Drugs & Crime

Adjournment Resolution; Potential Veto Overrides; Issues for November

NC Family Staff | July 12, 2024
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Session Adjourns (For a Time); Opportunity Scholarship Funding Stalls; and “Medical” Marijuana Not Taken Up in NC House

NC Family Staff | June 28, 2024
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ALERT: We Need Your Help to STOP Marijuana Legalization in NC!

NC Family Staff | June 25, 2024
Last night, the North Carolina Senate passed a second bill to legalize marijuana for “medical” purposes in North Carolina, and we need your help READ

House Passes Proposed Budget; Marijuana on the Move Again

NC Family Staff | June 21, 2024
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Marijuana on the Move Again in NC Legislature

NC Family Staff | June 20, 2024
Legislation to legalize marijuana for “medical” purposes in North Carolina is on the move again in the State Legislature. On Wednesday afternoon, the Senate READ
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Eastern Band Opens Marijuana Dispensary in Cherokee

NC Family Staff | June 18, 2024
In late April, the federally recognized Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians opened a long-planned cannabis dispensary in western North Carolina, making it the only READ

2024 Legislative Session Preview

John Rustin | June 17, 2024
As this edition of Family North Carolina magazine is being sent to press, the North Carolina General Assembly has just reconvened for the 2024 READ
Bottles of tianeptine or "gas station heroin"

N.C. House Passes Bill To Criminalize “Gas Station Heroin”

NC Family Staff | June 17, 2024
The North Carolina House of Representatives voted unanimously last Wednesday to pass HB 903—Add Tianeptine to Controlled Substance List. Sponsored by Representatives Stephen Ross READ
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The Sad Truth About Marijuana (with Luke Niforatos)

NC Family Staff | June 15, 2024
Over the last few decades, marijuana has become more potent and dangerous at the same time that it is being touted as “medicine.” The READ

Gas Station Heroin, Hemp Derived Products, and the State Budget

NC Family Staff | June 14, 2024
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The Regulation of Hemp Products and Increased Abortion Access in North Carolina

NC Family Staff | June 7, 2024
Welcome to this week’s episode of NC Family’s Weekly Update, where we share the highlights of the past week at the N.C. General Assembly READ

The Start of NC’s 2024 Legislative Session, the Opportunity Scholarship, and “Gas Station Heroin”

NC Family Staff | April 19, 2024
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Bottles of tianeptine or "gas station heroin"

House Committee Seeks to Crack Down on “Gas Station Heroin”

NC Family Staff | April 18, 2024
A state legislative committee is seeking to crack down on tianeptine, often referred to as “gas station heroin,” by seeking to have the drug READ

Marijuana: Medical Miracle or Dangerous Drug?

NC Family Staff | December 7, 2023
Over the last few years, there has been an increasing push to legalize marijuana across the nation and in North Carolina. In fact, this READ

2023 Legislative Session Summary

John Rustin | November 29, 2023
The 2023 Legislative Session of the N.C. General Assembly proved to be an incredibly busy, intense, and drama-filled session with quite a number of READ

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