Medical Cannabis Bill Clears North Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee

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Senator Wally Nickel, D-Wake, called it “the most conservative and restrictive medical marijuana bill in the country.” “This bill is narrowly tailored to offer medical marijuana to those with legitimate medical needs,” Nickel said. A bill in the North Carolina state senate just cleared the state senate judiciary committee. On July 21, the bill passed the judiciary committee and was sent to the Senate Health Care committee. He worries about a black market emerging from the legal, medical cannabis centers.But Rabon, a Republican and cancer survivor, disagrees. State Senate Bill 711, or the NC Compassionate Care Act, is the state’s latest attempt.

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A bill in the North Carolina state senate just cleared the state senate judiciary committee. If it becomes law, medical cannabis could become legal in the state. 

State Senate Bill 711, or the NC Compassionate Care Act, is the state’s latest attempt. North Carolina is one of the only states left in the U.S. that still doesn’t even have at least a medical program. 

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