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delta-8

The TBI won’t be backing off cannabis even as some prosecutors ignore state law

By Blake Farmer

September 6, 2022

Crime Lab
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Tennessee’s main crime lab is still very much treating marijuana like a dangerous drug. And state law enforcement has no plans to back off even as some prosecutors look the other way.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: delta-8, hemp, marijuana, marijuana legalization

The Delta-8 craze has caught the attention of Tennessee lawmakers, but the industry is spared regulations — for now

By Blaise Gainey

April 29, 2022

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Products advertised as “legal weed” are popping up in gas stations and smoke shops across Tennessee, but lawmakers are eyeing new regulations for the industry.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 112th Tennessee General Assembly, cannabis, delta-8, marijuana, regulation, thc, tnleg, tnpol

At the Statehouse: House members slapped with subpoenas, pipeline bill slides through Senate, education overhaul inches forward

By Blaise Gainey

March 25, 2022

House Speaker Cameron Sexton

Spring is finally here, and the weather isn’t the only thing heating up. There’s drama at the Capitol.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 112th Tennessee General Assembly, at the statehouse, BEP, Cameron Sexton, cannabis, delta-8, Education, fossil fuels, funding formula, Glen Casada, thc, TISA, tnleg, tnpol

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