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Kentucky voters overwhelmingly approve of allowing medical cannabis businesses

Joe Sonka, KPRandJustin Hicks, KPR

November 11, 2024

Each of the 106 counties and cities in Kentucky with a ballot referendum approved allowing medical cannabis businesses to operate in their jurisdiction.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, cannabis, Kentucky, Kentucky Public Radio, Louisville Public Media, marijuana, marijuana legalization, medical marijuana

Should Tennessee legalize marijuana? Lawmakers shoot down a proposal to hear your answer.

Blaise Gainey

February 22, 2023

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Forty-one states have legalized medical cannabis to some extent. Tennessee isn’t one of them. Lawmakers both Democratic and Republican have attempted to create a system for medical marijuana, but all have failed. Some are so against it they won’t even pose the question to their constituents.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, General Assembly, legislature, marijuana, marijuana legalization, medical marijuana, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol

Tennessee’s Incremental Medical Marijuana Expansion Headed To Governor For Signature

Blake Farmer

May 5, 2021

Cameron Sexton

A bill that would raise the allowable level of THC in cannabis oil is heading to Tennessee’s governor’s desk.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: medical marijuana

Tennessee On Track To Raise Allowable THC Levels In Cannabis Oil

Blake Farmer

May 4, 2021

The Tennessee legislature is making a last-minute push to expand cannabis access in the state, ever so slightly.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics Tagged With: medical marijuana

Long-Shot Marijuana Proposal Comes Up Short In Tennessee House

Blake Farmer

April 28, 2021

While many Republicans have come around on cannabis, a majority say they’re still concerned about conflicting with federal law.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics Tagged With: medical marijuana

Few Marijuana Bills Remain In Tennessee, And The One Likely To Pass Wouldn’t Legalize Anything

Blake Farmer

April 26, 2021

Sen. Ferrell Haile

Of all the proposals to legalize forms of marijuana and their medical uses in Tennessee, just one appears on track for passage this year. It’s only a small step closer to regulating cannabis.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: cannabis, marijuana, medical marijuana

Tennessee Lawmakers Pass On Medical Marijuana For Another Year

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

April 10, 2019

The debate on medical marijuana in the Tennessee General Assembly has been postponed for at least one more year.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: marijuana, medical marijuana

Latest Medical Marijuana Bill Proposes Full Use Of Cannabis Plant In Tennessee

Blake Farmer

February 7, 2019

Listen A revamped proposal to authorize medical marijuana in Tennessee is taking shape. And its sponsors are making a case that lawmakers should go farther than they’ve considered going before.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: 111th General Assembly, medical marijuana

Tennessee’s Law And Health Agencies Cracking Down On Hemp, While State Industry Expands

Shalina Chatlani

November 9, 2018

Listen Tennessee’s health and law enforcement agencies are starting to crack down on a product that is being promoted by farm officials — industrial hemp.  Now, early investors in this expanding industry are realizing they might be violating the law, even though they thought they were in the clear.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: hemp, medical marijuana

Tennessee’s Law And Health Agencies Cracking Down On Hemp, While State Industry Expands

Shalina Chatlani

November 9, 2018

Listen Tennessee’s health and law enforcement agencies are starting to crack down on a product that is being promoted by farm officials — industrial hemp.  Now, early investors in this expanding industry are realizing they might be violating the law, even though they thought they were in the clear.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: hemp, medical marijuana

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