Advocates are pushing for the legalization of medical cannabis in the Carolinas after lawmakers in both states left bills on the table that would've allowed doctors to prescribe cannabis to certain patients.
The two bills could've given thousands of people across the Carolinas access to prescribed cannabis. Both were named "The compassionate care act" and aimed to help those with medical conditions like epilepsy and PTSD.
South Carolina's Senate Bill 150 and North Carolina's Senate Bill 711 passed in their respective state Senates but failed in House chambers near the end of each legislative session.
"It was a punch in the gut," Marine veteran Gary Hess shared with WCNC Charlotte about the killed bills.
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