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After panel report, Stein calls for legalizing recreational marijuana
Stein says NC's "unregulated cannabis market today is the Wild West and is crying for order." The legislature remains skeptical of legalization as an answer.
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
Stein cannabis council to back age 21 THC rule, adult reform
The council’s formation marks the start of the Stein administration’s effort to legalize marijuana for adults in North Carolina, while also tightening restrictions and closing loopholes that allow access for minors. Some North Carolinians view this move positively, while others remain skeptical.
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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.
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The budding NC market for safe, consistent hemp products
There is a new and thriving market for hemp products in North Carolina and across the country; you’ve probably noticed the convenient store shelves full of CBD gummies, smokable hemp flower, vape pens, and more. But who’s making them, and by what standards, is often an open question in this new free-for-all economy. The nascent...
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N.C. Appeals Court rejects drug defendant’s argument about legalized hemp
The N.C. Court of Appeals has refused to back a drug defendant who challenged his conviction based on the state’s legalization of industrial hemp. A unanimous three-judge appellate panel affirmed the conviction Tuesday in a Watauga County case.
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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.
News
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.
News
New federal rules could stifle developing N.C. hemp industry
North Carolina hemp farmers are bracing for an onslaught of federal regulation. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Oct. 31 released a new interim final rule that will govern all state hemp programs. While many of the federal stipulations for testing the intoxicating substances in hemp are similar to North Carolina’s, the rule also makes...
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N.C. hemp farmers struggle to meet state’s stringent standards for THC
Justin Hamilton’s company farm last year lost an entire greenhouse of hemp — somewhere between $25,000 and $35,000 — because his crop violated the state’s THC threshold by 0.1%. The crops of at least 38 other North Carolina hemp farmers were destroyed over the past two years after farmers inadvertently overstepped the 0.3% THC standard,...
