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After six long years of advocacy, the South Carolina Compassionate Care Act is poised to get a vote in the state Senate when the legislature returns to work! But to turn this long overdue bill into law we need to make sure the House of Representatives votes, too.

We’ve brought on a grassroots organizing team to prepare constituents in key districts to meet with their state reps and to do all the legwork to schedule and facilitate the meetings.

That’s where you come in … We’re looking for people with a personal connection to the issue who are willing to participate. Please fill out our form. Let us know if you could benefit from medical cannabis, have a loved one who could find relief from cannabis, or are a medical professional, veteran, clergy member, or former law enforcement — or if you are otherwise personally connected to the issue.

Polling shows more than 70% of South Carolina voters support allowing medical cannabis.  But some in law enforcement have been vigorously opposed. To get this done, it’s crucial that state reps hear from their own constituents who are depending on them to pass the Compassionate Care Act.

Personal stories change hearts, minds, and votes. Our team will handle the legwork and make it easy. So please, fill out the form, and share this message with others who may be willing to raise their voices for compassion.

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Ask your legislators to pass the S.C. Compassionate Care Act in 2022.

The South Carolina Legislature adjourned today after once again failing to pass the S.C. Compassionate Care Act. This means another year of needless suffering for people with cancer, severe pain, seizure disorders, and other ailments.

We need your help to make sure that never happens again — and that 2022 is the year that patients finally get relief.

While the delay is heartbreaking, there is reason for hope. The South Carolina Medical Affairs Committee advanced medical cannabis legislation, and the bill sponsor — Sen. Tom Davis (R) — secured a commitment from his colleagues to allow the S.C. Compassionate Care Act to get a Senate floor vote early next year. Meanwhile, Gov. Henry McMaster’s stance on medical cannabis is improving. 

If you are a seriously ill patient who can benefit from medical cannabis, a close family member of a patient who could benefit, or if you’re a supportive veteran, past or current member of law enforcement, or medical professional, please let me know. Your voice is particularly important to this effort. Please include your address or nine-digit zip code so we can figure out who your state legislators are.

Together, we can finally bring a compassionate medical cannabis law to the Palmetto State.

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The legislature may schedule a public hearing on the medical cannabis bill soon — if you are a patient, a friend or family member of a patient, or a medical professional who would like to help support SB 711, please send us an email and let us know!

When the chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, Sen. Bill Rabon, introduced SB 711, the odds of passing medical cannabis legislation in North Carolina improved dramatically. The Senate appears to be taking this bill seriously, and it’s possible they could schedule a public hearing on it very soon.

If you are a patient in North Carolina who could benefit from medical cannabis, a friend or family member of a patient, or if you are a medical professional, a member of the clergy, or a law enforcement officer who supports medical cannabis legislation, we’d love to hear from you. Please email us and tell us a little bit about yourself so we can advise you on opportunities to support SB 711. It would be helpful if you could include your address and/or nine-digit zip code so we can determine who your state representative and senator are.

You can read a summary of SB 711 here. This bill would make North Carolina the 37th state to legalize medical cannabis.

If you haven't already done so, please write your elected officials today and urge them to support SB 711!

Please share this important message with your family and friends in North Carolina!

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