South Carolina Medical Marijuana Bill Becomes Law Without Gov. Signature

June 2, 2014
robomayor
Policy & Legal, South Carolina
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COLUMBIA, SC — A bill to allow limited medical marijuana access for children with severe epilepsy to help control their seizures has become law in South Carolina without Governor Nikki Haley’s signature.

The bill, Senate Bill 1035, will allow children with severe epilepsy to use cannabidiol oil (CBD oil), a non-psychoactive concentrate derived from marijuana, to help control their seizures if recommended by their physician.

The bill will also establish a clinical trial at the Medical University of South Carolina to study the effects of cannabidiol in controlling seizures. The university will also be responsible for supplying all of the cannibidiol oil for the state program. [Read More…]

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