{"id":15907,"date":"2025-11-21T18:00:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T23:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/?p=15907"},"modified":"2025-11-24T14:16:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T19:16:58","slug":"charlotte-marijuana-courtroom-odor-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/charlotte-marijuana-courtroom-odor-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlotte Court Ban: NC Marijuana Laws &#038; Penalties (2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<article>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #0073aa; margin: 30px 0; line-height: 1.6;\"><strong>QUICK ANSWER:<\/strong> In North Carolina, marijuana possession remains illegal under NCGS \u00a7 90-94, regardless of changing attitudes in other states. Charlotte courtrooms now explicitly ban marijuana odor with posted signs. While the smell itself isn&#8217;t a crime, appearing in court smelling like marijuana can damage your credibility, affect sentencing decisions, and signal disrespect to judges, potentially worsening case outcomes before you say a word.<\/div>\n<h2>Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 30px;\">\n<li><a href=\"#the-ban\" target=\"_blank\">The Charlotte Courthouse Marijuana Odor Ban<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/article>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/charlotte-marijuana-courtroom-odor-policy\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Charlotte Court Ban: NC Marijuana Laws &#038; Penalties (2025)\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QUICK ANSWER: In North Carolina, marijuana possession remains illegal under NCGS \u00a7 90-94, regardless of changing attitudes in other states. Charlotte courtrooms now explicitly ban marijuana odor with posted signs. 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