North Carolina

If passed, medical marijuana would bring millions of dollars in revenue to the state. CHARLOTTE - Medical marijuana is one step closer to being legal in the state of North Carolina. The state senate passed the North Carolina Compassionate Care Act, dubbed the medical marijuana bill, that would allow

RALEIGH - 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 just eight months ago. The Senate Judiciary Committee

RALEIGH - A bill nearly identical to an effort to legalize medical marijuana in North Carolina last year has started the legislative process this year. The NC Compassionate Care Act is designed to offer comfort to people experiencing life-debilitating conditions and illnesses. The 2023 version of

While recently walking the streets of New York City, I couldn’t help but think about Julian Betton of Myrtle Beach. In 2015, Betton allegedly sold two small quantities of marijuana to an informant. For that, a drug enforcement unit barged into his home and unleashed dozens of bullets, several of

After more than a century of stigma, politicians are finally realizing that the grass is greener on the other side of marijuana law. Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota let voters decide the fate of recreational use on Election Day. If they all pass, 24 states and Washington

When former Gov. Ralph Northam visited South Boston to christen the Golden Piedmont Labs hemp processing and CBD-extraction facility in October 2020, state and community leaders touted the project as having the potential to restore the region to pre-NAFTA, tobacco-era economic glory. “It’s wonderful

CARY - While marijuana is illegal in North Carolina, cannabis enthusiasts have found a loophole. Store owners can legally sell products with less than 0.3% THC -- the psychoactive compound in marijuana -- under the 2018 Farm Bill. This legislation cleared the way for products like Delta 8 to hit

WATAUGA — Mountain Flowers Hemp takes an educational and sustainable approach to selling hemp products. William Petty Johnson, of Mountain Flowers Hemp, has grown cannabis since 2013, getting his start in Washington. After “booneranging” back to Watauga County, Johnson worked to get his hemp growing

Hempsmith, a local hemp clothing business run by NC State Wilson College of Textiles graduate Arlo Estill, started out as a joke. Arlo Estill’s brother, Zafer Estill, planted the seeds of the business in high school when he embroidered a cannabis leaf onto a hemp T-shirt, playing on designs from

Hemp and CBD’s temporary legalization status in North Carolina is coming to an end, prompting the General Assembly to act. A bill in North Carolina would ensure that hemp and CBD remain legal in the state beyond this month. Members of the state Senate approved the legislation on Tuesday, which would

The North Carolina legislation faces long odds in the Republican-controlled General Assembly. A Democratic lawmaker in North Carolina on Monday introduced a bill that would legalize the sale and possession of recreational cannabis for adults in the state. State Sen. Toby Fitch’s proposal focuses