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Shows a man in a black t shirt and a headband speaking at a podium with a state seal on it. He's advocating for the passage of a medical marijuana bill.
Posted inChronic Disease

Advocates for medical marijuana thought this was going to be the year

by Mona Dougani July 20, 2022July 20, 2022

By Mona Dougani Chris Suttle planned his funeral five years ago.  The commercial insurance consultant was diagnosed with a frontal lobe brain mass in 2017. Doctors left him with two choices: undergo a full craniotomy and biopsy the mass to see if it was aggressive or simply wait out his fate.  Instead, the Chapel Hill […]

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Posted inState Health Policy

What is the state of medical marijuana legalization in North Carolina?

by Elizabeth Thompson April 20, 2022July 27, 2023
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Posted inState Health Policy

Cannabis confusion pushes states to ban smokable hemp

by Pew Trusts January 15, 2020April 12, 2021
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Posted inState Health Policy

Some NC lawmakers want hemp classified as marijuana, farmers push back — UPDATED

by Taylor Knopf July 24, 2019April 13, 2021
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Posted inEnvironmental Health

Senate approves proposed Farm Act of 2019

by Greg Barnes June 7, 2019June 7, 2019
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Posted inRural Health

Hemp production, slowly gaining support, could hit road block

by Taylor Knopf June 5, 2019April 13, 2021

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