North Carolina governor pushes to legalize marijuana possession after Biden pardons: 'End this stigma'
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Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and his attorney general are urging the Republican-controlled state legislature to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana.
The governor established the task force in June 2020 amid the riots that took place nationwide in the wake of George Floyd's death.
The 24-member panel of law enforcement officers, attorneys, civil rights advocates and state officials recommended in their 2020 report that North Carolina state legislators replace the misdemeanor charge for possessing up to 1.5 ounces of marijuana with a civil offense akin to a traffic infraction. The Republican-controlled North Carolina General Assembly did not act on the task force's recommendation.
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