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.
First up, @ Us! Host Khalil Ekulona and digital lead Anna Gallegos-Cannon respond to listeners’ tweets on Nashville SC, WPLN’s reporting series on rising housing prices and a future episode about abortion.
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.