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NC House leaves hemp ban unresolved after dueling pressure campaigns
Law enforcement pushed for a ban while hemp businesses urged regulation, but House members left Raleigh Tuesday without taking up HB 328.
News
Tillis asks Bondi to investigate Cherokee marijuana operation
US Sen. Thom Tillis asked US Attorney General Pam Bondi to look into the Eastern Band of the Cherokee potentially marketing marijuana to children, and transporting it outside of their western NC reservation, a violation of federal law.
News
Bill regulating hemp consumables on school grounds returns to NC House
The bill would require school districts to adopt policies to enforce these regulations as well as posting written signage indicating the enforceable ban.
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Trump says he’ll vote in favor of recreational marijuana in Florida
While immigration and the economy are sure to take center stage in Tuesday night's presidential debate, questions on legalizing marijuana might just spark its own discussion.
News
Budd, Tillis raise concerns over planned Cherokee marijuana superstore
As the days grow closer to the opening of a Cherokee Indian-planned marijuana superstore in western North Carolina, the state’s Republican U.S. senators have questions about how communities in the state will be kept safe.
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Legislators prepare to regulate euphoric ‘gas station’ drug
A growing number of young adults are abusing a ‘gas station’ drug for its euphoric properties similar to opioids like heroin.
Opinion
The Cherokee people should say no to pot
Since 1996, Congress has shirked its responsibility to uphold the very laws it has passed regarding marijuana. More and more states are thumbing their proverbial noses at federal laws that declare pot as a Schedule 1 substance under the Controlled Substances Act. And Congress has sat idly by and watched it happen. In 2014, Congress took its gutless...
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A new chapter lies ahead as NC long session begins in January
When the new North Carolina General Assembly session commences in January 2023, a mix of old and new faces will be present, along with revisiting some old issues and brand-new ones. The make-up of the NCGA for this long session will also be different. The Senate has regained a supermajority and the House is one...
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Victory for N.C. hemp industry as N.C. Senate passes bill keeping it legal
Hemp farmers and retailers across North Carolina rejoiced Wednesday afternoon as the Senate voted 41-2 in favor of S.B. 455, Conform Hemp with Federal Law, keeping hemp legal in the state, and removing it from State Controlled Substances Act.
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N.C. Gov. Cooper signs three bills into law, including one allowing FDA approved THC medications
North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper signed three bills into law yesterday, June 14, including one that legalizes FDA-approved THC medications.
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N.C. House passes bill allowing THC drugs that are FDA-approved
The N.C. House voted Wednesday 92-9 in favor of S.B. 448 which may put a halt to the Compassionate Care Act.
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Medical marijuana is one of two cannabis bills approved by NC lawmakers
A N.C. Senate committee passed a bill on Wednesday by voice vote that would legalizing the use of medical marijuana with more than 0.3% of THC, a Schedule 6 controlled substance under the N.C. Controlled Substances Act. Meantime, the full House voted Wednesday to remove hemp with less than 0.3% THC from the state’s controlled substance list.
