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What would it take to legalize marijuana in Tennessee? Many states in the South have legalized marijuana, at least for medicinal uses. Those states, Mikos said, allow ballot initiatives that let ...
Cannabis in Tennessee is illegal for most use, with the exception of limited medical purposes. Possession of even small amounts is a criminal misdemeanor , but there are limited legal allowances for non-psychoactive CBD oil as medical cannabis , and the authorities have not been able to enforce the law. [ 1 ]
But in Tennessee, possession of marijuana containing greater than 0.3% THC would remain illegal, punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine of $2,500. Fines are lower for possession of a half ...
Cannabis sativa containing greater than 0.3% THC, which is defined by Tennessee as marijuana, is still illegal. While marijuana is not legal, in Tennessee you can buy products containing CBD, or ...
2014: Alaska and Oregon legalize recreational cannabis through ballot measure. 2014: By the end of the year, 10 more states pass low-THC, high-CBD medical cannabis laws: Alabama, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Tennessee, Iowa, South Carolina, Florida, North Carolina, and Missouri. [55]
Timeline of Gallup polls in US on legalizing marijuana. [1]In the United States, cannabis is legal in 39 of 50 states for medical use and 24 states for recreational use. At the federal level, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, prohibiting its use for any purpose. [2]
Plus, a majority has voted against making marijuana legal for medicinal or recreational purposes, though non-THC products such CBD and Delta-8 are sold in Tennessee.
On November 27, 2012, after voters in the states of CO and WA voted to legalize recreational use of marijuana, Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) introduced a bill referred to as the 'Respect States and Citizens Rights Act' which aimed to amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude any state that has legalized marijuana (for medical OR recreational ...