Sen. Val Applewhite, D-Cumberland, speaks with Sen. Danny Britt, R-Robeson, after he approaches her on the Senate floor during debate on medical marijuana at the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., on Thursday, June 20, 2024. Applewhite submitted an amendment that would have address opioid-related issues but it was shot down by Republican lawmakers. FILE - The North Carolina Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., is seen, Wednesday, June 5, 2024.
Legalizing medical marijuana for qualifying patients with a “debilitating medical condition” was added to a bill on Wednesday that originally focused on creating further state regulations for federally legal hemp products. Those hemp products contain a concentration of less than 0.3% of THC concentration, the compound that gives marijuana its high.