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COVID disrupted short session of General Assembly
RALEIGH — The turmoil surrounding COVID-19 derailed much of the work the General Assembly had done before the pandemic. Battles over redistricting reform, tax relief, teacher pay, and hemp legislation disappeared from the headlines.
N.C. hemp farmers uncertain in countdown to new regulations
State senate passes farm bill with delayed hemp ban
RALEIGH — The General Assembly is one step closer to settling the smokable hemp dispute after months of deliberation.
Timing, extent of hemp ban keep farm bill in limbo
Dispute over smokable hemp puts farm bill in limbo
Legislation clarifying definition of smokable hemp causes more confusion
RALEIGH — The future of smokable hemp in North Carolina remains unsettled, nearly a month after lawmakers last took it up.
Fiery talk from N.C. lawmakers over hemp regulations burns out quickly
RALEIGH — Fiery arguments over hemp regulation smoldered out Wednesday, July 24, when House members reversed feverish efforts to criminalize the plant’s smokable flower.
Arguments over smokable hemp cloud debate over farm bill
RALEIGH — If North Carolina bans smokable hemp, hundreds of farmers will lose money on their crops — and faith in their legislators, says Blake Butler, executive director of the N.C. Industrial Hemp Commission.