News
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
Stein questions hemp bill’s public safety claims
The North Carolina House could vote Tuesday on a Senate-approved proposal that would remove most intoxicating hemp products from the state’s legal market, impose new restrictions on sales to people younger than 21, and establish penalties for underage possession.
News
NC House returns as it faces final pre-election push on unfinished bills
Lawmakers could take up election changes, hemp restrictions, a constitutional amendment, and two veto overrides before Election Day.
News
Senate-backed hemp bill targets NC THC market
A Senate-backed hemp bill would remove most THC drinks, gummies, vapes, and THCA flower from NC’s legal market, but it has stalled in the House.
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NC House advances bill prohibiting hemp-derived products under 21
A bill prohibting the possesion and sale of hemp-derived and Kratom products by any under 21 was voted throught to the House Rules Committee.
Opinion
NC can’t enforce its way around Virginia’s cannabis market
Under Virginia’s framework, adults aged 21 and older — including out-of-state residents — will be permitted to purchase cannabis products.
Opinion
NC should reject backdoor marijuana legalization
The bill proposes to ban some intoxicating hemp products while legalizing recreational marijuana if it's derived from hemp and sold to people over 21.
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.
News
NCGA bill bans Delta-8 and Delta-9 products on public school grounds
On Tuesday, the House Standing Committee on Health approved a bipartisan bill aimed at restricting certain substances on school grounds. The bill proposes a complete ban on tobacco products, hemp-derived products, and their synthetic counterparts—such as Delta-8, Delta-9, CBD, and vapor products—on public school property.
Opinion
Bill puts marijuana pipe dreams before NC health and safety
Today’s high-potency marijuana and THC drugs are medically and scientifically linked to lower IQ, psychosis, depression, suicidality, motor impairment, and schizophrenia — especially for young people with developing brains.
