H3019Introduced in the House
Put Patients First Act
Introduced by Todd Rutherford, District 74
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "put Patients First Act" By Adding Article 22 To Chapter 53, Title 44 So As To Authorize Registered Patients To Use Marijuana For Medical Purposes, Physicians To Recommend The Medical Use Of Marijuana For Those Patients, And Individuals To Act As Registered Caregivers For Those Patients, All With Exceptions; To Create A Confidential Registry Through Which To Issue Identification Cards To Registered Patients And Registered Caregivers; To Provide Certain Defenses And Other Protections To Registered Patients, Registered Caregivers, And Physicians From Criminal Liability And Professional Discipline For Conduct Authorized By This Article; To Authorize 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 Fees; To Create Criminal Penalties; To Provide For The Promulgation Of Regulations And Development Of Guidance And Forms; And For Other Purposes; And By Repealing Article 4 Of Chapter 53, Title 44 Relating To Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research.
Where it stands
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
January 14, 2025
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Bill history
Prefiled
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
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