North Carolina Advisory Council on Cannabis

Background 

In June 2025, Governor Stein announced the creation of the North Carolina Advisory Council on Cannabis. Recognizing that intoxicating THC is accessible across the state to all ages, the governor charged the new council with recommending a comprehensive approach to regulate cannabis sales and create a safe, legal market for adults that protects kids. 

Throughout the coming months, council members will study best practices and learn from other states to develop a system that protects youth, allows adult sales, ensures public safety, promotes public health, supports North Carolina agriculture, expunges past convictions of simple THC possession, and invests the revenue in resources for addiction, mental health, and drugged driving detection.

Meeting Schedule

• Tuesday, September 30 from 2-5 p.m. (virtual)
• Tuesday, July 29 from 1:30-5 p.m. (in-person, Albemarle Building, 325 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC)
  • Agenda
  • PowerPoint Slides
  • National Landscape, Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA) presentation

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Resources

• Council Membership
• Council Staff
• Executive Order No. 16 Establishing The North Carolina Advisory Council on Cannabis
• Press Release Announcing Council