 North Carolina is one of the few states that have not enacted any type of cananbis legalization measures. But despite the lack of laws being passed, the pubic has shown that, like the rest of the country, residents are supportive of it.
A recent poll interviewed nearly 1000 voters earlier this month. The vast majority of them, or 73%, said they will support a proposed bill to allow the use of cannabis in North Carolina for medical reasons. This echoes results from another poll that was taken last year, in May 2022, which got even higher numbers of support. The group, Carolina Partnership for Reform, found 82% of North Carolina voters they spoke to were in favor of legalizing medical cannabis. That particular poll also asked voters about recreational or adult-use legalization, and found 60% who said yes to that as well. Despite the public wanting it, the North Carolina legislatures have not yet gotten anything passed. Last year a medical bill passed through the Senate, but at that time the House Republicans blocked it from advancing. This past month, that bill was refiled after some changes were made. The North Carolina Senate President Pro Tempore, Phil Berger, told the Trying It Together podcast, that the updated legislation is “well-constructed,” and has addressed many of the concerns there had been with the prior version. Meredith Poll Director David LcLennan said, “There may be enough new members in the legislature to get the legalization of medical marijuana across the finish line in 2023.” Comments are closed.
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