Tennessee cannabis

Iowa: Senate Committee Approves Bill Adding 25% Excise Tex On Consumable Hemp Products  State Senate Ways and Means Committee passed a bill Wednesday that would place a sin tax on consumable hemp products. Under Senate Study Bill 3186 consumable hemp products would have a 25% excise tax...

New Congressional Report Highlights Perils Of Cash-Only Transactions For Cannabis Industry Licensed state-legal cannabis businesses are facing significant challenges, due the the lack of banking access, suggested a report published by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) on Tuesday. "If...

Bill to Legalize Cannabis Cafés Returns, Will It Address Gov, Newsom's Concerns A measure aimed at legalizing cannabis cafés in California is being brought back by Assemblymember Matt Haney. Bill 374, which Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed in October, sought to allow cannabis stores to operate...

The Tennessee General Assembly passed a hemp-related bill sending it to Governor Bill Lee (R) for his signature. House Bill 403/Senate Bill 378 will regulate the production, distribution and sale of products with hemp-derived cannabinoids. Cultivate Tennessee, a non-profit coalition...

Tennessee patrol officers pulled over a Black family in Coffee County in February because of tinted car windows. After conducting a vehicle search, the officers found five grams of cannabis. Bianca Clayborne and Deonte Williams' five children were subsequently placed in the custody of the...

Five minor children belonging to a Black family in Tennessee were taken from their parents at a traffic stop in Coffee County and placed in the Department of Children’s Services custody following a juvenile court hearing on Monday, reported Tennessee Lookout. What Happened? The...

A push to legalize medical marijuana in Tennessee died last week after Senate Bill 1104 failed to pass the Senate Judiciary Committee. The measure from Janice Bowling (R) would have authorized access to medical cannabis for patients with qualifying conditions like cancer, glaucoma, IBS,...

Tennessee medical marijuana legalization bill, Senate Bill 1104, died in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. The bill sponsored by Tullahoma Republican Janice Bowling would authorize access to medical cannabis for patients with qualifying conditions like cancer...

A new GOP-led bill is seeking to make sales of certain cannabis products illegal in Tennessee. SB 0378, introduced by State senator Richard Briggs (R - Knoxville) bans the sale of products containing "hemp-derived cannabinoids," including Delta-8 THC, Delta-10 THC and THCp, to...

Cannabis with more than 0.3% percent THC is currently illegal in Tennessee. However, at least one GOP lawmaker hopes that will change. Republican Rep. Cameron Sexton says medical marijuana could be reviewed by the chamber's members this year. See Also: Connecticut Kicks Off Legal Weed Sales -...

What happens when marijuana possession and home-grow are legalized, but sales have not been regulated? It could create an ideal environment for the black market to thrive. At least this is what some lawmakers in Virginia believe and claim it's already happening. In April 2021, Virginia became...

Tennessee Senate Committee Votes For Medical Cannabis Legalization Bill Tennessee Senate Government Operations Committee recently approved a bill to legalize medical cannabis (h/t Marijuana Moment). The bill, promoted by Sen. Janice Bowling, was moved further to the Judiciary Committee. It...