COVID-19 has brought renewed attention to the way deaths are counted, in North Carolina and nationally. Here's what the experts have to say about how death certificates are filled out and what that means for the official COVID count. #coronavirusnc #ncpol northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

“These data suggest that any drinking water utility drawing water from the Haw or Cape Fear River between Burlington and Wilmington could have similar exposures, and that’s a lot of people.” #environment #nchealth #PFAS northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

Many of NC's waterways are contaminated by #PFAS, or forever chemicals. A new Duke study is finding high levels of the chemicals in residents' blood. #pollution #nchealth northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

Here’s how official cause-of-death documents are completed in North Carolina. #COVID19NC #coronavirusnc #ncpol #ncnews northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

The study says about 1 million people may be drinking water that contains PFAS contamination that originates in the Haw River and flows downstream into the Cape Fear River. #Environment #environmentalhealth #ncnews northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

smokable hemp

Cannabis confusion pushes states to ban smokable hemp

January 15, 2020 by Pew Trusts

Cannabis confusion pushes states to ban smokable hemp - North Carolina Health News

Lawmakers came and left Raleigh this week to return in April, leaving many issues unresolved. One of the big questions is what to do about smokable hemp, which some law enforcement worry looks too much like marijuana.

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. […]

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

July 24, 2019 by Taylor Knopf

Some NC lawmakers want hemp classified as marijuana, farmers push back — UPDATED - North Carolina Health News

Law enforcement officers say they can’t tell the difference between hemp and marijuana, so they want it banned. Farmers are finally profiting from the legal crop and don’t want the ban. State lawmakers will take up the now-contentious Farm Act on Wednesday.

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 […]

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