Sen. Tillis asks AG Bondi to investigate Cherokee marijuana business in NC News & Observersource
NC Sen. Tillis asks DOJ to investigate Cherokee cannabis operation – FOX Carolina
SWAIN COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) – The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) has issued a response after North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis asked the Department of Justice to investigate their marijuana operation at a hearing with Attorney General Pam Bondi.During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, the senator showed examples of marketing and packaging used […]
Sen. Thom Tillis criticized by Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians chief for 'inaccurate and offensive' remarks on cannabis operation – ABC11
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) — The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) Principal Chief Michell Hicks criticized Senator Thom Tillis for remarks made during a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting, calling them "inaccurate and offensive."Senator Tillis raised concerns about the tribe's cannabis operation, questioning its marketing and sales practices, particularly the packaging and app used for the […]
DOJ to 'look into' Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians cannabis industry, Bondi tells Tillis – The Asheville Citizen Times
Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Justice Department would look into allegations made by Sen. Thom Tillis that the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians marijuana operation is marketing products to children and is transporting cannabis across boundary lines when in transport to the nearby dispensary. Principal Chief Michell Hicks has rejected allegations that the program […]
What to know about Cherokee NC marijuana after comments during Bondi, Tillis hearing – The Asheville Citizen Times
Over a year after it first opened to the public, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Great Smoky Cannabis Co. dispensary remains the only legal recreational marijuana dispensary in North Carolina.Though Sen. Thom Tillis asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to look into a series of allegations he made against the company on Oct. 7, tribal […]
Hemp products in NC | Federal spending bill could ban popular product in the state – ABC11
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — With the House set to vote on a spending bill Wednesday evening that could reopen the government and end a record shutdown, ABC11 is learning more about how that pending legislation could impact hemp sales in North Carolina.Folded into that spending bill is language that would ban the sale of hemp-derived […]
NC businesses may be forced to shut down if new hemp rules aren’t changed – Charlotte Observer
NC businesses may be forced to shut down if new hemp rules aren’t changed Charlotte Observersource
Impending federal hemp ban puts North Carolina’s $1B industry at risk – Port City Daily
NORTH CAROLINA — A sweeping change tucked into the federal government’s latest funding package is poised to wipe out most of North Carolina’s hemp industry, banning nearly all cannabinoid products and leaving farmers and retailers across the state facing an uncertain future.READ MORE: Hemp under threat: NC lawmakers debating crackdown, business owners push backALSO: NC […]
Big Changes Coming in 2026 for NC "Hemp" "Cannabis" Products – YES! Weekly
Cloudy skies. Temps nearly steady in the low to mid 30s. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph.. Cloudy with light snow developing after midnight. Very cold. Low 18F. Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 50%. Updated: January 30, 2026 @ 12:21 pm North Carolina’s cannabis landscape faces a seismic shift […]
Kentucky’s first medical cannabis dispensary opens in Beaver Dam – wbko.com
BEAVER DAM, Ky. (WBKO) – Kentucky’s first medical cannabis dispensary officially opened Saturday, marking a major milestone nearly one year after medical cannabis use became legal in the state on Jan. 1, 2025.The Post Dispensary in Beaver Dam cut the ribbon to become the first licensed medical cannabis dispensary to open in Kentucky. Patients with […]