Data Offers Glimpse Into How Many, Who Would Benefit From Marijuana Pardons in North Carolina
In 2019 alone, there were 31,287 charges of possession of up to half an ounce of marijuana, the lowest-level misdemeanor in the state. Of those, 8,520 resulted in convictions.
NC Medical Marijuana Bill Held Up As Industrial Hemp Laws Sunset
North Carolina is one of 12 states with no medical marijuana program. The legislative session ends Thursday, and the state’s 2017 industrial hemp pilot program legalizing hemp, CBD, and delta-8 products for sale here ends then, too.
Op-Ed: Legalizing Cannabis
North Carolina is ready to lead on cannabis legalization. Here’s how we can get it done even with a GOP majority in charge.
15 Minutes: Michael Oakes, 21
Third-year engineering student at NC State and candidate for the state House of Representatives talks housing, marijuana, and libertarianism.
Wake DA Candidate Damon Chetson Says, If Elected, He Will Not Pursue the Death Penalty or Prosecute Low-Level Marijuana Crimes
Chetson and Wake County district attorney Lorrin Freeman, who will face off in a March primary, will meet for a debate in Raleigh on Thursday.
UNC-Chapel Hill Fraternities Allegedly Helped Traffic at Least $1.5 Million of Marijuana, Cocaine, and Narcotics
Three fraternities—Beta Theta Pi, Phi Gamma Delta, and Kappa Sigma—are alleged to have been the sites of illegal drug activity and some members are facing criminal charges.
Is That a Weed Pen on Mary-Ann Baldwin’s Counter?
Inquiring minds want to know. The Raleigh mayor isn’t telling.
More NC Marijuana Coverage
Dispatches from New Hampshire: Candidates, a Cannabis Cop, and a GOP Cohort
“Do you want your police officer to spend 40 hours a week chasing a plant, or instead [chasing] people trying to hurt your children or grandchildren?”
Hemp Could Provide an Off-Ramp for North Carolina’s Struggling Tobacco Farmers—If the Legislature Doesn’t Get in the Way
North Carolina farmers are excited about hemp. North Carolina cops, not so much.
State Regulators Warn Businesses Not to Sell CBD-Infused Food, Supplements, or Pet Supplies
It’s an education campaign, not a crackdown, regulators say—but “we reserve the right to be more assertive.”
Misdemeanor Marijuana Arrests in Durham Are Way Down
The Durham Police Department filed about half as many misdemeanor marijuana charges in 2017 than it did the year before, according to a newly released annual report. In 2017, the DPD filed 498 charges for misdemeanor marijuana possession or possession of drug paraphernalia, across 426 individual arrests. That’s down from 854 charges in 2016 and…
In Durham, Fewer Stops and Searches and Pot Arrests, But Still Racial Disparities
In 2013, the FADE Coalition, a collective of Durham organizations and individuals concerned about the way drug enforcement feeds mass incarceration, called out racial profiling in the Durham Police Department. FADE, which stands for Fostering Alternatives to Drug Enforcement, issued five recommendations with the aim of reducing racial disparities in policing: require officers to get…
Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.