South Carolina House Bill 4003 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on April 16 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-12 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Putnam
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Authorize The Therapeutic Use Of Cannabis By Certain Individuals And For Certain Diseases And Medical Conditions; To Authorize Certain Physicians To Recommend The Therapeutic Use Of Cannabis Under Certain Conditions; To Authorize Certain Individuals To Act As Caregivers For Patients To Assist In The Therapeutic Use Of Cannabis 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 Therapeutic Use Of Cannabis; 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 Alternative Treatment Centers To Cultivate, Grow, And Sell Cannabis For Therapeutic Use; To Provide Certain Defenses And Protections To Alternative Treatment Centers 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.

Therapeutic use of cannabis

Rep. Jenny Horne [R]

Rep. John King [D]

Rep. Joshua Putnam [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-12	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Putnam
2015-04-16	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2015-04-16	House	Introduced and read first time

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4003&session=121&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/4003_20150416.htm