Governor McCrory Signs Bill Modifying Medical CBD Oil Use | Eastern NC Now

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    Raleigh, N.C.    Governor Pat McCrory has signed into law House Bill 766. The law amends the exemption for the use or possession of hemp extract and authorizes certain neurologists to use hemp extract to treat intractable epilepsy without participating in a pilot study.

    Governor McCrory also signed the following bills:

    H.B. 39 - A bill increasing the civil and criminal penalties for the violation of safety laws pertaining to amusement devices. The bill also directs the Department of Labor to study the need for regulation of ziplines.

    H.B. 255 - A bill reforming building code enforcement to promote economic growth.

    H.B. 288 - A bill providing omnibus technical corrections as recommended by the Department of Insurance.

    H.B. 634 - A bill clarifying the definition of built-upon area for purposes of storm-water programs.

    H.B. 705 - A bill broadening the types of subsurface waste-water treatment systems that may serve as the basis for designated repair area requirements for replacement waste-water treatment systems, and making capacity and management changes for certain dispersal systems.

    H.B. 273 - A bill clarifying that the provisions regarding deferred prosecution and conditional discharge for convictions of H and I felonies and misdemeanors under Structured Sentencing, do not apply to convictions of impaired driving and that offenses involving impaired driving cannot be expunged.

    H.B. 376 - A bill amending the rules of civil procedure to modernize discovery of expert witnesses and to clarify expert witness costs in civil actions.

    S.B. 654 - A bill requiring the Department of Transportation to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization and its members for any claims arising out of its adoption, filing, or amendment of a corridor map. The bill also makes conforming changes.


    Contact: Crystal Feldman
       govpress@nc.gov