Following a significant vote last week on a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in North Carolina, advocates are trying to keep pressure on lawmakers to keep moving the bill forward as they return to Raleigh following a break.

“It’s historic,” said Chris Suttle as he stood on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill Wednesday, talking to anyone who would stop to listen to him about the issue.

Suttle has dealt with pain ever since a hit-and-run crash when he was 19.

He spends much of his time volunteering for NC NORML as the group advocates for the legalization of marijuana.

“This is my home. And, I shouldn’t have to be a criminal in my own home just so I can continue to live the kind of life that I deserve,” he said.

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bipartisan bill last week following the first legislative hearings on medical marijuana.

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