MAKE CERTAIN DRUG OFFENSES INFRACTIONS.

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House Bill 290 (Public) Filed Thursday, March 11, 2021
AN ACT TO RECLASSIFY MISDEMEANOR POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA OR HASHISH AND POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA DRUG PARAPHERNALIA AS INFRACTIONS.
Intro. by Alexander, Morey, Cunningham, Carney.

Status: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action) (Mar 15 2021)

Bill History:

H 290

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Mar 11 2021 - View Summary

    Amends GS 90-95(d)(4) making possession of a controlled substance classified in Schedule VI (marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols) an infraction, rather than a Class 3 or Class 1 misdemeanor based on quantity. Maintains that if the quantity possessed exceeds one and one-half ounces of marijuana or three-twentieths of an ounce of hashish, or any quantity of synthetic tetrahydrocannabinols or tetrahydrocannabinols isolated from the resin of marijuana, the offense is punishable as a Class I felony. 

    Makes possession of marijuana drug paraphernalia in violation of GS 90-113.22A an infraction rather than a Class 3 misdemeanor.

    Applies to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2021.