Hemp Legislation Update
House Republicans declined Tuesday to advance the hemp ban the state Senate approved in early July.
Nipped in the Bud
The N.C. House decided not to vote on a bill that would obliterate the state’s $3.2 billion hemp industry.
Puff, Puff … Pass?
Everyone agrees the hemp industry needs to be regulated. Why can’t lawmakers figure out how to do it?
Minding the Gaps
The N.C. Advisory Council on Cannabis’s preliminary report identified 12 “regulatory gaps” it traced to lawmakers’ failure to deal with hemp.
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.
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.
North Carolina, the Wild West of Hemp
Hemp businesses operate without regulation, but worry about raids. State officials, meanwhile, say they lack tools to protect public health.
More Hemp Project Coverage
Emergency Measures
Available data indicate that cannabis-related emergency visits have skyrocketed among people under 18 since the legalization of hemp.
Urine Trouble
A Guilford County woman sued her employer after she was fired for failing drug tests. She said she took legal, hemp-derived products.
Perfectly Legal Hemp
Legal hemp can produce intoxicants that rival anything illegal marijuana has to offer.
Q&A: Ryan Palmquest, First Citizens Bank
The bank launched a cannabis program in 2018, catering to a “tremendously underserved” industry.
Q&A: James Gallagher, Asheville Dispensary and Carolina Best Distribution
Asheville Dispensary opened in October 2018, just before Congress passed the Farm Bill. Within a year, the city had 12 dispensaries.
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