The North Carolina Senate on Monday passed a bipartisan medical marijuana bill that includes changes aimed at passing the House, which has rejected similar legislation for years. no According to reports, the bill passed Monday includes a provision that would not allow adult-use marijuana to be legalized without Congressional approval, even if the federal government broadly legalizes marijuana.
This bill was originally Passed last weekThe additions were made to a hemp regulation bill that includes strengthening the state's existing regulations on hemp and CBD products.
Dr. David Casaretto, a palliative care researcher at Duke University, said in an interview with WTVD that he's unable to talk to his patients about marijuana because it's currently banned in the state.
“I need to work within the bounds of legality. I need to help my patients and I need to be open and willing to talk about it, because if a patient comes to me and asks about medical marijuana and I tell them it's illegal, I can't talk to them about it and I'm basically cut off.” — Casaretto, via WTVD
House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Pa., supports legalizing medical marijuana, but said the proposal is unlikely to make it to the House floor because not enough House Republicans support the issue. The new language aims to win approval from more conservative members of the House.
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