South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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S. 169

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Hembree, Senn and Campsen
Document Path: l:\council\bills\cc\15349vr19.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 8, 2019
Introduced in the House on January 29, 2019
Last Amended on January 24, 2019
Currently residing in the House Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

Summary: Urge the Federal Government to work to remove barriers to conducting research on the use of cannabis to treat medical conditions and illnesses

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/12/2018  Senate  Prefiled
  12/12/2018  Senate  Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
    1/8/2019  Senate  Introduced (Senate Journal-page 119)
    1/8/2019  Senate  Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs 
                        (Senate Journal-page 119)
   1/17/2019  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical 
                        Affairs (Senate Journal-page 4)
   1/24/2019  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 37)
   1/24/2019  Senate  Adopted, sent to House (Senate Journal-page 37)
   1/25/2019          Scrivener's error corrected
   1/29/2019  House   Introduced (House Journal-page 12)
   1/29/2019  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 12)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/12/2018
1/17/2019
1/24/2019
1/25/2019

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AS ADOPTED BY THE SENATE

January 24, 2019

S. 169

Introduced by Senators Hembree and Senn

S. Printed 1/24/19--S.    [SEC 1/25/19 2:20 PM]

Read the first time January 8, 2019.

            

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO URGE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO WORK EXPEDITIOUSLY TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON THE USE OF CANNABIS TO TREAT MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND ILLNESSES.

Whereas, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recently approved Epidiolex oral solution for the treatment of seizures associated with two rare and severe forms of epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome in patients two years of age and older; and

Whereas, the recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of Epidiolex serves as a reminder that advancing development programs that properly evaluate active ingredients contained in marijuana can lead to important medical therapies, and controlled clinical trials testing the safety and efficacy of a drug along with careful review through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's drug approval process is the most appropriate way to bring treatments to patients; and

Whereas, citizens across the country are using cannabis to treat a variety of medical conditions and illnesses, and cannabis is becoming increasingly accessible, despite the dearth of scientific research that exists on its efficacy overall and its efficacy as impacted by dosage amounts, drug interactions, drug composition, and drug side effects; and

Whereas, federal statutory and regulatory barriers have prevented thorough research on the use of cannabis to treat medical conditions and illnesses, and these barriers have undermined the ability of states to obtain clear, well-researched scientific evidence relevant to use of cannabis for medical purposes; and

Whereas, the federal government has a duty to protect its citizens by promoting research on the medicinal value, if any, of cannabis to treat a variety of medical conditions and illnesses; and

Whereas, it is the solemn duty of the states to protect the health and well-being of all people and to propose statutory and regulatory actions to accomplish that end. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina hereby urges the United States Attorney General and Congress to take immediate and additional steps to promote and actively pursue scientific research and testing into the potential use of cannabis to treat other medical conditions and illnesses by removing the federal statutory and regulatory barriers that prevent these scientific endeavors.

Be it further resolved that copies of this resolution be transmitted to the President of the United States, the United States Attorney General, the President and President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate, and the Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and that copies of this resolution also be transmitted to the members of the United States Congress from this State.

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