South Carolina Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill, Faces Uncertain Future in House

The bill, aimed at creating a highly restrictive medical marijuana program, now moves to the House where its fate remains uncertain due to previous procedural challenges.

The South Carolina Senate approved a bill to allow medical marijuana for specific medical conditions, with a bipartisan vote.
Republican Sen. Tom Davis has spearheaded the effort, emphasizing the bill's conservative approach and its focus on medical, not recreational, use.
The bill specifies that smoking marijuana would be illegal, limiting use to oil, salves, patches, or vaporizers for conditions like cancer, PTSD, and multiple sclerosis.
Opponents fear the bill could pave the way for recreational marijuana use, despite federal regulations against it.
The bill's future in the House is uncertain, following a procedural issue that killed a similar bill in 2022.