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While recreational marijuana legalization efforts have proven successful in states across the country, there are still 29 states without legal cannabis for adults. Some lawmakers want to change that in Tennessee, making Tennessee recreational marijuana a reality in 2023.<\/p>\n

They admit it\u2019s a longshot. Two Democrats in the state filed a bill to legalize recreational marijuana<\/a> in Tennessee even though both chambers of the state legislature are controlled by a super majority of Republicans who have opposed legalization.<\/p>\n

Their argument is that federal legalization is inevitable and that, in the meantime, Tennessee is missing out on revenue.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s not delude ourselves that people aren\u2019t crossing the border and getting cannabis from other states. Of course they are,\u201d Sen. Heidi Campbell, one of the Democrats who filed the bill, told<\/a> WKRN. \u201cSo, that\u2019s just income we\u2019re missing out on.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Changes Tennessee Recreational Marijuana Law<\/h2>\n

Right now, Tennessee only allows use of CBD products. CBD, the non-psychoactive ingredient of cannabis, became legal in 2018 as part of the U.S. Farm Bill. In the meantime, voters in Maryland and Missouri approved recreational marijuana in 2022, bringing the total number<\/a> of states that allow adult-us sales to 21 (plus the District of Columbia).<\/p>\n

Even in the South, where no states have allowed recreational marijuana legalization outside of Virginia, states that share a border with Tennessee – including Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama – have comprehensive medical marijuana programs.<\/p>\n

Campbell said that has left Tennessee as \u201calmost an island here.\u201d\u00a0 It also unfairly impacts low-income Tennesseans, according to the bill\u2019s co-sponsor, Rep. Bob Freeman. He told WKRN that \u201cIf you live in a wealthy part of the state and a wealthy community in our city, and you get picked up using some cannabis for personal consumption, the odds of you getting a slap on the wrist and nothing happening is pretty high. If you live in a poorer neighborhood and you get picked up with cannabis, you\u2019re going to jail.\u201d<\/p>\n

His argument is one that others have made around the country<\/a>. It\u2019s an issue that has drawn increased support for cannabis legalization in many states.<\/p>\n

Facing Republican Opposition<\/h3>\n

However, as is the case at the national level, making Tennessee recreational marijuana legal faces an uphill battle. Republicans who control the state legislature have shown little interest in legalizing marijuana.<\/p>\n

Even though she said the odds are low that the legislation will pass, Campbell said that the legislation is worth filing to \u201ckeep the issue alive.\u201d Campbell said eventually legalization will happen, and until then, \u201cWe\u2019re just going to keep knocking on that door until somebody opens it.\u201d<\/p>\n

As 2022 draws to a close, leaders in other states have raised the possibility of marijuana legalization in 2023. In Minnesota, new governor Tom Waltz – a supporter of cannabis legalization – has said that legalization could happen in the next 12 months. Voters in Delaware have also voiced support for legalization, and there\u2019s a push from the governor in North Carolina to at least decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, much as President Joe Biden has done at the federal level<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

They admit it\u2019s a longshot, but two Tennessee lawmakers want to get the legalization ball rolling in case there\u2019s a chance of winning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5114,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[442,1376],"yoast_head":"\nTennessee Lawmaker Want to Legalize Recreational Marijuana<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"They admit it\u2019s a longshot, but two Tennessee lawmakers want to get the legalization ball rolling in case there\u2019s a chance of winning.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/tennessee-lawmaker-want-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta 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