 The Senate has passed a medical marijuana bill in each of the past three years. Despite some rain Thursday, a drought is creeping across the state, and corn growers in the Piedmont worry much of their crops won't make it to harvest. Andy Gray, who operates a dairy farm in Iredell County, says his corn is struggling. Gray expects a similar situation in his fields unless they can catch up on rain. With most of his corn used as silage to feed his dairy cows, he said he'll still be able to salvage some of his crops, even if the kernels don't form as they should.