By Barry Gainsburg “When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’ ” — Lewis Carroll, from Through the Looking Glass Last week, the U.S. District Court in Northern California declined to declare the federal classification of marijuana […]
North Carolina
North Carolina House Panel Rejects Legalization Bill
A North Carolina state House committee unanimously rejected a proposal to legalize medical marijuana after an emotional hour-long hearing that ended with a legislator saying he was assaulted by a marijuana advocate. House Bill 78 marks the most progress any marijuana proposal has had in the N.C. General Assembly. Two years ago, a similar bill […]
North Carolina joins states allowing limited medical marijuana
(Reuters) – North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory on Thursday signed a law allowing limited use of medical marijuana to treat seizures, joining states where cannabis has been legalized in some circumstances for therapeutic purposes. The legislation, called the Hope 4 Haley and Friends bill, was named for 6-year-old Haley Ward of Newport, who suffers from […]
North Carolina Law
North Carolina CBD Specific Marijuana Law
Senate Committee Advances ‘Hope for Haley’ Medical Marijuana Bill
NORTH CAROLINA–There were cheers and tears in a state Senate committee on Wednesday. A Senate committee advanced a proposal that has been dubbed “Hope for Haley.” Haley is a 6 year old who suffers seizures. An extract from hemp plants known as CBD oil has shown promising results, but since the origins of the extract […]
House committee approves medicinal oil from marijuana plant for epilepsy treatment
Stephen Carlin wept Wednesday after a House committee approved a measure to legalize hemp oil manufactured from a marijuana plant to treat people like his daughter, who suffers from a severe form of epilepsy. Carlin’s daughter, 5-year-old Zora, could be one of thousands of North Carolinians to use hemp oil extract to help subdue intractable […]
Medical Marijuana Constitutional Amendment Proposed in North Carolina
North Carolina Rep. Kelly Alexander (D-Mecklenberg) has introduced legislation to put a constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana on November’s ballot. If enacted, qualified medical marijuana patients and their caregivers would no longer be subject to arrest and prosecution for using marijuana under a doctor’s order. HB 1161 — the North Carolina Medical Cannabis Act — would also set up […]
