This year’s elections will be key to whether South Carolina finally lives up to its “While I breathe I hope” motto. The state Senate and House are on the ballot (though some have no challenger).
To help inform voters, MPP has created this voting guide, where we ranked candidates’ support for creating a medical cannabis program. We graded candidates from A+ to F. The voter guide includes information from incumbents’ bill sponsorship and voting records on medical cannabis (in the Senate) and replies to our candidate survey.
We asked all candidates a single question: “Thirty-eight states have passed laws allowing the doctor-advised medical use of cannabis. Do you support enacting a well regulated medical cannabis program in South Carolina to allow seriously ill and dying patients to use and safely access a limited amount of cannabis for medical purposes if their doctors recommend it?”
You can find your South Carolina state Senate and House district here. You can find your sample ballot here.