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State House: Hearing on Medical Marijuana

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By CHRISTINA L. MYERS= COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina lawmakers are hearing from both supporters and opponents of the medicinal use of marijuana. The Senate Medical Affairs planned two hearings Thursday to fit in all the speakers on the issue. The bill, called the Compassionate Care Act, would allow patients with terminal, debilitating medical conditions to purchase up to…
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SLED: Update Officer, Suspect hurt in Hospital Shooting in Laurens

Associated Press,

CLINTON, S.C. (AP) – The South Carolina State Law Enforcement Department says a gunman and a health systems police officer have been wounded by gunfire inside a hospital. News outlets report it happened at about 2 a.m. Thursday at Laurens County Memorial Hospital in Clinton. SLED spokesman Thom Berry says the suspect was being treated when he shot the officer…
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Slain USC Upstate student, Evan Gaines will receive posthumous degree in May

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Evan Gaines will be remembered by the University of South Carolina Upstate, as the slain student will be honored during the May graduation commencement. Gaines, who was a student in the George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics will be awarded his degree posthumously. Spartanburg County deputies say Gaines, who was a student at…