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After stalling in the House, advocates hope that state lawmakers will pass a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in North Carolina.

The measure received bipartisan support on Monday night by a margin similar to an initial vote last week. The legislation creates a system whereby someone with one of more than a dozen 鈥渄ebilitating medical conditions鈥� can be prescribed cannabis.

Despite bipartisan support in the Republican-majority state senate, House Speaker Tim Moore says medical marijuana legislation is unlikely to reach the floor in his chamber.

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has approved growing, selling and using medical marijuana on its lands in Western North Carolina, tribal leaders announced Thursday.

A proposed medical marijuana law for North Carolina cleared its first significant hurdle on Wednesday as a Senate committee approved bipartisan legislation that creates a patient, manufacturing, licensing and sales structure for its use.

Governor Pat McCrory and state Senate leaders clashed this week over how to distribute sales tax revenues.Meanwhile, in the House, lawmakers passed a bill鈥�

Governor Pat McCrory and state Senate leaders clashed this week over how to distribute sales tax revenues.Meanwhile, in the House, lawmakers passed a bill鈥�

A North Carolina legislative committee turned down on a proposal to legalize marijuana for medical purposes Wednesday afternoon, marking the most progress鈥