Tennessee Bill Would Ban Smokable Hemp Flower Products
Mon / Feb 10th
A Tennessee proposal seeks to enact a statewide ban on products that contain smokable hemp flower.
Tennessee has legalized CBD for sale and has a prominent CBD retail market. Only hemp-derived CBD products are legal, however, THC and other cannabinoids are highly illegal. Scroll down for news and information about Tennessee cannabis:
Mon / Feb 10th
A Tennessee proposal seeks to enact a statewide ban on products that contain smokable hemp flower.
Wed / Feb 5th
A new proposal in the Tennessee Legislature seeks to legalize cannabis for adults aged 21+, set a 15% excise tax on sales, and allow for the home cultivation of up to 12 plants.
Fri / Dec 27th
The $735,000 settlement highlights the growing need for law enforcement to align with hemp industry regulations, as legal operators push back against arbitrary product seizures.
Thu / Dec 26th
A Nashville, Tennessee judge has put a temporary injunction on the state’s new hemp industry rules, delaying their implementation until February.
Fri / Oct 18th
Officials with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture recently released new rules regarding the sale of hemp-derived THC products. Under the new rules, which will take effect this December, some cannabinoid products currently available in the state could no longer be legal.
Mon / May 8th
The Tennessee Legislature approved a bill to regulate hemp-derived cannabinoids including delta-8 and delta-9 THC, sending the proposal to Gov. Bill Lee’s (R) desk for his signature.
Wed / Mar 1st
Tennessee’s latest medical cannabis legalization proposal died in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
Fri / Jan 20th
A Tennessee proposal seeks to ask voters on their 2024 ballots whether they support each of the following cannabis policy moves: medical cannabis legalization, cannabis decriminalization, and the legalization and regulation of adult-use cannabis.
Thu / Jan 5th
The USDA is awarding nearly $5 million in grant money to a partnership of hemp organizations, universities, and government agencies in Tennessee to advance hemp-focused projects.
Mon / Apr 25th
The author of a Tennessee bill seeking to ban delta-8 has altered the legislation to instead carry language regulating the hemp-derived substance.
Tue / Mar 1st
42% of hemp crops in Tennessee have tested over the USDA’s .03% THC limit and regulations say the “hot” crops must be destroyed.
Thu / Jan 20th
Tennessee lawmakers are set to consider multiple pieces of cannabis reform legislation this year, including a bill to tax delta-8 THC and CBD products, as well as broader medical and adult-use cannabis bills.
Fri / Sep 24th
A Tennessee hemp farm recently hosted an educational workshop for law enforcement from around the state to learn about CBD products and the legal differences between hemp and cannabis.
Mon / Jul 12th
A Tennessee proposal seeks to add three non-binding questions related to cannabis reforms on the 2022 state ballot.
Wed / Mar 17th
Lawmakers in Tennessee’s House Health Committee voted to advance a measure that would allow adult cancer patients to consume medical cannabis via THC-rich cannabis oil.
Tue / Feb 23rd
Tennessee lawmakers are considering legislation for a new medical cannabis commission that would analyze appropriate steps for enacting cannabis reforms in the state.
Wed / Nov 11th
Tennessee looks poised to make significant cannabis policy reforms in the coming year with at least one medical cannabis legalization bill planned for January’s legislative session.
Thu / Nov 5th
A woman is suing a Tennessee State Highway Patrol officer after he charged her with drug-related felonies despite the substance in question being hemp, confirmed by hemp permits from the state Agriculture Department and six certificates of analysis by a private laboratory.
Tue / Oct 13th INTERVIEW
Alyssa Russell is the creative director and co-owner of Clara Jane, a CBD store in Nashville, Tennessee with a product line featuring hemp grown in-house.
Tue / May 19th
Lawsuits tied to a 2018 crackdown on Tennessee CBD retailers can move forward after a court rejected a request by law enforcement officials to have the case thrown out.
Tue / Jan 28th
An adult-use cannabis legalization bill has been introduced in Tennessee; the bill calls on lawmakers to create regulations but proposes a 12 percent tax earmarked for education and infrastructure.
Tue / Jan 14th
A cannabis decriminalization bill has been introduced in Tennessee; the proposal would also allow counties to individually legalize adult-use cannabis.
Mon / Oct 7th
The USDA is awarding funds to research the transportation of hemp pollen in the wild; the study will use mathematical models and drone technology to monitor hemp’s pollen paths.
Wed / Jun 5th
New hemp program rules in Tennessee have relaxed some of the regulations faced by farmers and hemp processors: processors no longer need to register with the Department of Agriculture, for example, while farmers can now apply to grow the crop year-round.
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