Marijuana

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein says a panel he's tasked with recommending cannabis sale regulations — including potential legalization of adult use of marijuana — should aim to provide a structure in a state where products now from otherwise lawful hemp are unregulated and leave young people unprotected.

Marijuana use is illegal at the federal level and in some states, including North Carolina, but today there are more daily users of pot than alcohol. The…

Legislation that would legalize marijuana use for medicinal purposes in North Carolina is probably dead for the rest of this year's General Assembly…

The North Carolina General Assembly's chief advocate for legalizing medical marijuana in the state revealed publicly on Tuesday how he smoked pot over 20 years ago to withstand the discomforts of chemotherapy during a fight with cancer.

The parent company of Reynolds American Inc. is dipping its toes in the cannabis industry. British American Tobacco PLC (BAT) has acquired a minority…

Marijuana would be legalized for medical use in North Carolina with a physician's prescription and purchased through dozens of tightly regulated…

A new study shows that children who are exposed to secondhand marijuana smoke may have more frequent respiratory infections. The research was a…

Rapidly growing sales of hemp are poised to help North Carolina farmers that are still transitioning away from once-profitable tobacco plants. But they're…

A new pair of bills in the state House and Senate aim to legalize carrying up to four ounces of marijuana in North Carolina. The bills, if passed, could…

Law enforcement officials say they've seized an unprecedented amount of heroin in the Triad. Multiple agencies across the region collaborated on the bust.…