Medical marijuana bill advances in NC Senate. What’s needed for it to become law?

The North Carolina Senate keeps advancing a bill that would legalize medical marijuana here, as the state remains one of the few holdouts in the country without such a law. Senators in the Finance Committee passed the bill Wednesday, after…

Medical marijuana gets broad approval in first vote by North Carolina lawmakers

Medical marijuana won near-unanimous approval in a committee hearing in the Republican-controlled N.C. General Assembly on Wednesday, the first of potentially many votes standing in the way of the plan becoming law here. It’s a sign the bill could have…

North Carolina bill to legalize medical marijuana picking up support

Astate bill to legalize marijuana for medicinal use is picking up support across the state, including from around Cleveland County. In April, Senate Bill 711, the North Carolina Compassionate Care Act, was filed. The bill would allow for the use…

America’s most conservative states are embracing medical pot

Many of the nation’s medical marijuana holdouts are giving in as pot activists make inroads this year with conservative strongholds — and are poised to notch more wins in the coming weeks. Medical marijuana bills are advancing in the Republican-controlled…

North Carolina legislators introduce bill to legalize marijuana

North Carolina state lawmakers introduced legislation this week to legalize the possession and sale of marijuana in The Tar Heel State. Democratic state Reps. John Autry, Allison Dahle, Pricey Harrison and Zack Hawkins introduced the legislation, known as H.B. 617, on Tuesday,…

Legal weed in North Carolina? New bills give state lawmakers multiple options

Democrats in the North Carolina General Assembly have made it clear they want to change the state’s marijuana laws, and they’re giving the legislature’s Republican majority several ideas on how to do so. The two newest marijuana bills were filed…

Medical marijuana has broad support in NC, Elon Poll finds. Will that lead to action?

A large majority of North Carolinians — including nearly two-thirds of Republicans — would support the legalization of medical marijuana, a new poll has found. The poll from Elon University, published Thursday morning, also found that most people would approve…

Medical marijuana proposals eyed in Alabama, Kentucky, South Carolina

State legislators in Alabama, Kentucky and South Carolina have filed or pre-filed bills establishing such medical marijuana programs, according to a Reckon South report. These states would join Mississippi, the latest state to adopt a medical cannabis program, making it the 35th state to legalize medical cannabis. In…

Up to 3 ounces would be legal under marijuana possession bill reintroduced in NC Senate

A Forsyth County legislator reintroduced Wednesday a Senate bill that would make it legal to possess up to 3 ounces of marijuana for personal use. However, Senate Bill 58 would allow individuals to be charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor if they…

North Carolina Bills Would Legalize Possession Of Up To Four Ounces Of Cannabis

A Forsyth County legislator is sponsoring a Senate bill that would make it legal to possess up to four ounces of marijuana for personal use. Senate Bill 791, and companion House Bill 994, would allow for an increase from the…

North Carolina House Panel Rejects Legalization Bill

March 26, 2015
John Hollon
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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…

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…

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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…

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…