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Hemp Production Is Now Legal, But Questions Abound

Traci DeVette Griggs | November 8, 2019
A lot of questions about hemp were answered last week when the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued regulations on growing the plant. The new READ

Hemp Industry and Law Enforcement Clash Over NC Farm Act

NC Family Staff | August 23, 2019
North Carolina legislators have found themselves in the midst of a battle between the state’s law enforcement community and the hemp industry over the READ

Nationwide Operation Rescues Children From Human Trafficking

Calley Mangum | August 8, 2019
Over one hundred children were identified and rescued from human traffickers across the country during a month-long FBI-led operation in July. This initiative, termed READ

Needle and Syringe “Exchange” Gets Easier in N.C.

Traci DeVette Griggs | August 1, 2019
It will now be easier for those addicted to drugs in North Carolina to receive free needles, syringes, and other “injection supplies” following the READ

Hemp Provisions Moving Through NC General Assembly

Traci DeVette Griggs | June 20, 2019
A bill designed to make North Carolina a national leader in hemp production is making its way through the NC General Assembly.The provision is READ

State House Committee Votes Down Gambling Bill

NC Family Staff | June 6, 2019
The Judiciary Committee of the N.C. House rejected a bill on Wednesday that would establish a statewide Gaming Commission and legalize Internet-based Daily Fantasy READ

POV: Opening Our Eyes to Human Trafficking

Calley Mangum | January 8, 2019
Ronny lives in the Dominican Republic with his wife and two young sons. One day, he meets a man who works for a staffing READ

POV: 911 Good Samaritan Laws are Good Policy and Reveal Right Values

Julie Tisdale | December 4, 2018
In 2016, nearly 2000 people in North Carolina died of drug overdoses. That was an almost 25 percent increase over 2015, which was itself READ

NC General Assembly Short Session Adjourns

NC Family Staff | June 29, 2018
NC Legislators have put the 2018 Short Session to bed, until November 27, 2018 when both chambers are scheduled to reconvene. Both the House READ

Legislators Pass Measures To Help Human Trafficking Victims

Jake Sipe | June 22, 2018
The North Carolina General Assembly is continuing to seek ways to address human trafficking in the state, passing two measures designed to help victims. READ

State Leaders Look To Further Combat The Opioid Epidemic In NC

Jake Sipe | June 19, 2018
The North Carolina General Assembly took further action to combat the opioid epidemic, passing SB 616-Heroin and Opioid Prevent and Enforcement Act (HOPE Act). READ

NC’s Opioid Epidemic Has Thousands Of Victims That Almost No One Is Talking About

Julie Tisdale | May 22, 2018
Opioids are a hot topic at the moment. I see news articles about drug deaths, crime, lost economic productivity, and the burden on the READ

NC General Assembly Returns For “Short” Legislative Session

Jake Sipe | May 17, 2018
Members of the North Carolina General Assembly assembled in Raleigh this week for the start of the 2018 “short” legislative session. Like all “short” READ
Omar Manejwala discusses the opioid addiction epidemic

Opioid Crisis Continues To Escalate

Traci DeVette Griggs | April 5, 2018
A new report released this week shows North Carolina as one of only 14 states in the nation making significant improvements seeking to stem READ

Bi-Partisan Legislative Committee Takes On School Safety

Traci DeVette Griggs | March 27, 2018
While much of the national debate on keeping kids safe in school has centered on guns, a committee of the North Carolina General Assembly READ

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