NC House committee to debate medical marijuana on Tuesday. It could become legal this year

The state Senate approved a medical marijuana bill, The Compassionate Care Act, last year and this year. In a sign that medical marijuana could become legal in North Carolina this year, the state House’s Health Committee will discuss a medical…

Medical marijuana passes NC Senate with bipartisan support on initial vote — at 4:20 p.m.

The North Carolina Senate agreed Tuesday to legalize marijuana for medical use, casting an initial vote to make the drug available for patients under tight restrictions. Senate Bill 3, the “Compassionate Care Act,” would allow medical marijuana use statewide for…

Black farmers say NC marijuana bill opens door for corporations but shuts locals out

On the cusp of potential passage of a medical marijuana bill by the North Carolina Senate, a handful of Black farmers traveled from Eastern North Carolina to speak with lawmakers and protest the lack of input from local growers. The…

Medical marijuana advances again at North Carolina Senate

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Marijuana legalization in North Carolina for medical purposes is advancing again within the state Senate, less than a year after a very similar measure setting a structure for its sale and consumption passed the chamber by a…

Medical marijuana debate resumes in North Carolina Senate

Debate on the legalization of marijuana in North Carolina for medical purposes returned on Wednesday to the state Senate, where a very similar measure creating the framework for its sale and use passed the full chamber by a wide margin…

How North Carolina cannabis stores are able to sell products that look and act like marijuana

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- As the hemp industry in North Carolina continues to grow and evolve, new variations of products are popping up on shelves. When Louis Rubio first heard of one of those products a few months ago, he…

Legalizing medical marijuana is first bill filed in NC Senate

Sen. Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick, has filed the NC Compassionate Care Act (S. B. 3), a bill that legalizes medical marijuana. It was the first bill filed in North Carolina’s state Senate on Wednesday, the first day of bill filing. Sens. Michael…

NC Medical Marijuana Bill Held Up As Industrial Hemp Laws Sunset

There’s a growing industry here in North Carolina, and with it come countless rules, gray areas, and legal confusion—and no, we’re not talking about NFTs. The hemp industry has been blooming in the state for years, but North Carolina is one…

‘Our frustration continues’: CBD could be illegal next week in North Carolina as legislative hemp action stalls

ASHEVILLE — With a key deadline less than a week away, sellers of hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol, or CBD, are growing increasingly restless that the North Carolina General Assembly hasn’t acted to remove the plant from the state’s controlled substance list.…

Medical marijuana bill stalls in North Carolina. Why cannabis advocates are frustrated

It’s been nearly 21 years since Hillsborough resident Blake Tedder nearly lost his life. His father was flying a single-engine plane until it stalled over the Colorado Rockies. When the plane crashed into the mountains, it caught fire and the two…

North Carolina medical marijuana bill faces long chances in House after final Senate OK

Legislation making it lawful to smoke marijuana or consume cannabis-infused products for medical purposes in North Carolina cleared the state Senate on Monday evening. After no debate, the measure received bipartisan support by a vote of 36-7. The margin was…

Hemp, CBD legalization unanimously approved in North Carolina Senate. Next stop, the House.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) – Hemp and CBD could become illegal in North Carolina by the end of June as the state’s temporary legalization comes to an end. Now, the state Senate has approved the bill that would keep it legal.…

North Carolina Senate bill would legalize marijuana use, possession for those ages 21 and older

A comprehensive marijuana legalization and regulation bill was introduced in the N.C. Senate on Monday that would allow for individuals age 21 and older to legally possess a small amount of the drug. Senate Bill 765 was submitted by Sen. Toby Fitch,…

How marijuana laws have progressed across the South so far this year

May 3, 2022
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As a region, the South has been comparably slow to embrace marijuana reform until recently. In the last year, Mississippi and Alabama lawmakers legalized the use of marijuana for qualified medical conditions. Louisiana has taken several steps to expand its…

NC medical marijuana bill faces strongest opposition yet

North Carolina’s medical marijuana legalization bill narrowly advanced out of a state Senate committee on Thursday, despite some vocal opposition. Committees in the legislature don’t formally record lawmakers’ votes, but rather have them yell out how they’re voting. On Thursday,…

NC House committee to debate medical marijuana on Tuesday. It could become legal this year

Medical marijuana passes NC Senate with bipartisan support on initial vote — at 4:20 p.m.

Black farmers say NC marijuana bill opens door for corporations but shuts locals out

Medical marijuana advances again at North Carolina Senate

Medical marijuana debate resumes in North Carolina Senate

How North Carolina cannabis stores are able to sell products that look and act like marijuana

Legalizing medical marijuana is first bill filed in NC Senate

NC Medical Marijuana Bill Held Up As Industrial Hemp Laws Sunset

‘Our frustration continues’: CBD could be illegal next week in North Carolina as legislative hemp action stalls

Medical marijuana bill stalls in North Carolina. Why cannabis advocates are frustrated

North Carolina medical marijuana bill faces long chances in House after final Senate OK

Hemp, CBD legalization unanimously approved in North Carolina Senate. Next stop, the House.

North Carolina Senate bill would legalize marijuana use, possession for those ages 21 and older

How marijuana laws have progressed across the South so far this year

NC medical marijuana bill faces strongest opposition yet

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