{"id":4239,"date":"2022-06-07T13:55:46","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T13:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/?p=4239"},"modified":"2022-06-07T13:55:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T13:55:49","slug":"whats-happening-with-medical-marijuana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/whats-happening-with-medical-marijuana\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Happening with Medical Marijuana?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2015\/11\/22\/08\/04\/addict-1055951__340.png\" alt=\"Addict, Addiction, Cannabinol, Cannabis\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the last day or two, you may have read headlines like the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.natlawreview.com\/article\/one-step-closer-nc-senate-passes-medical-cannabis-legislation\">N.C. Senate Passes Medical Cannabis Legislation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those who follow this issue know it&#8217;s been a long, winding road. Does this headline mean the journey is over? Is medical marijuana now legal in the Tar Heel State?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No. The journey is only half over. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.gov\/BillLookUp\/2021\/s711\">S.711<\/a>, known as the Compassionate Care Act, still has to pass the NC House of Representatives, which will probably make changes to the bill. It would then need to go <em>back<\/em> to the Senate to agree with the changes. If the Senate makes further changes, then it would go <em>back<\/em> to the House . . . you get the idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bottom line: medical cannabis in NC is not dead. But it is not yet legal. You can track the bill through every step on the General Assembly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.gov\/BillLookUp\/2021\/s711\">website<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/lrs.sog.unc.edu\/bill\/nc-compassionate-care-act\">UNC School of Government Reporting Service<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curious about other states&#8217; medical marijuana laws? This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/research\/health\/state-medical-marijuana-laws.aspx\">page<\/a> from the National Conference of State Legislatures can help. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How about a federal law? The United States House of Representatives recently passed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/3617\">this<\/a> bill. It will have to be passed by the U.S. Senate and signed by President Biden to become law. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the last day or two, you may have read headlines like the following: N.C. 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