Legislation that would permit medical cannabis in Tennessee made it through an early hurdle thanks to a tie-breaking vote from House Speaker Beth Harwell Tuesday in a key House committee.
With a 4-3 vote, the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee approved the measure in dramatic fashion.
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Voting in favor were Reps. Sherry Jones, D-Nashville; Raumesh Akbari, D-Memphis; and Rep. Tilman Goins, R-Morristown.
Reps. Micah Van Huss, R-Jonesborough; William Lamberth, R-Cottontown; and Rep. Michael Curcio, R-Dickson, cast no votes.
Harwell, who does not sit on the committee, broke the tie with her vote.
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