It would establish criminal penalties for fraudulent conduct related to the medical use of marijuana, and require DHEC to promulgate regulations to implement the new law, including provisions related to the confidential registry, physician documentation, dispensary operations, and consumer protections.
- The bill would also repeal an existing article of state law related to controlled substances therapeutic research.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Referred to Committee on Judiciary (on 01/08/2019)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3272&session=123&summary=B | 12/19/2018 |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3272_20181218.htm | 12/19/2018 |
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