North Carolina legislators block medicinal cannabis bill
Republicans in the North Carolina House of Representatives have decided not to take up a medical cannabis measure that had already been passed by the Senate, according to a report by Axios. The North Carolina Compassionate Care Act was approved by the state Senate in June. The measure would have allowed cannabis to treat cancer, epilepsy, post traumatic stress disorder, HIV, AIDS and Crohn's Disease.
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