South Carolina House Bill 3140 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-27 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCoy
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Authorize The Medical Use Of Marijuana By Certain Individuals And For Certain Diseases And Medical Conditions; To Authorize Physicians Licensed In Good Standing In The State To Recommend The Medical Use Of Marijuana Under Certain Conditions; To Authorize Certain Individuals To Act As Caregivers For Patients To Assist In The Medical Use Of Marijuana Under Limited Circumstances; To Create A Confidential Registry Through Which To Issue Identification Cards To Registered Patients And Registered Caregivers Authorized To Engage In The Medical Use Of Marijuana; To Provide Certain Defenses And Other Protections To Registered Patients, Registered Caregivers, And Physicians From Criminal Prosecution And Sanctions And Professional Discipline For Conduct Authorized By This Article; To Provide For 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 Certain Fees; To Create Criminal Penalties For Violating The Terms Of The Article; To Provide For The Development Of Forms, Processes, And Regulations To Implement The Article; And For Other Purposes; And To Repeal Article 4, Chapter 53, Title 44 Relating To Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research.

Put Patients First Act

Rep. Todd Rutherford [D]	Rep. Justin Bamberg [D]	Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter [D]	Sen. Maymia McLeod [D]
Rep. Michael Pitts [R]	Rep. Peter McCoy [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-27	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCoy
2015-01-15	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pitts
2015-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2015-01-13	House	Introduced and read first time
2014-12-11	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2014-12-11	House	Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3140&session=121&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/3140_20141211.htm