If the Department of Justice finishes the process of rescheduling marijuana as recently directed by President Donald Trump, the federal change could boost efforts to legalize medical cannabis at the state level in South Carolina, according to a GOP lawmaker.
“I do think that there is going to be a change in mentality among some of those who have opposed this in the past,” Sen. Tom Davis (R) said in an interview with WSAV-TV that was published on Thursday.
“We’ve always had some legislators that were still concerned by the fact that it was characterized by the federal government as a Schedule I drug. Along with heroin and things of that nature, as a drug for which there is no medicinal use whatsoever,” he said. “I mean, that’s clearly not the case. That’s clearly false. Even the American Medical Association recognizes that now.”
Davis for years has sponsored legislation to legalize medical marijuana in South Carolina that has in some sessions passed the Senate but continually stalled in the House of Representatives.
The Republican lawmaker said he would be willing to include a provision in his legislation this session to make it so it wouldn’t take effect until federal rescheduling
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