Great Smoky Mountain Cannabis Co. will be the first in the state to offer legal sales of marijuana to adults for recreational useASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The top of Great Smoky Mountain Cannabis Co.’s website has a clock ticking down the hours, minutes and seconds until it starts selling marijuana […]
Now19°Wed46°Thu52°by Kelly Doty and Zola SigmonCHEROKEE, N.C. (WLOS) — People flocked to the Great Smoky Cannabis Dispensary on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, for its first recreational marijuana sales for anyone over the age of 21.It's another first for the state of North Carolina, where marijuana remains illegal outside of the […]
CHEROKEE – As the line outside of the Great Smoky Cannabis Co. slowly filed into the 10,000-square-foot dispensary, Leonard Crawford from Weaverville was practically ecstatic. He would be among the first to legally purchase recreational marijuana in North Carolina, despite the drug’s illegal status in the state.On Sept. 7, the […]
Now30°Thu52°Fri44°by Jennifer EmertSEPT. 7, 2024 – The Great Smoky Cannabis Dispensary on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024 — the first day of recreational sales for anyone over the age of 21. (Photo: WLOS Staff)QUALLA BOUNDARY, N.C. (WLOS) — History was made Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024 when nearly 2,000 people bought legal […]
(This article will be updated. Read our earlier coverage here.)More areas of Western North Carolina were beginning to transition into recovery mode Wednesday after Tropical Storm Helene left communities devastated, roads impassable and thousands without power. Many local and state officials cautioned residents, saying a return to normalcy would take weeks, not days. […]
Michael McCrea was jailed under a $15,000 bondASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A former JROTC instructor at T.C. Roberson High School has been arrested on indecent liberties charges.Michael McCrea was charged with indecent liberties with a student after an investigation by the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation began Nov. 13, […]
Now23°Wed46°Thu52°by Dean HensleyROBBINSVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A major drug bust happened recently in Graham County and involved several businesses, including 30 vape shops in the area, according to the Graham County Sheriff's Office.The sheriff's office said its "Operation Dirty Laundry" was an 11-month undercover investigation that involved several agencies.ASHEVILLE POLICE […]
It’s been a year since the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians opened a cannabis dispensary on tribal land.With April 20 rolling in again, here’s what to know about the 420 “holiday” celebrating marijuana, the Great Smoky Cannabis Co., marijuana’s legal status in North Carolina and more.Marijuana is not legal in […]
On July 1, 2025, a new ban on disposable tobacco vapor products goes into effect in North Carolina.Though the law technically went into effect May 1, vendors were allowed a 60-day grace period to adjust. Beginning July 1, vendors must sell only disposable tobacco vapor products listed on the NC […]