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Tennessee

Tennessee Governor Tightens Noose on Cannabis Reform

Gov. Bill Lee signed legislation eliminating a trigger mechanism for his administration to align the plant’s control status with federal law.

April 27, 2026

Tennessee

Tennessee Lawmakers Aim to Take Cannabis Rescheduling Out of Expert Hands, Reserve for Themselves

The Legislature sent Gov. Bill Lee legislation to strip health and substance abuse officials of their authority to align state law with federal law.

April 15, 2026

Adult-Use Legalization Bill

7 States That Could Still Legalize Cannabis in 2026

While bingo-card favorites Florida, Wisconsin, Hawaii and New Hampshire are off the list, the reform push continues for seven other contenders this year.

March 20, 2026

Tennessee

Tennessee Republicans Confess Cannabis Reform Needed; Squash Home-Grow Bill

The Freedom to Farm Act failed to advance out of committee in the upper chamber, but the bill is still alive in the House.

March 12, 2026

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Cannabis Prohibition Attempt Leads CBT’s Most-Popular Stories for 2025

The state’s attorney general approved the ballot petition in September, and the evolving storyline continues to generate ongoing interest entering 2026.

January 1, 2026

Top Stories

Texas THC Ban, Tennessee’s ‘Hemp-Killing’ Legislation Top CBT’s Most Popular Stories in May

The states—both absent of high-THC medical cannabis programs—took prohibition approaches to intoxicating hemp products, as did Alabama.

May 28, 2025

Tennessee

Tennessee Governor Signs ‘Hemp-Killing’ Legislation, Banning THCA, Synthetic Cannabinoids

The new law will also prohibit online hemp product sales and transfer regulatory oversight to the Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

May 23, 2025

Legislation and Regulation

12 States That Could Legalize Cannabis in 2025

Cannabis Business Times is reading the nation’s legalization palm once again to predict which states will enact cannabis reform this year.

February 26, 2025

Industry Headlines

Tennessee Authorities Forced to Pay $735,000 for Illegal Hemp Seizure

Police in Spring Hill seized the hemp products while under the notion that hemp and cannabis were ‘the same damn thing,’ according to the lawsuit.

December 18, 2024

Idaho

Will These 9 Prohibition States Legalize Medical Cannabis in 2024?

From politics to ballot initiative processes, CBT takes a hard look at the possibilities for reform among our nation’s last holdouts.

February 13, 2024

Tennessee

Tennessee Lawmakers Push for Nonbinding Cannabis Questions on 2024 Ballot

The legislation would allow voters to weigh in on three questions related to cannabis legalization this November.

February 9, 2024

Legislation and Regulation

Tennessee Lawmakers to File Bill to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis

Tennessee is one of 11 states that has not legalized cannabis for medical or adult use.

December 16, 2022