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Medical marijuana legalization keeps advancing in NC Senate – WLOS

Now33°Mon42°Tue34°by Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A bill legalizing marijuana for medical use in North Carolina and developing a system to grow and sell it cleared two more legislative...

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Drug screening nixed for some Buncombe County jobs; random testing gone altogether – The Asheville Citizen Times

ASHEVILLE – In an effort to make the workplace more equitable, Buncombe County has tweaked its personnel policy and, among other changes, barred random drug testing and some pre-hire screening.Though Buncombe will...

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Parents still purchase CBD for kids almost a year after Asheville City Schools restriction – The Asheville Citizen Times

ASHEVILLE – CBD is once again banned in Asheville City Schools, quietly prohibited for students in the midst of the pandemic, but some parents are still buying CBD for...

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Website launched as medical cannabis industry gears up in Qualla Boundary – WLOS

Now46°Sun33°Mon42°by Jennifer EmertCHEROKEE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) has launched a website explaining their budding medical cannabis industry. Website launched as medical cannabis industry...

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WNC hemp growers, sellers plant seeds for what they hope is a flowering industry – Mountain Xpress

“What’s great about hemp? There’s 25,000 different uses for it,” says Drew Kitt. He’s come prepared to prove the point: On a glass case at Two Moons CBD and...

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Wellness roundup: Sweeten Creek mental health facility hires director – Mountain Xpress

HCA Healthcare has hired Dr. M. Ed Kelley as medical director of Sweeten Creek Mental Health & Wellness Center. Kelley is a board-certified psychiatrist and completed his residency at...

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All marijuana is still illegal in North Carolina. But getting high on cannabis is easy — and legal – Blue Ridge Public Radio

In a two-story shopping center near SouthPark Mall, there is typical suburban retail: A nail salon. A T-Mobile outlet. A FedEx store.And a place called Blue Flowers.When you approach...

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Eastern Band of Cherokee voters pave way for Qualla Boundary to be first place in North Carolina for legal recreational marijuana purchase – Blue Ridge Public Radio

Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee voted more than 2:1 to support legalizing the possession and use of cannabis by people 21 or older, opening the way for...

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Cherokee voters embrace recreational marijuana, marking a historic first in North Carolina – WLOS

Now37°Sun33°Mon42°by Rex HodgeCHEROKEE, N.C. (WLOS) — In a historic move, voters in Cherokee on Thursday voiced their approval of areferendum calling for legalizing recreational marijuana use for adults on...

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