Now25°Tue38°Wed46°From 9:00 pm-Noon Tuesday for all of Avery County, Above 3500 feet for Mitchell and Yancey Counties. Wind chills as cold as -10by Jennifer EmertASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — From the local sheriff and district attorney to the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of the Interior, North Carolina's two […]
ASHEVILLE – Even as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians prepares to begin selling medical marijuana at the Great Smoky Cannabis Company dispensary on April 20, the district attorney for the counties surrounding tribal land said her office will continue to enforce the state’s marijuana laws.District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch […]
This Saturday, North Carolina will become the 39th state with access to medical marijuana as the Eastern Band of Cherokee opens the first marijuana dispensary in the state. The Great Smoky Cannabis Company will host a ribbon cutting ceremony followed by a grand opening at 10 a.m.A spokesperson for ECBI […]
Now32°Wed46°Thu49°by Neydja PetithommeQUALLA BOUNDARY, N.C. (WLOS) — Saturday, April 20, marks a historic day for North Carolina as the first medical cannabis dispensary held its grand opening in Cherokee. 11 pm – North Carolina's first medical cannabis dispensary opens for business (WLOS) A ribbon cutting was held at 9:30 a.m. […]
The first marijuana dispensary in the state opened on Saturday on the Qualla Boundary.Great Smoky Cannabis Company opened its doors to more than 100 medical marijuana card holders standing in line through drizzling rain waiting for the doors to open at 10am.Myrtle Driver Johnson, a Beloved Woman, an honorary distinction […]
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Asheville Watchdog Nonprofit journalism in the public interest Sign up for free email updates from The Watchdog. You’ll be notified whenever we publish our latest award-winning investigative reporting, John Boyle’s Answer Man and Opinion columns, Tom Fiedler’s Democracy Watch, and more!Pamela Kimmell has an idea that is just so crazy, so out there whackadoodly-do […]
A move to legalize medical marijuana statewide has failed, despite bipartisan backing of state senators, including a Republican representing Buncombe County who had previously voted no.The GOP-majority Senate voted 36-10 in late June to allow cannabis for medical uses. But the N.C. House of Representatives did not take up the […]
The Eastern Band of Cherokee will start selling recreational marijuana to anyone 21 and over on September 7, leaders announced Thursday.“Are you ready to be part of history,” asks the Great Smoky Cannabis social media post, which says sales that day will start at 10 a.m.Drumroll, please… Are you ready […]
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Skyland Cannabis Company, a locally owned cannabis shop located right in the heart of downtown Asheville, prides itself on the quality of their product — especially when it comes to their selection of edibles.While some shops may take a cannabis-first, candy-second approach, Skyland Cannabis founder Nicholas […]