The N.C. Advisory Council on Cannabis’s preliminary report identified 12 “regulatory gaps” it traced to lawmakers’ failure to deal with hemp.
Past Stories
Posted inBusiness & Economy
The Devil’s in the Details
There’s strong, bipartisan agreement on some rules for hemp. But other thorny questions have made a deal elusive.
Posted inBusiness & Economy
What the Federal Hemp Ban Will Do
A new federal law set to take effect in November will treat intoxicating hemp like it does marijuana.
Posted inHistory
What We Can’t Forget This Independence Day
We are gearing up to mark America’s 250th, but commemorating our history is a year-round commitment for these North Carolinians.
Posted inLegislation
This Otter Be Good
The state’s latest budget sets aside $7.5 million for a new complex at the North Carolina Zoo that will house tigers and Komodo dragons, among other species.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Why Did N.C.’s Budget Take So Long?
For the first time since 2023, state lawmakers have sent the governor a budget. Here’s how it got to this point and what happens next.
Posted inHigher Education
Another Professor Leaves UNC-Chapel Hill’s Civics School
One of the School of Civic Life and Leadership’s most high-profile faculty members is the latest to depart.
Posted inNews
A Raleigh Neighborhood Ditched Its Slave-Owning Namesake. Some Are Still Fighting to Keep It.
Many residents of the neighborhood formerly called Cameron Park say they’ve moved on under a new name, Forest Park. But some want a court to declare the name change invalid.
Posted inPolitics & Government
The Innocence Commission Lives On in State Budget. The Name Does Not.
The latest state budget spares the N.C. Innocence Inquiry Commission from an attempt to abolish it.
Posted inBusiness & Economy
Is the Lumbee Casino Plan Dead?
Two days after tribal members voted against a constitutional amendment that would have opened the door to gaming, the tribal council directed its attorney to explore other “legal pathways.”
