A committee in the NC House unanimously rejected a proposal Wednesday that would allow medical marijuana in North Carolina. Members of a judicial committee of House members heard the pleas of medical marijuana users before the vote, including military veterans and members of a group called Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition. The bill, House Bill 78, made more progress in the NC General Assembly than any other proposal to legalize marijuana the State has ever seen. A similar bill was directed to the House rules committee two years ago, which ended when Republican leaders cut off discussion and killed the bill after hearing only four speakers. 

SOURCE: The News & Observer