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Federal hemp ban threatens NC’s booming cannabis industry

January 9, 2026 Dan Reeves

CBD, hemp and other cannabis-derived products sold across North Carolina could be outlawed nationwide in November, a move that would threaten a multibillion-dollar industry and disrupt hundreds of growers and thousands of workers in a […]

CHESSER: NC should be a national leader in hemp regulation

June 26, 2024 Rep. Allen Chesser

If you have traveled much around North Carolina, or even just around the corner, you have probably seen roadside signs and storefront windows advertising “legal weed.” How is that possible when cannabis is a controlled […]

MAYER: NC should embrace legal hemp as a modern cash crop

October 16, 2019 David Mayer

North Carolina’s farmers have been asked to overcome a wide range of challenges in recent years: declining commodity prices, tariffs, hurricanes, floods and droughts. When federal lawmakers legalized hemp production in the 2018 U.S. Farm […]

Agriculture leaders ask FDA for consistency in hemp industry

July 17, 2019 Parker Ferebee | For the North State Journal

RALEIGH — The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) recently highlighted the importance of swiftly outlining regulations for hemp products in comments sent to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). NASDA wrote […]

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Carolina Hemp Hut offers wide range of CBD products

July 3, 2019 A.P. Dillon

HILLSBOROUGH — Years of research and a medical issue that hit close to home are what inspired Mary Lopez Carter to open up a shop in Hillsborough specializing in Cannabidiol, more commonly known as CBD. […]

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Law enforcement, ag industry clash on hemp regulation

June 5, 2019 By David Larson | North State Journal

RALEIGH — Members of North Carolina’s hemp industry believe the ancient crop could be the next cash crop for the state, but concerns from law enforcement are bringing a major part of the industry, smokable […]

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CARTER: Farm Act a potential boon for state’s hemp farmers, agriculture industry

May 29, 2019 Billy Carter

Being a farmer in North Carolina means being resilient. In recent years, hardworking farm families in our state have been hit by devastating hurricanes, the decline of tobacco prices, labor shortages and tariffs. In the […]