On 4/20, I announced a new approach to low-level and medical marijuana cases in Wake County. When I take office as District Attorney, we’ll focus more resources on serious and violent crime—not low-level marijuana charges. Check out my interview with ABC11 ⬇️ - Wiley Nickel
When I take office on January 1st as Wake County’s next District Attorney, there will be a significant change in how marijuana cases are handled.
My focus will be on serious and violent crime, and I’ll be implement a new policy that significantly changes how medical marijuana and low-level marijuana cases are addressed in Wake County.
As a State Senator, I supported bipartisan legislation to allow medical marijuana in North Carolina, but real change requires action by the General Assembly—especially as 40 states already allow some form of marijuana use.
It’s time for North Carolina to join the list.
This isn’t a new position for me. As a state senator and US Congressman, I’ve supported medical marijuana—because I’ve seen firsthand why it matters.
It matters for veterans and active-duty soldiers dealing with PTSD. It matters for people facing the end of life. And it matters for those living with serious injuries and chronic pain.
I saw it in my own family. During his final days battling cancer, my father relied on marijuana for relief—something that was illegal. No family should have to go through that.