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In 2016, both Nashville and Memphis succeeded in decriminalizing possession of small amounts of cannabis, with Memphis reducing punishment to a $50 fine. [5] Seven months later, however, a repeal was signed into Tennessee law. This repeal also prevented local governments from creating their own drug possession sanctions in the future. [6]
The Tennessee Governor's Task Force on Marijuana Eradication (GTFME), a multi-agency law enforcement task force founded in 1983, is managed by the Office of the Governor of Tennessee composed of local, state agencies organized expressly to eradicate illegal cannabis cultivation and trafficking in Tennessee.
The crack tax was the name given to the taxes on illegal drugs in Tennessee. The tax, under a law passed by the Tennessee General Assembly in January 2005, was applied to illegal substances including cocaine, marijuana, and moonshine. Drug dealers were required to pay anonymously at the state revenue office, where they received a stamp to prove ...
2017: Kansas City, Missouri residents voted to decriminalize cannabis, eliminating jail time for possession of 35 grams or less and reducing the penalty to a $25 fine. [128] 2017: Atlanta decriminalized possession of one ounce or less of cannabis via unanimous city council vote. [129] 2018: Albuquerque decriminalized cannabis through a city ...
'1,000-lb Sisters' star arrested at Tennessee zoo on drug possession, child endangerment charges. Marlene Lenthang. September 3, 2024 at 1:27 PM. @avataramyslaton_halterman via Instagram.
If convicted on the misdemeanor drug charge, which was listed as a first offense, Smith faces a maximum punishment of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine, according to South Carolina law.
Reality star Amy Slaton was treated for a reported camel bite at the Tennessee Safari Park zoo before being taken to jail on multiple drug and child endangerment charges on Monday, PEOPLE has learned.
The law made possession a civil violation with a penalty of $25, lower than most city parking tickets. 2014, D.C. voted by ballot Initiative 71 to legalize recreational marijuana possession, cultivation, and transportation; commercial production and sale prohibited. The law went into effect February 26, 2015, following 30 days of congressional ...