TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Oct 28, 2024

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture recently introduced new permanent rules for hemp and hemp-derived cannabinoid (HDC) products, as well as for hemp producers and retailers. Among the changes are regulations limiting the retail sale of THCA, or tetrahydrocannabinolic acid products, reported as the most popular products sold in the state. The Tennessean reports that the changes have some hemp advocates worried that the rules will have harmful effects on the current hemp market and consumers. In 2023, Gov. Bill Lee signed Tennessee's first bill regulating hemp-derived cannabinoids into law and directing the department to establish formal rules and a process for enforcing them. The permanent regulations will go into effect on Dec. 26.