South Carolina For Medical Marijuana!!!

[GeorgeB]

ahhh i hope the day come

http://sc.mpp.org/site/apps/nl/conte...281&ct=3556789


please every1 sign the petition or write to them, theres a lot of websites about this

[Geek USA]

I'm in SC too. this state has changed alot.

[GeorgeB]

in wat ways would u say???? i havent heard any updates on the medical marijuana if it made it 2 senate or w/e...

[Geek USA]

SC is growing alot. Tatoos were illegal and now parlors are opening. They're also fighting for medical pot legalization. Alot different than when I was a little boy in a backwoods town.

[GeorgeB]

where happens 2 be backwoods town hahah
im in the woods also
yes its not that bad of a state, truthfully the cops are pretty bad and mean. the ones ive dealt with have been very mean and basically done illegal things/ been very rude

[Geek USA]

I'm in newberry. It's not far from Columbia. It's not very backwoods anymore. SC is pretty nice because it has quiet, private places but also large enough cities to get whatever you want. Yeah, there are some cruel cops, but also some cool ones. They're just doing their job ( a very dangerous one at that). Where are you?

[GeorgeB]

lexington

[headsouth]

I grew up in Lucknow, anyone ever heard of it?

[Killa Cam]

shit if SC gets it then NC better get it to

[atownplaya369]

i doubt this'll work. it didn't work last time. i'll sign it though. im currently writing an expository essay on why marijuana should be legalized...... my talking points were the medicinal value, the money it brings in from being a top cash crop, and the money it cost us taxpayers every year...... the teacher likes how it's coming so far, she's a straight up hippy lol.

[sirsm0kesal0t]

Sick, I live down here in South Cak as well.I live in the North-Eastern area of Columbia.

I really hope they Legalize it for medicinal value, i'd like some good weed get into sc, haha.

But in all seriousness i sincerely do hope it works out, not for my benefit but for the benefit of the people who truly need it for medicinal purposes.

[GeorgeB]

"nnniiiccceee" - borat lol

[BlackIce]

upstate sC here! deffanitly sign up for this guys!

[mr.PEEEnut]

i hope they do legalize it....im from sc too...sumter.

[GeorgeB]

just some more bs from the med bill...any1 know any updates on this, sounds like they are keeping it extremely low key

South Carolina General Assembly

117th Session, 2007-2008

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STATUS INFORMATION

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General Bill

Sponsors: Senator Mescher

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Introduced in the Senate on <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:smarttags" /><st1:date Month="1" Day="9" Year="2007">January 9, 2007</st1:date>

Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Medical Affairs

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Summary: Marijuana

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HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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Date Body Action Description with journal page number

<st1:date Month="12" Day="13" Year="2006">12/13/2006</st1:date> Senate Prefiled

<st1:date Month="12" Day="13" Year="2006">12/13/2006</st1:date> Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs

<st1:date Month="1" Day="9" Year="2007">1/9/2007</st1:date> Senate Introduced and read first time SJ‑128

<st1:date Month="1" Day="9" Year="2007">1/9/2007</st1:date> Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ‑128

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View the latest legislative information at the LPITS web site

