What’s needed to make medical marijuana legal in North Carolina July 30, 2024 AggregatedNews North Carolina 0 Comments The Compassionate Care Act passed the North Carolina Senate for the third time in three years. It would provide for the sale of cannabis and cannabis-infused products to qualified patients with a debilitating medical condition through a regulated medical cannabis supply… Read More→
NC Senate passes medical marijuana; legislation faces uncertain future as it heads to the House June 25, 2024 AggregatedNews North Carolina 0 Comments On a 36-10 vote, the North Carolina Senate passed sweeping legislation Monday evening that would allow for the use of medical marijuana while strictly regulating hemp-derived consumables. Senator Tom McInnis (R- Cumberland, Moore ) said he had no doubt that the… Read More→
North Carolina revives the possibility of legalizing medical marijuana June 20, 2024 AggregatedNews North Carolina 0 Comments RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina senators are pushing to legalize medical marijuana again, but it’s unclear if the state House will approve it. A Senate bill that was originally intended to add state regulations to hemp products experienced a… Read More→
‘Sovereign flex’: How a tribe defied officials through cannabis June 17, 2024 AggregatedNews Federal, North Carolina 0 Comments The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians says opening a dispensary is an act of sovereignty. But North Carolina officials have sought to restrict sales. Cherokee, North Carolina – In a converted bingo hall deep in the Appalachian Mountains, Myrtle Driver led… Read More→
Cherokee vote passes: NC’s first recreational marijuana market likely in ’60-75 days’ June 6, 2024 AggregatedNews North Carolina 0 Comments The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council has voted to amend Tribal Code to allow the sale of recreational marijuana, opening the door for North Carolina's first recreational marijuana dispensary to open on the Qualla Boundary by the end… Read More→
Eastern Band of Cherokee vote to legalize recreational marijuana; only place in NC September 8, 2023 AggregatedNews Native American reservations, North Carolina 0 Comments Cherokee tribal members in a historic vote have said yes to recreational marijuana, paving the way for the reservation to become the only place in North Carolina legalizing its use. The Sept. 7 referendum showed overwhelming support for the change… Read More→
North Carolina tribe may legalize recreational marijuana use, expand dispensary sales July 17, 2023 AggregatedNews Native American Tribal Lands, North Carolina 0 Comments The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will soon vote on whether to legalize adult use of marijuana on tribal lands in North Carolina. If the measure passes, the tribe’s 57,000-acre Qualla Boundary in the western part of the state would… Read More→
North Carolina medical marijuana bill likely dead for this year, House speaker says July 11, 2023 AggregatedNews North Carolina 1 Comment RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legislation that would legalize marijuana use for medicinal purposes in North Carolina is probably dead for the rest of this year’s General Assembly session, House Speaker Tim Moore said Tuesday, citing opposition by many fellow Republicans… Read More→
NC House committee to debate medical marijuana on Tuesday. It could become legal this year May 29, 2023 AggregatedNews Medical Marijuana, North Carolina 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Medical marijuana passes NC Senate with bipartisan support on initial vote — at 4:20 p.m. March 1, 2023 AggregatedNews North Carolina 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Black farmers say NC marijuana bill opens door for corporations but shuts locals out February 24, 2023 AggregatedNews North Carolina 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Medical marijuana advances again at North Carolina Senate February 22, 2023 AggregatedNews North Carolina 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Medical marijuana debate resumes in North Carolina Senate February 16, 2023 AggregatedNews North Carolina 0 Comments 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… Read More→
How North Carolina cannabis stores are able to sell products that look and act like marijuana February 4, 2023 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal, North Carolina 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Legalizing medical marijuana is first bill filed in NC Senate January 26, 2023 AggregatedNews North Carolina 0 Comments 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… Read More→