A bill that would permit the use of medical marijuana in North Carolina cleared the first committee step Wednesday on a long, daunting and controversial legislative journey.
The bipartisan Senate Bill 711, titled âNC Compassionate Care Act,â is the latest in a 12-year attempt to permit some uses of medical marijuana.
The Senate Judiciary committee spent about 65 minutes on the bill, which followed 45 minutes during a discussion-only presentation on June 23.
SB711 still must clear â in order â the Finance, Health Care and Rules and Operations committees before a potential Senate floor vote.
Yet, it may have its best odds yet with Sen. Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick, and chairman of Rules and Operations committee, as one of its three primary sponsors, along with Sens. Paul Lowe, D-Forsyth, and Michael Lee, R-New Hanover.
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