“I can tell you, it absolutely does help children with seizures. It does help cancer patients, because we all know them in our lives.”
By Skylar Laird, South Carolina Daily Gazette
Accusations of lying and not being enough of a Republican flew during an often-contentious debate among GOP candidates for attorney general Wednesday night.
Sen. Stephen Goldfinch and 1st Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe frequently exchanged barbs during the hourlong debate, while 8th Circuit Solicitor David Stumbo stayed out of the fray.
The candidates often agreed at least broadly on issues, though they sometimes differed on specifics.
Early voting for the June 9 election to replace Attorney General Alan Wilson, who is running for governor, started Tuesday and will continue weekdays through June 5. The winner will face the only Democrat to file, Charleston attorney Richard Hricik, in November. The debate was hosted and broadcast by SCETV.
The clearest dividing line came over a question about whether the candidates would support legalizing medical marijuana.
The Senate has twice passed legislation allowing cannabis to be used medicinally for certain illnesses. Both bills died in the House without a floor vote—thrown out in 2022 on a technical ruling as floor debate began and
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