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While this does not legalize cannabis in all of North Carolina, it makes the Qualla Boundary, the EBCI's land trust, the first location in the state in which cannabis is legal for recreational use—however, cannabis remains illegal under North Carolina law outside of the area.
Timeline of Gallup polls in US on legalizing marijuana. [1]In the United States, cannabis is legal in 39 of 50 states for medical use and 24 states for recreational use. At the federal level, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, prohibiting its use for any purpose. [2]
Recreational cannabis may prove to be a significant driver of tourism and revenue on the Qualla Boundary, [11] as it will be the only location for many miles with legal recreational cannabis, and it is already in the vicinity of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Harrah's Cherokee Center, two tourism hotspots in North Carolina.
Opening in April as the first in North Carolina to perform medical marijuana sales, ... North Carolina's 1st recreational marijuana dispensary set to open. Show comments. Advertisement.
Marijuana is not legal for medical or recreational use in North Carolina. It is legal for medical sale from the Great Smoky Cannabis Co. dispensary on the Qualla Boundary, home of the Eastern Band ...
Qualla Enterprises workers plant cannabis seeds, an average of 6,000 to 9,000 a week, in Cherokee, N.C., on Sept. 1, 2023. (Madison Hye Long for NBC News)
North Carolina's first marijuana dispensary will open on April 20. It will be the region's first opportunity to purchase the drug, which has been legalized by nearly half of American states while ...
The medical use of marijuana for pain relief could be safer than traditional opioids used for pain relief as marijuana cannot be overdosed on and is less addictive. Marijuana could also replace the use of common non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as Advil or Aleve that have been known to cause kidney or ulcer problems. [100]