Tennessee Democrats Introduce Marijuana Bills, Including One to Allow Out-of-State Medical Cards

The measure would let Tennesseans have up to a half-ounce of marijuana, so long as they had a prescription card from another state.


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In what is expected to be the first of many bills related to marijuana proposed this year, three new measures were introduced Tuesday. 

Sen. Sara Kyle, D-Memphis, and Rep. Gloria Johnson, R-Knoxville, introduced a bill that would allow a Tennessean with a valid medical marijuana prescription card issued in another state to carry a small amount of the drug in the Volunteer State.

The measure, SB 260/HB 234, would let Tennesseans have up to a half-ounce of marijuana, so long as they had a prescription card from another state.

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