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COLUMBIA, S.C. - A state senator says legalizing marijuana for medicinal use in South Carolina would empower doctors to better serve their patients.
Medical professionals, military veterans and other medical marijuana advocates met Tuesday at the statehouse to support lawmakers' efforts to pass the Compassionate Care Act. The bill would allow cannabis use for terminal, debilitating medical conditions such as cancer or chronic diseases that could be treated with opioids. It would allow patients to purchase up to 2 ounces (57 grams) of marijuana or its equivalent every two weeks, if prescribed by a doctor.
