“This is a medical cannabis bill,” Sen. Paul Lowe (D-Forsyth), one of the bill’s lead sponsors, said on the Senate floor Thursday. “It’s not recreational. It does not do all of the things a recreational bill would do, and that’s for another day. But right now, I believe this bill will help some North Carolinians.”
Holds office State Senate District 32
2023:
2021:
S711 NC Compassionate Care Act. - Medical
2019:
S58 Revise Marijuana Laws - Decriminalization
2018:
S791 Revise Marijuana Laws - Decriminalization
B+ Publicly supports legalization of medical cannabis and/or decriminalization - primary sponsor of legislation.
Voting History:
SB 3 NC Compassionate Care Act: YES - 2023
SB 711 NC Compassionate Care Act: YES - 2022
SB 168 Expand Allowed Medical Uses/Cannabis Extract: YES - 2019
SB 124 LEO Managed CBD Oil Drop Box: YES - 2018
HB 992/SB 771 Amend Industrial Hemp Definition: YES - 2016
SB 313 Industrial Hemp: YES - 2015
HB 766 Amend CBD Oil Statute: YES - 2015