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Nancy Mace on Drugs
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Hires former marijuana lobbyist, supports legalization
U.S. Rep.-elect Nancy Mace has hired Matt Nichols as her district director. Most recently, he served as a chief operating officer of the Cannabis Trade Federation. He played a major role in the SAFE ACT, which
prohibits federal banking regulators from penalizing institutions for providing banking services to a legitimate marijuana or hemp-related business. Mace supports efforts to legalize marijuana, both medically and recreationally.
Source: Charleston Post and Courier on 2020 SC-1 House race
, Dec 1, 2020
Hires former marijuana lobbyist; supports legalization
U.S. Rep.-elect Nancy Mace has hired Matt Nichols as her district director. Most recently, he served as a chief operating officer of the Cannabis Trade Federation. He played a major role in the SAFE ACT, which prohibits federal
banking regulators from penalizing institutions for providing banking services to a legitimate marijuana or hemp-related business. Mace supports efforts to legalize marijuana, both medically and recreationally.
Source: The Charleston Post and Courier on 2020 House SC-1 race
, Dec 1, 2020
Require reporting of administration of opioid antidote
Legislative Summary: H3728: An act to require health care facilities to submit certain information to the Department of Health and Environmental Control for inclusion in the prescription monitoring program when a person is administered an
opioid antidote.Analysis by Count On 2 NBC News:A new state law requires South Carolina health care facilities to report to the state health department every time they administer an opioid antidote. This information will be collected
for the state's prescription monitoring program. DHEC already tracks antidote administrations from some law enforcement and firefighters, but now all first responders will be required to submit that data as well. The goal of the law is to get a fuller
picture of opioid misuse in the state.
Legislative Outcome:Passed Senate 44-0-2 on May/8/19; passed House 103-0-20 on May/9/19; State Rep. Nancy Mace voted YES; Signed by Governor Henry McMaster on May/16/19
Source: Count On 2 NBC News on South Carolina voting records H3659
, May 9, 2019
Took prescription medication for depression and ADD
[In high school], I sank into a depression so deep that I required antidepressants just to get through the days. My mother worried about me, took me out of school and forced me to go through a series of psychological and neurological tests.
The tests revealed what my mother had already expected: I had ADD, a neurological condition that made it hard for me to learn. At first I resisted the diagnosis, for I didn't like to be labeled "learning disabled."
Eventually, though, with my mother's help, I began to accept the reality of my condition. I started on prescription medication for the ADD and worked to acquire coping skills to help me compensate for my disability.
The seeds of hope began to grow within me, and with hope came renewed courage. I stopped taking the antidepressants and began concentrating on other ways to get well.
Source: In the Company of Men, by Nancy Mace, p. 8
, Sep 1, 2002
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