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

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12/13/2006

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TO AMEND TITLE 44 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO HEALTH, BY ADDING CHAPTER 135, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN QUALIFYING PATIENTS MAY ENGAGE IN THE MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA, TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF MARIJUANA A QUALIFYING PATIENT OR CAREGIVER MAY POSSESS, TO REQUIRE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A REGISTRATION PROGRAM AND THE ISSUANCE OF REGISTRY IDENTIFICATION CARDS, TO ESTABLISH THE QUALIFICATIONS A PATIENT OR CAREGIVER MUST POSSESS TO OBTAIN A REGISTRY IDENTIFICATION CARD, TO PROVIDE A TIME LIMIT FOR THE APPROVAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR AN IDENTIFICATION CARD AND ITS ISSUANCE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE INFORMATION ON THE IDENTIFICATION CARD MUST BE CURRENT, TO REQUIRE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL MAINTAIN A CONFIDENTIAL LIST OF THE REGISTRANTS, TO PROVIDE THAT QUALIFYING PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ACT MAY NOT BE ARRESTED, PROSECUTED, OR PENALIZED IN ANY MANNER BASED UPON THE QUALIFYING PATIENT’S USE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA, TO PROVIDE THAT A PHYSICIAN MAY NOT BE ARRESTED, PROSECUTED, OR PENALIZED IN ANY MANNER, OR HAVE A PROFESSIONAL LICENSING BOARD ACTION BROUGHT AGAINST HIM SOLELY FOR PROVIDING A WRITTEN CERTIFICATION, TO PROTECT FROM FORFEITURE AN INDIVIDUAL’S INTEREST IN OR RIGHT TO PROPERTY THAT IS POSSESSED, OWNED, OR USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA, TO PROVIDE THAT POSSESSION OF OR AN APPLICATION FOR A REGISTRY IDENTIFICATION CARD DOES NOT ALONE CONSTITUTE PROBABLE CAUSE TO SEARCH THE PERSON OR PROPERTY OF THE PERSON POSSESSING OR APPLYING FOR THE REGISTRY IDENTIFICATION CARD, TO PROVIDE THAT AN EMPLOYER, SCHOOL, OR LANDLORD MAY NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST A PERSON SOLELY BECAUSE OF HIS STATUS AS A REGISTERED QUALIFYING PATIENT OR REGISTERED CAREGIVER, TO PLACE LIMITATIONS ON THE PLACES WHERE A QUALIFIED PATIENT MAY USE MEDICAL MARIJUANA, TO PROVIDE THAT GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OR PRIVATE HEALTH INSURERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO REIMBURSE OR COVER THE COSTS OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA, TO PROVIDE THAT AN EMPLOYER IS NOT REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE THE MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA IN THE WORKPLACE, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY NOT KNOWINGLY OR PURPOSELY FABRICATE OR MISREPRESENT A REGISTRY IDENTIFICATION CARD, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO PROMULGATE CERTAIN REGULATIONS, AND TO REQUIRE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY REFLECTING THE STATUS OF THE REGISTRY.
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of <st1:State><st1lace>South Carolina</st1lace></st1:State>:
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SECTION 1. Title 44 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
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“Chapter 135

