Cornelius, NC Cannabis Regulations: Home Cultivation (2026)
Key Facts
- Legal Status
- Illegal
- State Law
- N.C.G.S. §90-95
- Cultivation
- Class I felony+
- Medical
- Not legalized
- Hemp
- Commercial license only
Summary
Home cultivation of cannabis is illegal in Cornelius. North Carolina has not legalized recreational or comprehensive medical cannabis, and any cultivation of marijuana remains a felony under N.C.G.S. §90-95.
§ 90-94. Schedule VI controlled substances.
(a) This schedule includes the controlled substances listed or to be listed by whatever official name, common or usual name, chemical name, or trade name designated. In determining that such substance comes within this schedule, the Commission shall find: no currently accepted medical use in the United States, or a relatively low potential for abuse in terms of risk to public health and potential to produce psychic or physiological dependence liability based upon present medical knowledge, or a need for further and continuing study to develop scientific evidence of its pharmacological effects.
(b) The following controlled substances are included in this schedule:
(1) Marijuana.
(2) Tetrahydrocannabinols, except for tetrahydrocannabinols found in a product with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry weight basis.
Full Breakdown
North Carolina does not authorize personal cultivation of cannabis. Possession of more than 1.5 ounces or manufacturing (including growing) marijuana is a Class I felony under N.C.G.S. §90-95(d)(4) or higher depending on quantity. The only legal hemp cultivation is commercial hemp under USDA-approved licensing with THC content below 0.3 percent. NC's limited Epilepsy Alternative Treatment Act permits only CBD oil (below 0.9 percent THC) for intractable epilepsy with a neurologist's recommendation and does not authorize cultivation. Cornelius has no local authority to legalize or permit cultivation regardless of state law changes.
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