Medical Marijuana Bill Passes North Carolina Senate Committee, Bipartisan Support Growing

Finances for medical marijuana bill finds approval in North Carolina Senate committee

RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) – One day after clearing the judicial committee, Senate Bill 3 – the latest effort to legalize medical marijuana in North Carolina – has taken another quick hit on its path to approval. After reviewing the numbers and adopting one amendment, the Finance Committee on a voice vote passed along “The Compassionate Care Act” to the Rules & Operations Committee, which is where a bill would pause before moving to the floor for deba…

Medical marijuana advances to final Senate committee step

The latest attempt at a bipartisan state Senate medical marijuana bill has advanced to the gatekeeper Senate Rules and Operations committee.

Medical marijuana bill clears Senate Finance Committee

The “NC Compassionate Care Act,” a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in North Carolina, passed the Senate Finance Committee today. Sen. Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick, filed S.B. 3 on the first day bills were allowed to be filed this year. Sens. Michael Lee, R-New Hanover, and Paul Lowe, D-Forsyth, are the other two primary sponsors of the bill. Last year, Rabon filed a marijuana legalization bill that passed the Senate by a vote of 36-7. How…

Medical Marijuana Bill Passes North Carolina Senate Committee, Bipartisan Support Growing

The measure from GOP Sen. Bill Rabon, SB3, was filed as the first piece of legislation in the North Carolina state Senate in 2023. Co-sponsored by Sens. Michael Lee, (R) and Paul Lowe (D), the bill is expected to have even more bipartisan support. In June last year, the state Senate approved the NC. Compassionate Care Act with bipartisan support in a 35-10 vote. The bill, co-sponsored by Rabon sought to allow cannabis with higher levels of THC t…

Medical marijuana advances again at North Carolina Senate

The future of medical marijuana in North Carolina will depend on its level of support in the House.

Medical marijuana advances again at North Carolina Senate

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Marijuana legalization in North Carolina for medical purposes is advancing again within the state Senate, less than a year after a very similar measure setting a structure for its sale and consumption passed the chamber by a wide margin.