Lawmakers may take another step this week on a Senate bill that would permit the use of medical marijuana for the first time in North Carolina.
The bipartisan Senate Bill 711, titled âNC Compassionate Care Act,â is the latest in a 12-year attempt.
The Senate Finance committee will address the bill at 1 p.m. Wednesday. The committee has canceled the meeting that was set for Tuesday in which SB711 was the only bill on the agenda.
SB711 cleared the Senate Judiciary committee on June 30 after a 65-minute hearing.
It still must clear â in this order â the Finance, Health Care, and Rules and Operations committees before a potential Senate floor vote.
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