/tags/legalization Legalization en-US Copyright Fri, 07 Oct 2022 22:23:28 GMT /news/2022-10-07/gov-cooper-pushes-to-legalize-marijuana-possession 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 Joe Biden’s pardon Thursday of thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” under federal law. Fri, 07 Oct 2022 22:23:28 GMT /news/2022-10-07/gov-cooper-pushes-to-legalize-marijuana-possession Associated Press /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2020-11-20/lara-trump-eyes-nc-senate-run-in-2022 Election Day month rolls on with a recount in the North Carolina Chief Justice Supreme Court contest. A crowded field of candidates is forming for a… Fri, 20 Nov 2020 20:54:57 GMT /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2020-11-20/lara-trump-eyes-nc-senate-run-in-2022 Jeff Tiberii /news/2019-12-18/ecu-study-finds-most-americans-support-marijuana-legalization According to a new study from the East Carolina University Center for Survey Research, 62% of adults in the U.S. are in favor of recreational marijuana... Wed, 18 Dec 2019 17:55:14 GMT /news/2019-12-18/ecu-study-finds-most-americans-support-marijuana-legalization Jared Brumbaugh /the-state-of-things/2012-06-14/ending-the-war-on-drugs The United States spends billions of dollars each year to fight the drug trade, but demand for illegal substances persists. Increasing acceptance of… Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:20:00 GMT /the-state-of-things/2012-06-14/ending-the-war-on-drugs Alex Granados, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2012-06-14/ending-the-war-on-drugs The United States spends billions of dollars each year to fight the drug trade, but demand for illegal substances persists. Increasing acceptance of… Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:20:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2012-06-14/ending-the-war-on-drugs Alex Granados, Frank Stasio