“If there are folks that want to legalize marijuana, then they can introduce that bill, we will talk about that.”
By Brandon Kingdollar, NC Newsline
On their last day before heading home for nearly a month, North Carolina senators voted to ban most cannabis products currently being sold in the state.
The version of House Bill 328 the Senate approved would ban all intoxicating hemp products in North Carolina. Intoxicating hemp products are defined as any with a total THC content of more than 0.4 milligrams. THC is the compound responsible for the psychoactive effects of cannabis. Hemp business owners have said that limit would ban nearly all products on the market.
The bill would also ban the sale of any hemp consumables to anyone under 21, and ban xylazine and synthetic kratom, two other emerging substances that have prompted health concerns. Natural kratom sales would also be limited to people 21 and over.
It’s the latest action in a back-and-forth between the state House and Senate over what regulatory scheme to impose on substances that have become extremely prevalent in the past few years. Highly potent kratom and hemp derivatives can be found on the shelves of nearly any gas
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