SAVE NC HEMP
IMMEDIATE CALL TO ACTION
As a woman-founded company, Franny�s Farmacy reflects the spirit of Athena �
the goddess of wisdom and empowerment. Through education, innovation, and
a commitment to plant-based wellness, Franny�s helps consumers make informed
choices while fostering a healthier, more balanced lifestyle
Our Purpose
To protect safe, legal, and accessible hemp products for North Carolina adults while advancing a responsible statewide regulatory system rooted in testing, truthful labeling, safe packaging, licensing, and meaningful enforcement.
We Have Solutions
Our Story: How North Carolina Built a Movement � And Why We Must Finish What We Started
�Just a girl and her plants� was never the whole story. It began with one woman walking fields at sunrise, listening to the land, asking questions no one had answered yet. But the truth is bigger: North Carolina�s hemp movement was built through thousands of unseen steps taken by farmers, researchers, advocates, lawmakers, families, veterans, and everyday citizens who believed this plant deserved a chance.
Nine years ago, North Carolina stood at the edge of a field it had never planted.�
There was no established hemp industry, no licensing system, no supply chain, and no guarantee that banks, regulators, or the public would understand what hemp even was. Fear and stigma were louder than facts. But people stepped forward anyway.
Rejections were constant. Those rejections revealed how deeply stigma shaped people�s fears surrounding faith, family, and reputation. But, they also revealed something else: it was only a matter of time before the first steps would be taken, and once the steps were taken, others followed.
We did not have every answer. But North Carolina began building the system.
This began with the federal Agricultural Act of 2014. A law allowing qualifying state departments of agriculture and universities to cultivate industrial hemp through authorized research pilot programs.
North Carolina followed with Senate Bill 313, enacted as Session Law 2015-299. The law recognized the legitimacy of hemp research, created the North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission and authorized a system for licensing growers and supervising cultivation. It also identified hemp as a potential source of agricultural employment and economic development.
When the Industrial Hemp Pilot Program began, it wasn’t the government acting alone and wasn�t given unlimited public funding.�
Before the Commission could exercise its statutory responsibilities, the law required it to secure $200,000 from non-state sources. Farmers, advocates, businesses and other supporters therefore had to help provide the resources and momentum necessary to move the program from legislation into operation.
By 2017, more than sixty farmers were planting hemp under rules that required GPS?mapped fields, documented cultivation sites, testing protocols, and compliance standards. Regulation wasn�t theoretical � it was part of every planting decision.
The pilot program did what a pilot program is meant to do: it opened a lawful pathway, created knowledge, and proved that North Carolina could regulate a controversial plant responsibly. Farmers learned genetics and soil. Regulators learned where rules needed clarity. Researchers gained access to a crop absent for decades. And the public began separating hemp from stigma.
Amid this statewide effort, I found my place within the work.�
I advocated, I educated, I helped raise awareness, funds and signatures. I spoke with farmers and citizens who had been taught to fear the plant. I tried to make the case that hemp could be regulated, researched and grown responsibly.
The first system didn�t finish the job
Most early hemp regulation focused on the plant at the farm level: who could grow it, where it was cultivated and whether the crop complied with the legal THC standard.
�The marketplace, however, did not stop at the farm gate. Responsible businesses built their own standards; irresponsible ones exploited gaps. Regulation didn�t fail � it simply remained unfinished.�
The history matters now because our state is once again being told hemp and cannabis are too complicated to regulate responsibly.
Today, hemp is no longer an experiment. It is a statewide industry supporting thousands of jobs and billions in revenue. These numbers represent real people: a manufacturer creating safe products, a retailer answering questions, a mother searching for wellness options, a farmer preserving land that has been in the family for generations.
And now, North Carolina faces a choice.
We can build a responsible regulatory system that protects consumers, supports adult?only access for intoxicating products, ensures independent testing, truthful labeling, safe packaging, and meaningful enforcement � or we can allow misinformation and fear to dismantle years of legitimate work.
This movement was never built by one person. It was built by many: the farmer who planted despite uncertainty, the researcher who studied the crop, the mother who asked for another option, the advocate who explained hemp to a skeptical neighbor, the lawmakers who believed regulation was possible, and the citizens who signed petitions, attended meetings, and shared their stories.
Every step mattered. Every step still matters.
North Carolina has already proven it can build a system from scratch. Now we must finish what we started � not with prohibition disguised as protection, but with regulation that honors the people who built this industry and the consumers who rely on it.
