'Much needed' foster care solution signed into law
On Thursday, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a "bipartisan solution" to a foster care issue that is "much needed right now."
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On Thursday, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a "bipartisan solution" to a foster care issue that is "much needed right now."
After a medical marijuana bill stalled in the U.S. House of Representatives last summer, its legislative sponsors have brought it back to the table. Sens.
Legislation authorizing marijuana for medical use in North Carolina and developing a system to grow, sell and regulate cannabis is back on the front burner in the Senate.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legislation authorizing marijuana for medical use in North Carolina and developing a system to grow, sell and regulate cannabis was recommended by a state Senate committee Wednesday, nine months after it last surfaced.
A N.C. Senate committee passed a bill on Wednesday by voice vote that would legalizing the use of medical marijuana with more than 0.3% of THC, a Schedule 6 controlled substance under the N.C. Controlled Substances Act. Meantime, the full House voted Wednesday to remove hemp with less than 0.3% THC from the state’s controlled substance list.