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Perdue has six bills left

bniolet — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:59:14 -0400

Gov. Beverly Perdue signed another batch of bills Friday afternoon leaving five remaining unsigned bills on her desk.

The six remaining are:

HB 104: Clarifies which documents produced by lawmakers are exempt from the public records law. Would make requests by lawmakers sent to state agencies exempt from the public records law.

Perdue's puts pen to work; 49 bills left

bniolet — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:55:41 -0400

Gov. Beverly Perdue has signed 59 of 108 bills on her desk as of this morning.

Perdue has 49 more bills to go, reports Gerry Cohen, the legsislature's bill drafting director on his Drafting Musings blog. The legislature left the pile of bills for Perdue, who by law, has 30 days to sign or veto them. The state has no pocket veto, so if the bills aren't signed by Sept. 11, they become law.

Perdue has some signing to do

bniolet — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:46:41 -0400

Gov. Beverly Perdue's desk must look a little something like Dome's cluttered and paper-filled workstation.

The legislature wrapped up its session earlier this month leaving 108 bills for Perdue to sign into law. She has 30 days after the end of the session to sign the bills and as of Sunday, day 12, she has signed none, according to Gerry Cohen, the legislature's bill drafting director.

NC bans salvia

bniolet — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:17:36 -0400

The House gave final approval Wednesday to a ban on the recreational use of a mint-like herb that has hallucinogenic properties.

North Carolina would join 14 other states that have regulated Salvia divinorum. The bill, which now goes to Gov. Beverly Perdue for her signature, does allow for the possession of the herb in gardens and on landscapes. The herb's recreational use is increasing across the nation.

Salvia ban nearing passage

kkiley — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:29:33 -0400

The legislature moved one step closer today to banning Salvia Divinorum, a legal hallucinogenic herb that studies show is gaining popularity.

A House committee unanimously approved a bill to ban the plant, which comes from Mexico and also is used in landscaping and decoration.

What the Senate has passed

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 14 May 2009 10:05:43 -0400

What has the Senate passed by crossover?

Here are some of the more interesting bills that made it past the upper chamber before the deadline to be considered by the House:

S.B. 138: Ban hallucinogenic herb Salvia divinorum

Senators go herbicidal

markjohnson — Thu, 14 May 2009 09:46:58 -0400

The Senate moved to ban a legal hallucinogenic herb, Salvia divinorum Thursday, hoping to get ahead of a potential drug problem.

How N.C. drug schedules work

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:25:29 -0500

North Carolina's drug schedules generally mimic the federal rules.

However, there are some differences.

The federal government has five classifications, ranging from heroin and LSD in Schedule I to over-the-counter cough syrup in Schedule V. North Carolina has an additional class, Schedule VI, which includes marijuana and some prescription drugs.

Salvia regulated in 14 states

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:59:42 -0500

At least 14 states have regulated Salvia.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 11 states have made Salvia divinorum a Schedule I drug, typically reserved for hard drugs such as cocaine and heroin.

A Catch 22 on Salvia

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:45:29 -0500

An anti-drug group is in a bit of a bind over Salvia.

The Partnership for a Drug-Free N.C., a Winston-Salem-based group that works to reduce the effects of drug abuse, is concerned about the use of the hallucinogenic plant Salvia divinorum.