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South Dakota: Two Bills Pertaining to Medical Marijuana Pending
Update: Senate Bill 95 was amended by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee so that it will only be excluded from the definition of marijuana once it is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. This amendment essentially makes this bill moot. Update: Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee passed SB 157 by a … Continue reading
South Dakota: Legislation Pending to Eliminate Internal Possession Offenses
More than a dozen lawmakers are backing legislation, Senate Bill 129, to eradicate the state’s marijuana possession by ingestion law. Under the law, one can be charged with a felony drug offense if their past use of a marijuana shows up on a blood or urine test. In the case of cannabis, byproducts of THC … Continue reading
South Carolina: Medical Marijuana Legislation Introduced
House legislation is pending to protect qualified patients who obtain cannabis under a physician’s written authorization. House Bill 3128, the Put Patients First Act, permits qualified patients to engage in cannabis therapy and to obtain cannabis from state-licensed dispensaries. Under this act, qualifying patients may possess “up to two ounces of a usable form of … Continue reading
South Carolina: Medical Marijuana Legislation Tabled
The House Judiciary Committee failed to hold a vote for House Bill 3140, the Put Patients First Act. This Act would have permitted qualified patients to engage in cannabis therapy and to obtain cannabis from licensed dispensaries. Although this legislation was pre-filed in December, lawmakers never moved on the bill during the 2015 legislative session. … Continue reading
South Carolina: Lawmakers Fail To Consider Medical Marijuana Program Act
Members of the Senate Medical Affairs and House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee have failed to act on legislation, SB 672 and H. 4037, the Medical Marijuana Program Act. The 2016 legislative session has now come to a close. The legislation sought to allow the use of medical marijuana for debilitating medical conditions such as … Continue reading
South Dakota: Industrial Hemp Measure Tabled
House legislation, HB 1054, to redefine industrial hemp as an agricultural crop and establish licensing regulations for the plant’s cultivation has been tabled for the legislative session. The legislation was approved by the full House in an 57-11 vote on Thursday, February 4th but unfortunately members of the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources committee voted against it in a … Continue reading
South Dakota: House Votes Down Senate-Backed Medical Marijuana Measure
Members of the House have voted down Senate Bill 171 by a vote of 43 to 25, killing the measure for this session. Members of the Senate had previously approved the measure, but significantly amended it so that it only only sought to permit patients with intractable epilepsy to possess cannabidiol with a ‘prescription.’ The amended measure … Continue reading
