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S.C. Weighs Legalizing MMJ

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Noelle Skodzinski
September 3, 2014

COLUMBIA – Legalizing medical marijuana in South Carolina is being discussed at the statehouse Wednesday.

The discussion comes after the General Assembly last session passed a bill legalizing industrial hemp, which also has THC, the substances that makes marijuana illegal.

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