When North Carolina legalized smokable hemp in 2018, police and prosecutors spoke frequently and clearly about their biggest fear: It would effectively legalize marijuana in North Carolina, they said, ...

Marijuana is decriminalized, but not legal, in North Carolina. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians legalized marijuana on tribal land and opened a dispensary in 2014. It's been a year since the ...

The provisions take effect next year. Hemp farmers and retailers fear the industry will be crippled. NC has 1,500 licensed ...

North Carolina needs to place stricter regulations on intoxicating cannabis to protect adult consumers while making it harder for minors to buy, Gov. Josh Stein said Tuesday in an exclusive interview ...

Possession of small amounts of marijuana is decriminalized in North Carolina. While Delta-8 THC products are available, they are not FDA-approved or regulated. As more states across the U.S. move to ...

Over a year after it first opened to the public, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Great Smoky Cannabis Co. dispensary remains the only legal recreational marijuana dispensary in North Carolina.

President Donald Trump is considering reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drugs under federal law and said the decision could come within the next few weeks. While reclassification to a ...

Police can't tell the difference between hemp and marijuana. Neither can the state experts who test drugs. North Carolina courts don't seem to mind, even though one is legal and the other can lead to ...

As more states across the U.S. move to legalize recreational marijuana, North Carolina remains on the sidelines. While 24 states have adopted laws allowing adults to purchase and consume cannabis for ...