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Medical Use of Marijuana

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Section 44-135-10. As used in this chapter:<o></o>
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(1) ‘Caregiver’ means any person, eighteen years of age or older, who has agreed to undertake responsibility for managing the well‑being of a person with respect to the medical use of marijuana. The term does not include the qualifying patient’s physician.<o></o>
(2) ‘Debilitating medical condition’ means<o></o>
(a) Cancer, glaucoma, or positive status for human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or the treatment of these conditions; or<o></o>
(b) A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or its treatment that produces one or more of the following:<o></o>
(i) Cachexia or wasting syndrome;<o></o>
(ii) Severe or chronic pain;<o></o>
(iii) Severe nausea;<o></o>
(iv) Seizures, including epileptic seizures;<o></o>
(v) Severe or persistent muscle spasms, including spasms caused by spinal injury, multiple sclerosis, or Crohn’s disease; or<o></o>
(vi) Fibromyalgia; or<o></o>
(c) Any other medical condition or treatment for a medical condition adopted by the department by rules;<o></o>
(3) ‘Department’ means the Department of Health and Environmental Control;<o></o>
(4) ‘Marijuana’ has the same meaning as in Section 44-53-110;<o></o>
(5) ‘Medical use’ means the acquisition, possession, cultivation, manufacture, use, delivery, transfer, or transportation of marijuana or paraphernalia relating to the consumption of marijuana to alleviate a registered qualifying patient’s debilitating medical condition or symptoms associated with the medical condition;<o></o>
(6) ‘Physician’ means a person who is licensed to practice medicine in this state;<o></o>
(7) ‘Qualifying patient’ or ‘patient’ means a person who has been diagnosed by a physician as having a debilitating medical condition;<o></o>
(8) ‘Registry identification card’ means a document issued by the department that identifies a person as a qualifying patient or caregiver;<o></o>
(9) ‘Usable marijuana’ means the dried leaves and flowers of marijuana and any mixture or preparation of marijuana. The term does not include the seeds, stalks, and roots of the plant;<o></o>
(10) ‘Written certification’ means a qualifying patient’s medical records or a statement signed by a physician stating that in the physician’s professional opinion, after having completed a full assessment of the qualifying patient’s medical history and current medical condition made in the course of a bona fide physician‑patient relationship, the qualifying patient has a debilitating medical condition and the potential benefits of the medical use of marijuana would likely outweigh the health risks for the qualifying patient.<o></o>
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Section 44-135-20. (A) A qualifying patient registered with the department may engage in the medical use of marijuana pursuant to this chapter.<o></o>
(B) A patient engaged in the medical use of marijuana may not possess more than six marijuana plants and more than one ounce of usable marijuana.<o></o>
(C) A caregiver may not possess more than six marijuana plants and more than one ounce of usable marijuana for each qualifying patient to whom he or she is connected through the department’s registration process.<o></o>
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Section 44-135-30. The department shall establish and maintain a program for the issuance of registry identification cards to persons who meet the requirements of this chapter. A person to whom a registry identification card has been issued is deemed to be registered with the department for the purposes of this chapter.<o></o>
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Section 44-135-40. Except as provided in Section 44-135-50, the department shall issue a registry identification card to a qualifying patient who submits the following, in accordance with department rules and regulations:<o></o>
(1) Written certification;<o></o>
(2) An application or renewal fee;<o></o>
(3) The name, address, and date of birth of the qualifying patient;<o></o>
(4) The name, address, and telephone number of the qualifying patient’s physician; and<o></o>
(5) The name, address, and date of birth of the qualifying patient’s caregiver, if any. A qualifying patient may have only one caregiver at any one time.<o></o>
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Section 44-135-50. The department shall issue a registry identification card to a minor if the materials required under Section 44-135-40 are submitted and the custodial parent or legal guardian with responsibility for health care decisions for the minor signs and submits a written statement that:<o></o>
(1) The minor’s physician has explained to the minor and to the parent or legal guardian with responsibility for health care decisions for the minor the potential risks and benefits of the<o></o>
medical use of marijuana; and<o></o>
(2) The parent or legal guardian with responsibility for health care decisions for the minor:<o></o>
(a) Consents to the medical use of marijuana by the minor;<o></o>
(b) Agrees to serve as the minor’s caregiver; and<o></o>
(c) Agrees to control the acquisition of marijuana and the dosage and frequency of the medical use of marijuana by the minor.<o></o>
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Section 44-135-60. The department shall issue a registry identification card to the caregiver who is named in a qualifying patient’s approved application if the caregiver signs a statement agreeing to provide marijuana only to qualifying patients who have named the applicant as caregiver. A caregiver may receive reasonable compensation for services provided to assist with a qualifying patient’s medical use of marijuana. A person may serve as a caregiver to more than one patient.<o></o>
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Section 44-135-70. The department shall verify the information contained in an application or renewal submitted for a registry identification card and shall approve or deny an application or renewal within fifteen days of receipt of the application or renewal. The department may deny an application or renewal only if the applicant did not provide the information required pursuant to this chapter, the department determines that the information was falsified, or the applicant is not qualified to receive a registry identification card.<o></o>
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Section 44-135-80. The department shall issue a registry identification card within five days of approving an application or renewal. Registry identification cards expire one year after the date of issuance.<o></o>
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Section 44-135-90. A registry identification card must include:<o></o>
(1) The name, address, and date of birth of the qualifying patient;<o></o>
(2) The name, address, and date of birth of the qualifying patient’s caregiver, if any;<o></o>
(3) The date of issuance and expiration date of the registry identification card;<o></o>
(4) A random registry identification number; and<o></o>
(5) A photograph of the qualified patient.<o></o>
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Section 44-135-100. A person who has been issued a registry identification card shall notify the department of any change in the qualifying patient’s name, address, physician, or caregiver or any change in status of the qualifying patient’s debilitating medical condition within thirty days of the change. If a change occurs and is not reported to the department within thirty days, the registry identification card is void.<o></o>
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Section 44-135-110. The department shall maintain a confidential list of the persons to whom the department has issued registry identification cards. Any individual name or any other identifying information on the list is confidential and is not subject to disclosure, except to:<o></o>
(1) An authorized employee of the department, as necessary to perform official duties of the department; or<o></o>
(2) An authorized employee of a state or local law enforcement agency, only as necessary to verify that a person is a lawful possessor of a registry identification card.<o></o>
A person who knowingly and wilfully discloses confidential information protected by this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon co