CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There is a new push to relax marijuana laws in North Carolina.
[PAST COVERAGE: NC lawmakers propose bill to relax law on marijuana possession]
In this case, it's not so much about allowing anyone to buy it or smoke it, it's more about not clogging jails with suspects arrested on minor drug charges.
In the video at the top of this webpage, Channel 9's Elsa Gillis spoke with the lawmakers behind this effort.
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