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Scripts for Contacting Legislators
Copy-and-Paste Email
Dear Representative [LAST NAME],
I am a North Carolina resident and constituent asking you to oppose adoption of the current HB 328 conference report.
I support responsible regulation of hemp-derived products. I support restricting intoxicating products to adults 21 and older, independent product testing, licensing, accurate labeling, child-resistant packaging, responsible manufacturing standards and meaningful enforcement against businesses that sell to minors or endanger consumers.
However, the current HB 328 conference proposal goes far beyond consumer protection.
It would define a prohibited finished hemp-derived consumable product as one containing more than 0.4 milligrams of total THC in the entire container. That threshold would function as near-prohibition for much of North Carolina�s current lawful hemp market rather than creating a responsible regulatory system.
The economic consequences could be severe. Whitney Economics estimates that North Carolina�s hemp-derived cannabinoid industry supports approximately 16,149 jobs, pays approximately $702.5 million in wages, generates approximately $3.2 billion in business revenue, and contributes an estimated $87.8 million in annual retail sales-tax revenue. Highly restrictive policies are projected to put thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in statewide economic activity at risk.
North Carolina can protect children and consumers without eliminating responsible farmers, manufacturers, laboratories, retailers and small businesses.
Please:
- Vote NO on the current HB 328 conference report.
- Do not support the 0.4-milligram-total-THC-per-container threshold.
- Bring farmers, manufacturers, laboratories, retailers, health professionals, attorneys, consumers and public-safety representatives together to develop a comprehensive regulated-market alternative.
- Support enforceable rules based on adult-only access, testing, licensing, safe packaging, truthful labeling and penalties for bad actors.
We support regulation. We oppose destruction disguised as regulation.
Please let me know where you stand on the current HB 328 conference report.
Sincerely,
[YOUR FULL NAME]
[YOUR HOME ADDRESS OR CITY AND ZIP CODE]
[YOUR PHONE NUMBER]
[YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS]
Shorter Email Version
Subject: Vote NO on the Current HB 328 Conference Report
Dear Representative [LAST NAME],
As your constituent, I am asking you to vote NO on the current HB 328 conference report.
I support 21-and-older access, licensing, independent testing, accurate labeling, child-resistant packaging and strong enforcement. However, the proposal�s 0.4-milligram-total-THC-per-container limit would function as near-prohibition and threaten lawful North Carolina farmers, manufacturers, retailers, workers and consumers.
North Carolina�s hemp-derived cannabinoid industry supports an estimated 16,149 jobs, $702.5 million in wages and $3.2 billion in business revenue.
Please reject the current conference report and support a comprehensive regulated-market alternative.
We support regulation. We oppose destruction disguised as regulation.
Sincerely,
[NAME]
[ADDRESS OR CITY AND ZIP]
Telephone Script
Hello, my name is [NAME], and I live in [CITY OR COUNTY]. I am calling to ask Representative [NAME] to vote no on the current HB 328 conference report.
I support responsible hemp regulation, including 21-and-older access, testing, licensing, safe packaging, accurate labels and strong enforcement.
I oppose the 0.4-milligram-total-THC-per-container threshold because it would function as near-prohibition and threaten thousands of North Carolina jobs and responsible businesses.
Please reject the current conference report and support a comprehensive regulatory alternative. May I have the representative�s position on HB 328?
Voicemail Script
I am a constituent asking Representative [NAME] to vote no on the current HB 328 conference report. We support responsible regulation, but we oppose the 0.4-milligram-per-container threshold that would eliminate much of North Carolina�s lawful hemp market. Please support 21-plus access, testing, licensing, safe packaging and enforcement instead. My name is [NAME], and my telephone number is [NUMBER].
UPDATES REGARDING THE NORTH CAROLINA HEMP BAN
- As of July 28, 2026, the House has not voted on HB 328
- As of August 5, 2026, HB 328 has been stalled, BUT the fight is not over!
What Bill HB 328 Proposes
It does contain a legitimate 21-and-older restriction, but it also proposes adopting an extremely restrictive product definition tied to the new federal standard. This new definition eliminates rather than regulates.�
The text defines a prohibited finished hemp-derived consumable product as one containing more than 0.4 milligrams of total THC per container or any synthetic or chemically converted cannabinoid.
The proposal expressly states that North Carolina wants its restriction to remain in force EVEN if the federal government subsequently weakens or repeals the federal standard.
In practical commercial terms, the 0.4-milligram-per-container limit would eliminate most
currently available:
THC gummies and chocolates;
THC beverages;
hemp-derived THC tinctures;
delta-8 and similar converted products;
many vape products; and
THCA flower and related products.
