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Utah Cannabis History In 2014, House Bill 105 was signed into law, legalizing possession and use of low-THC CBD oil by qualifying patients with severe epilepsy.  2015’s Senate Bill 259 sought to expand the list of qualifying conditions, but the bill was defeated.  Senate Concurrent Resolution 11 eventually passed in 2016, expanding the list and urging that marijuana be reclassified as a Schedule II drug instead of Schedule I. In 2018, HB 195 was passed, legalizing the "right to try" and grow medical marijuana plants for terminally ill patients.  Later in 2018, the Utah Medical Cannabis Act was signed into...

South Dakota Cannabis History   In November 2020, South Dakota voters approved two separate measures to end a century of marijuana prohibition in the state.  Constitutional Amendment A, the Marijuana Legalization Initiative, was approved by voters but later overturned by a judge for being unconstitutional. Initiated Measure 26 goes into effect in July, 2021 and will grant state residents access to medical marijuana. It would also create a system to license and regulate marijuana businesses and also requires the legislature to pass laws by 2022 regulating the cultivation, processing, and sale of hemp.   South Dakota Child-Resistant Packaging Rules 2021's...

Texas Cannabis History Until 1973, Texas was known for having the harshest cannabis laws in the country, with possession of any amount considered a felony.  1973’s House Bill 447 significantly reduced those penalties. In 2015, Senate Bill 339 – the Texas Compassionate Use Act – was signed into law, allowing the use of low-THC cannabis oil (less than 0.5% THC) for the treatment of epilepsy. 2019’s House Bill 1325 legalized the cultivation of industrial hemp, and the sale of hemp-derived CBD products without the need for a doctor’s approval.  The list of qualifying conditions were also expanded that year with...

South Carolina Cannabis History South Carolina is one of only 14 states where medical use of cannabis remains illegal.  The only current exception is help-derived CBD oil that contain less than 0.3% THC.  Under the 2018 Farm Bill, cannabis plants with less than 0.30% THC concentration on a dried weight basis are classified as industrial hemp and considered legal. Efforts to pass the Compassionate Care Act (S. 150 and H. 3361) are currently underway.  As of April 5, 2021, the Senate Medical Affairs Committee passed a medical cannabis bill in a vote of 9-5. The full Senate is expected to...