Wilmington Police charge felon with gun and marijuana possession
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Wilmington Police have charged a Leland man after a traffic stop Sunday morning. WPD officers stopped 33-year-old Kenneth Robertson around 3:44 a.m. Sunday in the 1700 block of...
View ArticleWoman arrested on drug trafficking charges in Bladen County
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested a woman for allegedly trafficking drugs. On August 2nd, Deputies with the Sheriff’s Office conducted a vehicle stop in...
View ArticleNC appeals court: Pot search lawful despite hemp similarity
RALEIGH, NC (AP) — Although illegal marijuana and lawful hemp look and smell the same, criminal prosecution for pot in North Carolina can still be legitimate when sight or odor contributes to a...
View ArticleDisguised as a bag of Doritos: THC edible shows up in SC high school
LANCASTER, SC (WWAY)— A little over a year after marijuana-infused edibles were found at a Lancaster County school, the district is again warning parents to keep an eye out for edibles after a recent...
View ArticleTwo arrested on drug charges following traffic stop
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Two people have been arrested in Bladen County on multiple charges. The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office Community Impact Team says they performed a vehicle stop on NC 211...
View ArticleWoman receives $250,200 bond after police allegedly find Marijuana, Xanax...
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A woman has been arrested for drug possession and and a pre-trial release violation, according to the Wilmington Police Department. 23-year-old Niquasia Simpson of Wilmington...
View ArticleBiden to pardon all federal offenses of simple marijuana possession in first...
(CNN) — President Joe Biden is taking his first major steps toward decriminalizing marijuana, fulfilling a campaign pledge to erase prior federal possession convictions and beginning the process of...
View ArticleGov. Roy Cooper pushes to legalize marijuana possession
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s two top Democratic state officials are urging the Republican-led legislature to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana in light of President...
View ArticleWoman facing drug charges following Wilmington traffic stop
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A woman has been arrested after marijuana and other drugs were found in her vehicle during a traffic stop. The Wilmington Police Department says the stop occurred in the 1200...
View ArticleWilmington man sentenced to prison for firearm offense, marijuana trafficking
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A Wilmington man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for firearm and marijuana trafficking charges. 25-year-old Deandrez Robbins pled guilty earlier...
View ArticleBladen County man arrested for allegedly possessing two pounds of marijuana
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A Clarkton man has been arrested on drug charges. Joseph Lemon, 30, was arrested at his residence in the 1100 block of Mitchell Ford Road in Clarkton. During the arrest,...
View ArticleNorth Carolina medical marijuana bill likely dead for this year, House...
RALEIGH, NC (AP) — Legislation that would legalize marijuana use for medicinal purposes in North Carolina is probably dead for the rest of this year’s General Assembly session, House Speaker Tim Moore...
View ArticleWestern NC tribe to vote on broader legalization of adult use of marijuana
CHEROKEE, NC (AP) — Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will vote in September on whether they want to legalize marijuana possession and sales on tribal lands for anyone 21 and older — not...
View ArticleVoters in North Carolina Cherokee tribe back adult use of marijuana in...
CHEROKEE, N.C. (AP) — Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians have backed overwhelmingly the adult use of marijuana on their tribal land, even as they await the opening of a dispensary for...
View ArticleBiden is pardoning thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia, the White House...
View Article5 suspects arrested in California desert killings in dispute over marijuana,...
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Five people have been arrested in the investigation surrounding six bodies found last week at a remote dirt crossroads in the Southern California desert in a dispute over...
View ArticleCannabis in Cherokee: D.A. Ben David explains what this means in other parts...
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — April 20 marked a historic day in North Carolina with the first medical marijuana dispensary opening on tribal land in the mountains. Friday WWAY spoke with New...
View ArticleUS poised to ease restrictions on marijuana in historic shift, but it’ll...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American...
View ArticleLocal reaction to potential marijuana reclassification
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — One day after the federal government announced the possibility of reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule 3 controlled substance, people in the Cape Fear are reacting with some...
View ArticleJustice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy. A proposed rule sent to the...
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