Responsible Hemp companies are already setting regulation standards including: Age restrictions, child-proof packaging, ID verification, and third party Lab Testing. So the age restriction in HB 328 becomes a disguise for a product threshold that functions more like prohibition than regulation.
To that, we say NO.
Where North Carolina stands today
As of Tuesday, July 28, 2026, HB 328 has not become law.
The Senate adopted the conference report on July 2, 2026, by a 37�6 vote. The official General
Assembly record still lists that Senate vote as the bill�s latest action; the House has not adopted
the conference report.
The House met on July 27 without taking final action on HB 328. Its next publicly scheduled
session is Thursday, July 30, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. That creates an immediate advocacy window,
although placement on the session calendar would remain under House leadership�s control.
This must be communicated accurately:
HB 328 is stalled, not defeated. It can still be brought forward for a House vote
What the current HB 328 proposal would do
The conference proposal is not merely a consumer-safety bill.
It contains a legitimate 21-and-older restriction, but it also proposes adopting an extremely
restrictive product definition tied to the new federal standard. The text defines a prohibited
finished hemp-derived consumable product as one containing more than 0.4 milligrams of total
THC per container or any synthetic or chemically converted cannabinoid.
The proposal expressly states that North Carolina wants its restriction to remain in force even if
the federal government subsequently weakens or repeals the federal standard.
In practical commercial terms, the 0.4-milligram-per-container limit would eliminate most
currently available:
- �THC gummies and chocolates;
- �THC beverages;
- hemp-derived THC tinctures;
- delta-8 and similar converted products;
- many vape products; and
- THCA flower and related products.
The bill therefore combines two very different policies:
1. Consumer protections that much of the responsible industry already supports, such
as age limitations.
2. A product threshold that functions more like prohibition than regulation.
That distinction should be at the center of the campaign
Who Should be Defended?
The responsible hemp industry has repeatedly asked for clear rules. The Save NC Hemp strategy is not built around preserving every product or defending every seller. It is built around protecting a lawful, accountable market and separating responsible operators from businesses that endanger consumers.
A January 2026 economic analysis estimated that North Carolina�s hemp-derived cannabinoid industry now generates approximately $3.2 billion in business revenue, supports more than 16,000 jobs and pays approximately $702.5 million in wages. The report concludes that moving from self-regulation toward product-level regulation represents a practical middle ground compared with a blanket ban. (Whitney Economics Report)
That does not mean economic value should outweigh safety.
It means North Carolina has both the responsibility and the incentive to regulate this market carefully.
WHITNEY REPORT
Whitney Economics Report HEMP North Carolina � CBHD News
3.2B in Annual Revenue generated by Hemp related businesses in NC
16,000+ NC jobs supported in the hemp industry with a growing 702.5 million in wages
Who HB 328 Will Impact?
Parents, Grandparents, Veterans, Retirees, Pet Owners, Attorneys, Healthcare Workers, Government officials� you name it. People you see and interact with every day: your neighbor, your family, and even yourself.
What a responsible North Carolina system should include
A credible framework should begin with one clear principle:
Products capable of causing intoxication should be regulated as adult products.
Sales should be limited to adults 21 and older, with identification verification in stores and meaningful age controls for online purchases and delivery.
Age restrictions are only the beginning.
A complete system should include:
- Licensing for manufacturers, distributors and retailers.
- Registration of finished products sold in the state.
- Independent batch testing by qualified laboratories.
- Testing for cannabinoid potency, pesticides, heavy metals, residual solvents and microbial contaminants.
- Certificates of analysis available through QR codes.
- Accurate disclosure of milligrams per serving and per package.
- Child-resistant and tamper-evident packaging.
- Restrictions on packaging designed to imitate children�s candy or snacks.
- GMP or comparable manufacturing standards.
- Traceability, adverse-event reporting and recall procedures.
- Enforcement against unlicensed and noncompliant sellers.
- Meaningful penalties for repeat violations.
- Reasonable potency and serving limits based on product category and evidence.
- A transition pathway that allows existing compliant businesses to meet new standards.
- Collection of appropriate state and local taxes.
Most importantly, the rules should be built with participation from the people who understand each part of the system:
Farmers. Manufacturers. Independent Laboratories. Retailers. Health professionals. Attorneys. Researchers. Consumers. Public-safety representatives.
Regulators should not be asked to design the entire market in isolation, and businesses should not be permitted to write their own rules without public accountability.
A durable system requires both expertise and oversight working dynamically.
