Republican push to legalize medical cannabis in Tennessee still alive
State lawmakers in Tennessee this week heard a Republican proposal to legalize medical cannabis in the state, with the legislation appearing to attract bipartisan support.
State lawmakers in Tennessee this week heard a Republican proposal to legalize medical cannabis in the state, with the legislation appearing to attract bipartisan support.
Two universities, a hemp trade group and the agriculture department in Tennessee are joining forces to research and develop new economic opportunities for the state’s hemp industry.
Many U.S. states considered new laws to regulate hemp-derived intoxicants such as delta-8 THC this year, but few settled on how to do it.
Legal and lightly taxed, CBD operators have enormous business advantages compared to their colleagues growing and selling high-THC cannabis and its extracts.
But how will they fit in the overall cannabis industry when all THC levels – think recreational marijuana – are legal?
Efforts to legalize medical marijuana in Tennessee via its Legislature apparently have stalled for the year.
Marijuana legalization bills in various forms have been introduced in Tennessee’s state Legislature, with lawmakers beginning to feel the pressure to say yes to medical marijuana.
The 2018 U.S. Farm Bill unleashed large supplies of CBD distillate, which can be turned into a rare, intoxicating cannabinoid: delta-8 THC.