CBD is a booming industry with a lot of people discussing it, and many brands starting in the industry. But how do you know the CBD product is safe and effective?
Published: Sunday, February 23rd, 2020 @ 9:12 am
By: Old Sparta Inc.
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North Carolina hemp farmers are bracing for an onslaught of federal regulation.
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2019 @ 10:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Senate unanimously voted Tuesday, Oct. 1, to reject the House’s version of the 2019 Farm Act, which would ban smokable hemp by May 2020. Now, it’s up to the House and Senate on whether they will appoint conferees to sort out the two chambers’ differences.
Published: Friday, October 4th, 2019 @ 3:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Writing this column reminded me of all those back to school papers I produced on how I spent my summer
Published: Friday, September 27th, 2019 @ 3:01 am
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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North Carolina’s farm bill has passed the House, but it now may be frozen in the Senate.
Published: Saturday, August 24th, 2019 @ 4:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The future of smokable hemp in North Carolina remains unsettled, nearly a month after lawmakers last took it up.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2019 @ 8:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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What is the difference between hemp and marijuana?
Published: Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019 @ 11:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Andrew Ross, a Marine Corps veteran who served in Afghanistan, in January was working private security for a cross-country delivery of hemp. Ross’s task was simple: Guard a truckload of state-approved industrial hemp, grown in Kentucky, and bound for Colorado.
Published: Monday, July 1st, 2019 @ 7:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Senate Bill 315, the North Carolina Farm Bill of 2019, passed the Senate June 17 by a 31-14 vote. S.B. 315 officially authorizes and regulates statewide hemp farming, among other things.
Published: Tuesday, June 18th, 2019 @ 12:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina health officials are alerting the public to a recent increase in emergency department visits by people who reported using cannabidiol (CBD) oil or a similar product in electronic cigarettes and/or vaporizing pens
Published: Tuesday, March 6th, 2018 @ 9:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is cracking down on marijuana use - but the move shouldn't derail efforts to legalize medical cannabis in North Carolina
Published: Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 @ 4:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Medical researchers should be allowed to dive "into the weeds," a handful of U.S. senators who want to roll back regulations for marijuana studies say
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2017 @ 9:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently co-sponsored the Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, a bill to support research initiatives on the potential benefits of substances such as cannabidiol (CBD) that are derived from marijuana
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2017 @ 12:46 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Last week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored the Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, a bill to support research initiatives on the potential benefits of substances such as cannabidiol (CBD) that are derived from marijuana
Published: Monday, July 25th, 2016 @ 7:43 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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A Charlotte-area state representative says making medical marijuana available for people suffering from terminal illnesses would bolster the General Assembly's recent record of crafting policies that show compassion for seriously ill patients.
Published: Saturday, April 23rd, 2016 @ 9:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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.
Published: Sunday, July 19th, 2015 @ 2:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The N.C. House on July 14 gave final approval to House Bill 766, a bill that would allow more people suffering from "intractable epilepsy" to use a hemp extract to treat the disease.
Published: Thursday, July 16th, 2015 @ 5:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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