Tag: cannabis

By Sophie Quinton Stateline Hemp plants can be made into anything from rope and insulation to granola. But today, most U.S. hemp farmers are growing hemp to produce cannabinoids, such as CBD — which means they’re growing plants that look like marijuana, smell like marijuana and, increasingly, are rolled into joints and smoked like marijuana.

By Taylor Knopf Some N.C. lawmakers want to classify hemp — a newly legalized crop — as marijuana because law enforcement officers say they can’t tell the difference between the two. Meanwhile, farmers who are suffering from plummeting commodity prices and hurricane losses say they are finally reaping some real profits from growing hemp. The

By Taylor Knopf Martin County farmer Benny Bunting originally ventured into the hemp industry after he witnessed how much CBD oil helped his adult daughter with multiple sclerosis. He joined the North Carolina’s hemp pilot project three years ago and began extracting CBD oil for her. CBD has greatly improved her quality of life, Bunting

12.  Potential Buyers Walk The Halls, Review Financials at Morehead Memorial When Morehead Memorial Hospital President and CEO Dana M. Weston started at the hospital in December 2015, she knew that the answer to the hospital’s financial woes was probably to become part of a larger health system. “I knew they had challenges,” she said.

By Rose Hoban In North Carolina, three to four people per day have a fatal overdose from an opioid, either heroin or a prescription drug. But anesthesiologist James Taylor thinks many – if not most – of those deaths could have been avoided if there were better management of pain and the drugs that people

By Christine Vestal Stateline After a 12-year battle with debilitating abdominal conditions that forced her to stop working, marijuana has helped Lynn Sabulski feel well enough to look for a job. Sabulski is among nearly 14,000 patients in New York state who are certified to use medical marijuana for one of 10 conditions, including her

Legislators in states legalizing marijuana for medical purposes face a host of regulatory and enforcement issues. By Sarah Breitenbach  Stateline In a retrofitted garage in his suburban backyard, Mike Eacker tends to his marijuana plants while he waits to see whether his crop will continue to turn a profit. For Eacker and other growers here

Lawmakers voted down a proposal that would make medical marijuana more available in North Carolina, saying they didn’t think the bill was strong enough and that they didn’t know enough about the effects of cannabis. We take a quick look at the science on medical marijuana. By Rose Hoban After 45 minutes of testimonies Wednesday

By Jasmin Singh Members of the North Carolina General Assembly have in the past introduced legislation that would make access to medical cannabis easier. But the current session is the first time members have proposed a constitutional amendment. Members of the North Carolina Cannabis Patients Network came to the legislature this week to make their