What’s next for cannabis, THC and Delta-8 in Tennessee?

Hemp and CBD are legal in Tennessee but marijuana (medical and recreational) is not. So where does this leave Delta-8?

A Tennessee lawmaker proposed a bill this legislative session that would have regulated and taxed Delta-8 products, but the bill didn’t make it out of committee. Meanwhile, stores selling Delta-8, CBD and hemp products are cropping up across the state, and there’s even a CBD restaurant and bar that’s coming to Nashville.

Today we talk to people who make a living in the hemp and CBD industries about the plant, cannabis stigma and proposed regulations.

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Guests:

• Cecliy Friday, citizen lobbyist and patient advocate, executive director of the Tennessee Cannabis Coalition and founder of the Southern Hemp Expo
• Frederick Cawthon, president of Hemp Alliance Of Tennessee
• Derek Besenius, owner of LabCanna
• Drea Groeschel-Guinness, president of NuSachi Hemp
• J. Mitchell, expert in hemp cultivation and manufacturing 

Special thanks to: Mark Montgomery, Blaise Gainey, and Tonya Lewis for their help with this show.