Mixed Up: Hemp industry seeks clarity in cannabis laws

Volume
29
/ Issue
9

Cover Design Credit:

Scott Southwick

Cover Photography Credit:

Neil Jacobs
Earlier this year, Gov. Roy Cooper signed Senate Bill 455 into law, legalizing hemp. But concerns remain about the industry’s future, leading some local hemp business owners to take matters into their own hands? 

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  • WNC’s hemp industry worries about ‘legal gray area’

    -by Jessica Wakeman
    On June 30, lawmakers passed Senate Bill 762 (the 2022 Farm Bill) with language distinguishing marijuana from hemp, and Governor Roy Cooper signed it. That might have seemed to be…
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    -by Carmela Caruso
    While current city ordinances place some restrictions on panhandling, in most instances it is a legal means of making money. Bill Davis, spokesperson for Asheville Police Department, says police had…
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    -by Xpress Staff
    Xpress recently held its latest Best Of WNC party at Highland Brewing Co. Local business owners, artists, city leaders and readers joined us for an evening of great music, food…
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    -by Brooke Randle
    The event, hosted by Explore Asheville, featured presentations on the tensions between the cost and benefits of Asheville’s increased visitations. 
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    -by Nikki Emory
    Buncombe behavioral health manager Victoria Reichard noted that the county has received roughly $2 million of a more than $16 million lawsuit settlement, negotiated with pharmaceutical companies over their role…

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