There are currently 1,500 licensed hemp growers in North Carolina who must comply with the US Dept. of Agriculture. It does not do all of the things a recreational bill would do, and that’s for another day. RELATED: North Carolina: Medical Marijuana Wins Nearly Unanimous Approval In GOP-Controlled General Assembly Senator Paul Lowe (D), who co-sponsored the bill, commended fellow Republicans for acknowledging that medical marijuana can help patients, adding that a recreational bill will be discussed in the future. “This is a medical cannabis bill,” Lowe said. “It’s not recreational. A similar measure, included in the North Carolina Farm Act of 2022, was unanimously approved by the Senate earlier in the week. “What we are doing is saving an industry that has spent millions upon millions of dollars already,” said Senator Brent Jackson(R) who co-sponsored the Farm Act. By Nicolás Jose Rodriguez North Carolina moved one step closer to joining most of the rest of the country, as the state Senate approved the N.C. Compassionate Care Act with bipartisan support in a 35-10 vote.
“This bill is going to, in my opinion, help a lot of people at the end of their life at a time that they need some compassion,” said Senator Bill Rabon (R), who co-sponsored it.
North Carolina moved one step closer to joining most of the rest of the country, as the state Senate approved the N.C. Compassionate Care Act with bipartisan support in a 35-10 vote.
The bill, which is heading now to the House, would allow cannabis with higher levels of THC to treat debilitating conditions such as cancer and post-traumatic stress...
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