New version of NC medical marijuana bill bans recreational marijuana in future

The North Carolina Senate on Monday sent its strictest-ever proposal on medical marijuana to the state House for final approval, in a last-minute effort to push a legalization bill over the finish line as the 2024 legislative session enters its final days.
Posted 6/25/2024, 10:04:29 AM Updated 6/25/2024, 5:03:53 PM

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>> THIS MORNING, A BILL THAT

WOULD LEGALIZE MEDICAL

MARIJUANA. NORTH CAROLINA'S

MOVING TO THE STATEHOUSE.

THE SENATE PASSED LAST NIGHT

WITH SOME CHANGES. WR IS LAURA

LEVINE SHARES. THOSE CHANGES

INCLUDE PUTTING A BAN ON

LEGALIZING RECREATIONAL

MARIJUANA USE IN THE FUTURE.

HERE AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE,

LAWMAKERS HAVE BEEN DEBATING

THIS ISSUE FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

WE KNOW THAT A STRICTER VERSION

OF A MEDICAL MARIJUANA BILL

PASSED THE STATE SENATE LAST

NIGHT. IT'S A LAST-MINUTE

EFFORT TO GET A LEGALIZED BILL

OVER THE FINISH LINE.

>> SO THIS BILL WOULD BAN NORTH

CAROLINA FROM ALLOWING FULLY

LEGAL MARIJUANA, EVEN IF THE

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LEGALIZE IT,

THAT'S MEANT TO WIN OVER

SKEPTICS, SPECIFICALLY ON THE

RELIGIOUS RIGHT. THEY'RE

CONCERNED THAT MEDICAL

MARIJUANA WOULD BE A FIRST STEP

TOWARD RECREATIONAL

LEGALIZATION FOR ALL ADULTS.

THE BILL NOW GOES TO THE STATE

HOUSE WHERE IT REMAINS TO BE

SEEN IF THIS NEW CHANGE WOULD

WIN OVER MORE PEOPLE, MORE

LAWMAKERS IN THIS CASE. WE'LL

HAVE TO SEE. IT'S A STORY.

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