Today, the Beaufort Republican said, you just donât see that â at least not as prominently.
âThe debate over whether thereâs medical benefits, that debateâs been settled,â Davis told The State in an interview.
Next year, South Carolina lawmakers will debate and possibly vote to join nearly 40 states that legalize some sort of medical marijuana. In this case, for use in oils and creams prescribed by licensed doctors for people with some of the most-serious and debilitating diseases and health problems.
It would be a major policy shift for the Republican-controlled General Assembly, which only last passed similar legislation in 2014 when then-Gov. Nikki Haley signed Davisâ bill into law to allow people with severe epilepsy to be prescribed cannabidiol.